Medical evangelism team
October has been a very
busy month for us. We had a medical evangelism team here for one day treating
people. We were expecting about 200 patients, but we were over whelmed by the turn
up. We had 0ver 500 patients show up! People started coming at 7:00am and
through to evening time. Fortunately the doctors were able to treat patients up
3:00pm. Pregnant women were checked and given Maama Kits (a special package for
pregnant women during childbirth).
The most common
diseases village people suffer from are malaria, sexually transmitted diseases;
or teeth, eye and malnutrition diseases. The medical team had to move around
five villages.
Medical team
We now have testimonies that those who had malaria, flues, or fevers got healed. No doubt you have heard that malaria in Africa is one of the most common fatal diseases; yet people can recover when they are treated. We praise the Lord for such a great help to this community, especially for those who were unable to go to hospitals. Simon and I, through the little financial provisions we have, occasionally take babies and expectant mothers who are in dangerous situations to hospitals for medication.
We had Mare, Deogracious and Duncan share the gospel and pray with these patients. Two of these men are part of this church, and Duncan came with a Doctor from Zana Presbyterian church. We were encouraged with the way Mare shared the gospel. If you remember, Mare and his wife are the couple who left witchcraft. He never had or read a Bible for the 30 years before he met Christ, and he is now a serious believer. We pray that he will continue to grow in his relationship with the Lord, and be able to serve Him to a greater level. We praise the Lord for the great teamwork this church exhibited in the midst of such a huge crowd. Above are people waiting for treatment.
Student discipleship graduation
We had a graduation of six high school students in our discipleship trainings, and each of them got a certificate. Kembabazi shared with us and other students how she has benefited from this training. She was a Christian from a Christian home, but she was unaware of the importance of developing an intimate relationship with Jesus, and of growing in her knowledge of Scriptures. She also had not given serious attention to reading the Bible. Kembabazi now has a Bible; she shares the gospel with other students; and ministers in the school chapel. On the right are the students that finished their training, with the headmaster (Bursar) in the red T-shirt on the far right.
Prayer meeting
We had members of our church and other nearby churches come to pray with us in our home. It was an awesome time for us as they were thanking the Lord for His work going on in our community, through our church and theirs. As you see in the picture, our small sitting room was filled with people. It is encouraging for pastors to have people who care for them; who pray for them; and work alongside them. The people read Psalm 121 for us.
Sunday School
Our Sunday school continues to grow. Many kids are learning from the Bible, and some have learnt to pray. Friends, honestly speaking - this is something we did not expect when we started this ministry. Some kids now have Bibles! This is something we never saw here three years ago! It is not an understatement when we say that God is working and growing this ministry. We are seeing people in our church who have been converted from Islam to Christianity; and people turning away from witchcraft and now becoming Bible teachers. It encourages us to steadfastly continue to proclaim the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Col 1:28
Piglets
Finally, our black pig gave birth to four beautiful white piglets. It started giving birth at 1:45 am, and continued through to 3:32am. It was raining on us in the dark as we watched the birth of the piglets. 😊 If you've ever had pigs, you know that when they produce, they can sleep on the young ones and sometimes cause them serious harm. So they need attention when they are birthing.
As you know, these pigs have been a source of financial support for us and the ministry. We thought it would be a blessing for single mothers in our church, for us to give them a piglet as means of helping them make some income, and probably help them meet school fees, especially those who went back to school. We now have five of these mothers who have benefited from this project. Frolance got a pig from us about 9 months ago, and it will produce piglets next month. She lost her husband and has five children.
We thank God for Frolance. She is such a great blessing to this ministry. When we have functions at church such as trainings, seminars, conferences etc. she comes to help freely and with a joyful heart. She also comes to clean the church when weeds have grown around the tent. May God bless her for the labour she does for His Kingdom.
Prayer requests
- Sunday school building construction
- Continuality spiritual growth in our church
- Financial provision
Yours in Christ,
Alex and Simon