UCU Code Buddy mentors and mentees share a joyful moment at the official launch of the program By Irene Best Nyapendi Whenever Peace Mercy Mirembe was assigned a task, she wished she had a machine to simplify most of the work. This desire for efficiency drove her to dream of inventing machines that could ease […]
UCU Director of Students Affairs, Pamela Tumwebaze, throws a disc during the disc golf launch. By Kefa Senoga Uganda Christian University (UCU) has added a new chapter to its legacy in sports by launching disc golf as the latest addition to the university’s diverse games lineup. Disc golf brings fresh opportunities for competition and the […]
Ahabwe Amon doing civil engineering practical work By Pauline Luba Whenever the elder brother of Ahabwe Amon went to school, he would leave Amon lonely at home. As a result, Amon resorted to the Internet to occupy his time. That solitude led him to watching multiple comedy skits online. What started as a search for […]
Some members of the All-Star Band at the October gala concert marking 15 years for the Brass for Africa NGO By Patty Huston-Holm Saturday night at one venue in central Kampala, Uganda, found a tuba in a wheelbarrow, young women moving with pots on their heads, a comedy skit on how a man should treat […]
By: Roger and Stephanie Poorman, Anglican Adoption Fund Grant Receipients On Wednesday, June 26, we received an email about a baby boy born in Florida on June 8. He was born a little early and was in the NICU, waiting for a family to adopt him. We waited anxiously over the weekend to find out […]
By: Canon Georgette Forney When you hear or read the word abortion, what comes to mind? Do you immediately think Democrat or Republican party platforms? Does your imagination center on the words of Genesis 1:27, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he […]
Phiona Tebattagwabwe Luswata, manager of Beri Cottages in Arua By Patty Huston-Holm Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II is the current and 36th kabaka (aka king) of the Buganda Kingdom, which is the largest and wealthiest among Uganda’s 56 tribes. Once a prince, he has five children – two princes and three princesses. “I’m […]
By: Chaney Mullins Gooley False claims about pro-life support for women and infants are all too commonplace. Supposedly, we don’t care about serving women, only passing pro-life laws. Supposedly, we don’t care about babies after they are born, we are only “pro-birth”. Supposedly, we don’t care about the woman and her future, but only care […]
The 2022 New Wineskins Missions Conference was the second one I attended. I was amazed at my first one in 2019. I felt a call to the mission field when I was twelve. In 2011, I went on my first trip and have been on several short-term trips, mainly in Southeast Asia. I was overwhelmed […]
Pakwach informal netball team with (seated, left to right) Sailas Okwairwoth, Otim Moses and Ayerango Annette By Patty Huston-Holm In a brief break from a netball game on a dirt-surfaced court in the Uganda West Nile Pakwach District, 14-year-old Kaboth Sharon, shifting from one bare foot to the other, was asked in English how she […]
Ainamaani (second-left) during a game By Pauline Luba In Runyankole, a local dialect in Uganda, the name Ainamaani means “God has power.” It is a name that usually denotes the family’s reverence of God’s ability to accomplish His will in every situation. That is the name Oriho Silver, an engineer and Kyokusiima Leonard, a businesswoman, […]
By: T. Leighton Ryder, Dcn. In the field of Christian chaplain ministry, we often think of chaplaincy in the following environments; in the military where the chaplain belongs to a unit and provides spiritual care to soldiers who are on base; in hospitals where the chaplain makes their visitation rounds providing spiritual comfort to patients […]
Some of the students after the run By Kefa Senoga It was a race more about cause than competition. And the cause was raising awareness about mental health among the members of the community of Uganda Christian University (UCU). On September 21, 2024, the UCU community participated in a mental health run, primarily to bring […]
Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba of the Church of Uganda introducing Bishop Michael Chorey to the congregation. By Kefa Senoga Before he was ordained deacon in 2003, Bishop Michael Chorey, the newly consecrated bishop of Karamoja Diocese, was already involved in Christian ministry, serving in different capacities as a missionary and lay reader. During one of his […]
This blog post was originally published on Anglican Compass on September 24, 2024, and is reposted with permission. As Anglicans, we have been taught about the power of prayer in the Kingdom of God. But do we realize such prayer should focus on fellow Christians, and especially on those who are persecuted for […]
Dr. Miria Agunyo explains to farmers the benefits of using fresh waste to make biogas By Irene Best Nyapendi Waste was once defined only as something with no purpose, but this is no longer the case. The definition of waste as something useless is not accurate among a growing number of Uganda Christian University (UCU) […]
Emily Entsminger (fourth from left) with some Uganda Studies Program (USP) staff By Kefa Senoga In 2007, Emily Entsminger left her home country, the United States (US), for the first time to come to Uganda as a student under the Uganda Studies Program (USP). In 2022, she returned to Uganda to serve on the USP […]
Abel Namureba is passionate about cryptocurrency. By Pauline Luba At 29 years old, Abel Namureba has earned the “face of cryptocurrency” nickname in Uganda. He is a passionate fintech (short for “financial technology”) enthusiast. Namureba’s educational journey began at Hormisdallen Primary School. He went to Seroma Christian High School for his O-Levels, and Turkish Light […]
Evelyn Zawedde is a Senior Associate at Ortus Advocates By Irene Best Nyapendi The main reason Evelyn Zawedde chose a career in law was to ensure equity and justice in the world. And for the 10 years that she has been practicing law, she has examples to illustrate her impact in that quest. Here is […]
Mark Seeti, dairy farmer and UCU student By Pauline Luba Mark Seeti didn’t like farming. Though his mother tried her best to nudge him into an agriculture career, he remained adamant against it. When Seeti stopped thinking of education after completing Senior Six (grade 12 or the senior year in American high schools), and following […]