Riding in God's Palm

Friday, October 30, 2026

The Rest of September 2026

Oh, it's a sun shiny day during rainy season. :)

Kids club is still happening at home, at least 2 Saturdays a month. 66 children are on the attendance list. A few weeks ago, the kids gifted me with the most precious sunflower earrings, and two homemade bracelets, accompanied by a poem. So sweet.

We are currently with Old Testament Moses in the desert. The kids can do a fantastic summary of God and His people in the book of Genesis.

A few of us older Mama's from church - we like to gather every other Monday night for prayer, accountability, and sharing.

I'm so grateful for Emma and Okello who continue to help us on the home front.

Home is such a sanctuary for me.

We have a new calf in the village.

One of our friends gifted us a night away at Sipi Falls.

God's creation is soothing to a busy heart.

We then proceeded to check out his new rice mill.

We are so proud of this amazing engineer

We proceeded to Jinja for 3 days of meetings with Resonate Global Mission and various Timothy Leadership Trainers. We are thankful for the team partnership.

One evening, after workshops all day, we spent one hour on a boat, at the source of the Nile River. It's really high right now.

Here we are with our regional, Ugandan, and Kenyan TLT leaders.

I finally got a haircut, while in Jinja. I think it had been 13 months.

Celebrating Ernest.

We love celebrating the youth at church.

Back to Moyo District

Resonate Global Mission has a ministry called "Educational Care", and my dear friend Barbara and I love travelling to Moyo district, 3.5 hours from Gulu, to walk alongside South Sudanese teachers in the refugee camp. The drive is gorgeous, the roads are rustic, and the teachers are hungry for knowledge.

Driving to the camp

After a day of training. Soaking those for sure!

Module 4, out of 5, was completed during the second week of September.

"Leadership in a Christian School"

Fire is so mesmerizing and the food is yummy.

The school - venue

When it's too hot for the classroom, we move to the shady tree.

It's been nice serving alongside Barbara. I have the joy of being her driver and training sidekick. We have been in Moyo district for over 4 years. Educational Care is set up to teach one module for 3-5 days, then there is a 3 month time to implement an action plan, then we gather together to discuss/work through the next module. I believe this is my third group of teachers to train. Each group is thirsty for knowledge, because the education system in lacking in northern Uganda. Some of these teachers have barely finished Grade 7 and have gone on to teach the new generations.

Since there is no room for us in the camp, Barbara and I drive an hour back to Moyo town to eat and sleep. Here we are out for an evening stroll.

One Week in Yumbe

September was a fantastic month for me. I love moving around, training and equipping, and seeing God at work all around northern Uganda.

During the first week, Moses and I, along with our daughter Becky, and our dear, long-time friend Teddy, drove 5 hours north (and had to cross the Nile River by ferry) to reach Yumbe district. There we partnered with another friend to bring Sunday school curriculum to South Sudanese refugee camps.