The Baptist Association of the Omugo refugee Camp in the Arua area on the west of the Nile, Uganda, organized a three-day conference. Many people gathered despite the Covid-19 Lockdown. Among those who came, there was also a Satanist. His name is Loki (name changed) and he was sent on a mission to kill pastors who came to the conference. But the prayers of believers did not give him rest.
Loki himself belonged to a secret society called “Eliminators”. This society has its own base. Their agents sent to disrupt functions in churches, to scare and kill believers. Their community includes both men and women. If somebody joins them, the first thing they do is ask the new Satanist to name them a family member and this beloved person in the family should be sacrificed. Many people have been killed in a similar manner in the camps in the north of Uganda. We thank God for the fact that Loki was freed from demonic addiction. He was well-armed, but repenting handed over his weapons to the church leaders. All items of worship and amulets were burned as the first apostolic church did.
We pray that Loki will be faithful and steadfast in the
Lord. Please pray for his growth in the Word of God and knowing His way!
Davy Yohane was born on August 30th, 1968 in the province of Tete County Tsangano in Mozambique. He is married to Selina and they have seven children. Davy had a heart problem, and in 2013, his health deteriorated. Davi asked a Christian to pray for him and the Christian Community prayed for him for almost a year. Then Davy testified: “I started to feel better and my health improved. Finally, in the 2014 year, I recovered completely.” After the healing Davy turned to Jesus and accepted Him as his Lord and Savior. He realized that God was the One who healed him! Davy was a nominal Christian who was just attending church. He was still fighting with drunkenness and dishonesty.
Davy heard God’s call in 2020, and in January was enrolled in a church planting school. After three months of intense training, he was sent to plant a church in Mphulu in the Tsangano area, not far from his home. Together with his wife, they did great work: 58 people repented. Davy is grateful that the Lord taught him to be helpful and used him in communicating with people in his own country. He led five men and women to faith, which belonged to the sect “Gule Vankulu”. Pray for his family. They live in a very poor village and survive by growing corn, potatoes, beans, and vegetables. Pray for a timely rain so that they get a good harvest.
Thank you so much for the support of our evangelists, for prayers, financial assistance, and the training through Zoom. We are glad for the opportunity to work with you!
Greetings to all of you and thank you very much for your
partnership in preaching the Gospel. We wanted sincerely thank you for each
prayer for South Sudan. May God bless you at all times!
Churches in Juba city, South Sudan, raised their voices, praising
and worshiping God, thank you for your generosity and desire to support them
with food and essential items.
Refugees in the protection camp in Juba were not able to get food from the United Nations, but you gave them everything they need for life.
Our brother Sule, who you see in the photo, developed trachoma and went blind. For three days he, his wife, and child were without food. Due to loss of sight, Sule can’t work any longer in the city. We thank God that the local church quickly shared food with this family. Having received food Sule was delighted and started to sing in his native language – Bari. Neighbors
rushed by to find out why he is singing so loud. Instead of telling
them, Sule sang one more song. Then he revealed his secret to neighbors: “I
sing songs joy because I experienced a miracle. God sees and hears the prayers
of the blind. He sent me my daily bread.”
Friends, you saved many people from starvation! They are sincerely thankful for your generosity and help! The Lord will reward you!
We visited the Yao Tribe in Malawi and held a children’s camp there. We found out that the population is suffering from a toxic water supply. This causes some of them to lose their eyesight, across all ages from young to old. In order to give them access to freshwater, we need to dig water wells. This project will cost around $8000. More updates are coming soon.
At the end of September 2020, another clash happened between the two parties in South Sudan. Residents of the camps in Corijo, Andejo, and Moroto, were attacked. The shooting lasted from 4 am to noon. About 3 thousand people were panicking and ran to the border of Uganda. Most of them were women, old people, and children. Many fled their houses without clothes and food to hide in the nearby forests. When they reached the border, the police did not want to let refugees into the country out of fear that they are carriers of Covid19.
The Ugandan government and the UN Commissioner for Refugees visited a new camp, but it did not seem they received any help. We sent a team to this district and they reported that children are crying from hunger, people don’t sleep at night because of the mosquitoes. We bought ten tons of food and other items and rushed to deliver it to the north of the country. It was accepted with great joy.
People were standing for hours to get beans, flour, and soap. Despite all hardships they experienced, they were singing songs praising God for the support. On behalf of all churches in the Baptist association in Mijale, I want to express a big thank you for the support. May the Lord bless you and reward your participation. With a prayer for all of you…
Over the past year, our students opened 11 new churches in Mozambique and Malawi has 9 new churches. We planned to gather students and continue to teach and through discipleship and caring for new believers. Despite limitations, the word of God is preached and many accepted Christ.
This is a joy not only for church planters but also for those who were saved through faith. We want to focus on discipleship. Those who have accepted Christ know very little scripture and by being uneducated the church is in danger of losing them. I personally visited all young pastors in the area and I’m very grateful to God for their courage and openness to preach the gospel from house to house.
Discipleship and Counseling training will help them not to spend not only more time in conversations, but and direct people to Jesus for the healing of their hearts. With monthly support of 100 dollars, each of them will able to rent a house for a family, rent premises for the church, and purchase food for their families. Within two years after planting a church we believe that it will self-sufficient and able to provide for their pastors! Glory to God for your participation in the foundation of new churches in Malawi and Mozambique!
