Through It All By Dr J P T Nyeko

 I have just finished reading Dr. Pr. Jolly P. Tumuhairwe Nyeko's book entitled THROUGH IT ALL and have been blessed 

It is a loaded book that deserves a series of deep conversations after  reading it. One could easily develop it into a series of three or four other books. However I am aware that this is her third book already. 

In THROUGH IT ALL, Pr. Nyeko narrates her humble journey from the beautiful sun kissed hills of Kabale. It is here that  her family battled with extreme poverty, the often untold conflicts in a polygamous family, the pain of being a third party recipient of traumatizing judicial decisions and caring for an ailing mother. The book also talks of overcoming all that graduate from the Ivory Towers of Makerere University, United Kingdom and Canada

Dr Nyeko's story keeps you glued as you read it. She exemplifies resilience and hardwork through her escape from the traps of early marriage, selling christian books all over the then dusty streets of  Kampala in order to pay for her tuition, escaping from near abduction during the hard times of Idi Amin and confronting culture in her determination to pursue an education in Mr St Mary's Namagunga

The book is also humorous. She shares her cheeky times with fellow children up in the hills of Kabale as well  her story of love which culminated into a forty year blessed marriage to her Namilyango sweetheart. The love story started from an academic conference at St Mary Namagunga, was grounded at Makerere University and developed during the days of Idi Amin's Uganda and ither coup d'etats in Uganda whilst the couple pursued  careers in Entebbe and Uganda. You will read about the pain of being separated from one's children and the quiet toughness of a mother in distress

The book further explores her work as a  Welfare and Probation officer, her use on social capital, her enterprenural mind and creative mind. She takes us through her world of  intervening in a Uganda  that was riddled with the after effects of AIDS ,  the crisis of orphans and how her career and ministry developed around her career, love for children, farming, academia and finally her pastoral work in Worship Harvest Masulita. 

In her conversational style, like a true Mukiga, Pr Nyeko does not run away from revealing the highs and lows of the teenage years, the detrminatinon to end early distracting love, dealing with poverty and lack, including the dicey issue of inlaws in cross cultural marriages

For the bereaved and retirees, Pr. Nyeko has a story for you too ; She writes about the care for and finally loss of her beloved George, trying to make sense of life after the loss and the strategies she has put in place to live on. She also shares her passion for agriculture, her decision to obey God's word in starting a Church and her zeal to keep following

When I started reading this book, I didn't put it down until I was done. It is a gripping story and for the emotional person have a  handkerchief nearby. For the ones who are zealous for God, be prepared to be encouraged. For those unsure of their purpose, many ideas will flow and for those dealing with any sort of hard season in your life, prepare to be excouraged. 

I recommend this book to all of us. Regardless 

Thank you Pr Dr Jolly P.  T. Nyeko for sharing your story

_*By D. R. Ruhweza*_