MISSION: Uganda Blog Post 12-16-2025

It has been a year.

If 2024 was the year of pruning, then 2025 is the year of building.

As you know, we had to discipline several people who were embedded in our churches and were causing divisions. As it turned out, they were all linked to a former deacon who emigrated to America more than ten years ago. Unbeknownst to us, he was trying to wield power over the ministry from afar through people who had attended when he was here. It explains why we had such difficulty over the subsequent years. God systematically exposed, and we removed, each and every person involved with this man, and now the churches are humming along like a well oiled machine.

In 2025, we got a harvest. God was clearly withholding blessing because of sin in the churches. Once this was rooted out, the floodgates opened. We have seen increased growth in our members. We have seen people choosing to live for God in their communities. We have seen our deacons (the ones remaining after all the struggles), step up and take their responsibilities serious AS deacons per the qualifications given in the Pastoral Epistles. We are seeing people saved and baptized (I have many to be baptized at the joint Christmas service next week).

God has supplied everything we needed financially to be able to rebuild and refurbish our church buildings. We are finally beginning to rebuild the church building at Sangano. That was always going to be the biggest and most expensive job, and God has provided all. I am hearing that we may finally have obtained a piece of property to restart the Isanja church with the members who remained faithful. So never fear. If you were wanting to assist with building projects, we will need to build a new church building at the new location eventually.

Pray for us. Uganda is about to experience another African election. As with all such things, there is the potential for things to go wrong. If there was to be a coup, or if the President were to die (he is very old), it would have a serious affect on the country, and by extension, on us. Please pray for a peaceful election in February, and safety for us. Pray for our churches, for our deacons and their families, and for our members. Pray for souls to continue to be saved and baptized.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!