Set in Soroti and the surrounding communities of Teso, *The Earth We Pray To, Yet Continue to Wound: The Land Remembers* is a moving story of faith, war, family, and humanity’s relationship with the land. Through the memories of an old farmer, the strength of his bulls, and the curiosity of his grandson, the story explores the scars of conflict, the cost of environmental destruction, and the meaning of true progress. It challenges us to question how we can pray for peace and abundance while destroying the very things that sustain us. Ultimately, it reminds us that the future we pray for depends on the choices we make today.
There had been a time when the people of Teso feared the night.Ocen remembered those years with a heaviness that settled in his chest whenever the wind moved through the dry grass. The violence that spread into the region during the years of the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency had brought fear, displacement, and uncertainty to communities that had already endured hardship. Other insecurity, incl ...
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