{"id":7456,"date":"2017-05-25T05:55:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T05:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetingpoint-int.org\/?p=7456"},"modified":"2024-10-11T10:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:10:54","slug":"i-felt-introduced-to-the-new-family-dear-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/meetingpoint-int.org\/home\/2017\/05\/25\/i-felt-introduced-to-the-new-family-dear-bright\/","title":{"rendered":"I felt introduced to the new family. Dear Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 May 25, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dear Bright,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought I\u2019d write to you to tell you how everything is going on both at School and in my life. I was born on 15th November 1992 in Kitgum district in the Northern part of Uganda. I am currently living in Naguru (Kampala) with my uncle who had invited me to stay with him and his family because of the insurgency that happened in northern Uganda. In the course of the civil war my parents died. As result, I had been confined in the camp, where I had been studying and I was in primary three when my uncle brought me to Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hardly knew my uncle and his family when I came to live with Him. I returned to school in Kampala and immediately I was demoted to the previous class (cause my level of preparation was too low for P4) and this affected me\u2026 but couldn\u2019t abandon school because I loved studies and with time I got acquainted with the environment, I made new friends and I became happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was in 2009, and the same year I was introduced to Meeting Point International by my auntywho had been a client of MPI for a long period of time. Fortunately, I started to receiving support and school became more interesting since my fees were paid and I didn\u2019t have to struggle again to look for money to pay for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the great things that have happened in my life, because I never thought that I could be so lucky to complete my studies that I enjoyed so much. I finished my primary in 2011 and in 2012 I joined Luigi Giussani High School. When I was introduced to the school, I felt introduced to the new family because it felt like home. I perceived a strong sense of belonging and it was beautiful. While in school, I started attending the School of Community (It is a place where people from different back grounds meet to be educated of who they are in relation with their experiences in life) that made me aware of the relationship between me and Christ. This made me realize that everything that happened in my life had a value. This changed my life and it is still changing me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If I remember correctly, everything seemed like a dream but it was reality. While recognizing this, I was moved and I started asking myself, \u201cWhy me? Who am I?\u201d I thought that God must love me so much, also because I realized that among all my siblings I was the only one chosen to take this journey. It is like a journey, while you walk the future becomes brighter and brighter every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been very committed to my studied and I completed my ordinary level of studies in 2015. The following year, I thought of joining a vocational institution so that I could attend the course I wanted. Aunt Rose [Director MPI] supported my decision and accepted to be paying my tuition, currently, I am pursuing a two-year certificate in Welding and Metal Fabrication at COWA Vocation Training Centre. I have achieved some skills and knowledge that will help me and by the time I will complete my course, I will not lack what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My special thanks go to Rose and the all Meeting Point International that has taken part in my educational life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odong David Lakuc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lumanyika Bright (Social Worker & Communication MPI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.5.2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 May 25, 2017 Dear Bright, I thought I\u2019d write to you to tell you how everything is going on both at School and in my life. I was born on 15th November 1992 in Kitgum district in the Northern part of Uganda. I am currently living in Naguru (Kampala) with my uncle who had invited me to stay with him and his family […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories-of-hope"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t