“Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.” (Amos 5:24, The Message) Anyone who is a parent, a teacher, a youth minister, anyone who works with children has had the experience of a child loudly protesting, “That’s not fair!” … Continue reading
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Safe in The Pearl
The Uganda Student.Go Team has made it safely to Kampala! We finished up Orientation with Refuge & Hope International here in Kampala today, hammering out culutural do’s and don’ts (believe it or not Americans can be culturally insensitive sometimes) as well as the itinerary for the three weeks we will be in the country. The … Continue reading
Skyward
Their little arms were raised in the air. They wanted nothing more than to be held by us. They pulled at our pant legs if we did not see them below us. They cried out wanting to be lifted up to touch the mobiles hanging from the ceilings. They were reaching skyward for love. We … Continue reading
So you think YOU can dance?
She is displaced in Kampala, lost her husband to AIDS, has HIV herself, and takes care of 15 kids. Despite all of this, she is dancing and singing “I’m so glad that Jesus set me free” while making necklaces from paper strips. This is the story of just one of the women at the widow’s … Continue reading
“I’ll just have water”
Just water for a month? Are you kidding me?!! This may seem absurd, but I have decided to fast from all liquids apart from water (except on Sabbath) for the Lenten season. Why? To raise awareness in my own life and the lives of those around me about the need for safe drinking water around … Continue reading
Home…
It it hard to believe that we have been back home for a month. Life resumes as if nothing has happened…or does it? I have returned to work, returned to school, returned to church, but I can definitely say that life is not the same. I find myself looking at “normal” things, actions, words, with … Continue reading
“We Know What We Need”
Thursday, July 31, 2008. When the rooster right outside your home begins crowing at 4:30am, you quickly understand why people in the campo wake up so early. Or at least that was my experience this morning. The day starts early in Ramon Garcia, with breakfast to make, washing to be done and kids to … Continue reading
News from Nicaragua
The team has been unable to access the internet during most of their timein Nicaragua. A couple of them did trek to an internet cafe in Managua and thought they had posted two blogs – but alas – it was unsuccessful! They are doing well – currently they are in homestays in one of the … Continue reading
Images from Uganda 2
Some more images from the team’s time in Uganda Continue reading
Images from Uganda
Images from the team’s time in Uganda – these photos were taken by Jen Wilmore – Continue reading
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