Mtu ni Watu - Podcast

What a rollercoaster 2020's was for the world at large. Despite the millions of lives lost from the pandemic, many people experienced and learned a lot about themselves and their families. In this discussion, I asked my kids about their experiences and what they learned in 2020. I was expecting mostly negative experiences but was surprised they had a lot of great things to talk about the year 2020. Maybe it is the right time for us parents to recap the year with our kids and help them face the new year 2021 with courage and hope and know that despite the pandemic the world is facing there is still hope for humanity. 

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Respect should be reciprocal, what you give is what you get? However, in some culture and households, it is one sided, adults assume they are the only people who deserve respect. In fact, they demand it. But the truth is, being respected helps us grow and teaches us how to be respectful toward others. Respect means that you accept somebody for who they are, even when they're different from you or you don't agree with them. Respect builds feelings of trust, safety, and wellbeing.

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In my opinion the best definition of "faith" is found in the book of, Hebrews 11: 1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Although the bibles breaks it down to extend, faith is still one of the hardest concepts to understand in the Bible. Is faith wishful thinking or pretending something will happen without any evidence? In this show we discussing various issues when trying to understand Faith.

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Cultural sensitivity is being aware that cultural differences and similarities between people exist without assigning them a value – positive or negative, better or worse, right or wrong. It is being aware that people are not all the same and recognize that your culture is no better than any other culture. 

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Cultural sensitivity is being aware that cultural differences and similarities between people exist without assigning them a value – positive or negative, better or worse, right or wrong. It is being aware that people are not all the same and recognize that your culture is no better than any other culture. 

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Growing up in an African household as a girl is different and challenging. Girls are assigned chores and duties to prepare them for marriage in the future. Many African girls are restricted from freely socializing with other people in the community without the presence of a family member. Many girls feel they are forced to grow so fast and miss most of the their childhood growth stages. How do we change this so the African girls grow as children and not skip those important life stages?

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Parenting is hard, with or without a partner. But it is definitely much harder being a single parent. Human beings are resilient and can overcome all kinds of adversity and challenges life throws at them. In this episode we talk to our friend Julie who became a single parent after her husband passed away twelve years ago. She's raised six wonderful children by herself and in the middle of it adopted a daughter and also started a non-profit organization in the Congo. Learn more information about the organization Redeeming Love Ministries at rlmcongo.net

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Continuing the process of healing discussion part two. Inflammation is a necessary part of the physical healing process. What parallels can we make for our emotional and mental healing and how do we know the difference between helpful inflammation and harmful infection? 

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There are so many perceptions about how to heal the physical body or wound, but when it comes to mental and emotional wounds that we don’t see, society and culture restrict us or sometimes control how the process of healing should work. We are told get over it or let it go and move on. But the real question here is, do we need the healing to move forward in life?

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It is impossible to with our children everywhere, it is therefore important to teach and train our children how to make good judgement while out there by themselves. Teach them about stranger danger, how to spot them and what do when a stranger approaches them. The Internet can be a great place for resources and learning tool for children. However, internet access can also be extremely dangerous place for children. It is therefore important to be aware of what your kids are accessing on the Internet, who they are talking to and what they share on the internet.

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