Having lived in Uganda for all of 4 months at this point, I don’t exactly feel qualified to generalize too much about all things Ugandan (or African!). But I have some inescapable observations that I do want to share, when I reflect on over 9 years in Cambodia (and interacting with many Asians) So, without Read more about Uganda & Cambodia: a quick comparison[…]
–Originally posted in 2012– Nikki and I were conversing in Khmer (Cambodian language) at the dinner table, trying to have a conversation without our younger two children understanding what we were saying. Our oldest child, now 11, was listening in and – I thought, since she was pretty fluent in Khmer when we left Cambodia Read more about My daughter is forgetting her Khmer & I accidentally made her cry. I can be such a heel.[…]
Marc and Eddy were twin brothers who worked as cobblers in Belgium, where they shared an apartment. They were 45 years old when they decided to have a doctor kill them under Belgium’s liberal euthanasia laws. The state of Oregon, where I am living now, has also legalized euthanasia – Belgium takes it a step or Read more about Euthanasia takes a big set forward (er, backwards) in Belgium. From Helen Keller…to this?[…]
A few years ago in the USA on the National Day of Prayer, Nikki and I attended a prayer rally in a small town in Oregon surrounded by farmers, foresters and other rural folks. In our prayer group, I remember a young cowgirl nearby prayed fervently that God would help stop the efforts of politicians Read more about All praying to Jesus; some for one way, others for just the opposite[…]
Have you heard or read something like this before? A Christian organization that says… “Our mission is to the poorest of the poor” “We work only with women and children who are the victims of domestic and sexual violence” As noble as these statements sound, they are profoundly mistaken. Let’s see if I can get Read more about Working for the good of women, buy working with not-so-good men[…]
We’re Co-Creators of heaven and earth. Sound bizarre? Here are some thoughts on what it means and why it matters. My last post offered a few thoughts about an “earthy heaven,” this leads me to today’s post – that people have a role in creation. Humans have a God-ordained role of “creating” here on earth. Read more about God commanded us to co-create (oh, yeah, and to procreate)[…]
One Sunday, not long after moving to Uganda, our land-lady invited us to go to church with her at her home fellowship, All Saints’ Anglican church here in Kampala. It is one of the more prominent Anglican (aka Church of Uganda) congregations here . Remember that 35 to 40% of all Ugandan consider themselves to be Read more about Going to Church: in Uganda & in England[…]
I should be sleeping, that would be the best thing for me now. But instead, I am writing a blog post that is not helping me sleep (if it is boring enough, it may help you sleep) nor helping you know what we are up to in Uganda. So, sorry. You’re gonna have deal with Read more about Material Wealth and Mental Illness[…]
— Written by Elianna Tuggy, originally posted in late 2013 – For the first four months of his life, our new puppy Lazoo endured things no dog should have to go through. He was rescued by our friends from constant beatings, but they were leaving in a few weeks. They fattened him up and gave Read more about Our puppy, rescued from death[…]
The bus ride from Kampala, Uganda to Nairobi, Kenya was very long and almost as uneventful – although I remember thinking to myself as I walked from emigration to immigration “Who would have thought I’d be walking across no man’s land between two African countries at 3:30 am?”. Part of the reason for my middle-of-the-night Read more about Take a swamp and add a slum. Mix with a mustard seed of faith and a dash of vision. Then stir and pray vigorously.[…]