Many thanks for sharing and God Bless.
Kadara Kursum Akujo.
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From: Okuti Boroa <[email protected]>
To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, 6 June, 2011 15:41:11
Subject: [WestNileNet] The Uganda Martyrs Day - By the West Nile Community
I was inspired to write this to thank all those who participated in the making
of the event
http://okuti.blogspot.com/2011/06/uganda-martyrs-day-by-west-nile.html
Hmmmnnn it was the last day for the organizing committee, the Chairman
(Kampala)
was visibly tired but carefully scrutinizing each and everything to see to it
that every little thing had been taken care of at the site – it was June 2,
2011
and the day long awaited for was June 3, 2011 the day when Christians celebrate
the life of the Uganda Martyrs who lost their lives in the name of their faith.
Sr. Driciru our Sub-committee head looked tired too!
But who are these people, I think I will refer you to the world famous site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Martyrs to read more about them. Being a
member of the catholic faith and hailing from West Nile a community of catholic
faithful who were tasked to organize the celebrations this year, I got more
insight into the workings of the people of the church!
As we sat there me, Charles, Sr. Mr. Etima ... Watching people move up and down
the sound of the music was calming, they had travelled all the way from the
churches in West Nile practiced to play music together on this special day, the
carried contemporary and traditional musical instruments and played them in
combination like they naturally blended, the sound of music was heavenly as
they
tested their instruments and voices in all languages they could master!
They too were doing their final touches ... It was amazing to see people sing
and sway in colour in a uniform manner like the wave of the grass on the wheat
plantation!
There had been a lot of planning in Arua, Kampala elsewhere in Entebbe, Lugazi
,
Jinja, Pakwach, Nebbi, Moyo and Adjumani among other places, people, pilgrims
came from many countries around Africa and beyond! All to remember the lives of
the dead men and ask for their intersession with God for it was believed that
they lived in favour of Gods ways... Pilgrims confessed their sins all over the
compound kneeling and asking for God’s mercy and wisdom in their worldly being!
The Church remained idle for the evening ...
I thought to myself if I had observed the teachings of the bible? I asked
myself
what does this all mean, and could there be a whole new country/planet up there
in a place called Heaven where these people would live a better and eternal
life? What if that was the country/planet where life was forever and free of
the
spoils of earth? A world that Maximus (from the movie Gladiator) believed in
where he would meet his people – but he had to do the movie first “Not yet” he
would share with his black friend! So as we all make our movies lets think
Then I decided that what I was doing was good, being there sharing my ideas and
collecting funds and doing anything to make the day a success would be great,
like my friend Dr. Alicai from Namulonge community, we believed this day is
worth all the energy! Titus and his community among others gave generously to
the day! The OB’s in their individual capacities turned up in large numbers in
various committees and teams!
Then like a miracle the day had come, it was full of colour, it was full of
people, it was a place where politics or skin colour did not matter, it was a
place where white and black, green and yellow all mixed freely to pray to one
God! The only other comparable mammoth crowd would be that of the football fans
at Namboole where again it did not matter – what mattered was your God or your
Team!!!
Starting off with mass (prayers), it was hard to ignore the rhythm and thematic
movements of the dancers who danced to the music and the processions as well as
the delivery of offertory which was full of anything that nature can provide
from fruits to hard cash, from animals to vegetables anything that man could
appreciate was offered in the mass.
Christians, politicians and tourists all found the spectacle worth their time,
traders made money, service providers too and some FMCG providers also made
mileage advertising them-selves – it was indeed a big enterprise.
A successfully organised Uganda Martyrs day happened!!! Big thanks to the West
Nile Community especially in Arua and of course all those in other places.
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