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Mar
29

Nalwanga: Uganda’s first female neurosurgeon

Dr. Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga is a faculty member at UCU’s School of Medicine By Pauline Luba As a child, Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga was fascinated whenever she saw tellers in banks with bundles of cash. As such, she made up her mind to work in a bank. However, as she grew up, she realized that the […]

Mar
27

Help for Farmers: Student-built robot measures soil water sufficiency

Marvin Kauta, Felix Kennedy Akorimo and Gary Nkuraija hold the prototype they developed By Pauline Luba Imagine you are a farmer and you own land where you grow crops in Uganda. It is the dry season, and to ensure that your crops get adequate water, you install a modern irrigation system. How do you ensure […]

Mar
24

Lent Day 27: Global Anglicans On The Street

Article written by the Matthew 25 Initiative and originally posted on March 24th, 2023 as Day 27 of their 40 Days of Lent Reflections. “The Lord watches over the sojourners;he upholds the widow and the fatherless,but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.” — Psalm 146:9 Anglicans are drawing near to immigrants and […]

Mar
22

First medical student to lead UCU Kampala campus guild presidency

Zedekkia Ssekyonda is the first School of Medicine student elected Guild President for the UCU Kampala campus. By Irene Best Nyapendi Winning the Uganda Christian University (UCU) Kampala campus guild presidency did not come as a surprise to Zedekkia Ssekyonda. The fourth-year student in the School of Medicine (SoM) has had a history of leadership. […]

Mar
20

UCU alum Kagodo is Mukono’s new bishop

Kagodo was consecrated on February 26. By Pauline Luba After the death of James Kibirige, the father of new Mukono Diocese Bishop Enos Kitto Kagodo, the burden of looking after the family fell on their mother. Ruth Kibirige found herself brewing local beer and selling fish to get money to keep her children in school. […]

Mar
16

You’re Invited to the World’s Largest Baby Shower!

By: Canon Georgette Forney When I started serving as the executive director of Anglicans For Life (AFL) back in 1998, there were approximately 1.3 million abortions occurring annually according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute. I was shocked to realize the rate was so high, and I recall multiple conversations and speeches when I would ask […]

Mar
15

UCU church relations department skills clergy

The Rev. Richard Mulindwa, manager, UCU Church Relations, says training has been provided to members of the clergy in the dioceses of Mukono, Busoga, Mbale and Rwenzori. By Kefa Senoga The church relations department at Uganda Christian University (UCU) has embarked on training the Anglican clergy in Uganda with contemporary skills to be able to […]

Mar
13

UCU’s ‘For Just 10k’ campaign lifts hopes of needy students

The Chancellor of UCU, Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu (holding microphone), launching the For Just 10k campaign in June last year. Extreme left is Vice-Chancellor Aaron Mushengyezi. In June 2022, Uganda Christian University launched a fundraising campaign intended to support education of needy students at the institution. Named “For Just 10k,” the campaign was intended to […]

Mar
13

Asbury Revival 2023: When Once Again God Used Students to Wake the Church

Article written by Faith J. H. McDonnell and adapted from the original, published by The Stream on February 21, 2023. Monday, February 20, marked the thirteenth consecutive day, and the concluding public service, of a new, fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Asbury University. This ongoing gathering started at the Christian school in Wilmore, Kentucky, […]

Mar
11

Using Prayers of the Bible as models for your prayers

Part 1 in a series of 3, maybe 4 Jo Shetler had completed the translation of the Balangao New Testament. A flourishing church had been established. She was now called back to the Philippines to be a speaker at the Balangao Bible Conference. Her subject was prayer. She said that her prayer life had consisted […]

Mar
10

Growing Together

We’re on the cusp of spring here in Toronto, and before the snow disappears and the buds turn into flowers, I want to take a moment and update all of you on how our family is doing, what we’re doing, and what our hopes are for this year that is already passing us by so […]

Mar
09

Draw Near, Contend for Shalom Lent Day 14: Local Anglicans On The Street

Article written by the Matthew 25 Initiative and originally posted on March 9th, 2023 as Day 14 of their 40 Days of Lent Reflections. “ So, every healthy tree bears good fruit… Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.” — Matthew 7:17, 20 Crystal Merriam, the Director of the Lagniappe Center and a M25i […]

Mar
08

UCU students learn about green energy in Italy, Spain

UCU students pose for a photo at the main building of Sapienza University (Rome, Italy). Pictured are Bonny Abuka (left), a student from Uganda Martyrs University, with UCU students Sharon Longora, Amosi Mangeni, Ronald Mayanja and Agatha Ankunda. By Irene Best Nyapendi Four Uganda Christian University (UCU) students had a resume-building experience during a one-month […]

Mar
08

Adoption: What to Say Instead

You may have heard people say a variety of phrases when discussing the topics of adoption, children who were adopted, and their parents. Learn what to say, what not to say, and why the difference is important with this table. Say this Not this Why? Making an Adoption Plan Giving away, giving up, or putting […]

Mar
08

4 Small Steps Into God’s Global Mission

Article written by Manik Corea, C4SO’s Global Consultant, and Bishop Todd Hunter and originally posted on the C4SO blog on February 22nd, 2023. “You may not change the world, but you can change the world for one person.” So goes the old adage. We as God’s people are tasked with a global work which can […]

Mar
06

Vice Chancellor widens doors to partnerships during USA Visit

Vice Chancellor widens doors to partnerships during USA Visit Uganda Christian University (UCU) continues to expand its reach beyond the African continent, thanks to the late January-mid February 2023 visit of the Vice Chancellor, Assoc. Professor Aaron Mushengyezi, in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. During the three-week trip sponsored by […]

Mar
06

Abiding in the Father

It’s been awhile since our family shared an update about where we are in life and ministry. In a crazy but good series of events, we are back in the US six months earlier than we anticipated! We were presented with a scenario that allowed us to step away from teaching in December (which is […]

Mar
06

Jesus, Our Rescuer

Blog post from the Anglican Rescued Kingdom Network. Written by Gail Walter, an American physician who resides outside of Jinja, Uganda, and posted with permission. There was that one night when Jesus walked miles and miles on a windblown Galilean sea (Matthew 14:22-33). He had a purpose in setting His disciples off alone in their […]

Mar
03

A Report from the Asbury Revival

Reposted from Anglican Compass website. Original interview article written by Winfield Bevins and posted on February 22nd, 2023. How did the revival start? There have been people praying for revival in Wilmore for months, maybe years. Groups of students and seminarians gathering to pray. Historically, when you look at revivals, prayer precedes revival. It was […]

Mar
01

Hughes champions cultural expressions during Christian practices

Rev. Dr. Jessica Hughes’ paper argues that the lack of the inculturation of Christianity means that it is not molding or shaping the Ugandan worldview. By Pauline Luba In 2022, Jessica Hughes, a USA missionary serving at Uganda Christian University (UCU), Mukono, found herself in every academic’s dilemma of trying to condense a voluminous thesis […]