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The Next Generation Issue III // September 2022 Mjabale! ("Well done" - the standard greeting in both Luganda and Lusoga). Now you respond "kale" (pronounced /kah-le/ not /keil/), which is a catch-all to mean some sort of agreement - eg. okay, yes, you're welcome, I agree, etc... And then you return the greeting, and I'll also respond. Now that we're both welcome here, I want to talk about our lives with children, which seems to be the largest part of our ministries, both past and present, even though we're not even parents ourselves! As a son and daughter from two large families - 10 and 12 children - we have both grown up surrounded by children. I currently have 12 nieces and nephews from my family's side (with one more on the way, and about 15 honorary nieces and nephews through my in-laws), and Sam's side has one nephew, with another on the way. I've been a nanny, Sunday School assistant, then teacher, VBS staff, puppet team member, a...