by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | Blog, Karen Alford
Besides the CBF FL team that visited with you this past March, have you had other guests to learn about your work since then? Do you expect more people in 2019? My parents came in late February, if you count family, and there was another team that came from Florida a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Karen Alford
Karen, would you please share your favorite Ugandan food or meal? My favorite dish is boiled, or steamed plantains called matooke, mashed like mashed potatoes, with goat stew poured over it, and what is called eshabwe. This is ghee or clarified butter mixed with...
by admin | Jul 5, 2018 | Karen Alford
How do you retain your enthusiasm and optimistic attitude in a country with such overwhelming needs? – Joyce Bond Oh, Joyce, that is not a simple question. A simple answer would be to say because I have the greatest job in the entire world. But life is not...
by admin | Jun 5, 2018 | Karen Alford
Do you have any pets there? I miss you and I’m praying for you. ~ Ava Lekarczyk Hi, Ava, thanks for your great question! I do have a pet – a dog named Jax. I got Jax at the pound in Kampala. He had been living on the streets when someone brought him in. He was...
by admin | Apr 29, 2018 | Karen Alford
As a CBF missionary, we heard you were required to travel to Lebanon. Would you share with us why you were there and what you did? Also, how long were you there and who else from CBF Global attended? Marhaba, Bayshore, as the Arabic greeting in Lebanon...