New Church Plant in Jinja

“Last night, a man in my dream told me that someone would come to my door today and show me the way to heaven.” So went the testimony of one man who came to Christ last month in a one-week, door-to-door evangelistic effort in Uganda’s fourth largest city. The short-term mission team working with Henry, one of our recent graduates, was blessed to see the fruit of their labor.  In spite of opposition from cults and the Islamic community, 43 people professed faith in Jesus Christ. Along with the 30 who had responded earlier, we now have a promising core group for a new church. Please pray for Henry as he disciples these new believers and for Bruce as he mentors Henry and other church planters.

 

WTC Now Accredited

May marked a major milestone in the work of Westminster Theological College. Northwest University in Potchefstroom, South Africa agreed to accredit our Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) degree. This accom-plishment helps open the way for the envisioned graduate program. Since there is no evangelical seminary in Uganda at this time, students pursuing advanced studies have been forced to travel abroad. Pray that we will soon be able to offer  a quality, affordable, in-country seminary degree.

Orphan Ministry

James wrote, “…look after orphans and widows in their distress.” In Uganda there is a plethora of opportunities for obeying this command. Orphans comprise half of Pam’s Sunday School class (pictured below). Christians from the U.S. sponsor them so that they can live with families and attend school. They are still desperately poor, however. Though they possess little of the world’s riches, they are rich in faith and an absolute joy to teach.

Another orphan ministry involves mentoring young women of high school age and above. Nichol (pictured below), an MTW missionary, hosts and Pam teaches. The girls greatly appreciate the truths of Scripture as well as the love and attention.

Please pray for Pam’s new  Love Box ministry which provides school supplies and a Gospel message to orphans in other parts of the country, including  the “invisible children” of northern Uganda.

 

Praise God for…

·    A great semester at Westminster Theological College and African Bible College.

·    Fruitfulness in the church planting, preaching and radio ministries

·    Provision of our work permit visas for the next three years.

·    God’s hand of protection and blessing on our family.

 

Prayer Bullets

Ministry needs

·    Encouragement for local pastors and church planters.

·    A positive response to our summer conference ministry.

·    God’s continued blessing on the ministry at Zana Community Presbyterian Church.

·    Expansion of and increased effectiveness for the orphan ministry.

·    Preparation for our classes at WTC. Bruce will be teaching Church Planting, Hebrews, Greek I and the Senior Research project. Pam will be teaching Research Methods.

Family needs

·    Health and safety

·    Continuing provision for all of our spiritual, emotional and material needs

·    Endurance during the electrical power crisis. (Currently we are supposed to have electricity on a 24-hour on and 24-hour off schedule. It does not always work out as planned, so we were without power for 9 out of 13 days. This problem is a not just a personal inconvenience; it hinders the work and is devastating to Uganda’s fragile economy.)

·    Our son, Tim, as he serves as a youth ministry intern this summer and returns to Covenant College in the fall.

·    Our daughter, Celeste, as she helps her mom in the orphan ministry this summer and looks forward to her senior year at Rift Valley Academy.