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Onward, ever onward…

April 19, 2011

Tonight was the USP farewell dinner, and with that, I think the semester is officially closed.  I finished clearing today (and apparently have a balance with the University; it’s rather large, so the gentleman helping me wants to check with someone before he gives me a whole bunch of money.  I appreciate that.), and am currently packing.

Tomorrow, I’ll shift to Kireka (CHIR-eka; suburb of Kampala) and hang out with the Muhima kids for two weeks, then leave for the US on 3 May, arriving on 4 May.  Perhaps at the Muhima’s the sleepless conspiracy will take a break, but that’s not likely because the nearby mosque blares it’s prayers rather loudly, especially in the morning.  Oh well – a girl can dream.

And a girl can grieve, in the midst of completing my missionary application and writing a sermon and resting and trying to find decent times to go into Kampala to go shopping since I haven’t done that this semester.  And I’m trying to put out of my mind that everything here is really over, because I can’t process that yet.  One of my friends accused me of leaving him; I’m coming back, but he’ll be off in his diocese, and I’M the one leaving?  That’s actually how I feel about my friends, so I suppose it’s fair.  But I’ll unpack all that, along with my suitcases, at the Muhima’s.

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I’m Jessica Hughes, an Anglican priest serving at Uganda Christian University through the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS). “Here I am” is both an answer to the geographical question “WHERE are you?” and a nod to my favorite Bible verse, Isaiah 6:8.

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I’m Jessica Hughes, an Anglican priest serving at Uganda Christian University through the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS). “Here I am” is both an answer to the geographical question “WHERE are you?” and a nod to my favorite Bible verse, Isaiah 6:8.

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