September 2019 News

We have more good news about Mugura Frank and his family, whom we have written about a couple of times. If you remember, we met Mugura when he was a drug addict and an alcoholic, and deeply involved in witchcraft. But now Mugura, his mother, and one brother have given their lives to Jesus and burnt all their related witchcraft things. God is now using him for greater work in this ministry as he takes Bibles to fellow Christians in his village. He has shifted from our village and he is going to a church where many have the Word of God. We went there to visit his family and pray with them, and he took us to his pastor. Many people in his village are still bound by satanic powers, but Mugura is a changed man. He no longer beats his wife or is addicted to alcohol; nor does he practice witchcraft - praise God! The joy of the Lord has become his strength. 

Here we are giving a Bible to Mugura's wife Jesca which Mugura was going to take to someone else.

Mugura with his children

Alex had a long drive on the motorbike to Lake Victoria to have a meeting with dear brethren. There was so much mud on the roads as it had rained heavily. On the opposite side of where he is standing is Entebbe International airport, and we could easily see the planes landing and taking off. When we came back we were all wet and muddy 😊. 

We are so happy with what God is doing here especially in the discipleship classes. We had each of the five participants discuss a particular question from the discipleship manual. The Lord is growing this ministry and we are happy as we see people who once served Satan, now serving our King Jesus. Praise be to His holy name. 

Discipleship students receiving their certificates

During the evangelism week, we visited two homes to encourage them to share food. God has used this outreach in an amazing way. Florance recently showed up at our church. She had received the Lord Jesus and wanted to join a church. We encouraged her to have a Bible, which she has now got, and she is also doing a discipleship course. She is so thrilled to be a part of Christianity. 

We are seeing the Lord use this ministry in His own way each step. Despite wrangles with people who don't want it because they believe in demons, we see many coming to Christ through its existence in this village.

This month we have been so busy with speaking engagements. Pastors often invite us to speak about the importance of a Bible for a Christian; and in these gatherings, so many Christians are enthusiastic about getting their own Bibles. One lady named Joyce shared with us how she used a public megaphone to speak about this ministry, and how we have helped people get Bibles - thereby encouraging listeners to develop a desire for God's Word. Joyce is in her 70's and you will be amazed by the good message she passes on about the Bible!

We are so thrilled with these people whom God touches to join us in the Bible ministry.It builds confidence in the authenticity of God's Word which we preach and teach here. What Joyce is doing requires strength and determination in a society which has many Muslims. The church continues to face two strong forces here - Islam and witchcraft. But the Lord has done great things, and the church continues to be triumphant in such circumstances.

We are thankful to God for all the things He does through this ministry. He is using all people in all ways to see His work continue to grow. We also praise God for the provision of more Bibles for us to distribute to the many who need them.

Would you please consider to pray for:

•  Sunday school construction


•  New believers coming to Christ through this ministry


•  Ministry financial provision


•  Protection from satanic attacks as we share the gospel

Thankyou dear friends,

Alex and Simon

August 2019 News

We want to thank you for all your prayers. This month we have been able to do the pastors/church leaders seminar on the 29th. It has been a long and tiresome preparation on our side. We had eighty-five people altogether. In each session we allocated twenty minutes for pastors to ask questions relating to the topic addressed and the teacher would answer them. Many comments were raised concerning the topic: ‘the pastor and his family’. We had some pastors share their experience of how they are teaching their kids to pray, and bringing them up in the love of God. It was a blessing to hear, especially for Simon and me, as we never had that good parental love - bringing us up in love of God. We came to know God when we were older. 

The pastors were so thankful for the seminar. Two pastors said, "Alex and Simon, your ministry has got a good reputation in this district because of the good biblical doctrine you hold to. You have a passion to see that we grow in the Word, and to have us gathering together to hear this message”. A few pastors took Bibles, especially those who came from far away villages. As we write this, we have no Bibles left. The few we had left were taken during the seminar. 

Alex giving a Bible to some of the participants

Lunchtime serving

We enjoy seeing the kids eating lunch too? This time we didn't have a bottle of soda. Most of us in the village prefer a soda. ☹

Evangelism outreach

 

On the 29^th we also welcomed an evangelism team from Kampala who have come to do door-to-door evangelism in our village. They will spend three days here, and three of them will sleep in our small house. The rest will sleep in three other homes with brethren who pray together with us. We are so thankful for those who are hosting the rest of the people sharing the gospel in this village. That is the only way we can bring hope to this community where witchcraft has gained root.

From the little food provision we had, we shared some with Pauline, an old grandma. You might remember her, as she gave her life to Jesus together with Male. They had witchcraft stuff which we burnt. Here is the team of evangelists in her home to share the food and encourage her. Pauline has an eye problem and is unable to come to church. Also, her family can’t afford the transport to get to church, so we thought it was worth going to pray with her. Pauline is the one in a light yellowish dress on the left receiving a red bag.

Below is our motorbike which was torn apart for repairs. I had been using it a lot, but it got a problem with the piston. I thought we would never be able to use it again, but now it's back on the road. The mechanic kept telling me it will be well, and indeed it's now well. It gets a lot of use, often carrying very heavy stuff.

The high school discipleship classes are still on hold as many of them are still in holidays. We are going to be graduating them next term, along with the village team at our church. 

We are so thankful to the Lord for the great things He is doing in the lives of people here. We have shared with you about Joyce who came to Jesus during the first evangelism outreach from Zana. Joyce was deeply immersed in witchcraft since her childhood. They have shrines (small grass thatched houses where demons are called from) and some of her brothers still serve demons. We have to thank God for such evangelism mission-oriented groups; they achieve a lot in the lives of people. Now Joyce and all her family are serving the Lord in the Lungala Bible ministry. Her son Sari, formally a Muslim, came to Jesus a few weeks ago. Don’t we have many things to praise the Lord for!

We therefore wish to ask you to consider supporting this ministry, prayerfully and financially. Your contribution will help us in extending God's kingdom. 

Prayer requests:

1.         Pray for financial provision for this ministry.
2.         Pray that God will provide for the Sunday school shelter construction       
3.         Pray for the Bible provision       
4.         Pray that people who have come to Jesus in the evangelism outreaches will grow strong in Jesus      
5.         Pray that God will strengthen us as we lead this ministry

Yours in Christ,

Alex and Simon