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Bouncing along on a northern Uganda road, it’s hard to miss the colorful students. Parades of brightly dressed children are walking home from school. We’re north of Gulu in the heart of Acholi land. Africa is a land of brightness. No mild colors here. Pastels are passé here. Every school has its uniform colors. As the kilometers pass, we go …

 A Selfie: Adeit, Margaret, and Mzee   “My Father is always working, and so am I.” –Jesus in John 5:17   We stand amazed daily. Really. Amazed at the creative ways God is working all around us. He can even use a deck of cards to draw a family to him. We learned years ago that two things are good …

Chapter cover: Hero Margaret at her tukul. Alere Refugee Camp, Uganda Header: Margaret holds Maggie Iles This book is filled with the term hero. It’s a medallion-like word reserved for angels and brave men and women. How do you define a hero? That’s why Margaret is a hero. Margaret lost both of her parents in South Sudan’s war. A member …

We’ve got a roof over our heads. And the kids are all fed. And the woman I love most of all Lies close beside me in our bed. Lord, give me the eyes to see Exactly what’s it’s worth And I will be the richest man on earth.” –Paul Overstreet “Richest Man on Earth” Paul Overstreet’s “Richest Man on Earth.” …

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything that looked more out of place. As my grandpa said, “It was like a saddle on a pig.” Brand new shiny playground equipment in the midst of a ragtag barren refugee camp. I walked over to a swing set and pushed on it. It was cemented in the ground. Just as I thought: …

The old man nodded at the dark clouds beyond the mountains. “The rains are coming.” We looked at the mass of South Sudanese refugees. Hundreds of women, pots and dishes in hand, standing in line for their daily allotment of cooked food. A long line of yellow jerry cans stretching to faucets attached to a huge container.                                                                 Water …

 A word from Curt Beeped. It’s part of our daily vocabulary in Africa. I believe you’ll enjoy the tongue in cheek story below.   We’re posting chapters from our new ebook,  Trampled Grass, daily. You can download a copy in three ways: Read sample chapters or purchase at Amazon.  You can download the entire book as a PDF at creekbank.net by subscribing to …

            A word from Curt   ~It’s the O word. Orphan. Read more on why it’s such a complicated word in Africa.     We’re posting chapters from our new ebook,  Trampled Grass. Read sample chapters or purchase at Amazon.     Gratefully,   Curt Iles   You can subscribe to our monthly Story Letter, here.   …

A word from Curt Reload. It means to rebound. The following story is a humorous look at going into a serious place,  a refugee camp.   We’re posting chapters from our new ebook,  Trampled Grass, daily.   You can download a copy in three ways:   Read sample chapters or purchase at Amazon.   You can download the entire book as …

          A word from Curt Found. It’s the opposite of lost. The story below is about the Lost Boys of South Sudan.   We’re posting chapters from our new ebook,  Trampled Grass, daily.   You can download a copy in three ways:   Read sample chapters or purchase at Amazon.   You can download the entire book …