ministering to the poor

Rioting in the Streets of Kampala! Manna Postponed!

September 16, 2009

That’s right! Rioting broke out in the streets of Kampala last week. Uganda is one of Africa’s most stable and safest countries, but feuding broke out between the Buganda tribe and the government. The result was that several people were killed and injured before calm was restored. Hopefully, this is not a precursor to the [...]

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Manna Ministry – More Than Just Food!

July 5, 2009

Today is a day that Pam and I had looked forward to from before our trip, the Manna Food Distribution. Manna is IMFC’s bread and butter ministry. It is somewhat unique and it is where we begin in Kampala. Joseph picked us up at 9:00 AM. We went by the ministry center to pick up [...]

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Hanging Out With Deo For A Day

July 5, 2009

Had the opportunity today to hang out with Deo. I first meet Deo in the summer of 2004. He was one of our translators and is the only person I have meet who could pray perfect King James English! Deo had just married Irene and was talking to us about having twins. The twins never [...]

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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. [...]

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Student Ministry At Equatorial College, Kampala

June 27, 2009

Went to Equatorial College this afternoon. It is located in one of the slums of Kampala that we work in, Soweto. I don’t know why they call it a college. The ages of the students range between 12 and 18. Many of the students were off on a field trip, but 55 students were present [...]

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