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Category Archives: Embrace Uganda
A Promise for Exiles
At the corner of my desk, just beyond the edge of my computer display, sits a digital photo frame. Every day when I come into the office, I turn it on. Almost 300 pictures scroll through its slide show as I … Continue reading
The Poison Fruit of Aid: A Review of Dambisa Moyo’s “Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
After the elections of 2006 in Uganda, it came to light that millions of dollars in aid given by the Global Fund to fight malaria, tuberculosis, and aids had been stolen, some to buy votes, some to line the pockets … Continue reading
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Home Again, Again (Part Four): Disappointment and Hope
Hannington, our driver, embodies so much that is good about the Ugandan people. He is resourceful, hard working, unfailingly polite (“yes, please), and of good humor — all characteristics that generally apply to the people we encountered on our trip. … Continue reading
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Home Again (Part Three)
“They just live who they are everyday. They don’t have to be anyone else.” (Emma) Before I leave on a long trip, I usually take some longing last looks at my home, yard, and neighborhood, and this time it is … Continue reading
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Home Again, Again (Part Two)
“You can stand still for a moment, and somewhere in the distance you can hear laughter.” (Todd) Yesterday, the first two teams left for Uganda, and we just received word that they arrived safely. At this time I can well … Continue reading
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Home Again, Again (Part One)
“My face has been wearing excitement ever since you came.” (Paul, a Ugandan man, on our coming) “I couldn’t get time to talk with you because my heart is full of joy and tears.” (14-year old Daniel, on our leaving) … Continue reading
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People v. God
"How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, 'Violence!' but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and … Continue reading
The Tragedy of Zimbabwe: A Review of “When a Crocodile Eats the Sun,” by Peter Godwin
In Peter Godwin’s memoir of Africa, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, one image serves as a potent metaphor for the political, economic, and social meltdown of Zimbabwe. Godwin’s aged parents, who lived in a house on the edge of … Continue reading
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What People Said
Hey, how was your vacation? Incredible. Difficult. What’d you do? We went to Uganda on a missions trip. That’s nice. That word “nice,” the epitome of innocuousity (I know, that’s probably not a word, but you know what I mean), … Continue reading
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Coming Home to Joy (Notes from Kaihura)
[I wrote these recollections of our recent mission trip to Uganda while on the long plane trip coming home. They are by no means all I have to say about the wonderful people of Kaihura, but they begin to tell … Continue reading
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Purely Superflourous 