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

The Bear, the Dove and the Lamb

Strange Weapons
February 11, 2023   |  by Chloe

Strange Weapons

Much has been said on this blog about the preëminent Karimojong political expression, the community meeting. Participating in such meetings is one of the more distasteful aspects of being a missionary in Karamoja, and the community has started to take note. Thus, I was recently

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February 11, 2023   |  by Christopher

Karimojong Politics

As I entered the compound, I noticed two cliques of women. I had come to see how the clinic staff were killing the day. Olive had already found her place with the teenager of a clinic worker. After the initial resistance, she was quite content

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December 6, 2022   |  by Chloe

Three Days. Three Friends.

A Slice of Life
October 30, 2022   |  by Chloe

A Slice of Life

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

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

My thoughts are as unsettled as a sunbirdThey flit from problem to dilemmaAttempting to solve eachBut flits again, unresolvedAnd fearful they will miss oneSimply too many flowers to tasteAnd drink dryMy thoughts are as unsettled as a sunbird Life is never stagnate. It is dynamic,

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May 4, 2021   |  by Chloe

Sunbird Thoughts

When we closed the clinic a month ago, the local leaders, in our first meeting on the subject, said “You have to open the clinic, otherwise people are going to die.” It’s easy to dismiss this as a rhetorical flourish, a hallmark of Karimojong oratorical

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November 25, 2020   |  by Christopher

Good Samaritan/Bad Samaritan

I couldn’t sleep. I kept wondering what I would do if the boda (motorcycle taxi) I had arranged to pick me up before dawn didn’t show up. I woke up sure that my alarm was about to go off, but it was two hours away. Finally, I

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October 31, 2019   |  by Chloe

Visiting Georgia

Village Dichotomy
September 30, 2019   |  by Chloe

Village Dichotomy

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