Saying Goodbye
The nurse looks young. Blonde-hair pulled up high in a ponytail. A blue mask covers half her face. But her eyebrows read concern. “What...
Raising Ebenezer
Stories About Life, Ministry, and Family
Kacie
- Jul 22
- 5 min
Period talk in unlikely places
I was in a Nordstrom dressing room the first time I realized that there was more to a vagina than I had previously known. Was I five...
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Kacie
- Oct 22, 2021
- 11 min
RMS Adventure Club
When we first arrived to Bundibugyo I was asked by our team leaders to think about how I’d like to fit in to the weekly schedule at...
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Kacie
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Matooke misunderstandings
Matooke is a local plantain that has captured the heart of most every person I’ve met in Uganda. The way people adore it here is similar...
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Kacie
- Sep 30, 2021
- 9 min
Where the turns will take you
The kids were chanting in the kitchen, in unison, that they wanted to leave the house that morning and go somewhere. “Dad’s out of town,...
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Kacie
- Sep 12, 2021
- 7 min
That moment when my Lubwisi failed me
The NICU was insanely busy on Monday. I walked in at 8 am and looked around for the night nurse. I asked one of the mothers where she...
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Kacie
- Sep 11, 2021
- 5 min
I lift my eyes up to the mountains
The moment we escaped out of the grip of coronavirus coursing through our household, our dear friends and former teammates gave birth to...
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Kacie
- Aug 27, 2021
- 8 min
Holding on to hope: a story of despair and love born out of Afghanistan
Rozelyn and Nabeed are both refugees from Afghanistan who recently were resettled into a crowded apartment complex in one of the poorer...
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Kacie
- Aug 12, 2021
- 18 min
That time we got Covid
I’m taking oxygen levels on a set of premature twins who have been in our NICU for one month now. They are gaining weight and generally...
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