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Kampala, Uganda

Celebrating Five Years of Ministry and The People of Kampala, Uganda

March 24, 2010

Through the past five years, IMFC has worked with many people in the slums, prisons and schools of Kampala, Uganda. Today I simply want to celebrate. Celebrate the opportunity the Lord has given us to join Him in His work. Celebrate His grace and His goodness. Celebrate the people He, the Lord, has given us [...]

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Confessions of a Witch Doctor

March 15, 2010
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Wherever you go in Kampala, you find witch doctors. Their homes can easily be located in every slum we work in. These witch doctors (traditional healers) range from simply being an aggravation to being extremely evil.
I posted a story from the Telegraph UK.com last week that looks at the rise in child sacrifices by [...]

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Witch Doctors Admit To Performing Human Sacrifices In Uganda

March 12, 2010
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Found this story in the Telegraph.co.uk from January 7, 2010 on witch doctors in Kampala. From my experience in Kampala, I know it is true. Human sacrifices have been made by witch doctors in the slums where we are working. I have seen little children with pierced ears and earrings so they would be imperfect [...]

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How A Simple Bag of Food Can Change A Life Forever!

March 11, 2010
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How much difference can a bag of food make to a person? A family? Huge! Life Changing even. Check this out.
Douglas sent me the story of James Kato. It has inspired me to tell more people about the work of IMFC and Manna Ministry in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. It has motivated me to [...]

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Naguru Slum, House Churches and Food for the Poor

March 3, 2010
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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
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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
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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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Victory Behind Bars In Masindi Prison

February 3, 2010

On the way to Murchinson Falls Game Park the team stopped at Masindi Prison.
A former prisoner in Luzira Prison in Kampala and Bible Way student, Kenneth, moved to Masindi in the summer and began to minister to men and women there. Kenneth receives no salary or benefits for his work. It is truly a [...]

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