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  “He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendour.” But I said, “I have laboured in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,   And my reward is with my God.” Isaiah 49: 2-4 (NIV)   Let’s talk about a common term, Labour of love. Sounds Familiar in any way? It’s an expression we use to signify sacrifice – something you do without the expectation of getting a reciprocated response—an act of goodwill.   In a world where goodness is often taken advantage of, it’s harder to continue doing good or being good. But as Christians’ we have been called to live a life of love even when it is not reciprocated. And though we know that, we sometimes rationalize and wonder why?   The question of why often arise when you review your actions retrospectively. You think about the sacrifices you’ve made and how you have stayed on the ...

At every stage of life, sometimes you'd look around and feel the puzzles of life, leaving you stumped. You may feel like you are in a maze sometimes. The endless twists and turns of everyday obstacles could seem like you constantly run into walls and dead ends. And since we can't predict the future, we sometimes have to stumble along with our hands trailing the walls as we search for the clues to exit the maze. The endless possibilities and outcomes of life's choices make you sometimes wonder which road to take. Without a sure roadmap to guide us, I choose to follow a simple concept that has helped my success in many areas of my life; and that is: Try everything. Every thought, every idea, every teeny skill, every tiny dream, every seemingly irrelevant opportunity - Try it! My secret sauce, try everything, comes from Ecclesiastes 11:6, "in the morning sow your seed and in the evening do not withhold your hands, For you do not know which will prosper either this or ...

Do you have some time to spare? Help the Kitega Community Center in Uganda develop a course content for village community banking.  "Village community banking is one of ways the rural poor can help make poverty History. By forming groups and saving money, they are able to borrow and start up income generating businesses to help fight poverty. This will be a twelve week course aimed at educating the rural community about this concept, managing businesses, etc. This assignment will be done together with Kitega centre. All the support needed will be given by the centre. This assignment is scheduled to last three weeks...   Click to read more and apply