As you may have noticed, I have my name listed as Sarah "Nakiru". Sarah is the name my parents gave me, and Nakiru is my Karimojong name. Akiru means rain. Nakiru is the feminine form of akiru (and Lokiru the masculine form). I was given that name while we were in a village visiting someone, I forget who. (Unfortunately, I didn't journal as much as I should have.) I was asked, "When were you born?" I answered in the winter; it was translated by Margie. So I was given the name "Nakiru." Everytime after that, I would introduce myself as "Sarah Nakiru."
We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you. Do not spurn us for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. Are there any among the false gods of the nations that bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O LORD our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things. ~Jeremiah 14:20-22
I "borrowed" this idea from http://www.karamojamanda.blogspot.com/, who is blogging through the alphabet. Thanks for the idea Amanda!!
The above picture is a picture of a "James Galway Rose" that I took this morning while it was raining.
2 comments:
Sarah, I'm glad you're doing this! I borrowed the idea from someone else too. Now I better post some more or you'll pass me...I think it's taken over a year to get to "i." :)
That's a gorgeous picture of a rose, btw!
Nakiru is the name I was given this past summer as well :)
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