Blogs from Mukono, Central Region, Uganda, Africa - page 2

Hi, I want to share with you something really incredible that happened to me last night. Bear with me here. Over the last few months, I have filled page after page in my journal about knowing that there was a big realization coming. It rested heavily within me. I was un-balanced and I felt like there was a hole within me that needed to be filled. I desperately searched to fill that void. I asked myself every possible question and looked deeply for the answers but nothing came. I felt like a giant, apathetic blob. Everything that was happening around me, I could evaluate and know what I would have felt if I could feel anything. I felt nothing. I knew how I should have felt in certain situations and I acted upon how I ... read more

Olyotya? Ahh yes, I have arrived. I am safe, healthy and for sure traveling on my own. Those words feel good coming out of my fingers. I came into the Entebbe airport a week and a half ago. Struggling to stay awake, I went to see a movie with the other volunteers. I saw blood diamond. If you have seen it, then you might realize that seeing it was a strange way to enter an African country, especially when you have jet lag so badly that you are half asleep during the movie. Those first few days/hours/I have no idea how much time passed were a blur. Glad that’s over. I think it was last Sunday that I first met with the director of the organization I work for. His name Travis, but everyone calls him ... read more

**The pictures in this blog are random and may not relate to the content of this blog!** While in Uganda, I was to assist Shannon in the final stages of planning for a pastors' conference. So, during my last week here I spent a lot of time working on rooming lists, step-up schedules, last minute detail stuff, etc. Everything was going smoothly and we were on-schedule until Wednesday when, out of the blue, the Bishop decides to cancel the conference. Despite several conversations, interventions and endless hours of prayer, the Bishop would not change his mind and so the conference never materialized. However, some good things did come out of all the drama: some land issues were finally settled, SOS Ministries is going to work at being established as an NGO (non-governmental organization) and the true ... read more