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 3rd 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 3rd. 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.