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Mike
May 16, 20239 min read
Front Porch Deep Dive
A blog post by Mike: A few of you have been asking about what is referred to as our front porch ministry. One friend recently wrote: “Do...
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Kacie
May 16, 20237 min read
A Hybrid Memorial
We live amongst the Babwisi tribe. And one of the most important events in the Babwisi culture, is a funeral. People will stop what they...
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Kacie
May 16, 20235 min read
From Breath to Life
I pull up in my van and see my son running out the front door to greet me. But he knows not to hug me. I’m still in my scrubs. “Hi mama,”...
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Kacie
May 14, 202311 min read
Witnessing
Mike was waiting for me in the kitchen. I was in our bedroom smelling my sports bras trying to decide which was the cleanest. It was our...
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Kacie
May 14, 20237 min read
Saturday morning market miracles
Going to the Saturday market is equally fun as it is depleting. It’s the one day a week that vendors come in from all over. They take...
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Kacie
May 14, 20239 min read
In the wind
A sliver of light pierces through a small opening in the curtain. The first sign of morning. Miraculously, my three children are still...
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Kacie
Jul 28, 202212 min read
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...
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Kacie
Jul 22, 20225 min read
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, 202111 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20219 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 202118 min read
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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Kacie
Jul 9, 202111 min read
A long-awaited interview
I’m at a mall in Kampala flipping through racks of clothing and my heart is starting to race. Mike is riding the escalator outside, up...
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Kacie
Jul 9, 20215 min read
Going gorilla trekking
Gorilla trekking is something that piqued my interest after I reconnected with a friend from high school at our 20 year reunion. I told...
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Kacie
Jul 6, 20216 min read
Bender the pet goat
I’m used to standing on my porch and greeting people as they walk by. But today, Mr. Emma came running up to me, sweat beaded across his...
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Kacie
Jul 6, 202117 min read
The mouth is a vulnerable place: on a mother's fears and a cavity filled in Uganda
When Piper was three years old she ran face first into a wall. We were at her grandparents house in Ventura and she was jumping up and...
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