Team McClure

I pulled into OCS and parked on the side of a classroom – a storage container purchased to create multiple classroom spaces. The guard led me into the first classroom, where Lucy was teaching “Christian Religious Education” (CRE in Kenya) to a small group of 1st graders. After reciting some biblical truths in sing-songy fashion, … More Jesus in a sweaty container classroom

  I drove slowly, weaving through tight streets crammed with people on their way to bus stations or schools, wild dogs roaming for available rubbish, and small sheet metal duukas selling anything from tomatoes to engine oil to diapers. I kept checking Google Maps to ensure I was on the right path through Marurui (on the … More What God is doing in Kenya through Christian education

This is post one of two, describing a recent program we began implementing with some Ugandan teacher friends. Post #2 will be more about lessons learned through the experiment and experience of partnering with these teachers in this context. My good friend, Byamuntura Vincent, escorted me from the head teacher’s office across the school’s courtyard … More Coming Alongside for Literacy (part 1)

By Alexis McClure Author’s note: If you haven’t seen The Princess Bride, stop reading this and go buy it on iTunes now!  Then you’ll better understand this post, and your life will finally be complete. ———————————– Since we live on the Equator, the sun rises around 7am and sets about 7pm each day. During these … More Bundibugyo and The Princess Bride

I woke up last Friday morning, grabbed my mug of black coffee, and watched videos of Minneapolis burning to the ground.  I read, viewed news clips, reeled at the devastation that was wreaking havoc across America – the devastation of black lives at the hands, and knees, of white people.  I finished my coffee and … More Made for Community, not Hostility

Are you hungry right now?  Maybe you’re reading this in the morning and haven’t eaten breakfast yet.  Or perhaps it’s mid-afternoon and lunch is in the rearview mirror but you can’t quite see the light of dinner out ahead.  You might grab a few handfuls of trail mix, or drive out and buy a blended … More COVID-19 and Hungry People

     A few weeks ago, a team of CSB staff and myself interviewed 19 students.  It was unlike any interviews I had conducted before, with either adults or children.  These were 19 of the 109 S.1 students who were going to be joining Christ School Bundibugyo this year.  And these students had made it … More Supporting the ‘vulnerable’

     The day after we arrived on the ground in Uganda, I went on my most important errand – not to get groceries, not to pick up my work visa, not to purchase malaria pills.  No, I went to the phone store called Africell and bought data.  This might as well be a basic … More Give us this day our daily … wifi

Written by Alexis Tragedy.  Landslides.  Death.  Loss.  Natural disaster.  Rain – endless rain. Displaced people.  And then no water. No water for four days, four very long days. Having camped for many years, I was used to filling up a water jug, and skipping a shower or laundry for stretches of time – but I … More On Landslides and Hassles