We are continuing to have great opportunities
to serve the Lord’s people here. Our ministry to reach out to the people
affected by Covid-19 lockdown with essential needs such as food and hand
sanitizers is still ongoing. We are thankful to God that there haven't been too
many people affected in our Mpigi district, with no deaths. In fact the whole
country has only had two death cases. This situation has left so many people in
the country jobless and miserable. You know that our economy has not been good
at all, even before Covid-19, but now it has actually worse. Churches and many other
institutions are still closed by the government as a safety measure to prevent
the pandemic spreading.
We
have therefore been taking the opportunity to reach out to the people through
distribution of food. We get to pray for them and lead some to Christ if they
do not know Him. We have also given to believers the discipleship course for
the book of Romans. We have been making phone calls to check on their progress,
and most of them are doing well. They read it about 20 times, memorize 6 verses,
and also share it with their families. For us here, we don’t have live
streaming where church members can view a service online, so we thought that
the studies on Romans would be great especially for those who have Bibles. This
discipleship course has really kept many brethren awake spiritually.
Above is Sylvia with her little kids taking rice to Edith who is a grandmother. Edith
expressed her gratitude for the food we were able to provide for her family.
Her children, who have been working in Kampala and other towns in Uganda, came
back home after the government implemented tough restrictions to prevent the
spread of Covid-19. She says the food they get from this ministry is the only
chance of meals for her grandchildren and the rest of her family members. She
was so thankful.
One of the great things about this lockdown period is that
it has opened a window to share the gospel; although we have to maintain social
distancing. We have been able to meet new people we have not even seen before,
and we have led many to Jesus.
Simon has been helping a friend Samuel to construct pig
sties on his farm, as seen in the picture. He was also training some of his
workers how to rear pigs. This friend Samuel is a good farmer. When he had seen
our piglets on social media, he invited Simon to come and help him. It was a
good time for Simon, as he was able to share the gospel with the village people
of Mityana district. Some Christians in
these villages were also able to access Bibles. Many Christians in such remote
villages can’t access Bibles easily.
Please pray for our ministry including
the following items:
- Pray
for the provisions for this ministry
-
Pray for the spiritual healing of this community
- Pray
for provisions at our home
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Pray for the spiritual growth in the people who have come to Jesus.
Many
thanks for your support,
Alex
and Simon.
