Signs in Uganda

21Jun09

Signs in Uganda
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#54: Mbale Trade Fair

28May09

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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#51: The Summit – What is it about?

09May09

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

04Apr09

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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#48: Visiting Kaworyu

18Mar09

Here is just some videos and picture from my trip to Kaworyu.

Inside the church building.

Vince standing in the village of Kaworyu

Drums warming in the sun and getting ready to be played.

The fields are ready for harvest.

Shawn and James visiting with Patrick.

The church in Kaworyu.

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#47: Visiting Makoma

17Mar09

I don’t usually write as much as Joy so this may be a short post. Last week I made a visit to Makoma, Uganda. It is located near Lake Victoria. It was a really a neat experience and very different from Atirir.
For those of you that are not aware, Joy and I live in a [...]

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#46: Visiting Atirir

12Mar09

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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