A couple weeks ago, I wrote about an unexpected opportunity I had been given to get involved, sometimes in big ways and sometimes in small ways, with the legal guardianship process numerous American families are going through here in Uganda. (I had no intentions of having anything to do with this when I came to […]
Continuing on from yesterday . . . When Bob Goff, the two pastors, Margaret (court registrar), and I walked into the warden’s office, it was clear that he remembered Bob, Margaret, and me from our visit in November. I suspect that having a witch doctor give his life to Jesus while praying with a couple […]
“Goff” is a verb. It is the act of turning anything one can imagine into a caper. I have never had even one dull moment with Bob Goff. Time spent with Bob never fails to make me laugh, cry, and think. The past few days have fit the pattern perfectly. On Thursday morning, I left […]
Late last night, a Ugandan Hero returned home. This Hero had been in the United States for reconstructive surgery since November to “fix” injuries inflicted by a witch doctor. For more on why this little boy is my biggest Hero, click here. Fittingly, he returned to Uganda with Bob Goff, the guy who brought him […]
Like more than 80 million others around the world, I have watched the moving and professionally done “Kony 2012” video produced by Invisible Children. Unlike the vast majority of those who have watched the 30-minute video, however, I am actually in living in Uganda and have had the opportunity to experience this phenomenon from the […]
On the way home from Jinja on Sunday, Joline, the kids, and I stopped for the once-per-semester Visitation Day at Henry’s school. The program started at 9:00 a.m., but Henry advised us to come at 11:00. Good thing he did because the parents’ gathering in the main auditorium went until 2:00 p.m. As does virtually […]
Day Two in Jinja was every bit as exciting as Day One. It began as the day before had ended – with Katie Davis and her family. For those of you who don’t know who she is, you should read her book – “Kisses from Katie.” It is engrossing, inspiring, and available on Amazon here. […]
Today encapsulated in a microcosm our Ugandan experience thus far. The day began with the figurative becoming the literal, and ended with an inspiring example of someone who jumped well before we did and dove much deeper. It took my colleague Jay Milbrandt the better part of a year to convince me to join a […]
Yesterday was another good day in Uganda. We have been having quite a few of those recently, and we are thankful for the many prayers offered on our behalf and on behalf of those with whom we are interacting on a daily basis. For the past several months, I have been working with Shane Michael […]
This is going to be a big week for me in Uganda. I have been purposefully keeping an internet lid on the biggest part of my substantive work; I hope I can lift that lid this week. I am meeting with the judges in the Criminal Division of the High Court on Tuesday as they […]
