You know this blog is about the relationships, experiences and practices God uses to form us, right? Well, today I’m putting up a guest post from our daughter, Maggie. Most of you remember she worked in Northern Uganda this summer, doing an internship for her Masters in Public Health. Her experiences with the poor, and particularly with women, have formed in her, a heart for justice – the justice I believe is in God’s heart too. I’m sharing this as a little background before I post an update on the ways you have made a difference, joining in her work there.
When I was 13 years old and growing up in Eden Prairie Minnesota, my most pressing concerns included: getting the braces off my teeth as soon as humanly possible, convincing my mother to allow me to wear a two-piece bathing suit (or get my cartilage pierced – I varied my advocacy agenda to better my odds), and counting down the days until I would finally get my first period. I was in a big hurry to grow up and these experiences seemed like pivotal pieces of my maturation strategy. Continue reading
