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Archive for March, 2008

Cattle People

Till the cows come home…  We are cattle people.  Our herds need water to drink and grass to graze.  And since we are cattle people, our work is to lead them to water and grass.  Then they will be well-fed and fat.  We move across fields and through villages.  And we keep our cattle well.  [...]

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Nagawa

today is special.  usually, i finish my breakfast and sneak out the door before mama sees.  she might tell me to wash my face.  and i don’t like to wash my face.  the porridge is sticky, but i don’t mind.  but today, i washed my face.  today is special. usually, i don’t wear shoes.  i [...]

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Leaky Windows

Dry windows. Last night, a storm hit.  We have been waiting on the rain for a few weeks.  It’s been a little dry and dusty.  And the temperatures have risen slightly from their near-perfect degree.  Sometime around this time of year, we make the transition between dry season and rainy season.  People will begin planting [...]

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He Is…Exalted

He is exalted.  We attend a Life Care Group every Wednesday night with a small group of other members of the Kampala Church.  Each week we begin our time with singing.  And tonight we sang… About His exaltation.  He is exalted!  The King is exalted on high!  We will praise Him! “Be exalted, O God, [...]

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We received a letter in the mail from an elementary school in Texas.  A second grade class read a book about a fictional character named Flat Stanley.  Flat Stanley is a boy who was flattened by a bulletin board.  When he wanted to go on a trip, his parents folded him up and mailed him [...]

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