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Our life during lockdown Looking back over our time in the refugee camp in Uganda (November 2019-Januarie 2020) we realized that it had been a kind of lockdown period. We were isolated from everything that were known to us and we had to learn to think and live differently during that time. We learnt to …
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I was recently reminded of the words of the Serenity Prayer. Many of us have encountered the words before and the Serenity Prayer opens a wide door to spiritual growth and healing. It offers spiritual truths and practical wisdom and people who learn to live and breathe this prayer in their daily lives discover, in …
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A deep silence sets in over Ofua 3…. Ofua 3 is home to approximately 20 000 South Sudanese refugees. It is part of Ofua 1-6 that is part of “Rhino Camp” which accommodates 150 000 of the 1.5 million refugees in the Northern parts of Uganda. Goats are bleating and children are playing everywhere. This …
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We are on a continual journey to develop a greater Christ-consciousness. We know that spiritual growth does not equal spiritual transformation. Jesus never emphasized the “heart decision” of going to church – He emphasized the “mind decision” of being church and going into the world. Transformed believers do not aim to fill buildings and delight …
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As the news unfolds internationally and locally, prophecies and stories about the end of the world abound. It seems that the focus is mostly on the version where the world as we know it ends abruptly because of something unexpected and catastrophic happening. There are natural versions of this fear in which a meteor hits …
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The past month we continued reading from “Capacity: The ability to receive, absorb, contain and reflect more of Christ in a season of harvest” ( A publication of Incontext Ministries International: https://www.incontextinternational.org/ ) We were challenged by the premise of the book that the single biggest obstacle to building capacity is selective learning; a false …
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The past Easter we reflected on the meaning of Love. We discovered that true Love cannot be contained in a heart that is filled with fear, suspicion and hatred. We cannot have Christ and not have unconditional Love. This does not mean to get fuller with Love, but emptier of ourselves! For many believers the …
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In the past month we discovered a growing desire to be transformed with an ever-increasing capacity to develop a Christ-consciousness. We know that spiritual growth does not equals spiritual transformation. We sense that we are entering a season of transformation where our ability to receive, absorb, contain and reflect more of Christ in a season …