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Christopher & Chloe Verdick | missionaires in Karamoja

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The rains have finally arrived, still furtive in their frequency, but increasingly bold. Everyone is looking to their fields, clearing, plowing, planting.  Last month there was a raid in the hills behind Tokora, a trading center 7km east. A man and his shepherd boy were

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April 14, 2025   |  by Chloe

Tractors and Tarmac

Today Anchored in Eternity
February 26, 2025   |  by Chloe

Today Anchored in Eternity

Let Us Walk in the Light
December 29, 2024   |  by Chloe

Let Us Walk in the Light

The imminent end of our six-month furlough triggers critical hindsight. Did we achieve everything we wanted to achieve? See everyone we wanted to see? Buy everything we need to bring back? Inevitably the answers are mixed. Nonetheless, I think we can declare this a successful

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October 22, 2024   |  by Chloe

Furlough Hindsight

For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Let me say it again, to live is CHRIST, to die is GAIN.  As I received news of the death of four friends in Uganda while we have been away and another of a friend’s

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August 6, 2024   |  by Chloe

To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain

Remember me, O my God, for good. Nehemiah 13:31b The cycle of sin and salvation has been turning, turning since that first forbidden fruit. Humans bask in God’s presence, then forget its sweetness and, in our desire to make ourselves God, get what we deserve.

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April 5, 2024   |  by Chloe

Remember Me For Good

Pastor Julius Mukwana was installed as the organizing pastor of Nakaale Presbyterian Church under the RCEA on March 3, 2024! Stating it so simply grossly understates the gravity of the event. The OPC’s work in Karamoja began in 2000 with renovating housing for missionaries to

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March 10, 2024   |  by Chloe

Signs of Growth

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its

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January 24, 2024   |  by Chloe

Though We Hear Gunshots

Olive, Only One of Her Names
October 19, 2023   |  by Chloe

Olive, Only One of Her Names

The Bear, the Dove and the Lamb
August 28, 2023   |  by Chloe

The Bear, the Dove and the Lamb

A few weeks ago I called the husband of a friend who had just had a baby. I wanted to ask if we could come visit the following morning. Before I could ask about the visit, he casually told me in Karimojong that he was

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July 24, 2023   |  by Chloe

Wild Elephant Chase

I have been pondering the privilege of being present in this place at this time. The Bible does not tire of the analogy of the world as a field. Pictures of soils, seeds, vineyards, thorns, vermin and harvest abound. Many a missionary has termed their

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June 18, 2023   |  by Chloe

Pondering the Privilege

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