Church Planting

Half Way Home In 2010

July 7, 2010

Do you know that it is closer to the beginning of 2011 than it is to the beginning of 2010? Hard to believe isn’t it? Over half this year has passed. Time is moving swiftly and I am getting older! Plus, now I have to start thinking about Christmas gifts! It will be here before [...]

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Naguru Slum, House Churches and Food for the Poor

March 3, 2010

I received this update from Douglas on the first food distribution for the next six months in Naguru. Naguru is a large slum that sits in valley overlooked by the wealthy. Huge home dot the hillsides that surround this slum. It is truly a picture of the have and have-nots. The picture above overlooks the [...]

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Food Distributed. Churches Started. Nateete Is Moving!

March 3, 2010

Manna Ministry is off and running in Nateete! Food and mosquito nets have been given to the beneficiaries of Manna and four churches have been started. This is a great start!
The LC Chairman said,
“No one has ever done any distribution in our area like you have, in a way that is so peaceful, [...]

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Naguru Act 2 Begins

February 25, 2010

Friday morning 50 new families will enter the Manna Program and begin to receive food for the next six months. Naguru is such a large slum that we divided it into two sections. This is the beginning of Naguru Act 2.
Over the past six months many families in Naguru were helped spiritually, physically, financially through [...]

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Underway At Nateete

February 25, 2010

The first food distribution went very well. No rain. No flooding. This is truly a blessing because it has been raining since and the entire place has been under. We could have never given out the food under these circumstances. So, we pray the Lord give good weather next month as well.
Three churches have also [...]

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Nateete, One Bad Slum!

February 9, 2010

Beginning February 2010, IMFC will begin work in the slum Nateete through Manna Ministry. Disease, poverty, witchcraft and constant flooding make this area extremely destitute. Pray for the people of Nateete and the IMFC staff.

Nateete, One Bad Slum! from Jimmy Barry on Vimeo.

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One Simple, Organic Church Experience In Biina Zone

July 5, 2009

Pam and I rode with Benon to Biina Zone to meet with the House Church there. This small group of believers formed in February when Manna Ministry came to the area and it has been meeting for almost six months.
I really enjoyed meeting with these people. There was no pretense. No performance. No hype. Just [...]

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The Kampala “4″ Step Strategy to Church Planting

April 22, 2008

Here is the latest from Kampala. Manna is serving two areas Kawepe and Kifumbira. Work in these two areas begin the first two weeks in February while I was there with a mission team from Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Alexandria, Alabama. Since then one Church has been started in Kawepe with sixty-five adults in attendance [...]

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Chasing the Ripples…

March 11, 2008

One year ago, Manna Ministry worked in the Makerere Kivuulu area of Kampala. As the love of Christ was displayed through the giving of food to the people in greatest need and the gospel of Jesus Christ was shared, a church was soon started. This new church in Makerere Kivuulu has now been involved in planting three churches in Kaswa, which is over four hours away by car.

How did this happen? Here’s the story.

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