Johns’s Story

Johns’s Story

My name is Lukoli Johns Brown, a 35-year-old Ugandan, born in one of Uganda’s villages called Kansanga, also a Parish in Makindye division, in Makindye East county of Kampala City. I am happily married, a father of two kids a Boy and a girl. I am a Journalist by profession, working with the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), where I have been working for the past five years. I grew up with a single mother, to the age of 12 years when my mother passed. Two years before that, I lost my young sister to HIV. She contracted it at birth since we were in a poor state we didn’t even know what to do or how to handle the situation. Our mother came from a family with many siblings more than 20 children since her father had 5 wives. My Mom started living alone in her childhood because of the war back then everyone had to go his/her own way, so she had...
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The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship

“A man who has friends must show himself friendly, but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” Prov. ‪18:24‬. Loneliness is everywhere. The greatest loneliness can be experienced in a crowd. Loneliness is not just being alone, but a feeling of disconnection, alienation, or separation. We all need friends. We all need support, encouragement, help, and meaningful interaction. To have great friends: 1) Become one. Instead of wishing for a friend, become one. Show yourself friendly. Give. Share. Help. Encourage. You have a friend because you are a friend. “A man who has friends must himself be friendly.” 2) Be forgiving. Meaningful, special relationships have been destroyed because of one unfortunate mistake. How valuable are your friends? If you love them and enjoy them, be willing to forgive them. Hopefully, they will find the grace to forgive you also. 3) Be wise. “Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." 1 Cor ‪15:33‬. Choose friends that will build...
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