tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49288581369861785512024-02-20T08:40:47.460-08:00Christina in UgandaThe Mortonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04968129374385610317noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-63541653564804429282015-06-29T00:40:00.002-07:002015-06-29T00:40:40.768-07:00Hope Family<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope Family has been a huge part of my and Catriona's lives here. For the past three years, we have gone there at least once nearly every week, and we worked there full time for a month last August. The six kids there now are very close to my heart and I am going to have a hard time saying good-bye. Please pray for Catriona and I as we say good-bye and for the kids that they will continue to grow strong and healthy and that they will come to know their Father God who will always be with them and caring for them. Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.</span><br />
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At the beginning of May, we enjoyed a trip to Kobwin with our good friend Christine. We took a walk and climbed some big rocks behind the centre to see the landscape. The view is amazing and it is fascinating to see the differences between there and the area around Kasana. In the afternoon, we were able to go to see some rock art with all of the Kobwin kids. We squeezed into two vehicles and bumped down the road. It was cool to see some Ugandan history and all the kids loved going somewhere in a car! That night Pastor David and Auntie Christine hosted us for a great Iteso meal. On Sunday, we went to church and loved the joyful worship. We left shortly after church and then spent a night in Jinja. It was wonderful getting to spend some more time with our Kobwin friends.<br />
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<br />CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-48015466617599298242015-06-12T21:47:00.001-07:002015-06-12T21:47:50.006-07:00David Family Camp<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TY6fNH9rBx9ou986LEMkMa-EhbekybHJWMUHMqGGaqgUXZ_q_pjUntlCGBW1-B28L___IfiipTBKSgHTSTP8f6Xwc6ahAS9gC7u9XYAMUT52VEI2N6O_4qQe3RIZiXJUxcaJqBB5FD9k/s1600/SAM_2305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TY6fNH9rBx9ou986LEMkMa-EhbekybHJWMUHMqGGaqgUXZ_q_pjUntlCGBW1-B28L___IfiipTBKSgHTSTP8f6Xwc6ahAS9gC7u9XYAMUT52VEI2N6O_4qQe3RIZiXJUxcaJqBB5FD9k/s320/SAM_2305.JPG" width="238" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, David Family got to go to Musana Camps. We had an amazing time filled with lots of fun. We drove down there on Monday and reached the camp just in time for lunch. After lunch, we all got settled into our tents and then went down to the beach. Some people went swimming, others played volleyball, and others just relaxed. That night, we had a campfire where we sang songs, shared what we were thankful for, and ate mandazis (doughnuts), pineapple, and brown sugar, wrapped in aluminum foil and put in the fire. Mmm...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next morning, we had a couple of sessions and also played some games. That afternoon we hiked to the waterfall and enjoyed getting soaked. When we got back to the campsite, we had a huge water fight. And the Musana Camps staff know how to water fight. This meant that there was a tank of water on a tipper, pressurized by a generator, and sprayed threw a hose. As we would say here, "It was <i>serious</i>." That night, after getting cleaned up, we had a Mystery dinner. Everyone was given a menu with strange names of foods on it. Then they filled in a sheet to make 3 courses of food. This resulted in strange combinations of food. The worst combination was definitely fish soup and cake. It was really disgusting. Anyway...it <i>was</i> lots of fun. After dinner, we had games night. We had a lot of good laughs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Wednesday, we had some more sessions and some people went down to the beach again. In the evening, we chatted and tried to walk the Slack line before dinner. Dinner was delicious with pork, rice, and curried peas. We had another campfire that night and sang some more songs, and even roasted marshmallows!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next morning, we packed up and got ready to go. We ended up leaving after break. On the drive back, we stopped for "chicken-in-your-face", sodas, and chapattis. We got home around 4:30. It was a wonderful time away and everyone enjoyed it very much. I loved spending time with everyone and it was extra special to see Brian and Kakulu, two of our Treasures enjoying their time so much. The photos are all from our friend Keziah.</span><br />
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CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-23522752464538609962015-05-25T12:19:00.000-07:002015-05-25T12:19:02.789-07:00Arrows<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On New Hope's logo, there are arrows shooting out from the country of Uganda. Since last writing, we have had the privilege to see some New Hope kids (some who are now adults) spreading God's truth to other places in Uganda. Two boys from Kasana started a band called "Kingdom Arrows" to reflect this and early in April they had a concert in Kiwoko, the town closest to us. It was a wonderful time with great music. The guys talked about how everyone has a "sphere of influence." They were influencing the media through their music which was glorifying God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were also able to visit the New Hope kids who are attending the Kiwoko Hospital Nursing School. Some of them actually graduated this month. We know one of the girls well, because she lived in David Family during her Investment Year training. She was a part of Daniel Family in Kobwin before that. We enjoyed a picnic with the students--fried chicken and salad made by Auntie Constance. It was a great time of fellowship with those young people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next Sunday we went to Kiruli for church. It is a village about 30 minutes away from Kasana where Pastor Paul Kusubiira and his family live. Pastor Paul was one of the very first Kasana kids and in addition to pastoring a church in Kiruli, he heads up New Hope's Pastoral Training Institute. The week we were there, however, one of the guys from Kingdom Arrows was preaching. It was his first sermon and he did an amazing job. After the service, we ate lunch with the Kusubiiras, the rest of the Kasana people, and some people from Kiruli. I was especially blessed to see one of the little boys who used to be in Hope Family. I hadn't seen him since he left last year, and it was wonderful to see how well he is doing. </span><br />
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Looking back on all that has happened, I am amazed at where God has brought me and my family. (If you would like to have another look at one of the posts, click on the link.) <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-we-have-done-so-far.html">My first post was about the experiences of my first two days in Uganda.</a> Now things that seemed strange to me then, seem normal now. The next year, we returned again to New Hope and <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2011/07/school.html">I enjoyed going to school with my friends.</a> In early 2012, we made the decision to <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2012/03/count-down-begins.html">move to Uganda for two years!</a> <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2012/06/and-0-were-here.html">We were very excited when we arrived</a>. We had some excitement for <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2012/07/giving-thanks.html">Thanksgiving when Mama Janet came to Kasana.</a> We kept very busy during <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2012/10/16-weeks.html">those first few months!</a> Catriona and I had our<a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2012/11/ants.html"> first taste of a Ugandan delicacy.</a> That December, we enjoyed making some <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/01/christmas-at-kasana.html">new Christmas traditions!</a> The next year I started<a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/03/special-needs-class.html"> helping in Treasures Class</a> which has become a weekly occurrence that I always look forward to. Our family had a quick trip back to North America,<a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-calgary-to-colorado-springs.html"> filled with visiting family and friends</a>. <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/08/back-in-uganda.html">We arrived safely home</a> and <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/09/reunion-weddings-babies-birthday-party.html">jumped back into life at Kasana.</a> <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/10/webale-mukama.html">We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving in October!</a> I killed <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-snake.html">my first snake!</a> We enjoyed good times with <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/12/treasures-class.html">Treasures Class</a> and <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2013/12/hope-family_23.html">Hope Family.</a> I had a wonderful <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-14th-birthday-part-1.html">14th birthday</a> and <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/04/kobwin.html">trip to Kobwin</a>. We had a <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/07/piano-recital.html">piano recital</a> and I spent a month <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/07/p1.html">helping out in P.1!</a> I also worked at <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/10/hope-family.html">Hope Family</a> for a month. In August, we moved to our <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-new-house.html">new house!</a> In September, we went back to Canada for a month. Soon after we got back, I traveled to Kabale, a beautiful town/city in south-western Uganda, for a <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/11/kabale.html">burial</a>. We celebrated <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2014/12/merry-christmas.html">Christmas</a> again and welcomed in the <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/01/happy-new-year.html">New Year</a> with some good friends. The rest of the holidays were filled with <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/02/life-at-kasana-childrens-centre.html">fun activities.</a> In March, we went on a busy trip to <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/03/our-trip-part-2.html">Kobwin</a>, <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/03/our-trip-part-3.html">Musana</a>, and <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/03/our-trip-part-5.html">Jinja</a>. In that time, I also celebrated <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/03/our-trip-my-15th-birthday.html">my birthday</a>! And then sadly, a few weeks ago, we said good-bye to <a href="http://christina-in-uganda.blogspot.com/2015/04/carol.html">sweet Carolina</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These have been a snapshot of the experiences of the past five years. Actually in four days, it will be the five-year anniversary of us arriving in Uganda for the first time. When I first stepped off the airplane on May 12, 2010, I never guessed that I would be writing this post today. This blog has shared some stories of my life here. Many stories have been untold, but I hope by reading "Christina in Uganda" you have understood a little of what it is like to live as an MK in another country. The past five years have been a mixture of joy, sadness, love, peace, and discouragement, but I wouldn't trade these years for anything. I am so blessed to have lived in Uganda for three years and be a part of the New Hope Uganda community. Webale nnyo Mukama!</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-61746586058540843582015-04-27T08:17:00.000-07:002015-04-27T08:17:31.125-07:00Carol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past couple of weeks have been filled with different emotions. If you have been reading Catriona's blog, you'll know that two weeks ago, precious Carol went to be with Jesus. It's been really hard for me and for many others here at Kasana. Sometimes it still doesn't feel completely real. I'll be talking about the Treasures and I'll begin to say Hassan and Carol but then remember that Carol isn't there anymore. I have cried many tears. I miss Carol so so much but at the same time I am so happy that she is in heaven. When she was here, she was often in so much pain. She couldn't walk or talk or eat. Now she is talking, running, singing, dancing, and as Brian and Wilson say, playing the guitar and the drum. I have so many memories of Carol. I remember visiting her at Hope Family when we were visiting in 2011. I'd sit beside her and sing songs or give her tickles. I remember rubbing her tummy and singing to her at Special Needs. I remember her huge smile when Auntie Christine would say her name. I remember her tears when she wanted to be cuddled and then her smiles when someone picked her up. I remember the morning songs at Treasures Class signing our names. Carol, A. Christine, Catriona, and I had the same letter so we had different places where we put our "Cs". I remember greeting her at Hassan's House. I am glad that I can look back on these times and that I am able to personally testify that </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carol's life had a purpose. When she first came to Kasana, no one thought she would survive. Her five years of life were a miracle and God had a plan for every single day. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carol had a huge impact on my life and the lives of so many others. I know that God will use her life to bless others in the years to come. I praise God that I know that Carol is in heaven with him, jumping, dancing, and singing, praising her Father God. She is in no more pain. She will never cry again. She doesn't have to take any more medicine or get any more shots. She is safe and she is alive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please continue to pray for Carol's dad, the Special Needs staff and children and others at Kasana as we continue to miss Carol. Please also pray for the <a href="http://newhopeuganda.org/programs/special-needs-program/">Treasures in Jars of Clay Program</a> (click on the link to learn more) as they continue in their work.</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-5200512888218392022015-03-31T08:53:00.000-07:002015-03-31T08:53:16.762-07:00Our Trip (Part 5)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, we headed to the Kingfisher Resort for the day. We spent a lot of time in the pool (had to make up for over six months without swimming) and in the process got ridiculously sun-burnt. Kasana and I had lots of fun making fools out of ourselves with our "water ballet" routine. Meanwhile, most of our siblings pretended they didn't know us... We also did some pretty nifty jumping photos. The adults and Tiegan went on a boat ride, Kynan and John disappeared somewhere to play football, and the teenagers swam and talked about all sorts of happenings at the Kingfisher. For dinner, we went to Two Friends. Jensen, Catriona, Kasana, and I shared a small pizza and some Indian food. Mmm... At this point, half an hour before dinner, I am salivating thinking of all the delicious food we ate on our trip. Going to Two Friends was an adventure because we spent most of the meal trying to figure out who was the very important person who warranted a more serious security check at the gate and all the soldiers around carrying AK-47s. By the way, the AK-47s are normal, the soldiers are not. Usually it is just a couple of security guards. We never did figure it out though. But that and the huge group of people (25 people) that got there before our huge group of people, caused our meal to come quite late. Meanwhile, we watched rugby and football on the television. But when the food came at 9:20, we enjoyed it all the more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day, we packed up to leave. The Mortons went to a brand-new church in Jinja which has been started by a man who used to work at New Hope. We were blessed to be able to attend the first service. It was an open structure with a tarp as a roof. To tie the tarps to the roof, Uncle Godfrey and a couple other men clambered up the ten-foot logs and tied them down. A pretty impressive acrobatic act. We enjoyed worshiping there as well as getting to see Uncle Godfrey and Auntie Florence's family. Then we began the journey back to Kasana and reached there in the late afternoon. This March will be very memorable to me. It was lots of fun!</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-14849203242993131932015-03-31T08:29:00.001-07:002015-03-31T08:29:27.614-07:00Our Trip (My 15th Birthday!)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Friday morning I woke up and Catriona and Kasana informed me that I would be receiving a gift every hour. For breakfast, I had a banana muffin which was a little over done because I had forgotten to tell my mum they were in the oven the day before when I left the house. But they were still very good! I was also given a little inspirational speech by Uncle James about how my life was like a tea bag package. The outside was like the first fifteen years of my life with all the writing on it but the inside was blank because nothing had happened yet. It was very profound and I was impressed that he came up with that on the spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I should try and explain the plan for my day so that you can understand when I explain how it didn't turn out as planned. My dad had to finish doing some work at the camp so Catriona, Kasana, and I were going to go with my parents in the 5-seat, air conditioned car at around lunch time. Meanwhile, the rest of the Andersons, John, Uncle James, and the auditors were going to go in the 14-seater, not so comfortable, non-air conditioned car. They would leave the camp around 9:00, go to Lugazi, drop off the auditors and Uncle James, and drive to Jinja.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, Auntie Tiff got sick so after a lot of deliberation up until five minutes before the 14-seater left, we decided that the girls would go in the first group and Auntie Tiff would stay with my parents. On the drive to Jinja, I received more little gifts and we talked about all sorts of things. And Kasana and I, and sometimes Catriona, played "car games." You may know the alphabet game where you look for all the letters in the alphabet. We play it a lot on trips here. But on the way out of the camp there really aren't a lot of signs so instead we looked for things that started with each letter of the alphabet. For example, anthill, bird, cow, dog all the way up to zipper. We also had a debate about whether the last letter of the alphabet is "zed" or "zee." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a vote and since we actually had seven Canadians and Ugandans and only six Americans, and the two youngest Americans said it was "zed", a decision was reached. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course we came to the conclusion that it was "zed", didn't we Kasana? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to Jinja around 12:30 and ate some snacks for lunch, relaxed on the swings, and talked. I also received more gifts. My parents arrived a few hours later and Uncle Tal went with Auntie Tiff to the clinic. We also called in our orders to the restaurant we were going to. By the way, trying to order in food for 17 people can be complicated, but Catriona handled it very well. She was also asked if the food should be ready on African Time or American Time to which Catriona promptly said "American Time." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It paid off, and the food was ready when we got to the Keep. The girls split three meals. We had a meatball sub, a chicken sandwich, and a Caesar salad. Then the people at the Keep came and sang happy birthday and gave me a giant piece of chocolate cake which fed all 17 of us! I also received my 14th gift which was from my parents there--a necklace and a book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to pick up Auntie Tiff from the clinic and headed back to where we were staying. My parents came to the girls' banda to watch my birthday slide show. Thank you to everyone who sent a message. I really appreciated it! Then my parents left and we watched a movie. After that, we went to bed. And that was my 15th birthday! I had lots of fun and was so glad that I was able to spend it with my friends and family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And besides encountering some imposing knights, it was also very peaceful! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we went back up to the guesthouse to relax and help with dinner preparations. We had some delicious fresh fish from the lake with rice and guacamole. After dinner, we watched a movie and went to bed.</span><div>
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CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-21952274703179396872015-03-17T11:55:00.000-07:002015-03-17T11:55:44.429-07:00Our Trip (Part 2)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kobwin, as always, was lots of fun. A majority of our time was spent cooking and cleaning up after meals with eighteen people! Some of the meals were cooked at Auntie Constance's house where many of us stayed but Kasana, Catriona, and I had the privilege to cook with Auntie Christine, one of the family group mothers. She is one of the most joyful and hospitable people I know. I don't know too many people who would be genuinely excited to invite eighteen people for dinner when you already have twenty children you are responsible for! We enjoyed cooking ebo, rice, atapa, and pork with her. We also extremely enjoyed eating it! Ebo is a mixture of cooked leaves and g-nut sauce and atapa is one or a combination of millet, cassava, and sorghum flour boiled until it is firm but sticky. It's sort of hard to describe but it's good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kasana, Catriona and I also had fun doing our school work up on the big rocks (got to love homeschooling!) We also decorated one of Auntie Constance's walls with a Bible verse. In the evenings, we played games and went up to the rocks. Wow! The stars were very clear and beautiful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kobwin is truly a beautiful place with beautiful people and it is always a joy to go there. I'm looking forward to our next visit!</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-50209260876187683802015-03-13T03:23:00.003-07:002015-03-13T03:23:47.024-07:00Our Trip (Part 1)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two weeks ago, we started our journey to Kobwin, Musana, and Jinja. My dad and Uncle Tal and Uncle James (accountant) and the auditors were going to work at Kobwin and Musana. So our family and Uncle Tal's family decided to tag along. We then planned to stay a few days in Jinja. Our family was the advance party and the Andersons were going to leave Kasana after church on Sunday and pick up Uncle James and the auditors in Kampala. Catriona stayed with them because her worship team was having a worship night on Saturday and leading worship on Sunday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dad, Mum, John, and I left Kasana on Saturday morning to drive to Mbale. We had to stop in Kampala to shop. We picked up some yogurt for lunch and then got back on the road. Before you go into Jinja, you can stop to buy chicken on a stick. You drive up and your car gets surrounded by people trying to sell you chicken, gonja (roasted banana), and drinks. We bought some chicken and gonja and were on our way again. By the way, it is delicious! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to our hotel in Mbale around 6:30. We were going to eat dinner outside but after a total of three minutes, my legs and feet were covered in mosquito bites so we chose the muggy indoors to the buggy outdoors. It was a good decision because it meant that we could set up our Settlers of Catan game and play (in the light) until our food came. Since our food didn't come until about 9:00 I was glad we came inside. The food was delicious though--goat stew with matooke and rice. Mmm... After we finished our game, we went to bed. The next morning, we went to an OPC church. It was a different service from Kasana. We sang from hymnals and it was much smaller, but it was great to get to see another church in Uganda. After eating lunch at the church, we got back in the car to drive to Kobwin! We were welcomed by Auntie Constance and many of the staff members and children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After we "shifted" to our new house in August, we have enjoyed having lots of close neighbours. Our next-door neighbours, the Mwanjes are a great family who we have lots of fun with. A few weeks ago, we had a big Ugandan meal with them after our sponsor child gave us a chicken. We also wanted to have a sort of good-bye party for two of the Mwanjes as they were going back to school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(We were given this by a friend who grew up in Kenya. Her parents had given a bag of pudding and jellos but she had never used them so passed them onto us. Whether she knew the date or not, I don't know!)</span></div>
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CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-25202752547317847332015-01-14T07:40:00.000-08:002015-01-14T07:40:23.601-08:00Happy New Year!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow! January is almost half over and I'm just writing my first blog post of 2015! I'm hoping to write a few more today or tomorrow. Our family got together with some of our friends on New Year's Eve and banged pots and pans together at midnight. We also drank some sparkling cider as a big treat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 has been an amazing year. There have been very exciting and happy times and sad, frustrating, and discouraging times. But through it all, God has been working. I don't know what 2015 will be like, especially the second part of it. But I know that God is in control and he knows what is going to happen. I hope you enjoy these pictures from the year!</span></div>
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<br />CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-5518277896302274232014-12-25T07:44:00.000-08:002014-12-25T07:44:13.967-08:00Merry Christmas!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas from "cold" Uganda. Well, cold by our standards, meaning the temperature is less than 30 degrees. Yes, very cold. Are you jealous? Hopefully, in the next few days I'll be able to catch you all up as to what has been going on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, we enjoyed a great sweet potato casserole for breakfast (the potatoes were from John's garden). We opened our presents and then delivered gifts and cards to our neighbours. At 10 we went to church. Catriona and I sat with the children from the baby house to help them out, until Catriona got pressed into service as the keyboard player (with absolutely no warning)! After the singing, Catriona joined us again while we listened to the sermon. The rain started soon and so we were temporarily stuck with the babies at church until someone gave us a ride back to Hope Family. Then I and one of the staff members went looking for food, which turned out to be a rather long process. But eventually, food was delivered and I returned to the church for a great lunch of matooke, rice, cabbage, meat, g-nut sauce, Irish (potatoes), and chapati. We were stuffed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the meal was finished, our family went to Kasana village to visit our sponsor child's family. We were welcomed into their small house and sat on the mats and chatted. Then they brought out chai and bread. We spent one or two hours there and are now back at home. Our stomachs are feeling very full, so I think we'll have crackers and a couple Christmas cookies for dinner in a while. I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas with your families.</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-86973467314605668332014-12-04T08:50:00.002-08:002014-12-04T08:50:46.916-08:00Lost in TranslationOn Friday night, I was talking with a nine-year-old boy in our family group. The primary school kids had finished exams and were spending most of the school day playing. <br />
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So I asked him, "What did you do at school today?"<br />
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"I played football," he responded.<br />
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"That's fun," I said, "who did you play with?"<br />
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He looked at me and responded, "The ball." He said this as if he was in disbelief at how ignorant this girl was. Didn't she even know how to play football?<br />
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"I know, I meant <em>who</em> did you play it with?"<br />
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"Ohhh," he said, "the children in my class."<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My most recent adventure involved traveling down to Kabale in south-western Uganda (very close to Rwanda) for a burial. Auntie Susie's dad was killed last Sunday in a car accident. Auntie Susie worked at Hope Family for about a year until she left in July to get married. She has a couple cousins who still work at New Hope. Early Monday morning last week, Uncle Richard, one of her relatives, came to talk to my dad, and told us that his uncle had died and he was going to Kabale for the burial. Later that day, plans were made to send a car-load of people down for the burial. I asked if there was room for me to go along. Uncle Stu, the Hope Family manager who was organizing the trip, said I could go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this wasn't the end of our journey. We still had to travel out of the town about 10 km to get to the place where the burial was. We had been told to go to a resort and then Uncle Richard would give us directions. When we got to the resort, Uncle Rogers talked to Uncle Richard on the phone who said he was able to see our vehicle. We looked around expecting to see him, but we didn't see him anywhere. At this point we were on the edge of a lake. "Maybe he's on the other side of the lake." We laughed at the joke. You can probably tell where this is going. We followed his directions and came to a place where the owners of boats ran out to try and persuade us to come in their boats. "No, those ones will take advantage of you," said Uncle Richard over the phone, "get a boat further down." We all looked at one another. A boat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all piled out of the car and climbed into a little canoe. I won't tell you whether or not we had life jackets, and I won't tell you whether or not we made sure the motor worked before pushing off from the shore. Thankfully, everything worked out and in about five minutes we had crossed to where Uncle Richard was waiting for us. Then we began the hike up the hill. It was quite a ways and I was very thankful for my Keens when I saw some of my fellow travelers struggling to climb the steep path in dress shoes, flip flops, and high heels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the top of the hill, we met Auntie Susie and her sister. After giving them hugs, we continued to the home where the service was to be held. We met Auntie Irene, another former Hope Family staff member. We then went in to see Auntie Susie's mother. The crowded room was hard to get into. After we had seen her, we went back outside and were led to a bench under a tarp. Uncle Stu and I were the only white people in a group of hundreds. Needless to say, we felt like we had signs stuck on us saying, "Please look at me." The service soon began. Although I had never met Auntie Susie's father, I could tell he was a respected man. There were many church leaders there. Many speeches were made. In nearly every one, some reference was made to "the whites." Since they were speaking Rukiga, I had no idea what they were saying but frequently, someone would motion to me to stand up. After an hour and a half, the wind began to blow strongly and the cold rain started to fall. They ended the service so they could finish the burial. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then went to eat our food. We stood in the line, rain streaming off our jackets, waiting for food. We were given posho, rice, g-nut sauce, meat, and beans. We then stood off to the side, trying not to be too noticeable (impossible). While we ate, everyone around watched, curious to see if the bazungu (white people) ate like them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After saying our good-byes, we headed down the slippery, muddy path to the boats along with many other people. It was a little embarrassing to see little old jjajjas (grandparents) hurrying down the path with their sticks, while we slowly picked our way down, trying not to slip. Once we got back to our car, we began the long journey home. We got home at around 2 in the morning. I was very tired, but glad that I was able to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-50758838996632735662014-11-28T07:29:00.000-08:002014-11-28T07:29:17.725-08:00Bringing You Up to Date<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a long time since I've posted. Sorry for that. It's been difficult to have a time when I'm not busy, have Internet, have power, and am in the mood for writing. But since I've had a few exciting adventures since returning from Canada, I've decided to write. The past month we've been back has not been an easy one. Lots has happened. One of New Hope's secondary students passed away the week after we got back. That was very difficult for many people at Kasana. Please be praying for his family and friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been trying to keep up with school as well as helping out at Hope Family and Special Needs, and hanging out with friends. We also took a trip down to Musana Camps, enjoying the waterfall, the view, and the cool air. The past few days we have spent lots of time with our American friends celebrating Thanksgiving! Another post is coming soon telling about my latest adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-7401329383884506482014-10-02T15:22:00.003-07:002014-10-02T15:22:41.509-07:00Home Alone<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catriona and I were "home alone" for 5 days while my parents and John went to Kobwin. We were disappointed that we couldn't go but we had other commitments. As it turned out, we had someone over or went somewhere else every night. The first night, A. Wesley and A. Beth came over for dinner and A. Wesley spent the night. The next night, I went to David Family for devotions and dinner, Catriona went to worship practice, and then we went over to A. Kimberley's house. Saturday night was worship night. My friend Hadassah came for dinner, and then we went to worship night. After worship night Catriona and Kara came with Hadassah and I back to our house for a sleepover. Sunday night, we slept at A. Kimberley's again. So our home alone turned out to be "home with friends" or "home away from home at someone else's home with friends." During this time, Catriona and I were still working at Hope Family so we were pretty busy too. We also had to keep the house under control...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<br />CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-13016479910870512282014-10-02T12:28:00.000-07:002014-10-02T12:28:03.439-07:00Hope Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt3zPx-JURQQ_8mGu96GIDuW9T8PLUWE3w23GN2PvZVp8VLBKV4W9zkhmiwkoiJaptCW8HF4UW1mNWw6JPn4hLsRwAzJCyiUC3vuXrv1FhGnsr2FuK6qTDXSN7RAsjqTPnLmHj214Sgwd/s1600/IMG_6429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt3zPx-JURQQ_8mGu96GIDuW9T8PLUWE3w23GN2PvZVp8VLBKV4W9zkhmiwkoiJaptCW8HF4UW1mNWw6JPn4hLsRwAzJCyiUC3vuXrv1FhGnsr2FuK6qTDXSN7RAsjqTPnLmHj214Sgwd/s1600/IMG_6429.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another reason August was so busy was because Catriona and I were working at Hope Family for 4 weeks. They were short on staff after the assistant manager left to get married and three other staff members left as well. This left them with only two full time staff members. Since Catriona and I already knew the kids well, Uncle Stu, the manager, asked us to help them out. Another girl, who did an IY placement at Hope Family last year came for a couple weeks as well. As you can see from the pictures there's a lot of personality in the abaana (Luganda for children). We learned a lot and had a lot of fun. Catriona and I were also able to build relationships with the staff members. Hope Family has some wonderful staff members who love the children so much. After spending so much time there, I'm missing those kids. They are special gifts from God and I am so blessed to know them.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<br />CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-26994275975300117602014-09-15T15:51:00.001-07:002014-09-15T15:51:23.584-07:00A "New" House<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August was a busy month for the Mortons. One of the reasons for that was our move to a "new" house. I say "new" because although it is new to us, it is actually one of the oldest buildings at New Hope. No one has lived in this house since last December and it hadn't had any fix-ups for even longer. This made it a little more difficult. To help you understand our trouble I'll give you a few examples of the problems. When we flushed the toilet, the water literally poured out on to the floor. And when you turned on the sink, the water just poured right out the drain into the cupboard underneath. And the bathroom sink cabinet was extremely mouldy (it had been leaking too). And there was a bad jackfruit (meaning the fruit was bad) tree outside that allowed no sunlight in the house, and dropped giant, rotting jackfruit on the roof (and potentially on people's heads as they walked by). And there was no furniture, no stove, and no fridge. Don't get me wrong. We are very thankful that we could have this house in a great location. We just needed to get a lot of work done on it which took a lot of effort on the part of my parents and Uncle Brian. Anyway, we (the famous "we"--I really didn't do much of anything) fixed the toilet, fixed the sink, replaced the other sink, cut down the jackfruit tree, bought furniture and a stove, and repainted. When we were finished, we (I was very involved in this part) lugged our tubs up the hill from the Vogts house. John and I were very thankful for our friends, Sam, Toby, Acacia, and Kevin who helped us out. Finally, we moved in, and fell asleep on our very hard mattresses. (Most mattresses you can buy in Uganda start out as hard as rock, but they are softening.) We love the house a lot now. It's nice to have our own place without having to worry about breaking things. We are very close to David Family and church, and much closer to Hope Family, Secondary, the office, and Treasures Class. We also have very close neighbours now. The house is a duplex so the Mwanjes live in the other half of the building. It was an adventure but I definitely think it was worth it.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My room (and Catriona's) is the one on the far right. John's is in the middle and the living room is on the far left.</span></td></tr>
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CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928858136986178551.post-10030774419537907672014-09-11T08:30:00.000-07:002014-09-11T08:30:17.266-07:00In Entebbe<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sitting in the Airport Guest House in Entebbe. At 1:00 in the morning our flight for London will leave and at 8:00 at night we'll arrive in Calgary. We are going to be there for 5 weeks before coming back here. I'm sorry I haven't posted anything since July 29. I have been super busy recently but I hope to catch up while we're back in Canada. In short, moving, working, home alone, washing clothes, packing, and saying good-bye. Hopefully, I'll be able to elaborate on all these things in the next few weeks. Pray for us as we travel and as we deal with minor culture shock and MAJOR weather shock. (Calgary got 10 inches of snow in the past two days and we're coming from 30 degree temperatures.)</span>CHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011150095471292604noreply@blogger.com0