The East African Missionary Society Blog
A blog dedicated to what we’re doing in Uganda.
Archive of: August, 2015
Out In Gulu
Out In Gulu

Last year on mission I experienced the surface of Gulu, but this year I am experiencing and enjoying all that this town has to offer me. There are no car taxi’s available but there are motorbike taxi’s called ‘boda bodas’ and I’ve really enjoyed travelling on these because it allows [...]

Allow, Recognise & Follow
Allow, Recognise & Follow

Following on with the theme of unpacking and rebuilding, as I was washing my hair last night, the Holy Spirit reminded me of how Jesus washed the disciples’ feet (John 13). In those days, people tended to wear sandals so the mud and dirt would be easily brushed on to [...]

Agape Orphan
Agape Orphan

I had the wonderful opportunity to meet nine of the Agape children and their guardians today.

The children who attended the meeting are: Apiyo Jeanette, Oroma Oliva, Ocen Gerald, Ocora Eric, Ogik Emmanuel, Okello Patrick, Odong Martin and Oyugi Moses.

The purpose of the meeting was to introduce myself and get to [...]

Commitment
Commitment

This year was all about reflecting on my character and allowing God to enter in and mould and rebuild internally.

The focus for myself was all about rebuilding and unpacking.

Psalm 37 verse 5

"Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass"

What does [...]

Surrender
Surrender

For the last few days, God has been speaking to me about surrender and what it actually means to do so. Today I decided to speak about this topic surrender for my devotionals to Romans 12:1.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies [...]

Unpacking & Rebuilding
Unpacking & Rebuilding

This year for the mission there has been a spiritual theme of unpacking and rebuilding. Today I was led to speak on Nehemiah 4:17-18. It details how the people of Israel rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem together as a team, each looking out for one another. This shows that as [...]

Positions, Preparation & Plans
Positions, Preparation & Plans

I was inspired by God today through Matthew 10:7-10 where the disciples were instructed to go out and preach the kingdom of God; to heal, cleanse, raise and give, but, taking nothing for their journeys except themselves. It got me thinking about the plans and preparation we carry out in [...]

Unpacking To Be Rebuilt
Unpacking To Be Rebuilt

My third trip to Uganda has already been filled with great experiences and although I’m coming in a new capacity arriving at Entebbe airport, driving up to Gulu and seeing the staff on site makes me feel very much at home.

Even before we’d arrived we had heard about the miracles [...]

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