Nick Strong

Angelo - One of my students and 1 of 3 that I am taking care of while their guardians are in the states

- If you are in a Ugandan home having tea, the Ugandans consider it rude for them to go to the table and start conversing with you.  They think they should stay out of the room and then when you are done they will come in to talk.  I found this out today when I was in ones home with two teachers from school.  I saw the house help walking by and I said hello and asked her to come sit with us.  She was embarrassed and said she was waiting until we were finished to come talk to us.

- When you have a car coming up behind you, it is your responsibility to let them know if it is good for them to pass or not.  You do this by putting your left blinker on if you think it is good for them to pass and putting your right blinker on if it is not ok to pass.  Watch out though cuz you might run into problems if you do not read the next one.

- At times taxis will put their blinker on as a way of saying hello to the oncoming taxi who will put his blinker on in return, and what about when the person in front of you is actually putting on his blinker because he is going to turn one way or the other?

- One of my co-workers was told that she is looking very fat today, and more fat than usual.  Come to find out, the term fat means looking healthy and so she was in this instant looking more healthy than she usually does.

Lino - Also student of mine and 2 of 3 Sudanese boys I am taking care of.

- If you have not seen someone in a while it is very common to hear them ask you, “Where have you been lost, for I have not seen you in a long time?  It is surely obvious that if you have not been around then you have been lost right?

- Southern Uganda is considered much more wealthy and well to do than Northern Uganda.  The president of Uganda has never come from the north.  The roads are much nicer in the south.  The education received in the south in much better than the north due to better schools and teachers.  Many people flock to the cities in the south.

- It is said that each day there are on average 250 cars that come into Kampala.  No wonder I seem to be stuck in a traffic jam most everyday.

- The paper here in Uganda said that approximately 25% of policemen here in Uganda are not real policemen but just mock policemen.

- It is very important to remember and hold fast to what God told you in the light when you are in the darkness cuz if you don’t, the schemes of the devil are too overpowering.  I must hold fast to what God tells me and shows me in my most intimate times with him so that when I am doing God’s work in a dark place, I will not be overpowered by fear, feelings of inadequacy, or frustration.

Suudi - 3 of 3 Sudanese Boys, He is entering a boarding school here in Kampala next week.

- Being Jesus to others and showing love rarely takes on the same form everyday.  So far at school, showing love to others has looked like the following: confronting, giving grace, not giving grace, forgiving, encouraging, disciplining, putting my arm around another, sharing, listening, giving one a pat on the butt (the boys of course), being a mediator between two others, and lending a hand.

- Throughout the past month I have had the great blessing of seeing different settings through God’s eyes.   I pass a soccer game almost everyday right outside my house.  There is also always a group of people playing soccer right next to the school.  Tonight, I learned of a group that plays volleyball every
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  God has been helping me to see them as He does, as people who either do or don’t know Him.  While for so long, I have only seen the game and the athletes, God has seen the brokenness.  I am exploring new ministries that I can also be involved in and am asking God that He would lead or not lead me to those people and places. 

For your information I have made a page of Praise and Prayer Requests and you will find it at the top of the right column.  I will be updating that and changing it from week to week as things change so please keep checking in on that page.  Have a great day and don’t forget to comment back to me after you read the different posts.  This is not a free service, it comes with the price of commenting back after you read.  Get it…Got it…Good.

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