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"### 03/02/2024\n",
"#### Session 12\n",
"##### S\n",
"- Thanksgiving for Lauren's turnaround\n",
" - She's pursuing an education in NYC, where she's always wanted to be\n",
" - Provision for her tuition and housing\n",
" - Lift her up in prayers: will need a more permanent residency in NYC \n",
"- Life insurance studies\n",
" - Board exam scheduled next saturday; prayer to pass and get agents licence. This would translate to passive income for retirement\n",
"- Applied for jobs (IDIQs)\n",
" - Chief of party/Country positions\n",
" - Many opportunities also in DC area \n",
"- Good health\n",
" - Thanksful for great health. And pray for health and protection for the children and also for mummy.\n",
" - Also pray for the rest of the families health \n",
"##### P\n",
"- Pray for safe journey to the US for Dorothy & Mother-in-law and that God blesses their time\n",
"- Expert evaluation of the thesis model in the next two weeks to be able to complete by May\n",
"- Completion of the process of salary correction and for arreas to be paid\n",
"- Believing in God for what is next\n",
" - I should be open to apply for a job elsewhere\n",
" - Unless government makes an offer I can't refuse\n",
" - There are opportunites to teach at MUBS\n",
" - Also there is restructuring at work and not sure it will be in my favor\n",
" - Our bus and cashcow is grounded and are praying for resources to get it back onto the road\n",
"- The children are fine and we thank God for that\n",
"- Nicole was taking an antifungal and vomited after a meal; but is otherwise ok\n",
"- Applying for scholarship to finish PhD (open to all PhD students at Makerere by GoU)\n",
"##### J \n",
"- Thanksgiving.\n",
" - At work and in general. We're in good health\n",
" - Girls are doing well in school\n",
" - Bria Got a B in Economics\n",
" - Gabby is excelling especially in Physics and Math, but want her to be more rounded. She struggles with essay writting\n",
"- Sierra Leone\n",
" - Its been tough for Brenda and tickets to West Africa are expensive. Pray for Brenda's strength and fortitude\n",
"- Daddy & Mummy\n",
" - Mummy is ammenable to knee surgery after US trip\n",
" - Have zoom call with Dr. Sekimpi for further discussions \n",
"##### D\n",
"- Thanksgiving\n",
" - Health and strength. Every new day is a day for celebration\n",
" - Family for a beautiful life\n",
" - Sarah introduced me to jogging\n",
" - P introduced me to music\n",
" - The ear\n",
" - Performance\n",
" - Piano\n",
" - Guitar\n",
" - J\n",
" - Close friend & advisor in lifes journey\n",
" - Dhatemwa kulala & very different personalities that have been complementary\n",
" - Night and other siblings\n",
" - Thankful and pray for closer relationship especially given age difference\n",
"- Prayers\n",
" - Grants\n",
" - Complete my PhD\n",
" - \n",
"---\n",
"\n",
"### 05/04/2024\n",
"#### Session 13\n",
"##### S\n",
"- Grateful: Lauren is settling into NYC\n",
" - Pray for fashion publication internship\n",
" - Has made friends and is looking for another apartment to move to\n",
" - Continue to pray for provision: double rent (Virginia & New York)\n",
"- Passed board exams for life insurance studies\n",
" - Licensed in Virginia to advise on life insurance and sell products\n",
"- Still praying for country-director positions, my dream\n",
" - Be able to work in Africa\n",
" - And be physically closer to mummy and daddy to support them\n",
"- Very grateful for good health\n",
"- Kevin passed his GMAT and will start his Masters degree this fall (While working)\n",
"- Financial obligations have increased and continue to pray for a breakthrough\n",
"- \n",
"##### P\n",
"- God blessed Dorothy's journey to the US\n",
"- Submitted entire thesis and have received comments\n",
" - Working on revisions\n",
"- The issue of salary corrections isn't yet done\n",
" - Put everything in writing so far, all the formal stuff\n",
" - Leaving all the rest to God\n",
"- Believing in God for what is next careerwise\n",
"- Our Bus and cashcow is now back and can contribute to the bazeyi\n",
"- All the children are back from school\n",
" - Bills have shotup but of course its good to have them around\n",
"- Nicole completely recovered from her fungal infection\n",
"- Lisa has lost weight perhaps due to peer pressure at school?\n",
"- Thank God for the PhD Scholarship and clearing fees for the 4th year!!\n",
"- D's fees are fully paid, accommodation is booked\n",
" - He'll be starting at Strathmore in June\n",
"- Pray to submit thesis by end of May\n",
" \n",
"##### J\n",
"- Thanksgiving\n",
" - Work is going on well\n",
" - I'm in good health\n",
" - Exercizing once a week, every saturday\n",
" - Girls continue to do well in school\n",
" - Bria is sitting her Cambridge A-levels (the S5 ones)\n",
" - She's improved in Economics\n",
" - Brenda: continue praying for her strength and fortitude in a distant land (Sierra Leone)\n",
"- Grateful for the job with USAID\n",
" - May the lords will be done\n",
" - There may be opportunities out there that I've appled to including African Development Bank\n",
" - Such opportunities help with subsidies with school fees\n",
" - TCN: third country national (With USAID), with 5-year contracts (equivalent to 15y salary of typical standard job)\n",
"- Mummy\n",
" - Discuss possible surgery with Dr. Sekimpi\n",
" - Also explore whether the drug Ozempik may benefit her \n",
"##### D\n",
" - Health and strength\n",
" - Thankful for little tiny discoveries like the joy of trotting without airpods\n",
" - Enjoying music more than ever before\n",
" - Gospel Music University has helped me decode the things that have moved my spirit the most: Marvin Sapp\n",
" - Continue to thank God for you guys: mummy, daddy, and siblings\n",
" - Thankful for the opportunity to have them visit\n",
" - And to travel with them \n",
" - Prayers\n",
" - Complete and defend my thesis by Oct 2024\n",
" - Sell a potential business idea to department of epidemiology, later to surgery, and potentially to other institutions\n",
" - Leveraging technological platform and AI to improve the efficiency of our efforts towards our mission goals\n",
" - Patient care\n",
" - Research\n",
" - Teaching \n",
" - Get time and focus to write and submit successful grants\n",
" - \n",
"\n",
"\n",
"---\n",
"\n",
"### 10/12/2024\n",
"#### Session 14\n",
"##### S\n",
"1. Director job with IRC (International Rescue Committee)\n",
" - Interview on Oct 18\n",
"2. Another dream job with a Global non-profit\n",
" - Focus on financial inclusion (microfinance)\n",
" - Offering of a big VP role\n",
" - Pray to make it to the final candidacy\n",
"3. Third job interview this Monday\n",
" - European foundation based in Sweden\n",
" - Flexible job: could work from US or East Africa\n",
" - Salary looks good: $185k (but can be risky)\n",
"4. The children are doing well\n",
" - Lauren is doing well & has moved again to new apartment\n",
" - Better place\n",
" - Better roommates\n",
" - Pray that God she Stay focused & Got protects her \n",
"5. Kevin\n",
" - Started his MBA at his alma mater: Xavier (William School of Business)\n",
" - On-hands training on Bloomberg Terminals\n",
" - He has scholarship from school and Bank of America\n",
" - Pray for his protection and that God guides him\n",
"\n",
"6. Overall health & protection\n",
" - Pray for continued health\n",
"\n",
"7. Work\n",
" - Lost Ethiopia bid at work (I wasn't lead) to MSH (Management Sciences for Health)\n",
" - Thank God this is happening while God has given other outlets for interviews\n",
"\n",
"8. House\n",
" - Pray for completion of house\n",
"\n",
"9. Consultancy\n",
" - Thank God for inflow of cash from consultancy \n",
" - Help clients submit grants \n",
"\n",
"##### P\n",
"1. PhD Thesis\n",
" - All members of thesis committee have submitted their reports\n",
" - Great thanks!\n",
"2. Work: Salary\n",
" - Public Service has not granted salary correction\n",
" - Praying for correction & with help from understanding permanent secretary\n",
"\n",
"3. AYF\n",
" - Thankful for their 40th anniversary trip to US\n",
" - Grateful for the time we had with P & Dodo in Virginia\n",
" - Thank you for granting them safe travels back to Uganda\n",
"\n",
"#### J\n",
"1. Greatful for work & resolution of issue regarding a recent contract: \n",
" - Candidate contractors had disputed a case they lost\n",
"2. Keep praying for Brenda to get breakthrough in East Africa\n",
" - Nairobi is preferred location\n",
"3. Visibility at work\n",
" - Current boss has minimized his visibility amd opportunities\n",
" - Pray for opportunities beyond this: and I'm in 6th year of this job\n",
"4. Bria & Gabby\n",
" - S6 & S4 candidacy\n",
" - Pray for their success\n",
" - Thankful for provision in attending good schools\n",
" - Bria to make it to University in Europe \n",
"\n",
"##### D\n",
"1. PhD thesis completion\n",
"2. Grant completion\n",
"3. Successfully pitch product emerging from both (an App)\n",
" - Useful for patients, students, doctors, and policy makers\n",
"4. Always thankful for great health\n",
" - Pray for continued health\n",
" - But struggling with regular fitn`ess in last 2 years\n",
" - Several injuries from extreme \"testing my limits\" that have slowed me down\n",
"5. Thank God for the Intellectual freedom I've had \n",
" - Have enjoyed this very personal & spiritual growth over so many years\n",
" - Now hope to focus more on duty to others and work\n",
"6. May not travel to Uganda this holiday\n",
" - Focusing on thesis & grants \n",
" - Pray for focus and productivity\n",
"\n",
"### 12/21/2024\n",
"#### Session 15\n",
"##### S\n",
"1. Another dream job with a Global non-profit (Praying to hear good news from final interview)\n",
"- VP position\n",
"2. Third job interview this Monday (Withdrew)\n",
"3. The children are doing well\n",
" - Lauren is doing well & has moved again to new apartment (Lauren moved)\n",
"4. Kevin (Started his MBA)\n",
"\n",
"5. Overall health & protection\n",
" - Pray for continued health\n",
"\n",
"6. Work (Pray nothing significant happens with new government; they may cut funding)\n",
"\n",
"7. House (God has been good and provided)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"8. Consultancy (Financial breakthroughs have kept me busy since the summer)\n",
" - Financial buffer has really helped with building\n",
" - Will be coming to Uganda to followup with the work\n",
"\n",
"##### P\n",
"1. PhD Thesis\n",
" - Thank God for a new identified thesis member & examination process\n",
" - Feel sorry for the family who lost my late thesis examiner\n",
" - May not be on list for graduation in January, but should be able to go ahead with defense and pass\n",
"2. Work: Salary\n",
" - God has openned up a new opportunity with salary increment (different job)\n",
" - The new job interested in Information Science degree (my training)\n",
" - New Permanent Secretary is working with me to find this new opportunity\n",
" - Peer review process\n",
" - Journal has delayed with my papers for 7 months\n",
" - Pray for a solution \n",
" - Retraction?\n",
"3. AYF\n",
" - Thankful God for their 40th anniversary trip to US\n",
" - Now going to have a concert for thanksgiving\n",
"\n",
"4. Dorothy\n",
"- Promoted to Principal Banking Officer for four days while in the US\n",
"- Her interview outcome then pushed higher to Manager (a double-promotion)\n",
"- She is now in Agricultural Credit Facility (what she studied in her first degree)\n",
" - Away from Currency\n",
" - Full circle back\n",
"- Such a relief to cashflow at home\n",
"- Pray that the antagonism she's facing stops\n",
" - One lady, Prossy, feels entitled to the job Dorothy bit her to\n",
"\n",
"5. Children\n",
"- They all studied well\n",
"- D is back from Strathmore\n",
"\n",
"##### J\n",
"1. Continue praying for Brenda to get breakthrough in East Africa\n",
" - Nairobi is preferred location\n",
" - Will be opening up vacancies\n",
" - Her contract ends in June\n",
"2. Visibility at work (keep praying for these too)\n",
" - Current boss has minimized his visibility amd opportunities\n",
" - Pray for opportunities beyond this: and I'm in 6th year of this job\n",
"4. Bria & Gabby\n",
" - S6 & S4 candidacy (They have mocks starting in January)\n",
" - Did well in their exams\n",
" - Economics still challenging for Bria (Pray for a breakthrough)\n",
"\n",
"##### D\n",
"1. PhD thesis completion (May)\n",
" - Grateful for App (which is aim 5, but combines aims 1-4)\n",
" - It opens many opportunities\n",
" - But also introduces some risks (critical of recent work by my mentor)\n",
" - So there might be conflicts of interest\n",
"2. Grant completion\n",
"3. Successfully pitch product emerging from both (an App)\n",
" - Useful for patients, students, doctors, and policy makers\n",
" - Beyond Johns Hopkins\n",
"4. Always thankful for great health\n",
" - Returned to swimming\n",
" - Pray for consistency\n",
" - Walking more frequent\n",
"5. Thank God for the Intellectual freedom I've had \n",
" - Have enjoyed this very personal & spiritual growth over so many years\n",
" - Now hope to focus more on duty to others and work (service)\n",
" - Exciting but daunting\n",
"6. Christmas will be steeped in work & strategy\n",
" - Pray for productivity\n"
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