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And about one week into it... we were astounded too. While we had taught Drama workshops all over the United States (and even abroad using interpreters) we just were not quite prepared for this "baptism by fire." It was a challenge to maintain order, to teach concepts and to keep from crying... just kidding... sort of. But guess what. God came through in a big time way and the end result was actually pretty impressive. </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:15px;" > <span style="font-size:14px;" >As we had a debriefing session with the local Directors of the Salvation Army and The Boys & Girls Club of Greensboro, we all talked about what we had learned. I said, "We learned not to teach a 9-week Drama class again!!" </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:15px;" > <span style="font-size:14px;" >But seriously, all of us found ways of making next year's class better and when "it's all said and done" we have truly found a new joy in our lives. As we develop in this area we look forward to the day we hold classes here at Spittin' Image Performance Spot at 616 S. 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abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-28642130122006862962012-07-17T00:13:00.000-07:002012-07-17T09:49:18.310-07:00Training, Mentoring and FellowshipWe had our 3rd Women of the Proverbs training yesterday 11th of July! <div><br><div>We had 18 women from --- Women's Groups attend. We learned about Color from Katie Kron our intern from Winston Salem NC. Two important factors affect color, that it Changes, affected by light and darkness and that it is Relative, affected by it's surroundings! The women who came to learn were fascinated by the hands on examples and applications that Katie presented. Lilian, Luan and Emma presented: How to make a Slow Cooker or Marriage Saver Basket! Complete with beans to eat that had been prepared in the basket that morning! Lilian had been experimenting with the basket and Luan put together all the details for the women to take home and create their own basket. It saves firewood, fuel, charcoal and Time! African women almost always have to sit and nurture their fires cooked over wood and charcoal and the basket gives much needed freedom to prepare food over the fire for 15- 30 min. and then place the HOT covered pot in to the Slow cooker basket for 2 hours or up to 6 hours and come back to find your meal ready for consumption. </div><div><br></div><div>Slow Cooker Basket is created using: </div><div>Stuffing (dried Banana leaves (minus the tough ridges), cotton fibers, old clothes or dried grasses) this is the Insulation that makes the whole thing work! </div><div>You use the dried fibers to pack tightly inside the basket - this keeps the Heat inside the pot!</div><div>1 Ridgid weave Basket twice the diameter of your cooking pot with an equal amount underneath the pot.</div><div>Polyurethane roofing sheeting - or heavy plastic sheeting to line the basket and fold over the stuffing, tuck it in after you have stuffed the basket TIGHTLY with dried fibers!</div><div>Kadeya (a large bag used to carry millet, maize, etc.) to cover and seal in the insulation.</div><div>Pillow, stuffed with insulation (covered in Kitenge, if you like) for the top.</div><div>Pop your pot of partially-cooked food in the nest of insulation (on top of the plastics) and cover with the pillow, sealing the edges.</div><div>Voila! in a couple of hours, after using your time for other activities, you've got a meal!</div><div><br></div><div>Hi! It's Katie taking over for Pat! Boy, what a day yesterday! It was great to see all of the work and creativity of the women we live amongst, and of those who have been called to teach us. We actually began the day with a Bible study on Justification by Faith, taught by Pat. It was a complex lesson to teach, but Pat's wisdom and courage led us through the story of Abram and Sarai: How God counts our Faith in Him as righteousness, and how we don't have to depend on our obedience for God to fulfill his promises. He is our Gracious Father, our Shield, and our Great Reward. Hallelujah! </div><div>I followed with a lesson on Colors. Per usual, I began in a state of nerves, but soon found that I had an incredibly attentive and interested class - despite their advantages in age and wisdom. For anyone who has studied color theory (or who has thought about it but not followed through for various reasons), you know how intimidating the subject can seem. I am no exception. However, with insight from Pat and others, I found ways to present the concepts to an audience unfamiliar with even basic concepts of color. With hands-on and interactive examples, the lesson was a success. As Pat said earlier, I was able to boil it down to a couple basic, easy-to-understand principles. Namely, that colors change, that colors are a perception, and that they are defined and governed by two main factors, Hue and Light. As one of my first intensive teaching endeavors, I learned to a new extent how much you can teach yourself when you're teaching others!</div><div>After my lesson, we broke for a lunch of matooke (unsweet cooked bananas - the staple here), beans, and avocados - yum! It never ceases to amaze me how much these Ugandan women can eat at one sitting. Although, I have to say, some of them do tend to get rather sleepy-eyed for a few hours afterward. </div><div><br></div><div>After lunch, Lillian, Luan, and Emma presented the "Cooking Basket" (or "marriage saver basket", as Pat likes to call it), outlined above. For those of you who don't know, Luan is a mzungu ("non-african") missionary teaching a young women's Bible study/school and working with other local women in a similar way to WOTP. Emma is her (mzungu) intern for the summer, studying Women's Ministry and Music back home in Missouri. Lillian (Ugandan) teaches Primary 7 level (about 7th grade) English, and has been working with Luan on several projects. Most recently, Lillian has been the scientist of the cooking basket - experimenting relentlessly with local foods. She's such an encouragement. She says so matter-of-factly, with a grin, "I just don't accept failure. If it didn't work today, I get up and try again tomorrow." She's been working with this thing for the last 6 weeks, around her teaching schedule! It was very fun and interesting to see how the basket is put together, and the amazing results that are possible. But more than anything it was wonderful to see how these women (mzungu and Ugandans) are working so diligently and excitedly together to serve others, to spread the Glory of God's Kingdom. </div><div><br></div><div>Finally, Rosylyne was invited to share with us the art of beaded animals for keychains. After seeing some in the craft shops, she decided to teach herself how to make the little elephants, giraffes (pronounced "ger-aff-ees"), lizards, and zebras (or goats, whichever you prefer to call them...okay so maybe that was just my mistake. But there are definitely more goats around than zebras!! (pronounced "zeh-bruhs" by the way)). So, we finished off our long day of learning with a relaxing and humorous attempt at making these tiny creatures. It was good to be able to socialize with and enjoy the company of the women who had spent the day solely on the receiving end of our spouts of knowledge. </div><div><br></div><div>Today, we are planning a visit to Rosylyne's community women's group where Emma will teach cake decorating. Luan mainly works with this group outside of her own young women's Bible training. At their last meeting, Luan and Emma taught how to bake cakes on the charcoal stove using sand. (Sorry to say that I cannot elaborate as I was not at the meeting.)So, the women have prepared several cakes for todays activities. I'm very excited as I have some experience decorating cakes and would love to know more! </div><div>This Saturday, Pat and I plan to go back to New Hope Primary school (where the Kym and Lydia attend) to teach embroidery to the boarding school girls. They apparently have little to do in their downtime and are interested in learning what we've already taught the Girl Guides there. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm continually amazed at the longing for growth and new ideas here in Fort Portal. Perhaps it is inspired by the incessant plant life, or maybe it's just God's hands at work in yet another piece of our lives. Here for the sake of the people, and here to inspire and encourage the teachers. </div><div>We will write more soon, as there is a lot to catch you up on from the last several weeks. </div><div><br></div><div>God Bless,</div><div>Katie and Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; 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We learned the beginning steps of creating the Tortilla basket from Masiko.</div><div>We ate a heart healthy lunch of Tortillas, Beans and Salads that included avocado and made new friends who are determined to work for their </div><div>groups. We also taught the women how to makeTortillas plus the beautiful and cultural Ewino single bead necklace from Joan. </div><div>I hope this is the beginning of many good friends who will turn around and bless women from their Groups by taking back knowledge, skills and the </div><div>message of the Gospel for the good of the world and for God's glory. </div><div>Disciple a woman, disciple and nation! </div><div><br></div><div>In the weeks to come:</div><div>Learning how to Grow the Oyster mushroom for fun and for Profit</div><div>Making paper from Banana fibre, papyrus and more</div><div>Understanding Color Theory and using Color in Nature</div><div>Gospel Storying- the Woman and the Serpent</div><div>WOTP Household Survey</div><div>The Fuel Saver Basket </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zoWowoFA6gFVgnFSaQQiYrnPCScqXW1h2GsewcLWu3rLRqlNzntNAlhmjb_0H0kP5HeVMkZSrjsBwfwdp8wOvUmJJl67q_r9mBhtl8bW6mFlj1yx22CKnP8V39u-8UoAM2faOYGKjGg/s1600/IMG_6688-729245.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zoWowoFA6gFVgnFSaQQiYrnPCScqXW1h2GsewcLWu3rLRqlNzntNAlhmjb_0H0kP5HeVMkZSrjsBwfwdp8wOvUmJJl67q_r9mBhtl8bW6mFlj1yx22CKnP8V39u-8UoAM2faOYGKjGg/s320/IMG_6688-729245.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749898331820899410" /></a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IMG_6688</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-41121047358151684682012-06-03T12:23:00.000-07:002012-06-03T12:24:08.033-07:00Fuel Saver Basket<div>My friend Luan and I put together these slow cooker baskets recently to give to her friend </div><div>for a test run. In Sudan it's called a Marriage Saver Basket. The concept is that you cook </div><div>your food or sauce on a hot fire for 30-40 minutes. After that you wrap the pot with tight </div><div>fitting lid in cloth and stick it in the basket snug and tight. The grass keeps the heat in and </div><div>acts as a slow cooker. When you wake in the morning or come home after work the food or </div><div>beans etc. are soft and warm, ready for final preparations. All to help to save firewood, </div><div>charcoal and fuel for cookers. </div><div>We hope it can be not only a money saver but a money maker!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9BVXA0Q6lNJjCVu7UpReomzoX6z-MgVILIs4jP9PsEYG3ieGxo7ulrtvKoA-CmAxWZKIPLneqTY7BhjHkXE2qZ-yZsykbYM0MqEjWIna_kpRPOBSUx3wdIuqt5CNK-GL9BYGAkhobFM/s1600/IMG_6763-748033.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9BVXA0Q6lNJjCVu7UpReomzoX6z-MgVILIs4jP9PsEYG3ieGxo7ulrtvKoA-CmAxWZKIPLneqTY7BhjHkXE2qZ-yZsykbYM0MqEjWIna_kpRPOBSUx3wdIuqt5CNK-GL9BYGAkhobFM/s320/IMG_6763-748033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749893690691197858" /></a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IMG_6763</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-18468883673891619022012-05-23T02:24:00.000-07:002012-05-23T02:25:07.128-07:00Training of Trainers<div>Next week we are planning a Women of the Proverbs Training Day, May 16th. I have invited a woman named Masika who will teach us how to make the Tortilla Basket, a senior woman by the name of Joann will help us learn how to make Eiwino, a cultural single bead neck lace that used to be made from giraffe hair. And a tutorial on making the theTortilla that will be served with our lunch of fresh cooked beans, salad of avacado, mango, red onion, green pepper and tomato with a light lemon and salt, fresh cilantro dressing. I want to teach the women from the scriptures lessons that will relate to creating high quality goods for sale in the market place, business, finances and truths that will be applicable to all areas of our lives. </div><div>Please pray NOW for wisdom, knowledge and that I will communicate well the message of God's amazing love for each one of us. </div><div><br></div><div>In June Katie Kron, our intern is coming to Uganda to help with Women of the Proverbs project. Please pray for Katie's safety and health in Uganda, pray for her to be wowed by Jesus amazing love for her and pray something like... the knowledge she imparts to women will bless them and result in a harvest of God's goodness and righteousness. </div><div>Please pray for Katie now! Thanks for being part of increasing the capacities of women in Western Uganda! </div><div><br></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div></span></span></span></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-26456747541518925132012-02-21T22:43:00.000-08:002012-02-22T09:41:47.485-08:00Fwd: "God, what are you up to?"<div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">"God what are you up to?"</font></div></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">I am writing this email to honor and thank people who have given generous gifts to the rehabilitation of the burned house, our new home in Busoro Village, Fort Portal, Uganda. I am sincerely grateful for the kindness and generosity towards the rebuilding of this house. God has provided more than I ever imagined was possible. This was my exclamation to God as i sat in the Dallas TX airport after hearing about the fire in Fort Portal, </font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">"God what are you up to?" </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> This week I've been reading in 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 how David was giving over all of his plans and preparations to rebuild the Temple of GOD to Solomon his son. It's a moving account of his trust, humility and faith in the LORD GOD to do as GOD commanded of him when he publicly acknowledged that Solomon was anointed by God for the task instead of him. David had hoped to accomplish the building of the Temple for the glory of God and to house the Holy of Holies. David did as he was commanded and all of this transpired for GOD'S Glory through their lives! And perhaps a precursor of the destruction of death and of Christ's resurrection. It is also a stark contrast to the kings that followed who fall in to idol worship and sacrifice and trade off a portion of the Temple treasures for their safety a part from trusting in God. It's also a strong reminder to me to guard my own heart because I am also tempted to evil and unbelief. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> Being the recipient of such generous giving is humbling but ultimately it shines with the display of GOD's Glory for Himself and to bless those who watch and those who benefit. It is quite amazing to see the transformation first hand and to be reminded by those who watched the house burn that they are dumbfounded at how GOD has provided for the rebuilding! The house has gone from a shell of damaged concrete and brick walls with crumbled iron sheets, charred and cracked, with floors littered with burned debris to new plaster, reinforced walls, vents and new door frames and bright paint. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> God blessed me with a talented Mason named Isaac who became my contractor. God also reminded me to call Kidega George my long time house worker, driver and handyman who was able to provide school fees and a Christmas feast due to his salary obtained helping with the house as storekeeper, being my eyes and ears on the site and motivating the workers. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> So far there are two rooms, a portion of the corridor and two bathrooms complete and where we are currently living. The water system is in place with flushing toilets, sinks and showers and a small two battery solar electric set up that is serving us well. Someone recently gave us a significant gift to install a Solar Hot water system that will serve 5-6 people. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> The remaining rooms under construction are two bedrooms, one bath, mud porch with small sink, office, big kitchen with storage plus the dining/sitting room area. All these rooms need concrete ceilings finished (sitting/dining room needs ceiling wood frames first) and undercoat and interior paint, one bath need shower stall, toilet and sink. All plastering in all rooms is complete but needs finishing only. The remaining rooms need doors and the kitchen needs appliances, beds, dining and sitting room furniture and exterior paint. All exterior doors are finished and beautiful, if you don't look too closely. I have purchased only one bed so far but it will be for a visitor when we get one. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">We use city water pressure when we have it to pump water to our holding tank in the ceiling. Michael Masso also connected a small pump to send our harvested rain water from an outside tank up to the holding tank for our toilets and showers when city water is not running or during dry season (like now) when city water pressure is very low. White plastic gutters were purchased and installed to harvest the rain water and keep it off our heads on the porches. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">We really have come a long way and it shows. Many people comment on the fact that they never imagined we would accomplish such a big work in such a short amount of time, all of GOD and for His Glory!</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">I hope you enjoy the photos and what GOD has being doing through your gifts! Please feel free to pass this on if you know people who would like to contribute a gift to finish what has been started. I am convinced that in GOD's time He will provide, of that I have no doubt!</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">With sincere thanks and to the Glory of GOD!</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">pat</font></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEUNLOIgNVblYVQvYMhCq-ZgAevX-qOi3im-jjHMcXRBd-BKv320cUuhrRyYHGh6NUg9SIJ1ehGVbWYXeF8siSw3JEVs8_1gVb7-4FWT6EiHytRRtHNIkU4OYnlmfmoVrwS3VRsemNLI/s1600/0-707486.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEUNLOIgNVblYVQvYMhCq-ZgAevX-qOi3im-jjHMcXRBd-BKv320cUuhrRyYHGh6NUg9SIJ1ehGVbWYXeF8siSw3JEVs8_1gVb7-4FWT6EiHytRRtHNIkU4OYnlmfmoVrwS3VRsemNLI/s320/0-707486.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712016628617973202" /></a><a 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the old Year, Thank you for beginning the New Year!<br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; 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0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div>Mwebale Mwaka Gwayaka! </div><div>This is how you say Happy New Year in Lubwisi!</div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div> Blessings to each of you for the New Year 2012! </div><div><u>Christmas in Bundibugyo!</u></div><div>We had a busy and exhausting Christmas in Bundibugyo! We arrived in Bundi on the 16th Dec. and found our dear friend Joyce Kamakune not at all well after having suffered from a kidney infection in the prior weeks. She needs your prayers. Yesterday ( 9th Jan. on our return visit) we found out that her estranged brother, a medical officer came to Bundibugyo and took her to Kampala for care and treatment. Please pray for her full physical recovery and for the restoration of relationship. </div><div> Since it was my first time back in Bundibugyo after 10 months I had many people to greet and meet. Sincerely, it was a sweet reunion with friends and I thoroughly enjoyed reuniting with many people. I found one New Life Church Elder had broken his ankle and was receiving treatment by the Bundikyola bone setters, the Orthopedic Specialists of Bundibugyo. A week later his wife produced their 6th baby. An older gentleman, our neighbor, Mzee Akulimpi was still able to walk to the Myhre house to greet me though he had suffered being hit by a motorcycle before I left last March! Our dear friend Alikanjeru, who irons clothes, introduced to us by Betty Herron in 1993 also came to visit. He must be at least 75 years old. His precious wife Suferoza was sick with bronchitis. I went to visit them and begged her to visit the Nyahuka Hospital to get treatment from the current Ugandan Doctor who is in Charge of the Hospital. When I returned a few days after Christmas she'd gone to fetch drinking water from the tap. I took this to be a good sign that she was on the mend. I also enjoyed getting to know the new Bundi Team members, Ann Kieser, Jessica Ankney, and Pamela Stephens. (Another Stephens Family will arrive in Bundi this week!) </div><div>We went caroling in the village with the Bundi Team on Friday, then a Christmas Eve Advent celebration and the Christmas Day Cook out! The days were sunny and blazing hot a sign that the important days of Christmas had fully arrived! When Kym and Lydia arrived at Grandmother Edronas their family and neighborhood friends welcomed all of us with great joy! Again on Christmas night I was called to Grandmother Edronas for a Birthday Celebration for her son, the girls step-uncle Emmanuel. Though I never enjoyed the Christmas feast laid out at the Johnson's home or the usual Bazungu fellowship with Bundi Team, it was a fine Christmas celebration with a Chicken and rice feast with my other family. Sadly the cake I'd baked for Uncle's Birthday didn't rise. But in spite of my tears it was devoured and admired by all! </div><div><u>Move in to the Busoro House</u></div><div>Before our departure for Christmas in Bundi we packed up all our worldly belongings, which weren't much and "shifted" as they say, to the NEWLY painted rooms of the Busoro House! So when I returned to Fort Portal (the girls returned to Fort Portal a few days later with Bundi singles en route to Kampala)I bought mattresses and mats for the floor and set up our bedrooms and for our visitor Maureen. We have a single gas burner to cook, a small table and locally built reed hutches to store our kitchen supplies and utensils. There were a few items I'd left behind in Bundi that I hauled in my trusty Nissan Patrol stacked and packed out to Fort Portal, which came in quite handy. </div><div> With our two bedrooms, a portion of the corridor all freshly painted, a toilet!! Thanks GOD!, running! (cold) water in bathrooms, Solar Lights (put in the very day i came out from Bundi, YAY GOD!) and electric solar outlets our house is cozy, peaceful and bright. In fact, two solar panels on the house during the fire, survived and still work beautifully! (Thank You GOD!) Although only 1/3 of the house is complete we feel so at home living in our "Beauty from Ashes House"! </div><div> All the glass has been installed in repainted steel window frames, all exterior doors and bedroom doors are fixed. What's remaining? Doors on a few more rooms, complete kitchen, ceiling in sitting room and finishing in few other rooms, completion of the Solar electric, install Uganda UEB Power, paint inside and out, furniture for the entire house, appliances for kitchen, and Solar Hot Water System*.</div><div> I am deeply grateful for all of your generous giving to restore this house! It is God's money and His provision, neither I nor any of the visitors that have seen or witnessed this restoration had ever imagined such a feat by God! </div><div>Busoro Village and church family feel like home! Thanks, Thanks, Thanks be to God! </div><div><u>Maureen Hall's visit &THANKS for Gifts from NC!!</u></div><div>For my New Years Gift God brought my dear friend Maureen Hall to visit in Uganda. She came to encourage me in the development work of "Women of the Proverbs" project, encourage me as a Mom and enjoy new and old Ugandan friendships! Maureen works long hours at her business, Woodbine Advertising Agency and a visit to Uganda seems to brighten and lift her spirits far away from the demands of her work. Though she talks to her family every other day and misses them dearly she hopes her next visit to Uganda will be as a family unit. It has also been a time that she has used to sit quietly with God and seek his presence, love and wisdom.</div><div>Along with her she brought a trunk and suit case packed with gifts and goodies from friends in the USA! I can't thank you enough for the great gifts and things you sent through Maureen. Spatulas, peeler, new clothes, colored markers, dvds for kids, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!" one of my all time favorites, shoes, doors strips, yarn, sewing tools!, embroidery thread, DECAFE COFFEE! a Coffee grinder :), Books, and well lots of other stuff! </div><div>Thank you dear friends this seems so trite to say only thank you! I am deeply grateful for your giving and your kindness to Kym, Lydia and to me! </div><div><u>Give them Grace</u></div><div> As a new mom on the scene I've realized how inadequately equipped I am for such the task. Most of you concur with this cry of weakness, this thing called parenting is no joke! Many of you make it look so easy, but it's not. So in my desperation I cried out to God and to those with more wisdom than myself..."HELP!" I cried, and God heard and answered! In fact, he gave me a friend who agreed to mentor me in this role as mother. She is a godly woman I have know for a few years. In fact her son told me..."You are just like my Mom!". And it's true I think we do have similar temperaments and dispositions. We both grew up in the Pittsburgh area and graduated the same year from different High Schools. We think we attended some of the same Rock Concerts at the Civic Arena in downtown Pittsburgh but we never knew each another. United years later, God has blessed me with her wisdom, honesty and sincere heart to know Him more fully and seek him in all things. She has been available to me on more than one occasion in emergent situations to talk on Skype with wisdom and out of dependancy on God the Father. I am grateful for her encouragement and love. Though Christmas has been a busy time I will be back in touch with this friend and mentor before January ends! I am deeply grateful for God's provision of her friendship, humility and wisdom. </div><div>Please pray that I will learn to give my children God's grace and teach them to love his Word and know him intimately. </div><div><u>Ideas for WOTP</u></div><div>Maureen and I held a project day with the Women of New Life Presbyterian Church in Busoro. (Busoro is the Village located in Fort Portal where the House I live is located, you know this, right?) Well we met about 15 women and affirmed their talents in crochet and gave them ideas for a few different pieces to make and market in a local craft shops. Several women created beautiful headbands with a flower. Maureen demonstrated embroidery on to African Kitengi Cloth...lovely! Some of the women really enjoyed this design and Maureen hopes to have the samples sewn in to a small cell phone bags when she goes back to "our designers" in NC. This was also the second time the BUCWA women made Tortillas that we pray will be marketable in Fort Portal at Andrew and Brothers Super Market. After making the yummy Tortillas we ate them accompanied by a healthy tomato salad with green pepper, Cilantro, onion with lemon juice & salt dressing, cooked beans, cooked pumpkin and fresh Avocado! Women were amazed by how satisfied they were after our delicious and low fat meal! Many more ideas and creative projects are brewing to make lamp shades, chandeliers, sewing projects, crochet projects and much more! We hope to join the women of BUCWA- Women of the Proverbs again this coming Sat. for more creative time together! </div><div> Upon Maureen's departure we will visit a project called "Font f Mercy" founded by Tara Hawks Nyanga in Jinja, Uganda. Tara has blessed the people of Uganda with Sewing Hope and business projects in that area of Uganda and we hope to gain wisdom and fruitful insights for development ministry from this amazing young woman. </div><div>Please Pray for God to bless our meeting and inspire us to love and good deeds for His Glory and the good of the World! My new friend and partner in ministry Robbinah, will join us on our journey to Jinja.</div><div> It's been a rich time with Maureen and Kym and Lydia have enjoyed her as much as I have. </div><div>Please pray for safe road travel to Jinja and then on to take Maureen to Entebbe for her flight back home and our safe return to Fort Portal.</div><div>Please pray that God will give Maureen God's wisdom, courage, faith and discipline as she returns home. Pray for her to bring energy and creativity to Women of the Proverbs project and God's grace, love and inspiration to those to who she tells her stories. </div><div>Please pray for us as we say good bye to Maureen, it's so sad when family or friends leave us. </div><div>I know i could not live here or love here with out your prayers, love and support. Please know how deeply I appreciate your support and prayer. </div><div>God bless you in 2012, </div><div>pat</div><div>P.S. Please be on the LOOK OUT for a Quilting Machine that could be donated to Women of the Proverbs!! </div><div>If you want to send us a package please send, stickers for kids, small size crochet hooks, cross-stitch embroidery floss, regular old Kool-aid, Starbucks Instant DECAFE packets! </div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div>"Risk or Rust - it's time to walk on water. " Matt. 14.21-32 DH </div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:patinbundi@yahoo.com">patinbundi@yahoo.com</a> </div><div>patricia abbott</div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div>P.O.Box 330 </div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div>Fort Portal, Uganda</div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: Verdana; ">East Africa</span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">Link to my blog; <a href="http://womenoftheproverbs.blogspot.com/">http://womenoftheproverbs.blogspot.com/</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">Cell phone# 011-256-772-622-330 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></font></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></blockquote></div><br>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-54582320702227375632011-12-09T11:05:00.000-08:002011-12-09T11:18:35.210-08:00Blessing: a child's Joy and Expectation<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EDKMf-Z4OF3LUAYX4i_7FJ3RF8sfFUMk51oFQN2VfnviOq3a_IGtsJRtkFKfe0hRAnchaJ8H5FtEWzxbFEf9vAoOgQc_hyOr1Nhmm_eWS4Lr2kqemmRokFJ_Sb_UygyPkyZZoh8hvg/s1600/IMG_5680_2-715211.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EDKMf-Z4OF3LUAYX4i_7FJ3RF8sfFUMk51oFQN2VfnviOq3a_IGtsJRtkFKfe0hRAnchaJ8H5FtEWzxbFEf9vAoOgQc_hyOr1Nhmm_eWS4Lr2kqemmRokFJ_Sb_UygyPkyZZoh8hvg/s320/IMG_5680_2-715211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684210181880387138" /></a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">I know a woman named Joy and she has joy and I know what expectation is because I have lived a few years on this earth. But tonight I have not seen such joy and expectation in any one person like I saw tonight in a long, long time! Kymigisha Anna's joy was contagious as she floated around the kitchen grinning and exuberant. She has great joy and expectation of Christmas! </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">According to her, "This is going to be my best Christmas EVER!" Enjoying her delight and expectation I ask, "Why is it going to be your best Christmas ever?" I wonder to myself what her answer will be, is it gifts, cookies, cake, stockings stuffed with goodies...? Then she joyfully exclaims, "Moma Biira is coming and we will have RICE and we will celebrate Uncle Manweli's birthday (the 25th) and the WHOLE FAMILY will be there!!!" </span>Me smiling real big, delighted to hear her reasons, no joke, she is lit up like a Christmas tree! No mention of new clothes, or gifts or extravagant food, or candy or anything, just pure delight that her family will be together and that they will celebrate! I jokingly say, you're going to say "Moma Pat who!?" We laugh!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">She will enjoy her new shoes and her new dress but it will not compare to being with her loved ones. I am seeing such joy, passion and love in this little child, Kymigisha Anna and it gives me hope. As we read our daily stories for the month of Advent Kym runs to get her Bible. Then she reads so well our passages from the scriptures with only a little help. It's amazing to see her get her Bible with out being asked so she can be the one to read. She also seems to thrive on stability and routine. Thank you God for Kymigisha Anna, thank you for her joy and expectation. Her life is truly a blessing in my life and in her family as her name proclaims! May all of her hopes and joys be fulfilled this Christmas and may she one day have the same exuberant joy for KING JESUS! </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><div style="font-size: medium; "><div></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Tahoma"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><br></div> </div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-12817287724046176042011-11-14T15:06:00.000-08:002011-11-14T15:08:35.598-08:00Nyberima Cultural Group<div>This is my new friend Robbinah. She is a hard working servant of the LORD. I am truely blessed because God has put her in my life to help me get the Women of the Proverbs under way. Robbinah works for an organization called Kaana Foundation that helps build the capacities of people who are living with HIV and also those caring for children living with HIV. In which case are most families in Uganda and in Africa who care for one or more children or adults children from outside their immediate family who live with HIV. The director of Kaana Foundation, Isagara has also committed to help me establish Women of the Proverbs through the proper connections in the community, a baseline data questionaire to assess the resources and income of women who are the head of households and generally give me wisdom. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jvcEDYfzzRhucX9Ysir-mA5JCxWsTivLdh2H98v6dkAwyFPmpmBVYSXyhGRIZa3ZpHTgRbfi0g2YPc3tqJfeUrbGKjMa6NbxpDugRxq9DISaO6gVIQN3-DDdoW7moU2f2U7rzgRDD3o/s1600/IMG_5559-715598.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jvcEDYfzzRhucX9Ysir-mA5JCxWsTivLdh2H98v6dkAwyFPmpmBVYSXyhGRIZa3ZpHTgRbfi0g2YPc3tqJfeUrbGKjMa6NbxpDugRxq9DISaO6gVIQN3-DDdoW7moU2f2U7rzgRDD3o/s320/IMG_5559-715598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674992324290660498" /></a></div><div>And although the Women of the Proverbs does not state that it supports and builds the resources and capacities of people living with HIV and vulnerable children living with HIV, there are few women in Uganda who do not carry a heavy burden of providing resources for education, meeting the daily needs of multiple children and daily nurture of the least of these, children living with the HIV virus. In fact each day i encounter people in my neighbor hood, women and children at church and aquaintances who live with this haunting virus. Kaana Foundation and Women of the Proverbs serve the same population through similar strategy but different avenues and the same desire to reach out to vulnerable people living in poverty to build thier capacities for living and caring for families through Bible knowledge, art and hand craft - Disciple a Woman, Disciple and Nation! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOVKLcZSCgPh6acca77Xe8sicsG-3zXe3uWcsI8jQQLjWZXEoiZT3GrDYHxZpEeUimeNXQNfJlaw1jmm2VPYB02a4yKf3D3i_-do1gJ3X-I7PihN0AG5mB4GjITyU13sbaNHySwkIwec/s1600/IMG_5554-716464.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOVKLcZSCgPh6acca77Xe8sicsG-3zXe3uWcsI8jQQLjWZXEoiZT3GrDYHxZpEeUimeNXQNfJlaw1jmm2VPYB02a4yKf3D3i_-do1gJ3X-I7PihN0AG5mB4GjITyU13sbaNHySwkIwec/s320/IMG_5554-716464.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674992330228322706" /></a></div><div>These are the leaders of a Cultural Group that create hand crafts to bring income to their families. They also disciple young girls, teach them to cook and mentor them in nurturing and bringing up their children. This group is making beautiful baskets and floor mats to sit upon. These are local cultural ways of living and blessing family life that includes weddings, festivals, burials, brides and also serve the tasks of daily living. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5T2KJiRsoVoPGsHYb-N-aKszeWUB_5LGlT2mmk-W-ySKlc1fvoaIzbLFsRZpMHjF7KWF10Bw98q9Sbq6sOtqX8EwWf4GJwILzTOYM-MKM0PNdto6CQN9pP0PO7hg8NVojiQOTyz4rLE/s1600/IMG_5558-718009.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5T2KJiRsoVoPGsHYb-N-aKszeWUB_5LGlT2mmk-W-ySKlc1fvoaIzbLFsRZpMHjF7KWF10Bw98q9Sbq6sOtqX8EwWf4GJwILzTOYM-MKM0PNdto6CQN9pP0PO7hg8NVojiQOTyz4rLE/s320/IMG_5558-718009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674992338611300002" /></a></div><div>The few men, women young and old work together to bring blessing and honor to their families and perserve cultural ways of life. After Justin told me about their group, explained the blessing of the bride with incense and beauty oils from cow ghee we enjoyed looking at the baskets and discussing what would help their group. I presented our proposal to bring two members from their group for several trainings in Busoro for one week multiple times through the year. These women will be called the Lydia's they will be the Trainers and train others in their group by passing on knowledge, information and skill. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbt89S3SWKBBUKpI1guXdF2oKOpAvW1CtLv5aFvWKxuEaWqhzhrrBXVVHtxRj_IYYSxjc7UnLjV4SGAp69v3ggABOWxIVGWaH_L4LQTO8IEu1ydFFyHGLx1GW7JhjNQD0LpfnsvpxMoc/s1600/IMG_5562-719091.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbt89S3SWKBBUKpI1guXdF2oKOpAvW1CtLv5aFvWKxuEaWqhzhrrBXVVHtxRj_IYYSxjc7UnLjV4SGAp69v3ggABOWxIVGWaH_L4LQTO8IEu1ydFFyHGLx1GW7JhjNQD0LpfnsvpxMoc/s320/IMG_5562-719091.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674992341737979090" /></a></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><br></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Tahoma"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> I asked the group for a local proverb and they said, "We have many proverbs!"</span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Tahoma"><span class="Apple-converted-space">"Though we have no hump we can still do something." This referred to the hump on the shoulder of healthy Angola Cattle. The hump must be a sign of being hearty and strong. They are saying though they are not strong and healthy they are working to do something good for their families. </span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Tahoma"><span class="Apple-converted-space">Robbinah has used the same funny local proverb on several occaisions when we have been discussing the Women of the Proverbs that goes, </span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Tahoma" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Tahoma"><span class="Apple-converted-space">"Too many rats cannot complete a task." </span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 22px; "><br></div> </div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-40140858759066190702011-11-02T06:15:00.001-07:002011-11-02T06:15:47.709-07:00Legal Guardianship Granted Unknown to the three other people in the room I had tears in my eyes <br>while Judge Kibiito read the terms of the legal guardianship he had <br>granted to me of Anna Kymigisha and Lydia Kwikiliza. The details were <br>what I had anticipated but hearing them out loud made it powerful and <br>above all, binding. They were the very details of my commitment that <br>I'd poured out my heart to God and to the girls on paper and in prayer <br>about on Monday morning overlooking a stunning view of His very <br>creation. It was the closest thing I have ever done that held such a <br>weighty a commitment as this and more than any other i had made in my <br>entire life. It is a commitment I would not have dared enter in to <br>without God's presence and the work of the Holy Spirit in my life and <br>theirs. Throughly convinced of these truths that he is Emmanuel and <br>apart from him I can do nothing. At home Kym waited for me with a <br>sitter, sick with malaria and having taken strong medication to defeat <br>the parasites in her body. She will likely return to school by the end <br>of the week. I doubt that Kym and Lydia have any idea what this <br>means, besides they will be able to go to America. However Uganda is <br>where i hope to make my home so that they grow up here and have every <br>advantage so that one day perhaps they will return to Bundibugyo and <br>be one way God works light in to the darkness. This will be through <br>the Spirit in their lives to will and work his good purposes. I will <br>do my best to bring them up to know God, the love of Jesus and I will <br>pray that they will bow their knee to the LORD of Creation.<br><br> Psalm 95<br>Sing to the LORD a new song;<br> sing to the LORD all the earth.<br>Sing to the LORD, Praise His name;<br> proclaim his salvation day after day.<br>Declare His glory among the nations,<br>his marvelous deeds among the peoples.<br>For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;<br>he is to be feared above all gods.<br>For all the gods of nations are idols,<br>but the LORD made the heavens.<br>Splendor and majesty are before him;<br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; 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font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-31045963519535311312011-10-14T02:33:00.001-07:002011-10-14T02:33:20.135-07:00Date with the Judge<div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">I forgot to ask you to to pray...I have a date, 26th October in 11 days.<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">Not a date with a man but a date with The Judge here in Fort Portal represented by my Lawyer Mr Musana to ask for Uganda to grant Legal Guardianship to me of Kymigisha Anna and Kwikiliza Lydia.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">I have known Kym and Lydia since their mother carried each of them in her womb. In 2004 thier father Tuliyatunga Johnson "doctor" UPDF Army </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">died of cancer in the brain, due to HIV progression Stage 4 of AIDS. Their mother died from the complications of AIDS in Aug 2007. She refused to acknowledge her HIV status and recieve treatment for HIV/AIDS. Their Grandmother Edrona loves them very much but is unable to provide education or for their needs. So with many discussions we have decided that it is good for me to pursue the legal guardianship for the girls in a step towards adoption. </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Please join me in praying for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Pray that I will know, that i know, that i know to rely on the love God has for the children and for me. That God always does what is best for his beloved children! Thank you!!</font></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-58116290821416173222011-10-14T01:30:00.000-07:002011-10-14T01:38:48.336-07:00A Few Firsts, Iron Sheets and Jubilee!<div> Yesterday I had the First meeting with Zoe and Robbinah to discuss the way forward for the Women of the Proverbs project! Robbinah is a lovely woman of faith and of course Zoe is ever working to provide for her huge family. Last year Robbinah's son and Zoe's daughter were ringed in the church and now they are not only sister's in Christ but in-laws in Christ. </div><div>We had a fruitful meeting to merge our vision for how the Women of the Proverbs will disciple women in this district and in turn disciple the nation of Uganda! </div><div><br></div><div>Last week I had my First Bible Study with Cheryl Cash in the book of Hebrews! It was helpful to talk about our experiences and to be encouraged by the Words that were written to the first Hebrew believers in Jesus through times of persecution and fear of imprisonment and even execution. </div><div><br></div>On the 9th of October in 1962 the country of Uganda was granted it's independence from Great Britain by the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II to honor the civil servants of Uganda for their remarkable service. <div><br></div><div>On Independence Day 9th of October 2011 I drove us to Kampala where we arrived at new guest house called the Terrace in Bukoto. Kamkune Joyce, Akiiki Jessi, Betty Tibaleka, Kym and Lydia and I, by God's grace arrived safely in Kampala at 5:15 pm. We met our newest team member to Bundibugyo Pamela Stevens for her first dinner out in Kampala at Silver City. Kym and Lydia were mesmerized by the shining lights of the casino at Garden City Mall for the very first time. After putting Pamela in a cab back to the ARA the girls and Joyce enjoyed ice cream at sweets parlor nearby. Kym who does not eat or drink milk couldn't resist the Strawberry temptation and consumed every drop. <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCfyLNZ4a1nQMbK15FC0KP1G59-WFF2GAC26drWm7ZEj-jDSVBjAih95uYLGe7x9b0eGAUHMIAHMDKP1ER8mIbJGZtSsqL-LgPtF6jeFz7j28G8exoxDU2fk2UorIBQnsRKRbqC1-nSo/s1600/IMG_5446-728337.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCfyLNZ4a1nQMbK15FC0KP1G59-WFF2GAC26drWm7ZEj-jDSVBjAih95uYLGe7x9b0eGAUHMIAHMDKP1ER8mIbJGZtSsqL-LgPtF6jeFz7j28G8exoxDU2fk2UorIBQnsRKRbqC1-nSo/s320/IMG_5446-728337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663264542138549538" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0FjyGbdPqduxl5ArIN_m8Cjes1cbRX7kWveRb1OCSCuMQm91qCi8m0JCm_h9CxhKOvWsKtPrv-h1AXsaQ0WuJk_zn1ZbRlDcQySuXIAc2-8GBJ0XJUOLKpggi7baaQqJj3K2msbLpbE/s1600/IMG_5450-729441.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0FjyGbdPqduxl5ArIN_m8Cjes1cbRX7kWveRb1OCSCuMQm91qCi8m0JCm_h9CxhKOvWsKtPrv-h1AXsaQ0WuJk_zn1ZbRlDcQySuXIAc2-8GBJ0XJUOLKpggi7baaQqJj3K2msbLpbE/s320/IMG_5450-729441.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663264547311187634" /></a></div><div>In answer to your prayers, though we were in Kampala, the final Tin roofing sheets 116 were being nailed in to place by Aboki Michael. Thanks be to God! The Forest Green Iron Sheets are beautiful and a welcome covering from the destructiveness of the rain on the brick walls. This week the masons are attaching the conduits for electricity in the walls as they prepare to plaster the first walls. Before we went to Kampala I ordered wooden doors for bedrooms, bathrooms and exterior doorways from St. Joseph's Technical School established by the Catholic Church. </div><div><br></div><div>It's been a welcome change to enjoy sun shine for a few days! We'll be needing more sand that is mined from the local swamps and cannot be trucked out in the rainy season. So we need more sun shine for this work to happen. </div><div><br></div><div>One of the main purposes for our trip to Kampala was to take Lydia to the dentist to be treated for a painful cavity. Lydia and Kym's First visit to the Dentist! I love the name of the dentist office we visited, Jubilee Dentist. (In the Bible jubilee means "liberty", the jubilee year was every fiftieth year and men would be released from debt and could return to their home land.) Kym bravely sat in the scary dentist chair for the first time and had a great report for her clean strong teeth. Lydia was also very courageous and had her first cavity filled with cement and never even flinched. She was also encouraged by the dentist for taking good care of her teeth. Kamakune Joyce was also seen by the Dentist and began her first of three visits for a root canal. It was the day of jubilee for all three to get dental care, relief from pain and treatment. A gift from God! </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><blockquote><p>"<b>In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession. And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another . . .</b></p><p>"<b>If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.</b></p><p>"<b>And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave. As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee. And then he shall depart from you — he and his children with him — and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers.</b>" (Leviticus 25:8-14, 35-41)</p><div><br></div></blockquote></span></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-36529646187743762552011-10-01T10:48:00.000-07:002011-10-01T10:54:09.871-07:00good news, bad news and a confession<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In my last entrance I asked you to pray that we would get an <br />
appointment with the Judge here in Fort Portal regarding legal <br />
guardianship of Kym and Lydia. I have been getting the run around from <br />
the lawyer. Well the following day I saw him pulling out of the <br />
parking of a favorite eating establishment called Gardens Restaurant. <br />
I reminded him, "Please will you check on our date to see the judge?" <br />
The next afternoon he called me and told me the 26th October is our <br />
date to sit before the Judge.<br />
This week I also went to the Police and asked for a copy of the Fire <br />
report on the house. While giving my own statement and talking with <br />
the two Policemen one of them informed me that it is illegal to try <br />
and collect the pension for a deceased Army man. I was intending to do <br />
this for Kym and Lydia, however I found out it is a criminal offense . <br />
They will have to pursue this pension for their late father when they <br />
are 18 years of age on their own. I'll trust God to provide for their <br />
education.<br />
I am also happy to say that work on the house continues slowly by <br />
slowly. The only way in Africa. Reminded by Dr Scott, "TIA! Don't be <br />
surprised by set backs." A saying we always exclaimed when things <br />
never progress or move according to reasonable timing, "This is Africa!"<br />
So here's my confession: I was feeling confident that I'd found iron <br />
roofing sheets at a lower price than what I had been told by my roofer <br />
Michael's seller. I moved confidently ahead based on the assurance of <br />
the hardware store owner that he could get my iron sheets here to Fort <br />
Portal two days after the order was placed. I agreed and had him order <br />
the iron sheets then paid several million shillings cash to him on <br />
Monday and Tuesday fully expecting the iron sheets to be here by mid <br />
week or at the latest by Friday. When I called and politely asked when <br />
the iron sheets would arrive he gave me a long story about how they <br />
would not get here until next Wednesday. Basically he lied to me to <br />
get my business. Now it's raining everyday, we had had two glorious <br />
weeks of sunshine while the guys chipped the plaster off the walls and <br />
Michael built the trusses. And thanks to my arrogance and not trusting <br />
the local guys to help me make decisions the house is sitting in the <br />
rain with no roof and the brick walls are soaking up huge pools of <br />
water in all the rooms. Water has soaked up the walls to nearly a foot <br />
and a half. And i am sick to my stomach every time the rains pour from <br />
the sky. Please, will you pray that God will send us more sunny days <br />
until the roof goes up.<br />
And pray that i don't lose my temper with this shop owner. I believe I can <br />
certainly forgive my hardware store owner friend but I will not shop <br />
at his store again.<br />
I hear the rain even now, sigh. Perhaps I have <br />
ruined what little was still in tact of the fire damaged Busoro house.</div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-82592738008086264522011-09-28T08:46:00.000-07:002011-09-28T09:33:22.504-07:00the Untold Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;">It was a sweet moment when I watched Aboki Michael the Roofer admire from several differnt angles on the ground, the straightlines of the roof trusses he'd built in about four days. It is truely an impressive sight. He used only a hand saw, a tape measure, a roll of string, hammer and nails and of course 2x4's and 2x6es. Aboki is the husband of one wife and they have one daughter who is about 4 yrs old and I am fairly sure that Michael knows and loves Jesus.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;">Remember that moma goat...she posed for a quick photo with her kids in the morning light.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;">Lawyer Musana keeps giving me mixed messages about the Judge in Fort Portal regarding the guardianship hearing for Kym and Lydia. First I was told that the Judge wouldn't be in Fort Portal until November. When I asked about an update on the situation Lawyer Musana said the Judge would in fact be here sooner than November. He then assured me he would get an appointment with him for us during the first week in Oct. When I rang him again he said, "Well he is very difficult to see these days." But again he assured me we would see him in the next month or so but honestly, i'm discouraged that the story keeps changing. "TIA" This is Africa, as Scott reminded me this week regarding the rebuilding of my house. So we wait. God is in control not the Judge or Lawyer Musana. Please Pray!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></div>
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pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-32809941254111054602011-09-25T22:26:00.001-07:002011-09-25T22:26:44.535-07:00thoughts from last week...<div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">On Wednesday i drove down the lane going to town. I was leaving the lovely house that has been given to me to stay in rent free, I noted an handsome brown and white goat with horns. I always notice nice looking goats! The next day when i drove down the lane that same goat had Three Kids, all white with black spots jumping and nuzzling thier mother's udder. </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "> </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">On Saturday i shared thoughts </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">about God from my Bible reading of Solomon building the Temple of God from I Kings 7&8 </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">with the men who worked tearing down plaster on the burnt house for the last two weeks. It was a poinient moment when I used a nickname they keep calling one of the guys, "My Dear", when i told all of them that that is the exactly what God thinks of YOU when he looks at each of you! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div> </div></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">That same day I met with the Women's Bible Study at the Busoro New Life Church, my neighbors. I showed them the beautiful things I had bought from Amani ya Juu in Nairobi. Afterwards I talked to them about the perfect things that were created to go in God's temple by Solomon. "There was nothing shabby that went in to the temple. This is an example for us as we consider creating beautiful textile art, nothing shabby but everything must meet a high standard of quality for God's glory." Joyce the Country director at Amani ya Juu told me she saw many tears shed in the quality control room when items were examied. </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><br></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">I like these women. We were few but we had a good time together. They were amazed by the beautiful quilt, Advent Wreath and other items i brought to show them. I asked them to begin praying and asking God to show us what local materials from the Batoro culture we can use to create art to sell. </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">What does an African woman think when her husband of about 8-10 years does not come home several nights per week or does she try not to think at all? In the same line of thinking the grief of my friend whose niece (also my friend)</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">, whose husband stayed away at his family home for a month, upon returning told her he had taken a second wife because she could not produce a child for him. Grief and saddness floods our hearts.</span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><br></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">I read in a book called "Emma's War", a quote from Emma's Sudanese father-in-law, "African men will always use their culture to take a second wife." I suppose God has a tender heart for men and women when we use our own selfish desires to choose what we want rather than follow the narrow way of sacrifice for someone we love. I am grateful that God has mercy on me when I follow my own selfish desires instead of making choices that bring glory to him. </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-35297793919134577782011-09-19T06:29:00.000-07:002011-09-19T06:33:05.832-07:00Amani means Peace<div><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:5CC439A5-A404-4CA5-8121-C759DC2B3045"></div><div>Amani means Peace<br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma">It's been a long while since I've posted due to my departure from the USA, much travel and settling back in to Fort Portal, Uganda.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma">I am excited about is my visit with Joyce Muraya in Nairobi, Kenya at "Amani ya Juu". Joyce is the country Director for Amani and we had a short but very meaningful visit in late Aug. I wanted to learn about how Amani got started, how the operation runs and how they maintain such a high quality of standards for the gifts and crafts they create. </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">I was amazed by the beautiful work they do! I bought a lovely bed quilt made mostly of blues, pictured here. I purchased an beautiful Advent Wreath with coconut shell buttons, a ruffled Kitchen Apron, two wall hangings one in pinks and reds another with a woman dancing both quilted, Christmas ornaments for my girls. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">The women who are training and working at Amani are both refugees and vulnerable women. They learn fabric Batik, Block Printing on fabric, quilting, bead work and so much more. The women also study the scriptures and some have been involved with Amani since it's beginning.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"> Their experts Artisans are the primary trainers/mentors who in-turn train other women, all who are enrolled earn a commensurate sponsorship wage in the program. Each and every item is cost assessed to determine the time materials and expertise needed to create a particular item. When an individuals skill level is assessed at the highest quality then they become trainers of other women. The women are also free to buy their own materials and produce and sell outside Amani but when using Amani materials gifts are sold and the artisan earns a % sponsorship wage. The items are then sold in the Amani shop, online or shipped to the new Washington DC store. Amani functions according to many different systems that have been developed over the years. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"> </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma">I learned from Joyce what happens behind the scenes and how the operation works. Amani does not function as a Technical School or a Business that employs laborers but functions as a Training Institute with a business arm. Amani as an organization is a strong proponent of networks of church, family and community, not an entitiy on which to become dependant.</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">One of my challenges will be to find out how the Women of the Proverbs project will function: as a charitable, Non-government Organization, or a Foundation Trust in Uganda or exactly what type of organization will best describe our function in the community. This may not be an issue as World Harvest Mission is already an Non-government Organization. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">I particulairly like a principle Joyce and I discussed that has an African proverb to emphasize it's importance. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Hakuna Chabure! Nothing is for free! </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; ">P.S. I've settled in to a lovely home in Bugunda a small village outside of Fort Portal and not far from my village of Busoro. By God's grace and generous individual financial supporters plus generous gifts from Redeemer Church WS-NC, Grace Community Church in Kernersville NC, and Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville VA, rebuilding has begun on the fire damaged house in Fort Portal. With the help of a friend who hopes to be paid in Iron Roofing Sheets I've started work on the burned house. There are 11 guys, 1 Carpenter for the roof, and 2 masons all working for these two weeks to remove the cement plaster from the brick walls, repair damaged walls, clear the rubble from inside the remaining exterior walls and raise the roofing structure. The house is huge by the way! This is no small task and i am grateful for the crew of guys God has brought to work on the house!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Papyrus" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Papyrus"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">In silent night when rest I took, <br>For sorrow neer I did not look, <br>I waken'd was with thundring nois <br>And Piteous shreiks of dreadfull voice. <br>That fearfull sound of fire and fire, <br>Let no man know is my Desire. <br>I, starting up, the light did spye, <br>And to my God my heart did cry <br>To strengthen me in my Distresse <br>And not to leave me succourlesse. <br>Then coming out beheld a space, <br>The flame consume my dwelling place.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">And, when I could no longer look, <br>I blest his Name that gave and took, <br>That layd my goods now in the dust: <br>Yea so it was, and so 'twas just. <br>It was his own: it was not mine; <br>Far be it that I should repine.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">He might of All justly bereft, <br>But yet sufficient for us left. <br>When by the Ruines oft I past, <br>My sorrowing eyes aside did cast, <br>And here and there the places spye <br>Where oft I sate, and long did lye.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Here stood that Trunk, and there that chest; <br>There lay that store I counted best: <br>My pleasant things in ashes lye, <br>And them behold no more shall I. <br>Under thy roof no guest shall sitt, <br>Nor at thy Table eat a bitt.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">No pleasant tale shall 'ere be told, <br>Nor things recounted done of old. <br>No Candle 'ere shall shine in Thee, <br>Nor bridegroom's voice ere heard shall bee. <br>In silence ever shalt thou lye; <br>Adieu, Adeiu; All's vanity.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Then streight I gin my heart to chide, <br>And didst thy wealth on earth abide? <br>Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust, <br>The arm of flesh didst make thy trust? <br>Raise up thy thoughts above the skye <br>That dunghill mists away may flie.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Thou hast an house on high erect <br>Fram'd by that mighty Architect, <br>With glory richly furnished, <br>Stands permanent tho' this bee fled. <br>It's purchased, and paid for too <br>By him who hath enough to doe.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New', Times, serif, serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">A Prise so vast as is unknown, <br>Yet, by his Gift, is made thine own. <br>Ther's wealth enough, I need no more; <br>Farewell my Pelf, farewell my Store. <br>The world no longer let me Love, <br>My hope and Treasure lyes Above.</p><div></div></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><div id="yiv120760517"><div>Kids room/boys room</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-86500376143398699192011-07-21T02:46:00.001-07:002011-07-21T02:46:17.332-07:00Beauty, Ashes and the Sovereignty of God<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7A820CBC-0C4E-4DA7-B0CD-C1E80B4AB5C5"></div><div>This was my future home and guesthouse where I was planning to live and work from in Fort Portal, Uganda with the Women of the Proverbs. </div><div><div><div>However, late last Sunday night i got a call on my cell phone from my boss Scott Myhre in Kenya, he said, "There has been an explosion..." A prayer shot through my brain, please God, not St. Paul's School dormitories, where Kym and Lydia are boarding!) "...Sam Kasule heard a loud noise and went outside to find a fire in the former Chedester House! Pat, the house has completely burned the rafters collapsed on fire and everything inside the house is lost!" I asked if anyone was inside and he said "No, no one was inside!" Praise GOD! I thank God that no one was in the house! This is God's covering and gift. All most everything I owned was in the house since I moved it all from Bundibugyo in March before I left Uganda. I only cried in thanksgiving for God's mercy in sparing anyone from being in the house and that it was NOT St. Paul's school dorms. Stuff can be replaced for the most part, loved ones can't. Along with Pastor Sam, church elders and Jeff Cash, Church of Christ Missionary, (who has petitioned the district MP for Fire truck for years) he gathered a group of fire fighters and came to the house. They tried their best to battle the flames with water from the rain tanks but it was all lost. </div><div><br></div><div>On Monday morning I caught the 5:30am Shuttle to the Dallas Airport. I thought continuously about the implications but never worried. I talked the whole time to God, "God, what are you up to? I know You have a plan. God,You are in control, not me! Give me faith to believe that You will provide for Kym, Lydia, Joyce and I. " I remembered the verse from Isaiah 61... "I will give you a crown of beauty in exchange for ashes," as i considered the losses. I remembered the hymn from the day before, "Oh, how He loves you and me." God is giving me much faith. I drove home singing with the the cd, "Blessed be the LORD..., He gives and takes away, Blessed be name the LORD, Blessed be your HOLY NAME!" As Hunter said in a recent sermon..."this is one where i have to throw away my 'what would Jesus do bracelet'". Typically I would react with anxiety, emotion and fear, but God is giving me a deep and abiding sense of His goodness, sovereignty and love over these last 48 hours. Thank you for praying for me and for us. </div><div><br></div><div>Pastor Sam Kasule and the church family are planning a day of pray for the Project and the plans for my future and WHM's presence in Busoro. Jeff Cheryl Cash our dear friends, missionaries with the Church of Christ cried tears of sadness for the losses as they sorted through the remains, along with the church leaders trying to secure a few remnants like Solar Panels before it gets looted. I asked Cheryl to search for the girls late father's Army ID. This is a critical document for me to have in order to apply to the Army to receive his pension for the girls. When they went in to the office room and stood in the remains of ashes and soot, Cheryl prayed. Then Jeff reached down and picked up a hand full of papers, there it was, burned on the edges but with some legible information. Thank You GOD! Sam will report this to the Police as they document the losses. Praise GOD for this find! Cheryl and Jeff also recovered about 100 photos and a few letters from my mother. Jennifer also reminded me," We can only lift our arms in faith to say that He had a reason for clearing out this path, this house, completely. Your vision and calling still stand." Scott said something similar in telling me that there is no reason to change your return plans to Uganda in August. This was a great relief and joy to hear him say. I miss the girls and hope to talk to them tomorrow as I have organized with the Headmaster to call them on his cell phone. </div><div>I am deeply grateful for your kind words in the loss and prayers of encouragement. Let us hold unswervingly to our faith in Him (that He gives to us!) through all suffering, difficulties and uncertainties. </div></div><div><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font face="Papyrus" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Papyrus"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; min-height: 28px; "><br></div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-44449272124582204632011-07-10T08:19:00.001-07:002011-07-10T08:19:11.529-07:00Fwd: Happy Birthday South Sudan!!!<div>This post is from my friend Heidi and i just couldn't help sharing it with you on the Blog. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOUTHERN SUDAN! <br><blockquote type="cite"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal">8 July 2011</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Ladies and Gentlemen…..</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Drumroll please…….</p><p class="MsoNormal"> In a matter of hours, The Republic of South Sudan will become the 196<sup>th</sup> nation in the world, and the 55<sup>th</sup> country in Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In a matter of ours, July 9<sup>th</sup> will dawn and South Sudan will celebrate it's Independence Day, just 5 days after we celebrated the anniversary of our own country's Independence Day.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> How in the world do you start a new country?!?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is my question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Luckily this is not my job and there are people who think about these things for a living <span style="font-family: Wingdings;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span></span> And, luckily these folks share their thoughts in layman's terms in publicly accessible forums like the internet!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Karen Masso recently posted the following link to the website of the <a href="http://www.goss-online.org">Government of South Sudan</a> (GOSS).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here, if you have questions like I do, you'll find all kind of information, including a helpful summary of what comes next – "What's next for the new country."</p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's a few tidbits from that document:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 39.2pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Background: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005) brought an end to 21 years of civil war in Sudan and decades of struggle between the northern and southern parts of the country – this Agreement established the opportunity for a Referendum (January 2011) giving the South the chance to vote whether to remain part of Sudan or secede and become their own country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The vote was deemed open and fair<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and was overwhelmingly in favor of secession – 98.83%.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.2pt"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 39.2pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit will be sworn in as president of the new Republic of South Sudan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(That's him in the cowboy hat – evidently the hat is his trademark).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has been First Vice President of Sudan since Aug. 2005.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 39.2pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The flag of the new Republic will be the flag which has represented the Sudan's People Liberation Army (which during the war fought against northern Sudan on behalf of the South).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 39.2pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The new currency – South Sudan Pound – will be put into circulation in coming months.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>South Sudan is not starting from scratch. For the past six years, the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) has enjoyed considerable autonomy, with an elected Assembly, Government and a functioning judicial system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>South Sudan is comprised of 10 States, each with their own Governor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The official language of South Sudan will change from English AND Arabic, to only English.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span>Southern Sudanese Assembly members currently in the Government of National Unity in Khartoum will leave their posts and join the South Sudan Legislative Assembly in Juba.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Government is committed to the concept of soft borders with the North, allowing freedom of movement for pastoralists and traders who regularly traverse the North-South boundaries. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.2pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:28.0pt list 39.2pt left 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span>Some critical issues in the CPA remain unresolved such as the final status of Abyei, arrangements for the states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile and the demarcation of the North/South Border. These issues are still subject to negotiation, with the support of international mediators such as the African Union High Implementation Panel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> Teammates have said today feels like Christmas Eve in South Sudan, celebratory festivities in preparation, and excitement is in the air!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> Please join us in praying for South Sudan! Praying for joyous and peaceful celebrations tomorrow, for peaceful and just finalization of border issues still in negotiations, and for this process to lead to the prospering of the people of South Sudan.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> Thank you for your partnership in God's work in South Sudan!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> Heidi</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">hlutjens.blogspot.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div><br>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-10857633124994412812011-07-01T14:20:00.000-07:002011-07-01T14:50:47.754-07:00Community Family Fun Night!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I am still North Carolina with a month and little over a week until my return to Uganda on August 10th. "I've been Ganda too Longa!" </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A month or so ago Molly inspired me to have a party and show a movie outside. So with that great idea on the 24th of June I invited my community at church, the nearby Ardmore neighborhood and anyone who stood still long enough, to "Come and Celebrate Africa!" I had two goals for the event: Community Fun, and to raise awareness for the Women of the Proverbs project. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some wonderful things happened that night! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kathy K. suggested we have a Raffle, then over the course of a week and a half created at least 12 sets of beautiful African style necklace and bracelet sets to raffle off! Kathy and Paul K. (I call, my other family) also donated colorful West African clothing from Mali. So with the help of Salem V. and her family, plus Jitka H., Kathy R. and Marie along with Kathy and Katie they sold over 320 tickets. Paul K. MC'ed the Raffle with 28 items, including a couple of donated African statues and a mask!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jean Eubanks, a Chef I met at church agreed to prepare goat meat stew. I chose this because it's a common Africa sauce eaten with food. After we made Jean's connection to Mr. Chaudhry an established Butcher in Siler City, he DONATED 60 lbs. of goat meat! Our menu for the evening was Taghdeghena sauce with chicken a favorite sauce from Mali made by Kathy K., Goat Meat Stew, Beef Stew both prepared in an African fashion, Gnut sauce from Uganda, Beans, Chapati prepared by my new Kenyan friend Purity Rachugo, Cooked Green Bananas, Rice of course then Plantains prepared in a sweet way (Judy J.), Pineapple, Mango, Watermelon and Papaya Fruit Salad, Chocolate Cake squares a donation by our own Dewey's Bakery then lots of Brownies made by friends (Kim D., Jeanie W., Gayle S., Nan B., Isabel G.) to represent Cocoa the cash crop in Bundibugyo! People brought their lawn chairs, blankets and appetites and enjoyed Goat Stew and cooked bananas for the first time ever! Gabby M. and Maddy H. agreed to face paint African Mask designs on kids and to my surprize even adults joined the fun! The face paint Art work was bright and colorful! </span></div><div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To cool the palate, Bev and Dave M. provided the Sno-Cone Machine and the kids manned it providing a few hours of fun! I booked Olivia Sledge a dance Instructor to provide us with an African Dance Demo. She came to the event with four drummers (two Ghanaian men who were very happy to eat Goat Meat Stew) and two additional dancers! Yay! It was African festive indeed! A good number of men, women and children participated in African dance and we all enjoyed watching! I added a Ugandan hooting sound during the dance just to accent the happiness of drumming and movement! It was spectacular! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Colin Tribby an instructor from the Forsyth County a School System joined the Drum team and they played together for more than an hour! It was great fun! After the excitement of the Raffle Josh K. prepared for the movie, "The Gods Must Be Crazy" set up on a screen in the grass. Several families stayed to watch the movie until the end. With the help of Molly J., Katie K., Lou C., Amy S., Carla S., Debbie B. and many others, we washed pots, brought in tables, chairs and food. God smiled on us with a lovely and lightly cloud covered summer evening! Thank you Papa! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was exhausted for the next two days but very happy! The Community Family Fun Night was a great success with both goals accomplished! I am grateful for everyone who danced, ate, face painted and generally had fun! I am also grateful for the new and old friends that came that night, the gifts that were given to the WOP project and the generosity of Helpers. I could not have done it with out you! And of course those who bought raffle tickets, thank you! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My hope is this that wherever the Women of the Proverbs project is mentioned, God will get the glory! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PHOTOS TO COME!</span></div><div style="font-family: Papyrus;"></div></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-66059830139830560242011-06-07T13:53:00.000-07:002011-07-01T14:51:43.092-07:00Looking for A Few Creative Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Women of the Proverbs </span></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCXuwNhllAdzzFnxKfs393dDWahxNRIURXiJ6QjXNpAjFFo2k1zPyTW9FNJElCrc0M8_vSXz5qBqwIh27UJmBwB5gFFmi_6_1WzNy8DpDtH1KW1m7Sy3RzAwrQy5t7ZFjzz1dLHCcp-s/s1600/IMG_3622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCXuwNhllAdzzFnxKfs393dDWahxNRIURXiJ6QjXNpAjFFo2k1zPyTW9FNJElCrc0M8_vSXz5qBqwIh27UJmBwB5gFFmi_6_1WzNy8DpDtH1KW1m7Sy3RzAwrQy5t7ZFjzz1dLHCcp-s/s320/IMG_3622.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The country of Uganda was once called ‘the pearl of Africa’ by Winston Churchill. It has lush tropical rain forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife, spectacular sunsets and many natural resources. But the real jewels of this land-locked country the size of South Carolina are its people who are warm, friendly, sincere, and hard working. As in most African countries, women are the true backbone of their communities. If you can enhance women’s leadership potential, equip them with income generating skills and open them up to the power of the gospel, whole communities become transformed.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> It has been said in Africa, “Disciple a woman, disciple a nation.” The Women of the Proverbs project (WOP) seeks to do just this by empowering women in the village of Busoru. The project will train women through a Bible study focused on finance, business, character development and stewardship while simultaneously teaching the creative arts. WOP will use textiles, recycled fabric, fibers and other mediums of expression for women to develop themselves for the world’s good and God’s glory.</span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Who?</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For 17 years, Pat Abbott lived in Bundibugyo, western Uganda as a missionary with World Harvest Mission (</span><a href="http://www.whm.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">www.whm.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">). In March 2011, God called her to move to Busoru and begin a ministry for women focusing specifically on textile arts and discipleship. Pat has a BA degree in Art from Salem-Teikyo University in WV. This project returns Pat to her heart’s deepest passions and her twin desires to continue to remain in Uganda and live close to two orphaned children God has put in her life.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Pat has a vision to use local materials like beautiful </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">kitengi</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> – wax print cloth widely available from the Democratic Republic of Congo, cotton grown in nearby Kasese, and papyrus that comes from the swamp areas. These, coupled with the principles of color, design, and quality control, create the potential for art products made by WOP to be a source of income for women.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Where?</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The town closest to Busoru is Fort Portal; it is the capital of Kabarole district. This western region has one of the highest HIV infection rates in Uganda (6.9 %)</span><a href="x-msg://536/#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super;"><sup><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[2]</span></span></span></sup></span></sup></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Many women have been widowed or abandoned due to AIDS, war, or other tragedies, and struggle to raise family members as solo parents. In 1985, World Harvest Mission started a Presbyterian church in Fort Portal. They later bought land and moved to the village of Busoro 5 kilometers away. This church is entirely Ugandan-led; it also manages a primary school called Hope School. Zoe Kasule, the pastor’s wife, has taught Bible study to women in the church for more than 16 years. Zoe has prayed for a development project for women in the area for years. She and Pat will co-lead WOP, with financial support raised by Pat and prayer support from WHM. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Goals</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The goals of this project are to: </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Identify, develop and disciple a dozen or so chosen leaders who will be known as “the Tabithas”</span><a href="x-msg://536/#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super;"><sup><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align: super;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[3]</span></span></span></sup></span></sup></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[The specific aims for these women will to grow a deeper understanding of the centrality of the gospel in their lives, put into practice what they learn, and teach others what they have mastered. ]</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Train, equip, and mobilize women in leadership through Bible study and the creative arts.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Create beauty by individual self-expression through textile art that glorifies God and empowers these women and their families.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. Teach a missional understanding of economic development that blesses families and encourages the church.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Mentor women in the ministry of mercy to the poor and disenfranchised.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIvWUTWMxbQU2Q-7Gc8exN_e5qp0sJorvcIr4GPtE0FSMSwkJmELcc5pp9cbFeCVSeGu_4F3sB3wSI3YAwK18k1uPGMiQf-_OhdVUuF1uqZ0Wj6pkBhgVKbfpUS0Kb53dbDQGa74mtgM/s1600/IMG_3688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIvWUTWMxbQU2Q-7Gc8exN_e5qp0sJorvcIr4GPtE0FSMSwkJmELcc5pp9cbFeCVSeGu_4F3sB3wSI3YAwK18k1uPGMiQf-_OhdVUuF1uqZ0Wj6pkBhgVKbfpUS0Kb53dbDQGa74mtgM/s320/IMG_3688.JPG" width="240" /></span></a><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Needs</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Current needs include:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a) Prayer for the vision</span></span></span></u><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to identify up to 10-12 women (the Tabithas) who have the willingness, determination and ability to spend 4-5 days learning one or more of the following:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sewing </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Quilting</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Designing patterns</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Weaving</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The fundamentals of color design</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The significance of using art to glorify God</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The importance of quality control</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 46pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">·</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Creating art from found and recycled materials</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> b) Recruitment of U.S-based artisan partners</span></span></span></u><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for two short-term teams to visit in the spring or summer of 2012. The main purpose of each visit would be to train and equip the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tabithas in different arts-related skills (listed above). This art component will be part of an intensive 6-8 week training program that will be spearheaded by Pat and Zoe. Along with leadership training and discipleship, this training piece will encourage the Tabithas to apply their skills in the marketplace and explore each woman’s potential to become a teacher of the WOP. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Support for Artisans</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Though this is not a typical mission trip but more of a community development endeavor, each artisan will be expected to raise prayer and financial support for their trip. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Contacts</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If this project sounds interesting to you or you know of a woman who may have the skills we’re looking for, please get in touch with us by leaving a comment on this page! Thanks! </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div>pat abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963721324602393980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554993235228583907.post-75213347558989473412011-05-14T18:28:00.001-07:002011-05-14T18:59:03.375-07:00Whimsical Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div>Last Sat. the 7th of May Maureen and I went the Whimsical Women Spring Art Show in Chapel Hill NC . We joined Elaine,her dog Cosmos and her friend Kath. We saw exceptional art, met extraordinary artists and even found a few friends among them. We also saw and bought some amazing art! Is that a surprize to anyone who knows "Whimsical Women"?<br />
We talked to four women that expressed a desire and willingness to come to teach women in Uganda. The first woman we met when we walked in to the Artisan's circle was Tiffany. She'd been to Kenya and Uganda and had a wonderful sense of color that her Father had given to her as a gift. </div><div>Another women designed and made art from old clothing (sweaters her sweetie had ruined in the wash :O). She had a sense of whimsy that made her art appealing and fun. Her name was Janice. When Maureen and i kept on talking about Uganda she stopped us and said, "You don't have to keep convincing me i'm in." We all laughed and exchanged info! </div><div>A third woman with award winning bead designs I would never imagined might come to teach in Uganda because her work was exceptionally beautiful, but Maureen was after her with great fervor! She is from Winston-Salem NC. We would love to have this woman come and teach women in Uganda. Her jewelry is superior quality with amazing color combinations . Oh me of little faith! </div><div>The fourth was our own beloved Jennifer C.This woman can do incredible art work with material stitching it into beautiful flowers, etching gourds and whimsical bricks! Bricks you say...? Yes bricks! Jennifer is also a teacher! These were very encouraging women to make contacts with for the project</div></div><div></div><div><div style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqW0t-iecpQB8RwM7NUInJkK1F89oxT0fBFfvG9iQ2QCm00zkXpxtCTwAVC_cQsD28PWptDMVH8MTzU1Dh0LDsWXeIjyvqRT87f9g1X8HCzh7vrTS_js5BJ5Nv7hLz4k7wpY9Ci4FY8M/s1600/IMG_4470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqW0t-iecpQB8RwM7NUInJkK1F89oxT0fBFfvG9iQ2QCm00zkXpxtCTwAVC_cQsD28PWptDMVH8MTzU1Dh0LDsWXeIjyvqRT87f9g1X8HCzh7vrTS_js5BJ5Nv7hLz4k7wpY9Ci4FY8M/s320/IMG_4470.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Papyrus; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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