New Babies, New Believers (20220401 Newsletter)

In sin, rebellion and injustice, our world seems to be spinning out of control. I’m convinced the only hope we have in our world is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. People are hungry for change. They are hungry for truth.

February has seen several people come to Christ. Howard is a boda-boda (motorcycle taxi) and a Moslem. After riding for a bit on his bike, I told him that Jesus loves him and died for him. He replied, “I want to know more about Jesus”. It was Sunday morning, and by now we reached the house church I attend. I invited him inside, shared the Gospel with him and he prayed to receive Christ. Simon (a local guy), “walked him through” the service (he had never been to church before) and afterward, Jackson (another Ugandan) volunteered to do follow-up with him. Howard and Jackson have been meeting twice a week and going over the material I developed for new believers. Jackson is open to working with other new believers as well.

At a birthday party for a church member, the Lord led me to share the Good News of the Gospel with a young lady. Liz was brought by a church member. I shared and she gave her life to Jesus. Liz is now meeting with her Ugandan friend for follow-up. She attends our church regularly and is an active participant in the discussions.

After much time and some delays, our new believers’ class (for the villages) has restarted. It will be taught by a Ugandan I’m training. This class is to train the locals in how to share the Gospel and follow-up new believers.

I am excited! I, (a senior, white, American, woman), no longer need to follow-up young male Ugandans. Most importantly, local church members and also those in the village are being challenged, trained, and raised up to serve Christ by helping new believers. (Did I tell you I’m excited?)

Welcome Home believes strongly in raising up the local Ugandans to do the work of ministry. That way, when the missionaries leave (and we all do sooner or later), the work continues, and Ugandans have the joy of serving their King. The only fulltime foreigners on site at Welcome Home besides myself are two young ladies who are also volunteers. The local people manage the home, and our boss is a Ugandan.

The babies’ home is doing well. God continues to provide and keep everyone healthy and safe. We were blessed recently with a set of triplets. The mother cannot produce enough milk for them. We will care for them until they are weaned, then return them to the family with clothes, food, goats, toys, etc. Our social workers will monitor to make sure the transition is successful.