kampala church of christ News Letter Vol. 23


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


At
 the
 beginning
 of
 last
 year,
 the
 Kampala
 church
 embraced
 a
 theme
 of
 reaching
 out
 into
 the
 communities.
 A
 venture
 to
 go
 out
 into
 the
 communities
 to
 spread
 the
 love
 of
 Christ
 became
 a
 relevant
 and
 a
 long
 awaited
 ministry.
 The
 communities
 welcomed
 us
 with
 open
 arms.
 For
 a
 number
 of
 years
 the
 work
 of
 the
 church
 has
 been
 concentrated
 in
 the
 city
 center
 and
 as
 such
 we
 had
 very
 limited
 growth
 in
 as
 

far
 as
 church
 plants
 are
 concerned.
 For
 years,
 time
 and
 energy
 has
 been
 spent
 in
 several
 of
 our
 communities.
 
 For
 the
 most
 part
 of
 the
 life
 of
 the
 Kampala
 Ministry,
 we
 have
 moved
 out
 into
 the
 communities,
 to
 visit,
 to
 bury
 friends
 and
 members
 of
 the
 church,
 done
 mobile
 Medical
 Clinics,
 spread
 the
 World
 Bible
 School
 ministry
 in
 several
 places,
 given
 out
 free
 gift
 boxes
 to
 children
 through
 the
 Evangelical 
Fellowship 
of 
Uganda 
(EFU) 
and 
helped 
a
 number 
of 
the
 poor,
orphans 
and
 needy 
children
in
 our
 communities
 through
 the
 Christian
 Relief
 Fund
 (CRF)
 to
 mention
 but
 a
 few
 of
 the
 activities.
 
 We
 therefore
 boast
 of
 a
 considerable
 investment
 of
 relationships
 that
 God
 has
 allowed
 us
 to
 impact
 over
 

the
 years.

 

Against
 this
 background,
 we
 thought
 it
 timely
 to
 capitalize
 on
 these
 relationships
 to
 spread
 the
 love
 of
 Christ
 at
 a
 much
 more
 elevated
 purpose
 of
 planting
 churches
 in
 our
 communities.
 In
 as
 much
 as
 we
 are
 still
 needing
 in
 terms
 of
 resources,
 man
 power,
 training
 and
 equipment,
 the
 voice
 of
 God
 is
 clear
 in
 letting
 us
 know
 that

 the
 time
 is 
ripe
 to
 plant
 churches
 and
 spread
 the
 gospel
 even
 farther 
using
 what
 we
 have.
What
 seems 
to 
be 
working 
for 
us 
in 
this 
challenge 
is
 the 
love 
of 
Christ
 and 
the 
Faith 
we
 have 
which
 

amazingly
 continues
 to
 open
 doors
 for
 us
 wherever
 we
 go.
 There
 are
 so
 many
 opportunities
 that
 keep
 pronouncing
 themselves
 as
 we
 venture
 into
 the
 communities.
 As
 such
 we
 have
 resolved
 to
 seize
 the
 signs
 and
 to
 learn
 from
 them
 as
 we
 put
 what
 we
 know
 and
 our
 experiences
 into
 practice.
 We
 have
 three
 church
 plant
 projects
 that
 have
 been
 started
 by
 the
 church
 in
 Kampala.
 So
 far,
 Wabigalo
 Church
 of
 Christ,
 Kasangati
 Church
 of
 Christ
 and
 Wakiso
 Church
 of
 Christ
 (now
 known
 as
 Lifeway
 Church
 of
 Christ)
 are
 among
 the
 three
 church
 plants
 that
 have 
taken 
ground. 

We
praise
God
 for
 all 
these 
church
 plants.
 

francis and okello inspecting and praying over the offered land in wakiso


 

However,
 we
 would
 want
 to
 share
 what
 God
 continues
 to
 do
 in
 Wakiso
 as
 an
 example
 of
 God’s
 intervention
 in
 the
 process
 of
 having
 churches
 planted.
 Being
 frequent
 followers
 of
 the
 Living
 Rays
 News
 Letter,
 you
 may
 all
 be
 aware
 that
 it
 all
 started
 by
 starting
 a
 goat
 project
 in
 Wakiso.
 Thereafter,
 we
 

had
 Bible
 Study
 fellowships
 being
 started.
 
 The
 Waksio
 

Sunday
 School
 and
 Youth
 ministries
 came
 into
 being
 as
 well.
 All
 these
 ministries
 are
 now
 taking
 place
 weekly
 in
 Wakiso.
 We
 had
 several
 Baptisms
 in
 Wakiso
 on
 6/5/2011.
 To
 us
 this
 was
 a
 clear
 message
 of
 the
 beginning
 of
 the
 Wakiso
 church.
 All
 these
 events
 later
 led
 to
 our
 first
 worship
 service
 in
 Wakiso
 on
 7/10/2011.
 Mr.
 Godffery
 Mbazira
 is
 the
 minister
 that
 has
 taken
 up
 leadership
 in
 Wakiso.
 We
 praise
 God
 for
 that.
 Most
 recently,
 God
 surprised
 all
 of
 us
 when
 two
 members
 in
 the
 community
 of
 Wakiso
 offered
 land
 to
 the
 Kampala
 Church.
 This
 has
 been
 an
 answered
 prayer.
 In
 most
 of
 the
 communities
 where
 we
 serve,
there
is
a
lack
of
space
and
shelter
for
ministries.
We 
give 
praise 
to 
God 
for 
this 
providence 
and 
at
 such
 a
 time
 as
 this.
 Plans
 are
 underway
 to
 construct
 a
 simple
 and
 an
 inexpensive
 structure
 on
 the
 land
 that
 has
 been
 offered.
 We
 ask
 that
 you
 join
 with
 us
 in
 prayer
 for
 God
 to
 help
 and
 provide
 resources
 for
 this
 to
 happen.
 Recently,
 on
 7/06/2011,
 several
 of
 our
 leaders
 went
 on
 site
 in
 wakiso
 to
 have
 a
 physical
 survey
 of
 the
 land.
 The
 land
 is
 (100ft
 by
 100ft)
 in
 size.
 We
 prayed
 over
 the
 land
 and
 thanked
 God
 for
 His
 ever
 present
 providence
 for
 our
 needs
 and
 humble
 requests.
 A
 name
 has
 been
 finally
 given
 to
 the
 church
 in 
Wakiso,
“Lifeway 
Church 
of 
Christ”
 

We
 give
 praise
 to
 God
 as
 we
 start
 witnessing
 the
 works
 of
 God
 through
 the
 Christian
 Relief
 Fund
 (CRF)
 in
 Kampala.
 CRF
 is
 a
 sponsorship
 program
 for
 orphans
 and
 needy
 children.
 CRF
 was
 started
 in
 Kampala
 through
 the
 help
 of
 Ken
 and
 Nova
 Vaughn
 in
 1998.
 Currently
 we
 have
 Ninety
 three
 children
 in
 the
 program.
 So
 many
 children
 have
 passed
 through
 CRF
 over
 the
 years.
 Children
 have
 been
 able
 to
 go
 to
 school,
 fed,
 clothed,
 and
 medically
 helped
 through 
CRF
 funding.
 A
 number
 of
 these
 children 
have
 been 
baptized
 into
 Christ
 over
 the
 years.
 On
 7/10/2011
 we
 witnessed
 one
 of
 them
 receiving
 Christ
 as
 her
 personal
 Savior
 and
 Lord.
 Cinthia
 Barungi
 joined
 the
 CRF
 program
 in
 6/1/2004.
 She
 is
 now
 ready
 to
 go
 to
 University.
 Her
 mother
 passed
 away
 several
 years
 back
 due
 to
 HIV
 AIDS.
 Her
 father
 is
 still
 struggling
 with
 HIV
 AIDS.
 A
 week
 before,
 she
 called 
our
 office
 and 
requested 
to 
be 
baptized 
into
 Christ.
 On
 this
 day
 we
 were
 also
 joined
 by
 another
 of
 the
 CRF
 kids,
 Alvin
 Mugisha.
 Alvin,
 joined
 CRF
 in
 9/1/1998.
 By
 then,
 he
 used
 to
 attend
 Sunday
 school
 as
 a
 little
 kid.
 On
 7/10/2011,
 it
 was
 humbling 
to 
see 
Alvin 
coming
 of 
age
 and 
teaching
 Sunday 
school
 in
 a
 class
 he
 was
 once
 in.
 Alvin
 has
 been
 raised
 by
 his
 single
 mother
 of
 two.
 God
 is
 good.
 There
 are
 several
 other
 CRF
 children
 that 
God 
continues 
to 
work
 through
 in 
Kampala.

 

cinthia barunig being baptized into Christ

However,
 as
 we
 continue
 to
 develop
 and
 acquaint
 ourselves
 into
 community
 ministry,
 the
 feeling
 grows
 even
 more
 to
 enlarge
 our
 sight
 to
 having
 a
 school
 started
 in
 the
 community
 of
 Wakiso
 for
 instance.
 Wakiso,
 is
 one
 of
 the
 areas
 in
 the
 country
 that
 was
 hit
 hard
 by
 the
 liberation
 war
 in
 the
 1980’s.
 So
 many
 people
 lost
 their
 lives
 in
 this
 war.
 As
 a
 result,
 there
 are
 a
 great
 number
 of
 orphans,
 poor
 and
 needy
children
 in
 this
 community
 like
 elsewhere
 we
 have
 been.
 We
 can
 easily
 envision
 a
 school
 being
 started
 in
 Wakiso.
 If
 God
 allowed
 it
 so,
 it
 would
 give
 us
 an
 opportunity
 to
 operate
 in
 a
 more
 centralized
 administrative
 area
 where
 the
 children
 can
 be
 taught
 in
 one
 place
 and
 in
 a
 school
 setting.
 
 This
 would
 help
 us
 monitor
 the
 child’s
 physical
 and
 spiritual
 growth
 over
 time.
 With
 the
 current
 opportunities
 of
 free
 land
 offers,
 we
 could
 have
 a
 church
 and
 school
 operating
 on
 the
 same
 piece
 of
 and.
 This
 would
 impact
 the
 community
 with
 the
 love
 of
 Christ
 for
 generations.
 The
 practical
 advantage
 in
 wakiso
 is
 that,
 the
 volunteers
 teaching
 Sunday
 school
 are
 all
 teachers
 by
 profession.
 The
 signs
 are
 somewhat
 clear
 for
 where
 God
 may
 want
 to
 lead
 us.
 Indeed
 it
 is
 a
 big
 dream
 but
 we
 get
 comfort
 in
 knowing
 that
 we
 serve
 a
 Big
 God.
 
 Please
 continue
 to
 pray
 for
 God
 to
 widen
 our
 scope
 of
 Ministry
 in
 these
 communities
 where
 we
 serve.
 Pray
 that
 God
 may
 give
 us
 the
 wisdom 
and 
resources 
we 
need 
to
 accomplish
 all 
that 
He
 needs
us 
to 
do 
in 
these 
communities.
 

alvin mugisha teaching sunday school

The
 Evangelical
 Fellowship
 of
 Uganda
 (EFU),
 blessed
 the
 Kampala
 Church
 of
 Christ
 (KCC),
 with
 another
 donation
 of
 gifts
 for
 children
 for
 the
 communities.
 Last
 year,
 we
 were
 blessed
 with
 a
 good
 number
 of
 gifts
 that
 blessed
 over
 three
 hundred
 kids
 in
 Wakiso.
 
 A
 few
 weeks
 back,
 we
 were
 given,
forty
 five
 boxes
 of
 gifts
 for
 four
 hundred
 and
 fifty
 children.
 On
 7/13/2011,
 twelve
 boxes
 of
 gifts
 were
 taken
 to
 Wakiso
 to
 bless
 over
 one
 hundred
 kids
 with
 gifts.

 It
 was
 a
 great
 day
 of
 the
 Lord
 when
 several
 church
 members
 converged
 in
 Waksio
 to
 participate
 on
 the
 gift
 giving
 day.
 
 A
 sermon
 was
 prepared
 by
 Okello
 Patrick
 whose
 theme
 was
 freely
 we
 have
 received,
 freely
 we
 give.
 On
 7/16/2011,
 we
 were
 able
 to
 bless
 the
 children
 of
 Wabigalo
 with
 gifts
 as 
well. 
God
 is
 good.
 

wabigalo kids show off their gifts

kids show off their gifts in wakiso

Godffery Mbazira the minister of lifeway church of christ- wakiso

On
 7/8/2011,
 we
 were
 blessed
 by
 the
 arrival
 of
 Dr.
 Ellen
 Little
 who
 has
 been
 on
 a
 visit
 in
 Kampala
 for
 two
 weeks.
 
 Dr.
 Ellen
 worked
 in
 Uganda
 as
 a
 missionary
 for
 eight
 years.
 She
 blessed
 the
 church
 and
 a
 number
 of
 communities
 all
 over
 the
 country
 during
 her
 time
 in
 Africa.
 She
 continues
 to
 visit
 Kampala
 whenever
 God
 allows
it
for
her.
It
is
always
a
 blessing
 to
 have
 her 
be 
with
 us.
 We
 thank
 you
 all
 for
 your
 continued
 prayers,
 support
 and
 love
 for
 the
 work
 in
 Kampala.
 Please
 continue
 in
 prayer 
for 
God’s 
exploits 
in 
our 
lives 
and 
the 
communities 
where 
we 
serve.
 

Prayer
 Requests
 




1. Pray 
for 
KCC
 and
 its 
leadership. 
For 
God’s 
providence
 spiritually 
and
 materially 
as
 we
 venture
 

out 
into
 the 
communities 
for 
Christ
 

2. Pray
 for 
our
 continued
 efforts 
to
 raise
 funds 
for 
the 
KCC
 Van
 

3. Pray 
for 
God
 to
 impact 
Kasangti
 as
 we 
donate 
gifts
 in
 that 
community 
on
 7/24/2011
and 
in
 

Kampala
 on
 7/30/2011.
 

4. Pray
 for
 providence 
as
 we
 plan
 to
 construct 
a 
structure
 for
 the
 Wakiso
 community
 church.
 

May
 the
 good 
Lord
 bless 
and
 keep
 you
 and
 your 
families 
always.
 

For 
more 
Pictures 
and
 Info
 about 
the 
work 
in 
Kampala, 
please visit 
our
 blog 
at 
Living
 Rays.blogspot.com
 and 
at 
our 
facebook
 page 
at 
Kampala 
Church 
of 
Christ.
 


 

In 
Christ 
Jesus
 

Isaac
 Sanyu