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First of all, let me say that we are all okay, but there was a fire at our hotel on Sunday night. Earlier that evening, we had eaten dinner at the mall food court with about six other families who are adopting in Uganda. The Brown family of Midland, Texas was part of that gathering. ...
After reading my post about my cooking disaster with g-nuts, many of you offered encouragement and said it would take time for me to learn how to cook beans and other Ugandan foods. So I thought you would be pleased to know that I successfully cooked beans and rice for dinner on Friday night...
If you have seen my refrigerator at home, you know I like collecting magnets as souvenirs when I travel. You might have seen my magnet of the Eiffel Tower from Paris, Big Ben from London, the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, the dolphins from Cancun, La Sagrada Familia from Barcelona, the Colosseum from...
I don’t know how many of you have heard of or read Bob Goff’s book, Love Does, but you seriously should. I haven’t had the pleasure of doing so, but I hope to soon. Bob is an amazing guy, and just listening to him is REALLY interesting. A whole book about him? Now THAT’S...
After finishing his first term in “A” levels three weeks ago, Henry headed home for a two-week break with his family in Hoima. While there, he snapped some pictures of the calf that was born during his first term, and the chickens that have grown from the baby chicks they were a couple months...
If we are honest with ourselves, our true motives for our actions are sometimes difficult to fully understand and appreciate. For those (like me) who are quite adept at rationalization, this task becomes even more difficult. If it is this difficult to identify our own motives, then surely ascertaining and articulating the motives of...
Over the course of my time here in Africa, I have had numerous discussions with others about whether the money and services being provided by Americans (and other Westerners) are actually helping – or hurting – countries like Uganda. In other words, does the constant flow of financial and developmental assistance to third-world countries...
Sometimes a song expresses what you are feeling better than you could. Check out these song lyrics from “I Refuse” by Josh Wilson and you will get an idea of what I am feeling. Sometimes I I just want to close my eyes And act like everyone’s alright When I know they’re not This world...
Hello again, readers. I know I haven’t posted in a while; not since I was eleven. Oh, ya. I had a birthday! I’ve been twelve for almost a month, actually. Anyway, today I want to share something really important with you. And that’s the idea of giving generously. 2 Corinthians 8:2 says: Out of...