A Story About Embrace Uganda

We bumped into Mama Grace in Kampala recently and she gave us this note that she had written some time back. A tribute to the teams and the work that they had done at Agape Children’s Village. This is what she wrote.
A Story About Embrace Uganda
By “Mama Grace”
Dawn, 19th June 2009: D-Day. [...]

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Transportation & The “Art of Waiting”

The book “Ministering Cross-Culturally” talks about the two types of cultures: those that are time-oriented and those that are event-oriented. The Ugandan concept of time stands in stark contrast to the fast-paced, time-oriented western cultures. In the event-oriented Ugandan culture, what matter is not the time at which an event takes place, but rather that [...]

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Disappointment and Hope (Steve West)

Hannington, our driver, embodies so much that is good about the Ugandan people. He is resourceful, hard working, unfailingly polite (“yes, please), and of good humor — all characteristics that generally apply to the people we encountered on our trip. And yet as humbled as I was once again by the generosity and [...]

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My thoughts coming back… (Emma Holland)

Welcome…home? [post-Africa reactions]
Saturday, May 30th, 2009 – Monday, June 29th, 2009 I spent a month in Uganda, Africa working with Embrace Uganda to participate in various forms of orphan, and rural village outreach. Over the 4 weeks the team i worked with visited 4 villages [though spending more time in some than others] bringing suitcases [...]

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Who Is My Neighbor?

If in this country, in our Western World, we knew of 400+ children who didn’t have a meal this morning, had no shoes, couldn’t get to clean water in the middle of the heat, wore the only outfit they had, tried to learn in a school that meets under some trees, shared a blanket two [...]

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Uganda – 22, 2009 (Lina Sibert)

Fast forward to today:
The Parable of the Sower keeps invading my mind. Our trip to Uganda was a blessing. Many seeds were scattered by our ultimate sower. What kind of soil are we? I feel as we reenter the world of luxury, convenience, disposable everything and demands on our time, and energy, [...]

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Uganda June 22, 2009 (Lina Sibert)

This is actually a blog that was written on June 1, 2009, but sometimes things get in the way we have not control over. So here it is:
June 1, 2009
We are moving in African time. We started the day with big plans that changed as the day progressed. What a privilege and honor to [...]

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Patrick Surgery was Successful

Patrick Surgery was Successful, read about it here

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Patrick in The News

Here are a couple news stories about Patrick. His surgery is scheduled for tomorrow (05/15). We would appreciate your prayers for tomorrow.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5157479/
http://orange.mync.com/site/Orange/news/story/34603/unc-teams-with-local-family-to-help-heal-ugandan-teens-heart/

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Patrick Kahuma Arrives in the US

Patrick (18) was orphaned as a young child. He grew up in the village of Kaihura in Western Uganda. In 2007, he was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition. Two years later, he arrives at Raleigh/Durham International Airport in anticipation of corrective surgery.
Cardiologists and Surgeons from UNC Chapel Hill, in collaboration with physicians from DC [...]

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