Blogs about: Two Years In Uganda
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The Unfamiliar Problem of Violence
The poorest people in our world suffer from a lot of familiar problems. They suffer from hunger, homelessness, illiteracy and sickness. And in response, all over the world, people of goodwill bring to… more →
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The Unfamiliar Problem of Violence
wrote 9 hours ago: The poorest people in our world suffer from a lot of familiar problems. They suffer from hunger, hom … more →
What is Property Grabbing?
wrote 9 months ago: Still unsure of what I did in Uganda for two years? As keen a communicator as I might try to be, I … more →
Writing the Return
wrote 10 months ago: Putting my return month into words is unexpectedly hard, so I’m thankful for these pitch-perfe … more →
Grace's Story
wrote 10 months ago: I’m completely speechless. And tearful. And overjoyed. This is the story that defined my two y … more →
Young Achievers: Part 2
wrote 10 months ago: Clearly the best part of spending the day at Young Achievers was hanging with the kids. Eight-year-o … more →
Young Achievers: Part 1
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wrote 10 months ago: This is Praise, and she is the most impressive person I’ve ever met. I heard about her through … more →
Saying Goodbye
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wrote 10 months ago: My last sunset in Kampala. Dang homie. And just like that, I’m back on US soil. Uganda’s … more →
Heading Home
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wrote 10 months ago: I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his … more →
Psalm 73
wrote 10 months ago: Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen. I was so foolish a … more →
The Countdown
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wrote 11 months ago: Every few days, a coworker will slide silently into my office and ask in a whisper when I’m leaving … more →
Surprise Party!
wrote 11 months ago: Last weekend my Kampala ex-pat friends pulled of what’s never been done before: my very first … more →
IJM's Gary Haugen: A Hero
wrote 11 months ago: On June 19, 2012, IJM President Gary Haugen was honored by the U.S. State Department for his leaders … more →
The Prep List
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wrote 11 months ago: In my update email for my May update letter, I asked friends and family for the tidbits I’d ne … more →
May Update Letter
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wrote 11 months ago: This should explain things. So, can we all just pretend that I finished my bi-monthly update letter … more →
Ready for a Close Up
wrote 12 months ago: After two years of going at this solo, my lonely little communications department was bumped up to f … more →
Four Weddings and a Future
wrote 1 year ago: I was so pleased to see this story from IJM Kampala make it up to the IJM website today. Marriage pl … more →
The Jericho Road
wrote 1 year ago: Starting in January, our office expanded its project area and embarked on a long-term “structu … more →
Salon Celebration
wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend, I took one of the longest boda-boda rides of my life across Kampala’s sprawl to … more →
Joining the Family
wrote 1 year ago: First of anything, I apologize for my ridiculous delinquency in writing over the last few months. 20 … more →
