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When we joined the Mbale Mission Team, we knew there was a vision of starting a university here in Mbale. It sounded so far off that the vision didn’t seem like a reality at all, just a dream someone had. Perhaps I even doubted that something that huge would ever take place.
Thankfully, God is [...]
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#54: Mbale Trade Fair
Today I went with some friends to the Mbale Trade Fair, a fair that comes in once a year to the local “football” stadium selling crafts, clothes, new gadgets, etc. Let me tell you, it was quite an experience. We walked into the area and were immediately greeted by several speakers blaring music [...]
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Last week between April 28th – May 2nd there was a large event, called The Summit, that took place in Mbale, Uganda. This event represented five years of work and also is the beginning of many more years of work to come.
Five years ago the Mbale Mission Team, which Joy and I are now apart [...]
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#49: Village Visit to Makoma
Enjoy the tour of Makoma. This is a small village near Lake Victoria. We went out there with Phillip to observe the culture. This was my second time for going and Joy’s first time. We had a blast! I had my first chicken heart!!!
It was very interesting. I will spare [...]
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#46: Visiting Atirir
Yesterday we went on our first village visit in Uganda since being in the country this time, to a place called Atirir. The drive out there was about 1 ½ or 2 hours long partly due to road conditions. The first ¾ of the trip, the road was tarmac, but it felt like we were [...]
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#45: Surrounded
Here I sit. Surrounded by the known and the unknown. I hear unfamiliar noises drowning out the familiar.
I has been a long years journey and now we find ourselves in the midst of our dreams. It is hard for me to realize that I am living a reality. We have wanted to come to Uganda [...]
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#44: innocence of a child
My heart is full of emotions today. We said the first of our goodbyes in preparation to leave for Uganda in a month, and it was harder than I anticipated by far. It was even harder because it was saying goodbye to my parents. But as I cried in the airport after saying goodbye – [...]
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