I decided today to challenge myself and interview a pastor. Good morning pastor, I’m conducting an interview on faith and ethics of Christianity. Can you share with me some details? Yeah, firstly you can’t understand all of Christianity because its large, and every sub religion interprets it the way they want and not as Islam or other religions. We have over one hundred sub religions in Christianity where they are deferred by the thing which is called Doctrine. For example, Seventh Day Adventists believe that its Saturday the seventh day of the week and it’s the Sabbath day, while others worship on Sunday, just as Catholics believes in the holy trinity, while Jehovah’s witnesses don’t. Christianity is large, but the thing which unites all of us or I can call it a common doctrine is that we were saved by Jesus Christ. So pastor, why many religions and churches when God is one? God is one but people are many. Just like the period of Jesus thee were Pharisees, disciple of John the Baptist and others. It depends with the how they received, who brought and how it was interpreted but the true Christian is someone who believes in Jesus as lord and savior.
Personal Narrative
Ethnographic Interview, by Clarice
I had a childhood dream of becoming a doctor, so when we got this opportunity of conducting ethnographic interviews I wanted to learn from a medical doctor. So, I organized an appointment with a nurse who gave me one of her free days which was Tuesday. Her Name is Olgah she is a nurse working at Afya clinic in Kashojwa. It is a refugee owned and managed but supervised by the ministry of health of Uganda. Olgah have been working as a nurse for 3 years since she came in Nakivale, she holds a diploma in nursing and midwifery from Burundi. Her dream is to proceed with education until she reaches Phd and become a doctor. There are some of the questions that I’ve asked her which increased my interest into medical science. Do you fear death? Yes of course, even the fire brigades fear fire just as soldiers hold guns but as well fear wars. Being a life saver doesn’t mean I don’t fear death. We all fear it and it is the reason why we save lives. Why should someone become a doctor or a nurse? Firstly being in medical domain is a passion because it has money and everyone can do it but not everyone who can manage it. Imagine being a nurse when you fear seeing blood or having shaking hands then you need to be a surgeon. So it’s a passion to be a nurse and being a nurse you save thousands of lives every year.
Ethnographic Interview, by Iragi
He is called Arian. He is sixteen years old a refugee in Nakivale refugee settlement living alone. I met him where he works and requested to conduct an ethnographic interview with him and he accepted. 1, So Arian tell me more about yourself that you would prefer the world to know. I am Arian, a 16 years refugee in Nakivale working as a brick layer to feed and school my brothers. 2, Sorry do you care for the brothers? What happened to the parents? It’s a long story please. 3, Can you share it with us please? No problem. I am living here in Nakivale with my two brothers because during the war period we got separated with my family as we were running and I only remained with the two siblings I was holding in hands from the left and the right. We came to the camp where since then I’ve never heard of them though all the efforts I did to look for them and I don’t know if they are either alive or dead. And the only family that I’m remaining with is my brothers and I’m the only person to cater for them. 4, How do you manage it alone? It’s not easy but I do try my level best to manage it because I have no one to do it on my behalf, I’ve stopped schooling so that they can school and get fed, I am their only family here in Nakivale and they are my only. I do always thank God for having saved my us and I always pray for my parents and my other siblings to be alive and get united again in life. There are many kids in streets here in Nakivale working days and nights because they have no parents and are catering for their siblings and life is always hard for them and they need a good support.
