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April 10, 2022

Return to Matany

life in karamoja, news

Last week I returned to the site of Olive’s birth. Matany hospital is about three hours north of us. I reconnected with the midwife who delivered Olive, the Sister who helped make arrangements for us, the lady who cooked for us and sundry other hospital…

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February 17, 2022

We’ve Begun!

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We’ve broken ground on the new clinic housing site! We started on phase one of the project earlier this month and are thoroughly impressed with the the progress already being made. We thank the Lord for His hand in fair weather, and finding a competent…

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“You have returned in a time of blessing!” was one welcome I received. Harvest is only a few weeks away. Another proceeded to give me a list of trials that I had missed in their life while we were gone. Another told me proudly that

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August 6, 2022   |  by Chloe

We’re Back!

I am no stranger to tearsThey travel with me across the oceansFrom home to home and back againThey honor what is gained, and lostThey are a gift I giveTo a bleeding, healing churchTo a friend who lost a father and a living sisterTo another who

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July 22, 2022   |  by Chloe

I am no stranger to tears

Return to Matany
April 10, 2022   |  by Chloe

Return to Matany

The Word in the Wilderness
March 16, 2022   |  by Christopher

The Word in the Wilderness

Oloto kaapei! Let’s go together! Neni kai ka Akuj! To the house of the Lord! Oloto kaapei! Let’s go together! This past weekend, the mission hosted its first women’s conference! As with any event, you never know how it will go until it has gone.

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March 5, 2022   |  by Chloe

Women’s Conference

We’ve Begun!
February 17, 2022   |  by Chloe

We’ve Begun!

It costs nothing to do an easy thing. That which costs nothing, is also worth nothing. I’ve contemplated this truth many times during our term in Uganda.  I’ve considered it when the ministry seemed to languish or sin reared its ugly head. I’ve considered it when

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January 24, 2022   |  by Chloe

Nothing Worth Doing Is Easy

Advent: Impatience and Incarnation
December 4, 2021   |  by Christopher

Advent: Impatience and Incarnation

I should have waited before publishing my last post! The very next Sunday we had the pleasure of hearing a message from one of the younger men being discipled by the mission, Louse John Bosco. The topic of his sermon was living a holy life,

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December 3, 2021   |  by Chloe

There is no appreciation for a prostitute

When Olive was born, she had no home. Uganda would not claim her, even though she was born on her soil. The US would not acknowledge her, even though both her parents are US citizens. We had to collect forms and paperwork and then submit

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November 19, 2021   |  by Chloe

Darkness and Light

Olive Andromeda, born August 16 at 7:40am, 3.5 kg But I am like an olive tree   flourishing in the house of God;I trust in God’s unfailing love   for ever and ever.–Psalm 52:8 The realities of our life recently have felt quite surreal, like we’re plagiarizing from the

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August 28, 2021   |  by Chloe

Deliverance!

Lord, why have we found such favor in your eyes? In the swirling dust following the recent tumultuous community meeting, we have been reminded that the loudest voices are not always the majority or the most true. We received texts, phone calls, even visits from

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August 20, 2021   |  by Chloe

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Return to Matany

Return to Matany

Last week I returned to the site of Olive’s birth. Matany hospital is about three hours north of us. I reconnected with the midwife…

The Word in the Wilderness

The Word in the Wilderness

Is the OPC work in Karamoja at the end of a failed twenty-year attempt or the inflection point of a fifty-year project? With all…

Nothing Worth Doing Is Easy

It costs nothing to do an easy thing. That which costs nothing, is also worth nothing. I’ve contemplated this truth many times during our…

On Being a Missionary

On Being a Missionary – Chapter 8

A Palace, or a Mud Hut? We come to what is perhaps one of the discussions that Chloe and I are most apt to…

On Being a Missionary—Chapter 7

Kings, Cooks, Beggars, Saints Our last chapter was a bit theoretical on the inevitability of culture shock and how to overcome it. This chapter…

On Being a Missionary – Chapter 6

Culture Shock It’s the biggest catch-phrase of moving between continents. When Chloe and I first arrived back in San Diego, it was the first…

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