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Due to the Ebola scare, organisers were forced to hold the celebrations “scientifically,” with strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of social distancing, mandatory sanitising, and reduced physical contact.
To understand how today’s youth perceive the legacy of these martyrs, we spoke to some Uganda Christian University (UCU) students. Their reflections suggest that the fire of 1886 has not gone out, it has simply changed form.
As a journalist, I am not outside this reflection. Our profession is meant to speak uncomfortable truths. But we do not always succeed. The pressures are real from economic to political and sometimes to personal fears.
Mulangira explains to the congregation that they too are part of the bus and should be careful in how they live their lives. The drama portrays how short life is and the importance of being pure within. It also teaches us that not everyone in a position of power and influence is living a sincere life.
“As you nurture yourself, family and friends spiritually, it is important for us to remember that the purposes we have need a healthy body.”
The average parent regardless of their personal character desires that their child follows the right path.
If Bishop Nathan Ahimbisibwe had stayed put in his SUV on his journey to Mukono to deliver a sermon at UCU’s community worship, this Tuesday he would have been two hours late.
“As for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord” while for Anglicans chose “Conforming to the Truth of God’s Word and not the patterns of the World” as their theme.
UCU Fitness Club on Sunday joined pilgrims to Namugongo to commemorate the Uganda Martyrs day. Members covered a distance of 45.11km and 44042 steps, in 6 hours and 33mins.
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