Why try a Mission trip.  Thirteen years ago, I joined a team that came from Intervarsity USA to do a short-term mission trip to Kenya. I was among the three Kenyans that joined 45 American students in a three-month short trip mission.  When I reflect, I can tell that this became part of the journey that has defined who I am becoming.   They posted me to Kakuma refugee camp with 2 other American girls and what I thought was a familiar mission seized being one immediately we reached the land, and everything was unfamiliar. Over the last 10 year  s, I have had an opportunity of leading many short-term mission trips. Benefits of Short-term mission trips 1.     Exposure to global issues affecting global missions: As a way of involvement in Global missions’ short-term mission trips from the west to third world countries. These trips have been very helpful in exposing many people to the realities of global issues and missions, which therea...

“Am not Right; you are not wrong” we are just different. “Will you marry me?” after prayer and thoughts, my answer is Yes. While we are in Norway, Africa is just ‘one country,’ and Uganda and Kenya are ‘neighboring districts.’ As we leave Europe, we are sure we want to try this, and our song is “No mountain is too high, no valley too low.” On reaching Kenya, Africa's reality as a continent meets me, and Uganda as a neighboring country mile apart hits me. Anyway, we had promised each other that if love can stand the distance, we will go for it. Long-distance Dating I receive a phone call +256, and it's my Boyfriend but guess what, as soon as we talk for a few minutes, it's off. Ohhh, we are calling across networks in different countries; it’s an international call! Oops. Well, MTN had an offer of 99%, but you could only get it at that price from 2.00-4.00 am. So, change of sleeping system everyday date with my Ugandan boyfriend 3.00-4.30 am. We must go to work b...

These days I feel like the Lawyer who after receiving an answer on what is the greatest commandment wonders who is their neighbor? My reasons are slightly different, I am just trying to wrap the fact that I have no idea who lives next to me. Don’t judge me yet am dwelling in an individualistic community and this is the norm,  so I am told: "it's just different”. What shall I do to inherit eternal life? Mathew which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus turns the question to him “what does the law say? How do you read it?  ‘‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you will live. To justify his actions, he asked “who is my Neighbor” never mind he wants to test Jesus and see whether he understands the Law. So, the legal expert is confronted with a parable by Jesus and Just as the priest is looking for a loophole to avoid the inconvenience of helping his neighbo...

Our savior is born.  God loved and decided to send His one and only son to save the world. Jesus had to leave his usual heavenly glory and come to earth.  What do you think were the differences between the host and the home culture?  He wasn't just a great teacher and a prophet I believe He was the son of God who took a bodily form and crossed to come to us.   I can guess that it was very different.  To make it worse Jesus did not just leave and enter the world.  He had to be born as a baby and experience normal aging.  He had to understand not just the culture but humanity.  Born as a baby and having to grow in a family and follow the usual stages of growth.  This was very different for him I guess.  He was therefore born within a culture with values, beliefs, and worldviews which some of them contradicted with those of where He came from.  Any contradictions you can guess?  So........ 1. He knew why He...