Sheila Ajok’s Book Will Put You In The Shoes Of A Waiting Couple

My name is Sheila Ajok Lubangakene. I am a wife, mother, author and encourager. Currently, I am a Public Relations professional in the Aviation Industry in Uganda.

My writing journey started when I was about nine years old. I frequently wrote in the New Vision, Uganda’s leading daily in the children’s magazine and letters to the editor. My father was my biggest cheer leader and he religiously dropped off my articles to the the paper.

First forward, I pursued a course in Mass Communication at the University and it involved a lot of reading and writing. I enjoy telling stories from non – fiction, to fiction and everything that rotates around bringing words to life. In 2013, I started a blog, sheceleb@wordpress.com, that gave me a platform to share other people’s stories. In 2019, I published a book titled ‘Still A Mum’ which was a product of a year – long leadership course at Harvest Institute, Uganda. It is Christian fiction book that highlights a couple that is walking the difficulty journey of the challenges of fertility in a 15 year long marriage.

The book is raw and vulnerable and written in a deeply emotional way. It’s written in a narrative form where the wife, Akeyo speaks about her personal journey, the beauty in waiting for that little miracle, the several hospital visits that sometimes turn out with that line, “Sorry, there is no heartbeat,” the praying, fasting, emotive conversations with her husband about trying again even after repeat miscarriages, spousal support, the itchy subject of the role of extended extended family and the final breakthrough.

The book will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions but one thing stands out, in the midst of this couples trials, God works it out. In the end the reader will discover how intrinsic faith and trust in the Lord will result in their victory.

I wrote this book to enlighten readers on the underlying issue of fertility, why we should not be too intrusive on couples who seem to have taken long to have kids, questions not to ask friends and family members who might be struggling to have kids and limits on being judgmental. I must say this has opened up reader’s eyes to the big things they never ever thought about. Lessons have been learned about fertility being a shared responsibility (even for men). The book is a must read and has been reviewed by media houses in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania (Daily Monitor, The East African, The Citizen and Standard Media.

Still A Mum is available on https://www.jumia.ug/generic-still-a-mum-76-pages-by-sheila-lubangakene-ajok-4067344.html
And in Aristoc bookshop (Uganda), African Book Hub (Kenya) and House of Wisdom (Tanzania).

My socials;
Facebook : Sheila Ajok
Twitter: @sajok
Linked In: Sheila Ajok Lubangakene

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Kaboggoza canan
Kaboggoza canan
1 year ago

A very educative piece.Thanks to the author

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