As discussed in the prior post about how a delegation of Ugandans ended up coming to Louisiana to visit what used to be America’s bloodiest prison, the idea for this prison visit was inspired by Bob Goff’s book, but the plan was executed by Judge Bob Downing. The original plan was to bring five prison […]
A caterpillar escapes its cocoon in San Diego, causing a butterfly to flap its wings in Baton Rouge, which changes the passenger list of a plane departing Uganda. Two Bobs changed the lives of two Harriets. Why? Because both Bobs understand that Love Does, and both Harriets want to transform their country. One of my […]
The past several weeks have been kept me on pins and needles as my agents have been chatting with a number of publishers about the book I have been working on for past five years. I have previously written about how much I learned in the writing and editing process in Confessions of an Amateur […]
I was originally schedule to leave Uganda Friday night after eight days on the ground in Africa. Early last week, however, my Thursday meeting in Kigali, Rwanda was pushed back to the following Monday (yesterday) to enable Uganda’s Principal Judge to attend the meeting. This delay served to calm (somewhat) my usual frenetic pace while […]
Since arriving back in Kampala after a weekend visit with Henry at his medical school, I have been running around town for various meetings. My initial itinerary called for me to leave tonight, but I have come to expect the unexpected in Uganda. Consequently, I wasn’t too surprised when my return trip was delayed by […]
Pepperdine is a different kind of place to study law than most, as evidenced by the annual Commissioning Ceremony that takes place for those graduates who attend the weekly Bible study at the Gash home each week. I was heartbroken that my responsibilities in Uganda necessitated my absence from this culminating event. My wife, Joline, […]
While in Uganda this week, I sadly missed the opportunity to help my biological son get ready for his first prom on Saturday. Fortunately, Joline got a picture of Joshua with his date. Since Joshua is a junior, I plan to be there for his senior prom. Earlier that day, I had a chance to […]
I did something on Wednesday I never thought I would do and hope to never do again. But I couldn’t help myself – it was a necessary compromise of my otherwise firmly held beliefs. While a few of my colleagues have long since jettisoned their suits and ties when they teach, I have remained a […]
Several of you have kindly asked how things are going with Henry – the boy I met during my first visit to Uganda in a juvenile prison and with whom I am (hopefully) in the process of publishing a book. After being released from prison in May of 2010, he completed eighteen months at Bob […]
On each of my return trips to Uganda from 2012 through 2014, I brought with me new or revised chapters for Henry to read. He filled in missing details and explained what he was thinking and feeling at critical junctures. He was getting very excited about the prospect of the manuscript becoming a book. Along […]
