Our special greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Our May newsletter has come to you late, but it’s such a joy to share with you again what God has been doing here in this ministry. Uganda is still in lockdown with covid-19, and just a few restrictions have been lifted. However, the number of cases of people affected keeps rising. There is an ongoing need of food for people in both urban and rural areas. Only the hand of God can sustain people in such a situation.
Simon has been sick and I took him to the clinic where he was diagnosed with Malaria plus. This is the worst level of Malaria. The doctor says he must have had it about one to two weeks before he felt sick. He was admitted to the hospital and discharged the following day. He really lost weight and didn't have much appetite. The good thing is that he got the right medication and is getting well.
Last month Alex rode our motorbike to South-Western Uganda (Mbarara-Mwizi), bordering on Tanzania and Rwanda. The total journey was approximately 500 km. He had gone there specifically to meet church leaders and also to give them Bibles. This was after he received a call from Pastor Samuel who is a church planter in South-Western Uganda. He later met up with other leaders as well and found that they were in great need of training. There is a hunger for the Word of God there, both in the leaders and the congregation. This was very encouraging.
I met up with different families, and had some very interesting times with them. Makaru is a new convert who has just come to Jesus with all his family. We had a good time studying the Word and praying together. We did the same thing with Byereta’s family. This family does not know the Lord yet, but they were so willing to hear the Word of God. Unfortunately my phone shut down due to no power there, so I wasn't able to take any pictures – except for those that I took when I was on my way back. The trip was worth the cost of the fuel and the energy spent.
I visited the family above when I was on my way back from S-W Uganda and had a stopover at the equator.
Below is the motorbike parked at the equator. For those of you have been there, it’s a good place to relax. It was good that there was no rain during these long rides, although I experienced thick mist/fog on the way back. It was a bit uneasy riding through it.
The ministry of giving people food in our community.
As we said above, many people have no work, and therefore it’s hard to make a living. We have been able to help many families with the food we have been able to give to them. Here are some of the photos of people getting food.
During this time of food distribution, we have had many people come to Jesus, including Kemirembe (above) who had recently lost her husband. She is pregnant. We prayed with her as she was shedding tears of pain. Please keep her in your prayers.
We also had Bright and Salongo (below) come to Jesus. Salongo and all his kids had been Muslims, and now they want to know more about the Bible.
Above is our motor bike loaded with food. Our church is surviving. Some church members have been calling us and asking for scriptures each Sunday. So now we send scriptures for them to meditate on (via phone). Our church is very young and we don’t have live streaming. During this time when we have food to give people, I make sure that I have ample time to share the Word and pray for whoever comes - keeping social distance. This has been encouraging to them.
Above are Violah, Brendah and other kids who had come to get rice.
Please keep praying for Alex as he will be
going back to South-Western Uganda to meet up with those church leaders again
very soon, if God provides the finances and Bibles.
One of our pigs gave birth to four very beautiful little piglets. They're cute aren't they? As are the newly hatched chickens below
Prayer items
Pray for financial provisions for our ministry, and that we will be able to get more Bibles
Pray that God will raise more leaders in our ministry
Pray for protection
We love you all, and God bless you for you love to us.
Alex and Simon.
