July 2019 News

The Ministry of the Bible. 

Recently we had Kisakye Frank come here to get a Bible for his village pastor who lives in Sembabule district (over 60km) from us. Frank has been saved for some years now, but he did not have a Bible. However, he loves the Lord and wants other people to know Jesus as their Saviour. Having heard about this ministry, he desired to get Bibles; for his pastor first and then for himself. The most important thing about his testimony was - as he put it – 'I love sharing the gospel'.  'I asked - 'How have you been doing that without the Bible?' He replied - 'I listen to the radio, and if any preacher is preaching, then I write down the scriptures and share it with others.' After getting his Bible, Frank was so thankful that he kept lifting up his Bible and thanking God for such a blessing. 'I will now share the gospel, reading to people from this book' he said.

As we have earlier written to you, Bibles in our local dialects are expensive for most Christians. For you to stand with us and enable us bring the Word of God to needy people is a great blessing to the churches in the villages. Frank’s situation is similar to that of Faith, whom we shared with you two years ago. She was leading a Bible study, but had no Bible. She was also getting scriptures to share from the radio, and borrowing a Bible from the neighbors. 

In the photo above are a few other people who have benefited from the Bible ministry. Making the Bible available is the most effecting means of winning souls for Christ Jesus, and also the essential foundation for a strong biblical church. People can see for themselves from the Word of God. 

Joyce (photo below) has occasionally taken Bibles to her fellow Christian friends who did not have an opportunity to get Bibles. We met Joyce when we had a pastors’ conference. Her heart was very moved towards the ministry of helping believers to get Bibles. She has been one of our close associates in this ministry. Even in her old age, she has done incredible ministry to her church members. She also rears pigs and does farming on her land. The Lord is using her to bless other people with scriptures. We praise the Lord for the souls who have been transformed through His Word. 

Sunday School

The Lord has increasingly added to us many kids from around this community who fellowship with us every Sunday. It's so exciting to have these kids here every Sunday, and some of them have been coming since this church began. Now some of the kids can pray and recite scriptures. Nakanjako can now pray a biblical prayer for the rest of the kids before their Sunday school starts. There's such an exuberant change we can see in these kids. We really give glory to God, and the Sunday school teachers who are taking this initiative to make sure that the kids come to know Jesus.

The Kids have now got another Sunday school teacher. Robinah has not been in our church for long, but she has a passion for kids. She helps when Nakaye is not around. The Lord is relieving us from some ministry responsibilities by raising other leaders. Sunday is one of our busiest days and so tiresome. When these ladies fill the gaps in our ministry, we praise the Lord.

We had one of the ladies give a testimony thanking God for her kids who are in the Sunday school. She had been practicing divination and calling on spirits of the dead before she came to Jesus; and her kids had seen it happening. Actually, she shared that she took time to apologize to them. She now feels so good when she sees them developing to know God. Isn’t that such a wonderful change of life; from your kids seeing you serving Satan; to now serving our Lord Jesus Christ? The only true satisfaction in life is found in God, and He is more glorified when we are more satisfied in Him. This family has now come to know that only God matters in their lives. 

Other Ministries

You may remember that we had planned to have a pastors' conference in May, and also an evangelism mission on the Island of Buyiga. We have not yet given up on this, and we still trust the Lord to make a way. However, evangelism is continuing around this community. As a ministry, we had a meeting to plan the way forward. We are likely to have the Buyiga Island evangelism next month; although the pastors' conference - not sure! 

More piglets

Recently, one of our pigs gave birth for the first time to six piglets - late in the night when we were in deep sleep. Unfortunately we lost two of the piglets.

Next month we will share about some ladies who have profited from being given piglets from our farm. 

Please consider praying for;

a)      Ministry Land

b)      Financial provision for the pastors’ conference.

c)       Ministry financial provision. 

d)      Sunday school shelter.

e)       Discipleship trainings at church and high school.

June 2019

Greetings to you all! We praise the Lord who has enabled us again to share with you our June Newsletter.  
1 Timothy 4 v.6 “If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. v.7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;”….. v.15 “Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress”. 

On June 3^rd we had Rev. Bakunda, accompanied by his wife Alice, preaching at our church (in front on the right). We had entitled this day a FAMILY DAY. He preached on the theme: ‘RAISING A GODLY FAMILY’. It was really a great day and very busy. His sermon was a blessing to us. In the afternoon we had a workshop where they were answering any marriage/ family related questions, and major concerns that couples in village normally experience. Simon and I have known this couple for a long time. And they are good examples towards ministry and raising a godly family.

We spent the whole day at church and we all had lunch together. Some ladies had stayed at church all night cooking and preparing for the 3^rd. We really praise the Lord for the team work displayed, and lots of ministry gifting which was exhibited on that day. 

Above are the kids during their Sunday school with their teacher Nakaye (God has blessed us with a huge Sunday school). Below was during lunch time. 

Above are the ladies serving the food. They worked so hard. Our ministry has very few essentials such as plates, chairs etc, but village people were willing to lend us these things for free. We only bought food and drinks. 

As you will notice in the picture below, our church still faces the major problem of men not coming to church (most women’s husbands are unsaved). Actually, some are lost in witchcraft. However, on the Family Day, we had a few men show up to worship with us, and they were also able to stay for the workshop time. During that time, the question that most ladies raised was ‘how do we convince our husbands to come to church?’ Actually, we had one lady testify that she convinced her husband to come. But as they were on the way to church, he changed his mind and went back home. 

The ministry of the Bible distribution

Mugura Francis, whom you have seen in a few newsletters before, met the Lord when he had been lost in satanic worship. Before he could understand what it was about, he found a shrine at their home. His father was a witch, and hence Mugura also took up this practice; until he heard the gospel and received Jesus as his Saviour. Then he stopped calling upon the demons of the dead and introducing others into witchcraft. He is now working hard, meeting people in gardens and sharing the good news of Jesus. He also takes Bibles from here to his fellow Christians (people who may have never have had the opportunity to get Bibles). When we met Mugura he was a drug addict and an alcoholic, and we prayed with him and all his family. We encouraged him to get a Bible for himself and his wife. They are now serving the Lord in the village where they live. 

Below is Mutabazi and his wife Wesibadde. They are pastoring a church far from us, and have been keen partners in helping many of their church members to get Bibles. When their people need Bibles, they call us, and we deliver them right to their church. 

The ministry of the Bible has really been of great blessing to all people here; both Christians and even non-Christians. Recently we had Kiyingi get a bible from us. He is a staunch Muslim in our community, and told us how he reads his Bible in secret. When we met him he had many questions, and we took him through the gospel of John every Thursday evening. Most of his questions were answered, and he can now study the Bible by himself. Isn’t that a special blessing!

As it says in 1 Timothy 4 - 'Immerse yourself...' How can people immerse themselves in the teaching of our God when they have no access to the scriptures? We were approached  by a church elder who had a Bible with ripped off pages. He told us about how he had tried to get a Bible, but all was in vain. But his venture to get a Bible was answered when he met us, and we were able to provide him with one.

We therefore ask for your great support in this ministry. When you support us, you enable us to assist many other fellow brethren who have a passion to serve God, but don't always have the resources.

Discipleship trainings

These have started at high schools, and at our village church . This time around many church members have joined. There are so many questions believers have raised in the course of this training. Some of the questions are really hard to answer, and only God can answer them in their walk with Him. For example we had a few members ask a question, “Why are some Christians still struggling with satanic forces”? We have decided not to answer some questions straight away, because we know they will be answered in the course of their learning.

We have come to realise that these discipleship trainings are very crucial. We are still hoping to be joined by other church members, and also pastors from other ministries who need this training. Once we have finished a full course, each attendee will get a certificate, as you have seen from our previous trainings. We counsel these students, encourage them, and pray for them each time we meet with them. 

As we shared with you, our discipleship sessions are evangelistic in nature. We have had many students giving their lives to Jesus. We also take time to pray with them if they come to us with a concern that needs prayer. We have seen many of them now joining other Christian students and sharing the Word together. Others are now serving the Lord in their home churches. We can’t fail to thank God for such an accomplishment. 

Please consider praying for

1.      Provision for Bibles - Luganda, Rukiga, and English languages.

2.      Provision of a Sunday school shelter.

3.      Financial provision for the ministry.

4.      Discipleship trainings currently in progress.