Butabika Parish

FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN BUTABIKA PARISH. THIS IS THE NEWEST SITE OF MANNA MINISTRIES FOOD DISTRIBUTION, AND IT IS A VERY INTERESTING PLACE. THERE ARE SEVEN ZONES IN THIS PARISH, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL PRISON AT LUZIRA AND THE NATIONAL MENTAL HOSPITAL. WE HAVE MET WITH THE HEAD PARISH LEADER, WHO IS A MUSLIM, AND WE HAVE BEEN WELCOMED TO COME AND DO ANY KIND OF MINISTRY THAT WE WANT TO DO, SO WE HOPE TO PLANT CHURCHES IN ALL SEVEN ZONES. LAST WEEK WE WERE GIVEN A TOUR OF BUTABIKA MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOSPITAL AND WE WERE WELCOMED TO START ANY KIND OF MINISTRY THERE- I.E. PRAYER WALKING, VISITING, AND BIBLE STUDIES. NOTICE IN THE PICTURES THAT THE PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THE FOOD WERE SPLITTING IT UP AND SHARING IT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT RECEIVE IT, THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL AREA, PLEASE BE IN PRAYER FOR THESE PEOPLE AND OUR MINISTRY HERE. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!

KIFUMBIRA

GOD IS DOING GREAT THINGS IN KIFUMBIRA!!! THE GROUP PICTURE IS ABOUT HALF OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE BIBLE WAY COURSE, PRAISE GOD, AND THE OTHER PHOTOS ARE OF THE SECOND HOUSE CHURCH THAT WE PLANTED. THE MAN IN THE ORANGE AND GREEN SHIRT HAS DECIDED TO GIVE HIS LIFE TO JESUS AND WE ARE BURNING FETISHES THAT A WITCH DOCTOR HAD GIVEN HIM. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO MAKE A PUBLIC CONFESSION OF HIS FAITH IN GOD, AND HE WAS CONVICTED TO GIVE UP HIS IDOLS IN FRONT OF HIS PEERS. GOD IS MOVING IN A POWERFUL WAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE PRAISE HIM FOR IT.

SPECIAL EVENTS

TEACHING AT MANNA MINISTRY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND AT BAPTISMS IS JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE.

HOUSE CHURCHES

WE HAVE BEEN MOVING ALL OVER THE CITY, TEACHING AND PREACHING AT HOUSE CHURCHES. THESE PHOTOS SHOW THE HOUSE CHURCHES OF NATEETE, SOWETO, AND NAKULABYE, AS WELL AS A BED ON BLOCKS DUE TO FLOODING. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS PLACE AND THESE PEOPLE.

OUR GUARDS

GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH TWO GREAT GUARDS. TONY AND JULIUS HAVE BECOME LIKE FAMILY TO US AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEM. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO THEIR HOUSES AND VISIT AND PRAY WITH THEM, THEY ARE REALLY GOOD GUYS.

KIDS, YEAH WE GOT UM

AS I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE WELL AWARE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF KIDS HERE IN KAMPALA, AND THEY CAN BE VERY CREATIVE WITH PLAY THINGS. THEY WILL DEFINITELY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE.

STORIES

I HAVE THREE STORIES THAT I WANT TO TELL, ABOUT HOW GOD HAS BEEN WORKING HERE IN KAMPALA RECENTLY. IN THE SUBURB OF KAWEMPE, WE HAVE FOUR HOUSE CHURCH LOCATIONS AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FOOD FROM THE MANNA MINISTRY. FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING OUT THERE, TO MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE AND JUST SHARE GODS LOVE WITH THEM. WELL, AT THE SPOT ALONG THE ROAD WHERE YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGN POST FOR THE LOCAL WITCH DOCTOR. THIS PAST WEEK WHEN I WAS THERE, I NOTICED THAT THE SIGN WAS GONE, SO I INQUIRED ABOUT IT, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE DARKNESS COULD NOT STAND THE LIGHT AND THE WITCH DOCTOR AND HIS SIGN HAVE LEFT KAWEMPE!!


IN KIFUMBIRA, WHERE WE HAVE STARTED A NEW HOUSE CHURCH OF PREDOMINATLY MEN, I HAVE BEEN TEACHING A SERIES ABOUT THE MAN THAT GOD USES, AND HOW IF JESUS CALLED AND USED FISHERMEN, TAX COLLECTORS, CARPENTERS, AND EVEN ZEALOTS THEN HE CAN MOST CERTAINLY USE MEN LIKE ME AND THE MEN OF KIFUMBIRA. PRAISE GOD, HIS WORD IS HITTING HOME WITH THESE GUYS. THERE ARE 10-15 MEN THAT COME TO THE STUDY AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE NOW GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO JESUS!!


THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE PASSION WORLD TOUR(CHRIS TOMLIN, MATT REDMAN, LOUIE GIGLIO ETC.) WAS HERE IN KAMPALA, AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY AND THE KAMPALA URBAN TEAM WAS ASKED TO BE A PART OF IT. ON THE FIRST AFTERNOON, I WAS STATIONED OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE ON THE DORM SIDE OF THE FIELD AND MY JOB WAS TO DIRECT THE STUDENTS TO THE AREAS WHERE THEY COULD RECEIVE A WRISTBAND AND ENTER THE GATE. I WAS THERE WITH MY FRIEND DOUGLAS ALIRO AND WE WERE TOLD TO BE IN PLACE AROUND 3PM. SO, GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT WAS NOW 1PM WE DECIDED TO GO FOR A WALK AROUND THE CAMPUS AND WE FOUND OURSELVES AT THE MENS DORM, WHERE WE DECIDED TO GO IN AND TELL SOME GUYS ABOUT JESUS. WE KNOCKED ON A FEW DOORS AND WERE INVITED IN TO ONE ROOM WHERE THERE WERE SEVEN UNIVERSITY SENIORS HANGING OUT. WELL, WE SHARED OUR TESTAMONIES, PREACHED THE GOSPEL, ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND PRAYED WITH THESE GUYS, AND PRAISE THE LORD, FOUR OF THEM ACCEPTED JESUS!!

DAILY, I AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY THAT GOD CHOSE ME OF ALL PEOPLE TO BE HERE, AND BE A SMALL PART OF WHAT HE IS DOING HERE, HE IS SO COOL!!

Christina was asked by Mama Agnes and Thomas of Soweto to join them in a time of teaching and encouragement for the ladies of the Network. As you can see, it was well attended by both the ladies and the men!! Praise God that many came to hear the word of truth and saving grace in our Lord and Savior. Pray for those who attended that they will go out and spread the good news of Jesus Christ and that they will take the teachings of today to heart and incorporate them into their lives and into the lives of their family and friends.

IT'S WALKER TIME

OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND JOSEPH, RECENTLY TOOK WALKER FOR A RIDE ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS A SHORT RIDE FROM THE MINISTRY CENTER TO JOSEPH'S HOUSE, BUT THEY BOTH HAD A BALL. WALKER IS A MAN'S MAN, HE RIDES MOTORCYCLES, AND HE DOMINATES ON THE FUTBOL PITCH. AS GOAL KEEPER ON HIS TEAM AT HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HE ALLOWED ZERO GOALS AGAINST THE TEAM FROM THE UGANDA JUNIOR LEAGUE, HE ROCKS!!

THE BEAUTY OF UGANDA

A MARIBOU STORK IN A BOAT AT THE LAKE, A BEAUTIFUL DARK PINK FLOWER, WALKER AND HIS BEST FRIEND ETHAN, AND DELANEY. THESE ARE SOME OF GOD'S CREATIONS THAT I GET TO ENJOY IN AFRICA!!

NEW BELIEVERS

ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH 2008, WE HELD A SPECIAL BAPTISM CEREMONY AT LAKE VICTORIA FOR SOME OF THE SECURITY GUARDS THAT WE MINISTER TOO. WE USUALLY BAPTIZE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, BUT MANY GUARDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS, SO WE WENT TO THEIR HOMES IN SOWETO AND PICKED THEM UP AND TOOK THEM TO THE LAKE AND HAD A WONDERFUL CEREMONY FOR THESE FOUR MEN AND ONE WOMAN.

JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN

TODAY, WE WENT TO THE DORCAS ORPHANAGE AND SHARED THE LOVE OF JESUS WITH THE CHILDREN THERE. IT WAS SO COOL AND THE CHILDREN WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE US THERE. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30 KIDS THERE, FROM AGE 6-17. I KNOW THAT I WAS BLESSED MUCH MORE FROM THE VISIT THAN THEY WERE. THE MATRON ASK IF WE WOULD PLEASE COME BACK AND SHARE MORE STORIES FROM THE BIBLE WITH THEM SOON, YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL.

I HERD YOU

EVERYDAY, ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE ROADS THAT WE TRAVEL, WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TRYING NOT TO BE GORED BY ONE OF THE ANKOLE COWS. THEY ARE BIG, THEIR HORNS ARE HUGE, AND THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT THEY ARE STILL SAFER THAN THE TAXI DRIVERS.

A UGANDAN WEDDING

SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2008

OUR DEAR FRIENDS AND CO-LABORERS, DOUGLAS AND SHEILA WERE MARRIED IN A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY. OUR FAMILY WAS BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THE FESTIVITIES, WITH DELANEY AS A FLOWER GIRL, WALKER AS RING BEARER, AND I WAS ASKED TO READ A SCRIPTURE AND PRAY FOR THEM. THESE ARE TWO OF THE MOST WONDERFUL FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS THEIR MARRIAGE GREATLY. WALKER AND DELANEY BOTH DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT ANYTHING, AND WE WERE SO VERY PROUD OF THEM, THEY LOVE THE UGANDAN PEOPLE SO MUCH.

A NEW BABY

CHRISTINA WAS GIVEN THE HONOR OF NAMING THE NEWEST BABY GIRL OF OUR FRIENDS, THOMAS AND FLORENCE ABACH. SHE IS THEIR SEVENTH CHILD AND SHE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL. HER NAME IS HANNAH GRACE!!! THOMAS AND HIS FAMILY LIVE IN THE AREA THAT WE CALL SOWETO, AND HE IS ONE OF OUR UGANDAN PASTORS.

Making A New Missionary

TODAY, WE TOOK DELANEY WITH US TO THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT KAWEMPE. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW HER WHAT WAS IN THE BAGS, THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD RECEIVE THE FOOD AND THE PLACES WHERE THEY LIVE. CHRISTINA AND DELANEY GATHERED UP ALL OF THE CHILDREN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT JESUS WITH AN EVANGE-CUBE, AND AFTER THAT, DELANEY GAVE ALL OF THE CHILDREN A LOLLIPOP. IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO INVOLVE HER IN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED HERE TO DO. BOTH OF THE KIDS HAVE SUCH BIG, COMPASSIONATE HEARTS FOR THE PEOPLE HERE, AND THEY LOVE BEING INVOLVED IN OUR MINISTRY. GOD IS SO COOL!!

On Tuesday, April 15th, I went with my Ugandan brother Douglas Aliro back into the neighborhood of Kifumbira. We had been here before, due to the fact that manna ministry is conducting a crisis food distribution in this area. We normally walk all throughout these areas and greet, evangelize, and pray with people that we meet along the way. Last week we were here for the food distribution and while walking around, God led us to a group of men that were sitting around talking, and holding literature from Jehovahs Witnesses, well, we couldn't pass up this opportunity that God gave us to tell them the truth. After two hours, we had to leave, but we asked if we could come back and talk more, and they agreed that we could. So, we returned, and spent four hours with them, preaching and teaching and answering questions. There were ten men there and three of them prayed to receive Jesus, and eight of them enrolled in the Bible Way correspondence course. We will be going back every week now, to teach more and pray with this group of men that unbeknownst to them have become our newest house church, Praise the Lord.

KUT KIDS

THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE KAMPALA URBAN TEAM HAD A TEAM RETREAT WITH OUR STRATEGY ASSOCIATE FROM NAIROBI, TIM TIDENBERG, AND THE KIDS, WALKER, DELANEY, KARIS, AND SOPHIA WITH THE HELP OF JAMIE BENEDICT, DID A PRESENTATION FOR US OF JESUS ENTERING THE CITY ON PALM SUNDAY. WALKER TOLD THE STORY, WHICH HE HAD MEMORIZED, AND THE GIRLS HANDLED THE FELT STORY BOARD, IT WAS WONDERFUL. THE SHELTONS AND THE BERRYS HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN SUCH WONDERFUL KIDS, AND WE THANK GOD FOR THEM AND THEIR HEARTS FOR THE PEOPLE HERE.

SHARING IN SOWETO

THE KAMPALA URBAN TEAM HAS DIVIDED THE CITY INTO FOUR SECTIONS AND THE THREE COUPLES THAT MAKE-UP THE TEAM HAVE EACH BEEN ASSIGNED A SECTION FOR A MONTH, NEXT MONTH WE WILL ALL ROTATE TO ANOTHER SECTION UNTIL WE HAVE ALL VISITED, TAUGHT, ENCOURAGED, AND PRAYED WITH EVERY HOUSE CHURCH THAT WE HAVE. ONE OF OUR AREAS THIS MONTH IS THE HUGE SLUM OF SOWETO. CHRISTINA HAS BEEN, AND TAUGHT A GROUP OF LADIES FROM THE BOOK OF LUKE, ABOUT MARY AND MARTHA. I ALSO HAVE BEEN, AND ALSO TAUGHT FROM LUKE, ABOUT THE GOOD SAMARITAN. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE KAMPALA URBAN TEAM AND ALL OF OUR HOUSE CHURCHES, WHICH AS OF TODAY, STANDS AT APPROXIMATELY 52 ACTIVE GROUPS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!