It's a very neat and simple local hut, where inside there are three rooms: one being the sitting room; one being the storage and a bedroom. The family and I shared a lot about each other's culture. The first thing that I noticed were the meals that we ate. Not so much the texture/physical aspect of the food, but it's how the traditional Ugandan family would treat visitors. Being a visitor/guest, they brought the food to the table in the local hut, and then placed it there for me to eat. Nothing wrong with that picture, until you find out that after they have given you the meal, they go outside to eat with the family. Now there is something different that you do not experience everyday. I asked them why is it that the family does not join me, and they told me that it is part of the culture for visitors to be eating on their own. Later on of course, they joined me because I felt uncomfortable sitting alone to eat. Interesting.
11/30/10
Home Stay
I would like to first apologize for not updating my blog as often as I thought I would. Who ever knew that I would be as busy as this. For the past 10 days, I have been staying with a local family here in Arua. I have been learning a lot about the culture and even some language. Below is a picture of a typical traditional Ugandan home if the family could not afford to construct a home.
It's a very neat and simple local hut, where inside there are three rooms: one being the sitting room; one being the storage and a bedroom. The family and I shared a lot about each other's culture. The first thing that I noticed were the meals that we ate. Not so much the texture/physical aspect of the food, but it's how the traditional Ugandan family would treat visitors. Being a visitor/guest, they brought the food to the table in the local hut, and then placed it there for me to eat. Nothing wrong with that picture, until you find out that after they have given you the meal, they go outside to eat with the family. Now there is something different that you do not experience everyday. I asked them why is it that the family does not join me, and they told me that it is part of the culture for visitors to be eating on their own. Later on of course, they joined me because I felt uncomfortable sitting alone to eat. Interesting.
It's a very neat and simple local hut, where inside there are three rooms: one being the sitting room; one being the storage and a bedroom. The family and I shared a lot about each other's culture. The first thing that I noticed were the meals that we ate. Not so much the texture/physical aspect of the food, but it's how the traditional Ugandan family would treat visitors. Being a visitor/guest, they brought the food to the table in the local hut, and then placed it there for me to eat. Nothing wrong with that picture, until you find out that after they have given you the meal, they go outside to eat with the family. Now there is something different that you do not experience everyday. I asked them why is it that the family does not join me, and they told me that it is part of the culture for visitors to be eating on their own. Later on of course, they joined me because I felt uncomfortable sitting alone to eat. Interesting.
11/15/10
Accommodation
I am going to post a short blog entry as a prayer request. Right now, the Madi/West Nile Diocese (Church of Uganda) and Africa Inland Mission are in the works of finding permanent accommodation for me. Most likely there will not be a confirmed location until late January but I would like to ask for you to pray for me. As a missionary, it might be frustrating to know that accommodation is not ready but as of right now, I am fine with. Please pray for me, for patience in this circumstance. Please also pray for the Diocese and AIM to have the wisdom and knowledge as they continue in their research. Please ask the Lord to shelter and protect me from the evil one in using his schemes to distract, frustrate and hold me back from working for God here in Uganda.
11/5/10
Luke 10:2
There aren't many individuals who are called to the mission field. Not only is Africa lacking in many of the physical resources, but it is also lacking in the spiritual resources. We are in a huge battle here against the Evil One and his plans and schemes. I would like to ask for you to please pray about Luke 10:2.
Luke 10:2
He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
Luke 10:2
He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
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