#COVID-19UGANDA day 14: collateral damage, collateral grace, deepened not dim...
Saturday, April 4, 2020
This is how our days go : pushing curfew limits for a bit of exercise in the morning, coffee, Bible, prayer, urgent texts and emails that accumulate from other time zones, perhaps a knock at the door, a question or crisis. Into the car by 8 for the 8 mile drive to the hospital, hoping not to be s... .. read more..
Monday thankfulness
Monday, March 30, 2020
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Feeling the hole (Adoption Update)
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
I was up past 2 am last night unable to sleep. Right before heading to bed around 11, I received an email from our adoption agency with 24 pages of medical history on a baby that we're praying about adopting. It was heart breaking to think what a difficult life this little 6 month old has had so ... .. read more..
That's all folks! Moving platforms...
Friday, April 3, 2020
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The plague
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Have you ever wondered what happened to the plague? I don’t mean plague in the generic sense of an epidemic or pandemic. I mean, of course, the black death also called the bubonic plague. This is the desease that, after ravaging other continents, arrived by ship in Europe in 1347 and procee... .. read more..
Spring Newsletter
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well in this strange season we all find ourselves in. Spring has arrived, so it’s time for our quarterly newsletter. Please follow this link to view/download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LhTj2Pm2Wy-RsasRY4RruBuO-BsGn7SSThank you! – Robi... .. read more..
COVID19 in Tanzania
Saturday, April 4, 2020
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Uncertain Days but a Certain God
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020. In this strange and unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, emotions can turn on a dime. Sometimes it's necessary to just let the tears flow. Today was a full and busy day, albeit we never stepped foot outside our own gate. Our family activities were pl... .. read more..
Thought For The Day 1
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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In Canada!
Monday, March 30, 2020
Dear Friends, What a strange month this has been in so many different ways! Who could have imagined just one month ago what the world would be like today? At times like this the only thing we can do is trust in our God. Two verses have encouraged me today: Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV, emphasis mine) ... .. read more..
Robber Or Responsible
Saturday, March 28, 2020
You know you're living in unusual times when you walk in to your local cornershop wearing a mask and rather than being chased out as a potential robber you're welcomed in for being a responsible citizen. Given how tight the restrictions are for our lockdown we've had to be a bit creative in... .. read more..
Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts (31 March 2020)
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
It seems like anything written more than three days ago is ancient history right now! But hey, let’s follow tradition. Here are the most popular posts from the past 90 days. Thanks for reading! As usual, these are in chronological order. But the most popular post of all is in bold. The Colo... .. read more..
#COVID-19UGANDA day 8; on Fear and Charms and Ultimate questions
Sunday, March 29, 2020
You know the "pan" is in pandemic when you find a diagram of the coronavirus on the wall of a home in Bundibugyo. I was intrigued by the personification of those eyes; the medical detail of the protein spikes; the smear of mud on mud to make it adhere. The first sign made me assume that someone w... .. read more..
Pastors in a Pandemic
Saturday, April 4, 2020
If you've ever wondered why the ministry is called Sowers4 Pastors instead of Sowers4 SomethingElse , the current state of affairs in Honduras sums up the answer perfectly. The latest situation with Covid-19 is a poignant example of why the Sowers family firmly believes in supporting pastors, whi... .. read more..
#COVID-19UGANDA; end of week one, the paradox of weeping and truth
Saturday, March 28, 2020
It is Saturday, and the weaver birds quarrel and chatter as they bustle about their nest colony in the royal palms outside the front door. Scott is sitting outside on our patio with a policeman. Because even though we don't have COVID-19 death yet, we still have death. We are not yet on lockdown ... .. read more..
Humans and coronavirus
Thursday, April 2, 2020
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals […] .. read more..
In Shaddai's Shadow
Sunday, March 29, 2020
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Pastoring (pasting?) in confinement
Friday, March 27, 2020
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Day 16: cement sealing, masks, other...
Saturday, April 4, 2020
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Back To School.... Sort Of
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
We have always been very clear that we would not home school whilst serving overseas. It's a common choice for many that do serve overseas but we've seen too many stressed and frazzled mothers (let's be honest it's always mum who does it!) to believe it's a good thing. Sadly however, like much of... .. read more..
Can we get creative at this time?
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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ParkRun (unofficially)
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Today saw the inaugural Bizweni ParkRun under a magnificent clear blue South African sky. The crowds (two dogs) were full of excitement and expectation for this new event. We should at this point thank our unofficial sponsor Covid-19 without whom this event would not have been possible. The runne... .. read more..
Day #8. Haiti corona lockdown
Friday, March 27, 2020
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Announcement
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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First Church we built in Ecuador
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
This is the very first church that we ever built in Ecuador, in sector Puyupungo. It was the most beautiful building I’d ever seen!! Mud floor, thatched roof, bamboo walls. The beautiful House of God. It no longer stands, we now have a beautiful cement block building there, but it will alwa... .. read more..