Archive for July, 2006
July 31stMore Photos...
...in the gallery, taken on Sunday afternoon.
Wine for Agnes
Yes, the post about the wine controversy, which I forgot about adding a few days ago! Thanks to Agnes for reminding me in the comments for that previous post.
Here's the story:
We were...
July 30th
Visit to Kakuma Refugee Camp
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the refugee camp in Kakuma, which is about an hour and a half south of Lokichoggio, with Elijah, the manager, and a couple of the radio producers from MERF....
July 28th
James Gatkoi Sings "Worship The King" in Nuer
Here's one of the trainees singing a song from the Nuer hymnbook - "Worship The King." Recognize the tune?
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I Get Requests
Yes I do, several requests, from students who are looking for various kinds of support for the work that they are doing. Here's one who took the time to write out a vision statement, who asked me...
July 26th
What We've Been Up To
Classes continue to go well, even though I no longer have a translator, unfortunately. If you look in the photo galleries, you will find a picture entitled "Teamwork" in one of the student pictures...
July 25th
Back in Touch
After four days with no Internet access, we're back online here at MERF. The Internet service provider here in Lokichoggio doesn't seem to be the keenest on customer service, but when the service...
July 24th
No Internet
I'm without Internet access at the moment, which explains the lack of content for the last couple of days. I hope to have access back tomorrow, and more posts and pictures will be added then.
July 21st
Anuak Hymn
Here are Ojoo, Ojwak, Lim, and Michael, the four Anuak students, singing an Anuak hymn. The Anuaks do not have a hymnbook (unlike the Dinka and the Nuer), which means that their songs are truly...
One Month!
It has now been a month since I arrived in Loki, and time continues to fly by. Another week of classes is almost complete (we have a half-day of instruction, two classes, on Saturday mornings), and...
July 19th
Dust
The wind has died down now, but this evening I experienced my first Lokichoggio dust storm - the wind was roaring, and clouds of dust and sand were billowing everywhere. It feels like everything is...
David Thok Lual Introduces Himself
Here is one of the trainees, David Thok, with his first take at introducing himself on camera:
July 17th
Guestbook Added
If you take a look at the right of this page, you'll notice that I've added a guestbook to the site. Well, actually, I shouldn't say "I've" - it wasn't me - Jonathan Reinink added the guestbook -...
Lyrics and Translation of the Kiswahili Hymn
Bwana, U Sehemu Yangu - #34, Psalm 73:26
(Lord, you are my portion)
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Bwana U sehemu yangu - Lord, you are my portion
Rafiki yangu, wewe - You are my friend
Katika safari yangu -...
Another Song
This is Isaiah - he's a 16 year-old from the Nuba Mountains area of Southern Sudan, and he's the youngest student in the current class. Here he's singing a hymn in his own language on the music...
July 16th
Video - I figured it out, I think...
If this is working the way it should, there should be a box underneath this writing that will play a video of a group of the Kiswahili-speaking students and I singing a Kiswahili hymn. It's a...
Two New Albums Added to the Gallery
Some scenery pictures, and a surprising T-shirt!
Continued...
As I was saying, one of the students' father has four wives. In our discussion the other night (and other discussions), I've pointed out how polygamy in Scripture is always shown as having...
July 15th
Cows, Wives, Embracing, Holding Hands, and Wine
Wow, what a combination of topics!
But they are all intertwined, somehow, trust me - and they all speak about the cultural differences between the teacher and his students.
Yesterday,...