http://calledtouganda.com "We put no confidence in human effort. Instead, we boast about what Jesus Christ has done for us." Phil. 3:3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:30:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you. Not as the world gives. Let not your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 My pastor wrote that perfected love is love inhaled from God and exhaled onto others; drawing me to the conclusion ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/10/05/breathing-peace/ We hear in the news and through the grapevine about the financial crisis in America. It's rather hard to imagine. Is the whole thing like a balloon with a little too much air in it? Just ready to pop? I have trouble feeling as disturbed as I ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/10/03/how-much-you-drive-effects-my-neighbors/ David headed off to the city Monday morning; to pick up stationary from the Ministry of Education, for the official Ugandan exams which will begin in a little over a week. A quick several day trip that did not warrant the hassle or expense of all of us going ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/10/02/home-alone/ Wilson, our "old-boy" (alumna) who has come back to work for the school kitchen as our procurement officer - spending more in a month than many here have ever seen or touched in a lifetime - has experienced more than his share of hardships for us. Last time it was being ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/10/02/congolese-fixing/ My most recent read, A Chance at Childhood Again, states " Every child knows that adults are bigger, stronger, more well-equipped and IN CHARGE. That's a child's secret to accessing heaven." So I'm SUPPOSED to let go?? I struggle with responsibility . . . One of my greatest fears is ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/27/not-in-charge/ Now it's the s3 students who are organizing - Caleb Myhre's class. I walked into his classroom today and saw his pale face gazing deeply at me from the sea of black faces around him and just smiled. Senior 3's seem to be following the lead of a ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/26/more-organizing-for-violence/ David sent the students back to their dorms from preps an hour early last night, after the big celebration that kept them very busy all day. He did it mostly for the masters on duty who had been going since five thirty am and were ready for a break. ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/21/the-day-after-2/ David sent the students back to their dorms from preps an hour early last night, after the big celebration that kept them very busy all day. He did it mostly for the masters on duty who had been going since five thirty am and were ready for a break. ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/21/the-day-after/ I'm still reading through our stack of encouraging cards from the people of Mariners - and the most outstanding thing God has been speaking to me from them all comes through this verse which was printed in different ways on several different cards . . . . . " The ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/21/inhaling-and-exhaling/ It means "survival" in our local language - as in, weebale kwejuna, thank you for surviving (childbirth) - our tribe's typical stoic congratulatory greetings to the postpartum mother. Weebale kwejuna was how I greeted David yesterday as he finally arrived home from a solid six hours of singing, speeches, dramas, complaints ... http://calledtouganda.com/2008/09/20/kwejuna/