Author Archives: elizabethbumpas

It Really is a Wonderful Life!

Posted on December 15, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

Today is my 51st birthday!  Maybe it’s that I’ve surpassed the half century mark…I’m not sure…but this birthday is different.  I slept for 12 hours last night and woke refreshed this morning. I made my way to the kitchen, poured … Continue reading →

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Holy Cow! Couldn’t Have Imagined This a Year Ago!

Posted on November 8, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

It’s laundry day…and I should be boiling the water and getting the buckets ready. But I’m so excited.  I have a million things to do and I was planning on writing this blog post in a couple of days but … Continue reading →

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Then you will know…

Posted on October 4, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

About three weeks ago I preached on Exodus 16…and this phrase stuck out…I have been thinking about it ever since. “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”  Exodus 16:12b Israel had just been led out of Egypt … Continue reading →

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A Week of Firsts

Posted on September 24, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

It’s been an interesting week in Gulu. The electricity in my house was out for a week.  I had solar power from about 9am-5:30pm but I could not run the fan…only the refrigerator and computer and nothing else.  The fridge … Continue reading →

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Acholi Traditional Grass Thatched Hut

Posted on September 8, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

This is a traditional Acholi grass thatched hut.  The landscape in Northern Uganda is dotted with thousands of them.  If you go to Google earth and zero in on Gulu, you will see them…they show up as little round objects.  This picture to … Continue reading →

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Grief

Posted on September 4, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

I can barely believe that it is September already (I’ve been here 3 months) and in the US that means back to school, football and signs of the approaching holidays showing up in Walmart.  Fall is my favorite time of the year.  Here … Continue reading →

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Weddings & Witch Doctors

Posted on August 18, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

It’s been a few weeks since my last blog post. It doesn’t seem that long ago but time is going by so fast.  I’ve been here almost three months.  It feels more like 6 months.  Sandra and I were running errands … Continue reading →

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From Under the Mosquito Net

Posted on July 24, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

I’m completely exhausted after a very long day of teaching but I could not feel more content or peaceful. It’s around 9:00pm and I’ve had my cold shower (always exhilarating!) and I’m in bed under my mosquito net.  There is … Continue reading →

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Nine Hours of Awesome!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

Last Sunday I went along with Bishop Johnson to St. James Church, a sub-parish church of the larger Keyo parish, for confirmation of an estimated 60 people. We piled into a white pick-up truck and left the Bishop’s compound around … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Wall

Posted on July 2, 2014 by elizabethbumpas

I’m sitting on my bed underneath my newly installed mosquito net and looking out the window at the huge tree with bright orange flowers in the corner of the compound. It’s been just over a month…soon to start my 6th … Continue reading →

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