Coming Alongside for Literacy (Part 2 of 3): Reasons and Benefits

I wrote the blog post, “Coming Alongside for Literacy (Part 1 of 3)” a while back, before we visited America and when Uganda was experiencing its second national lockdown. It detailed a supportive model we began implementing alongside local literacy teachers in their primary school classrooms. When we returned from the U.S. at the end … More Coming Alongside for Literacy (Part 2 of 3): Reasons and Benefits

Coming Alongside for Literacy (Part 1 of 3)

This is post one of two, describing a recent program we began implementing with some Ugandan teacher friends. Post #2 will be more about lessons learned through the experiment and experience of partnering with these teachers in this context. My good friend, Byamuntura Vincent, escorted me from the head teacher’s office across the school’s courtyard … More Coming Alongside for Literacy (Part 1 of 3)

Following Into the Storm

Chaos.  This word conjures up images for me of emergencies, people running and screaming, sirens blaring.  I think of buildings burning or natural disasters or gunshots being fired.  Yet, when we were at our month-long training in Colorado and they described the 5 stages of transition, we identified ourselves in stage 3 – CHAOS!  That’s … More Following Into the Storm