“The shepherds hurried away to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds had to say.”  Luke 2:16-21 Happy New Year! This new year, 2020 is the start of a decade. I recommend you make a plan for a decade, with clear annual milestones. Decide how you will win – marry into a rich family, start a business or work with entrepreneurs that empower you to win or find a…

What is a happy family to you? “After the wise men had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘ Get up, take the child and his mother with you and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you because Herod intends to search for the Child and do away with him.’ So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed until Herod was dead.” Matthew 2:13-15. 19-23 Family is the source of unconditional love. Where members share common…

“The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him…” John 1:9-10. You are the true light by the prayers and support you give to our Parish and Reach Out Mbuya. You engage. Support our Parish. Help give hope to the hopeless. Keep it up. As we open a new Decade 2020-2029, many of you in your 20’s, 30’s and 40’s you will marry, build houses, become top leaders in all spheres, travel the world, have children, own large firms, and generally get to the…

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.’ When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home.” Matthew 1:18-24. No one is born with clothes on. Nature, nurture and choices made affect the quality of your life. An event happened on 12th December 2019 which stuck with me. After I branched on the small road towards home, a man saw my car coming. I use this road every day I am sure…

“Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you hear and see; the blind see again, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised to life and the Good News is proclaimed to the poor; and happy is the man who does not lose faith in me”, Matthew 11:2-11 I had an opportunity to speak to some couples as part of their marriage preparations at Mbuya Catholic Church. Nothing beats preparation when it comes to life-long commitments like marriage. As Christians, we spend our lifetime preparing for our after death! And our…

On 5th June 2010, a former old boy at the oldest and pre-eminent University in East Africa, Makerere University, called asking for help. He requested over a phone call for my support in his upcoming wedding preparations. I hesitated, but he insisted. After almost two years of no contact, this call came like a stranger. I appreciated the call and the request. To show his seriousness, that very evening he came to my office. We reminisced the University times and how we were buddies. He had been a close friend during our time at the campus in the MBA class.…