Despite the Covid-19 Lockdown in the refugee camps, the two evangelists Jackson Alikanga & Doru Alex reached out to the neighborhood at the Morobi camp, a refugee’s settlement in the Obongi district. God has put into the hearts of these men a desire to share the Gospel with the community. One morning, the two evangelists went with their Bibles to reach out to their first home, they were welcomed, and both were given chairs to sit and share the Gospel with four people and two of them gave their lives to Jesus Christ.
The next home they went to was in the Morobi settlement camp. As the family welcomed them the police showed up and told them that they are under arrest. There were two charges against them. The first was that they illegally gathered people in the community during a time when the government had issued an order for churches and big gatherings to stop operating. The second charge was that they were resisting against the president’s orders for churches to close.
They were tied up quickly and taken to the police and were given a chance to write a statement to explain what exactly happened. They stated that they were sharing the Gospel in the refugee camps and with their neighborhood and suddenly the police arrested them and now they are here. The police officer warned them not to gather people again.
After they were released, they immediately started preaching to the police officers, and one of them accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and savior. Pray for these new friends who come to faith. Pray that they grow in the knowledge of God and pray for the two evangelists to continue to be bold in sharing their faith with lost people in the refugee camps.
Ministry in Uganda – Edward Dima