This June, I will be back in Uppsala, Sweden. I have arranged to return for the International Society of Biblical Literature conference (ISBL), where I will present a paper “Ground of Being and Center of Hope: Reading Psalm 37 with the Maasai.” How wonderful to have it in a place where I will live again for this next year.
For the paper, I wanted to interview a pastor who was working in a contested area quite a distance from my location here at Tumaini University Makumira. Yet, through a friend, I found out that he had recently moved to a church just 20 kilometers away. My friend made the introduction, and I was able to interview the pastor and learn about how the pastoral staff help the church community respond with peaceful resistance, with prayer, and with hope because of a profound trust in a God who fights on behalf of those suffering from injustice. There is amazing resonance between Psalm 37 and the Christian Maasai context!
How Providential to have this important connection so close to my current location!
Mikitamayana Engai! / Mungu akubariki! / God bless you!