Jinja Mission Team - Busoga Churches of Christ

I (Betty) was blessed to live and work in Jinja from January 2000 to July 2001.

Living in Jinja was so much fun!  During the work week, I served several of the children of the missionary families as well as a few other children in the community as their school teacher.  Teaching in Jinja was such an amazing opportunity!  The Lord blessed my time in Jinja greatly and I grew spiritually as well as professionally during my time teaching pre-school through 2nd grade at the International School. On Saturdays I was an active part of the Ladies Bible Study that met at the Jinja Church of Christ, This was a special and rewarding group to be involved in.  Together, we studied the Word, prayed, sang, experimented with fun crafts and shared our lives.  Sundays in Jinja were primarily spent in town at the Jinja Church of Christ where I helped with teaching Sunday School for the children sometimes, but most of the time I was a simple member.  About once a month on Sundays I would attend village churches with team families whose work was done in the rural areas of Busoga.  In my "time off" in Jinja, I enjoyed treasure hunting at the market, hangin' with the teamsters, eating out in town at the sunset hotel, the sailing club, BFSM and, of course, the Source café.

 

After returning to the states in July of 2001 The Lord blessed Cliff and I with a wonderful wedding in September 2001 ~ officiated by Greg Taylor and decorated by Terri Taylor!  I completed my master's degree in teaching English as a Second Language in May of 2004 an interest I gained after teaching in Jinja.  Cliff and I now live in Sitka, Alaska where I am currently teaching special education in a public school setting and Cliff is working for a not-for-profit agency that provides affordable housing options for the Native Alaskans in our community.

If any of you are interested in learning more about living in Jinja from my perspective, please don't hesitate to contact me ~ I'd love to chat with you!