This was my 3rd Sunday in Mwanza but my first Sunday to preach at one of Bishop Sekelwa’s churches. We went to a church just outside of Mwanza in Myamhongoro. Yep, that’s a mouth full! Even Africans have trouble trying to say that name unless they from there. We left home at around 9:15 am in order to arrive at the church on time but everyone else was late. This is Africa so you just have to learn to be…
This has been a full week!!!! We started the clergy retreat on Wednesday and my part was over on Friday, thank goodness! When we started, I was scheduled to do two sessions on Friday but we had some guest so I was able to sit out on Friday, which I was glad to do. So I ended up doing two sessions on Wednesday and two on Thursday, and then had a short recap and wrap up on Friday. Each session…
On Saturday, May 31, 2014, I had the privilege of preaching the homily for the ordinations of seven men that I did some training with last year here in Mbale. This was my first African ordination service so it was interesting to say the least. The ordination was held in Bishop Gogo’s backyard. He had a tent put up and chairs for 100 people. As with all things African, it was a kind of chaos – definitely not controlled chaos…
Sunday, May 25, 2014 we visited Holy Trinity Church in Bufuula, Uganda north of Jinja in The Source of the Nile Diocese. This is one of the churches that Archbishop Jones and the team visited in March. We saw God move in power with many people being healed so I was anxious to get back to see if the fires of revival where still burning. The church normally has around 100-120 for Sunday service but there had just been two…
Friday, April 4th was one of those days that was interesting right from the start. While I was having my morning coffee, Bishop Gogo tells me that we have a couple coming to be prayed for this morning. So I’m pretty pumped thinking, “That will be a really cool way to start my day.” As they arrive, I see a husband, wife and four children. The oldest child is maybe seven, the youngest maybe around one. They all look pretty…
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m trying to type this on my first public bus ride of 2014. We are trying to get out of Kampala where the traffic is really heavy so we are doing a lot of stopping and starting. But, I’m headed back to Mbale so that makes it not too bad. Bishop Chuck and the team left this morning at 1:10 am so now I’m on my own. It was awesome traveling with them for two weeks!…
It has been my privilege to be able to spend time getting to know six men that Bishop Gogo will been ordaining as deacons to help lead the church in his dioceses. Two of these men are already pastors of churches that will be coming into the ICCEC. They will remain deacons for around one year and then be ordained as priests. The four younger men will be serving in churches with the aim of starting new churches and going…
A little wine, a little bread and a heart that’s open to the Holy Spirit and then I’m caught up into the worship of heaven. Christ is before me in His Body and Blood. Now, as I enter into the worship, it’s no longer about me, it’s all about Him, what He has done and what He is doing. This is where I become still, really still, my heart opens and becomes quiet. Now I know, beyond any shadow of…
Sunday we got up a little earlier than usually because we had a long drive to get to the church we were going to, about three hours of driving. By the way, there is only one road that leaves Mbale that isn’t totally torn up and it’s the road to Kampala. That is not the way that we were going. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a great road. It is tarmac but even then it has its share of…
This week I have the privilege of teaching and preparing 8 young men to serve as deacons in the CEC. Please be in prayer for me as I study and teach but also pray for these young men as they prepare to serve the people here. The training is scheduled to begin Wednesday August 21, 2013 for 3 days and then meet again for 3 days next week. But TIA and schedules are subject to change 🙂