MISSION ARCHIVES 2014

March 2014 Bukamunda groundwork report

        Dad,  I started my journey on Friday evening,the first  taxi [16 passenger van] to Kampala, then the second one from Kampala to Kamuli town, then a final taxi to Bunamanda village. I arrived 11pm and some of the organizing pastors were waiting to receive me by the road side. I was received with a warm welcome and grate joy by the pastors and elders. This village is found along a dusty village road where dangerous old taxi vans are being used for transport. They load up to 25 passenger instead of the regulation 14. Can you imagine 4 passagers at the front seat plus the driver and no one complains, because its the only taxi available. I wanted to take a photo but they could not allow me to take a photo for fear that I might use the photo to report them to traffic personnel or some one who wants to report them to the police.
 

    

          That night before we went to sleep,I realized that there were two women pastors who had come all the way from Gulu to meet with me and share with me the situation and the great need for BFU in village churches there. After they were being told about our ministry by a friend who attended our November Ntaala conference, I had a talk with this women pastors and the old woman pastor told me that she was staying in her we built home in Kampala with her late husband who was a big high ranked man in the Uganda army with all their children, some of them working others studding in good schools.She used to fellowship with, One of the big Churches in Kampala, until one day after the death of her husband when she felt a strong conviction to visit Gulu she went there with her spiritual daughter from their fellowship in Kampala. They first went her young sister's home in Gulu town. Her sister is a pastor's wife and they have a big church in Gulu town but felt not comfortable still until they went to the deep bush villages where they found many people who had resettled from the displaced camp due to the Cony war who are living in a very poor and desperate life. When she preached to them the gospel, many of them accepted Christ and some were saved from the camps but there was no Church in any nearby village to fellowship from. She then went and shared with her sister and her husband in Gulu town but they told her that they can't go the the village because they can't bear the kind of life there.

         She then came back to Kampala share the whole situation with her pastor. The pastor told her that their ministry does not believe in ministering in the poor villages, neither do they delegate any of their people to go and suffer in the village. He also warned her never to think of going to begin any fellowship in the village because they do not allow women pastors but she could not quench the burning conviction and the concern she had for the villages. So she told her Children that she was going to serve God in Gulu by ministering to the village people.

         She then went with her spiritual daughter and began a village church which fellowships under a mango tree. They told God that if truly according to your word,women are not to lead/pastor a church,then we shall pastor this church and preach the gospel in these villages until you bring male preachers who have a heart for the village people.They pleaded with me so much to go and teach in Gulu.

            We then had a good night and then on Saturday at 10;00 am our ground work meeting started. After giving them a full and detailed information about NTFI BFU, every pastor was got very excited and counted it a great blessing to host BFU in their village churches. All these pastors and elders including the district and sub-county pastors fellowship leader who were in the meeting believed not that there is a ministry like bibles BFU having a heart felt concern for the village churches without looking for any gain. They also told me that all the city preachers who come to them preach only prosperity. Some time they begin by teaching right gospel but always end by collecting a huge seed faith offering and challenging them to leave the village and go to the cities if they want to be true savants of God so that he can bless them with riches. This pastors have a saying which they tell to the village pastors; They say that being in the village is a curse and dreaming or having a vision that you are going to minister in the village means that you are heading to terrible down fall spiritually and even materially.They even douted if really I mean whatever I was tell them about our ministry. I assured them that whatever I say is true and that is who we are and what we do and preach. We had 30 pastors/elders who came from 12 different churches.We then all agree that the conference will begin on 25th-29 of this month from 10am to 5pm every day.

          We then drafted a budget with a target of a minimum number of people whom we expect to attend the conference. Due to too much rain in this season,we will need a big tent to use as shelter, not our usual tarp shade . Tents will coast 300,000=, 200kgs of maize flour costing 340,000, 100kgs of cassava flour costing 100,000, 100kgs of beans costing 250,000, 10litres of cooking oil costing 50,000 and ingredient and other small items. [ total of 435 dollars U.S.]

           They are going to contribute some beans and posho and other items to the best of their ability which may probably cover up to half of the total budget or more. Although its not a season of food, its a planting season.so most people don't have food in the house. We can do whatever  we are able to contribute.All best on our ability. Son

Next report will be the culmination of much planning
Bukamunda travel report
March 24, 2014

 

   MARCH 2014 Bunamanda village, Balawoli sub-county,Kamuli district.

           I started my journey on Monday 24th in the morning from Entebbe with all my stufs and the bibles packed as usual for our mision.I had also caried the projector for showing BFU power point,Jesus film,American heretics. Unfortunatly I lost the projector during my transit from Entebbe taxi to Kamuli taxi due to the heavy trafic and confusion in Kampala.But finaly I was joined by Joshua then we managed to boad our second taxi to Kamuli. We got very disturbed but we had to let it go and we are cotinue with our journey. We passed by the book stores and perchesed the remaining bibles, we now have 70 copies all together in addition to the 30 already given in January. I also had to buy some clothes. Our bible bag ''the big blue bag'' is always very heavy and make  the boda boda and taxi guy too suspecious,they always think its loaded with money or a bomb or something.

           Am so determin to press on and pay every price ane bear whatever it cost to finish the race and fight a good fight just like my great apostle and hero PAUL. We are still traveling about 25 miles to go. We are in village highway taxi loaded beyond emagination as usual, its raining heavily and the taxi is linking as if there is no roof. Am sitting near the window and trying to use a polethene bag to cover myself but in vain.

             Am praising God with great joy for chosing me to carry the gospel to this far end of the world. What a blessing to understand that there are God's men and women of great value in such places and to be part of them and their ministries. Dad, thank you so much for helping me esterbish myeself in this great calling. Thanks to all our donors as well. 

           Immiedietly after we arived in Kamuli at around 7pm,and entered into the village taxi,the rain stared falling heavly. The taxi being a very old van, it was linking and we had to cover ourselves with polythene paper to avoid getting wet.The van is made to cary 14 passangers but a village taxi caries up to 27passagers plus many lugages inside and on the roof rack.We wanted to take some photos but we were stoped the the taxi operators.
           We then arived safely in the village around 9pm.It was sill raining but we found the organizing pastors/elders waiting by the road side to recieve us. With great joy we were recieved and after reviewing our final planing/programe for the conference and having super,we had nite rest in a village hut together with other pastors who had come from distant villages.
 

           On Tuesday 25th was our first day of the conference. Because its a rain/planting season,most people could first do some garden work early in the mornig before comming for the conference. So we had to begin the conference at 10am every day. We did an introduction and gave detail information about BFU ministry,donations/donors,missions etc.

 Then Josua handled a topic on Salvation by the grace through the blood and cross of our lord Jesus Christ. He also taugt about the holy spirit and warned them seriously against false teachers.It was a great day and every one was blessed.They asked many question and the holy spirit helped us to answer through the scriptures.

           On the second day I taut about the New testament giving and the Tithe heresy. They were all blessed and felt so challeged to learn this truth and asked many questions.All they new was that which they were taut by their pastor,bishops etc.the seed faith offering,and all sorts of maniplation. But when we came to tith,and the pastors realized that am teaching contrary to their tith doctrine, most of them began to oppose the teaching saying tham am gonna cause confusion.

I boldly taut the truth and challenged them to make a careful search and see if there is any where in the scripture  where the new testament church is told to tith.

           After the conference, every pastor/elder got concerned and begin searching  for the scripture to support the tith but all in vain. We had about six pastor who attended our November conference in Ntaala, Buyende district  last year. They traved all the way from Buyende to learn more. They testifies as being one of those pastor who opposed/rejected this truth when we  first preached in Ntaala last November but when they went back and did a carelful study of the scriptures, they realised their error. Now they feel they need to learn more and more sound doctrine.
         On our third day, some overseer/district dinomination leaders were called. They were told that we are causing confusion by teaching falsely about Tith, teaching that New testament church should not pay tith. When I stood up to teach, those overseers and some of the pastors became very furious and wanted to drag me out of the pulpit.They stood up and begin to urgue with loud voice. But the five pastors from Buyende district, some few pastors in the conference and most of the elders who were eager to know this unusual teaching about tith also stood up and made a serious decission that the teaching should go on.
           So after the hot moment, a few people walked away and everyone else sat down we continued with the teaching. We allowed no peoples ideas and plain words of men but purely scriptures. From then, everyone was challenged to begin studing the scriptures carefuly by themselfs. Some of the elders realised some serious truth which their pastors, leaders and teachers don't teach them. We then handled other topics like the coming of our lord Jesus Christ, gathering of the elects, great tribulation, foot washing and praying for the sick.We also gave them a starn warning against all kinds of false teachings of the word/faith movement and alike.

James 5:14-15
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

          I boldly taut the truth and challenged them to make a careful search and see if there is any where in the scripture  where the new testament church is told to tith. After the conference, every pastor/elder got concerned and begin searching  for the scripture but all in vain. We had about six pastor who attended our November conference in Ntaala,Buyende district  last year. They  traved all the way from Buyende to learn more again. They testifies as being one of those pastor who opposed/rejected this truth when we  first preached in Ntaala.But when they went back and did a carelful study of the scriptures, they realised that they were wrong. And now they feel they need to learn more and more sound doctrine.
           On our third day, some overseer/district dinomination leaders were called. They were told that we are causing confusion by teaching falsely about Tith, teaching that New testament church should not pay tith. When I stood up to teach,the overseers and some of the pastors became very furious and wanted to drag me out of the pulpit.They stood up and begin to urgue with loud voice. But the five pastors from Buyende district,some few pastors in the conference and most of the elders who were eager to know this unusual teaching about tith also stood up and made a serious decission that the teaching should go on. So after the hot moment,few people walked away and everyone else sat down we continued with the teaching. We allowed no peoples ideas and plain words of men but purely scriptures. From then,everyone was challenged to begin studing the scriptures carefuly by themselfs. Some of the elders realised some serious truth which their pastors, leaders and teachers don't teach them.

            We then had a great moment of bible drive on Saturday,distrubuted 70 native bibles. Seleted  pastors and elders gave shot speeches in apriciations to God and BFU for opening their understanding to the knowlage of the truth of God's word and for the great and precious gift of the brand new bibles.there sweet trills by the village women. Then they all prayed for us on behalf of NTFI,BFU ministry and all our donors. We then boaded a taxi and travel safely back home.Son----Jimmy

UPDATE

 March 2014 Mission

Dad,
           One of the overseers who oposed our teaching at the conference called me this morning, and is apreciating us for the BFU ministry for the great impact and blessings our conference left in their lives and ministries. He told me that they need our ministry. I can't believe that this man is the one speaking like this. Son Jimmy----4/3/2014

SMALL BEGINNINGS

toward June conference

Lusenke village, Uganda

April 2014

Zech 4:10a
10 "Who shall despise the day of small beginnings?"

            Dad, This time I called Joshua to come to Entebbe on Tuesday evening then on Wednesday morning we started our Journey to Lusenke in kayunga district. I wanted Joshua to help because I had some extension cords and other art pieces which I had to deliver in Kampala before we procced to Kayunga. The pieces were wooden signs/wall hangings,key holders,serving tray and table marts.

          We then boaded our second pasenger van (taxi) to kayunga, then took a boda-boda [hired motor bike] to Lusenke village 23 miles from Kayunga town. We were welcomed with great joy by the pastors and elders from Lusenke and those who had come all the way from Namayingo district to represent other pastors and elders in our June conference groundwork.

           Next morning on Thursday, We had a wonderful ground work meeting at the Lusenke Church house. The reason why we chose to have the meeting in Lusenke is because they are under going serious challege and need much encouragement and help. Its one of the many small village churches found in the remotest/bush villages where no preacher is intrested in going. Our presence there was a great encouragement to them.This fellowship is being led by a team of elderly women. They pleaded with me to put their fellowship under BFU to lead, oversee  and help deligate a rightful postor/leader who can spend some time with them,training,teaching and guiding them in the truth of Gods word. We had a great discusion about our June conference. The pastors/elders from Namayingo town council and the four nearby sub-counties have been asking us to give them also the opportunity to host BFU teaching conference in Namayingo town. This is a small town which used to be part of Busia district near Uganda-Kenya boader. So we have accepted their request and in our discusion, we agreed that the conference runs for 5days begining June 24th-28th.

            We are expecting up to more than 200  pastors and elders in the June Conference. Some pastors/elders from other parts/sub-counties where we have been holding past conferences will also come Most of the atendees will be traveling to the conference on foot and bicycles in the morning then back to their homes in the evening after the conference. We're expecting little food contribution from the local organizer becouse their food crops are not yet ready for hervesting. I will have another ground work meeting with all the organizers on Saturday next week for more planing and draft a budget as well. We then traveled back safely after the meeting. Son-----Jimmy

Dedicated to Catherine Shelton

In memory of her late husband Ronald Shelton

Sandy Ridge North Carolina, U.S.A.

Dear mom,
 Hope you are doing a little beter these days. We had a very succesful and exciting trip to Lusenke on Monday when we went with Joshua to pay for a piece of property for that village saints. It was all joy and excitment both from the church and us after paying for that piece of property in the memory of my dear dad [the late Ronald Shelton]. The property is along the village highway which makes it easy to acces by everyone. This place will serve a lot of people who will be comming to worship and to learn God's word. Lusenke village near the shores of lake Victoria about half a km to the lake. The leading team told me that they have already begin to clear the property. Mom, the joy this saints have is just too much beyond my explanation. They are singing and dancing with great joy. The church is now under full leadership of NTFI/BFU, We have named it (THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AT LUSENKE) And We will do whatever is required to ensure that they are deeply rooted in the truth. Son Jimmy

June 8 2014 update and Progress Report for Lusenke Building Project

the land is cleared and prepared for construction and the people are happy

a hearty African meal prepared for the laborers

         Dad---  Joshua came back yesterday with a good report. They did every rough culculations for the first half of the house. Most of the poles is already on the ground.so we will need only few more poles for the roof.  He also found a herdware at the nearby village trading centre  where we shall buy/perches the iron sheets, all the nails etc. He negociated with the sales man and even the transport man.
            Joshua also said that the village authoriy under the health department said that we must first put up a good pit latrine as soon as posible before we continue with any programe in this site. Because the church is already felloshiping/meeting in this place without a latrine which is a risk to their health. So that means our budget for the start has increased with about 400,000= euals 180 dollars.
           The saints are very very grateful for the help and they are praying for us earnestly. They can't imagin what the lord is doing, its like a dream to them. I will send the photos later today. Son

Moving forward---June 17, 2014

[facilities]

Dad,
         We traveled safely with Joshua to Lusenke last  Friday very early in the morning. By 9am we were already at the church site in Lusenke. The village men who are an experts in building pit latrine were already waiting for us at the site. We did the measuring for the pit right away.   The pit measuring 3ft wide,11ft long and 25ft deep. The three village men then started digging the pit right away. We will build  mud walls with iron roof and a mud floor or a concrete floor. Concrete floor will rise our cost for the latrine construction to 600,000 [250 dollars U.S.].

          The church women elders team had also arrived at the site. We left when they are cooking/working on food and we went with Joshua to see the framing poles. After looking at all the poles which was already on the ground, I realized we needed more poles. So we went ahead to pay for more 40 poles which will help in both the roof and wall. We then went back to the site. The men had gone about 7ft deep and the food was ready. We all had our meal and close the day with great joy for the miraculous work which the lord is doing in this place. We went to spend a night at the pastor's house about 2km away from the site.

          We had a sleepless night as we were welcomed greatly by the bedbugs which sucked us seriously. In next morning when we removed our white sleeping attire which we were putting on during the night, both of us was full of blood spots. We had small swellings as well all over the body. Am wondering if you still remember the guests [bed bugs] you had in kamuli during our December conference? hahahahahaha.

          After taking our bath and breakfast, we went to the site again and begin to work on the ground measurement for the church house while the men continued to work on the pit and the women prepare the food for us. We used a white lime to mark the lines after doing the measurement. We measured 20ft wide and 50ft long, with the main entrance facing the road and the second door along the right side of the wall, with three windows at the left long wall and two at the right.

When we get back to begin the construction work, we shall adjust the size depending on the materials we will have. son Jimmy.

Lusenke project continued on "2014 Archive [continued]" --click below

Namayingo Planning for June Conference

Dad,
             I started my journey early in the morning on Saturday 17th Boading the first taxi (14 passager van) from Entebbe to Kampala. Then a scond one from Kampala to Bugiri town, then a boda-boda to Namayingo our final destination in a village church house where I had the ground work meeting with the organizing team.

             I arive at 11:00am and found when the pastors and elders had already arived from diferent villages and sub-counties. It was a great pleasure and joy for all of them to recieve me. We then started our meeting right away. After dedicating our meeting into the hands of God in a short prayers, three pastors stood up to testify/give a good report to the team about BFU  and their teachings. They talk about the way brother Danny, pr Jimmy and Joshua blessed their lives and opened their eyes last year by their deep explanations and detailed teachings of scriptures with much love. They also mentioned the unbelieveble and special consideration to poor pastors and Church leaders who don't have and those who have very old and delapidated bibles by NTFI/BFU and gave each of them a very high quality brand new bibles. This ministry has challenged them a lot to always spend time in studying the scriptures by themselve in order for them to have the rightful knowlage of the truth of God's word and that is the reason why they have been praying to God for another opportunity to host BFU conference.

             I then was invited to talk. After giving them a detailed information about NTFI/BFU and how it works, every one was very willing,happy and eager for hosting us.

So in our planing discusions;

 1. We fixed the conference schedule on June 24th-28th.

2. Expecting a minimum of 300 attedees.

Main food stufs required are:

1. Posho 150kgs(270,000=)

2. Rice 100kgs(380,000=)

3. Beans 100kgs(250000=)

 4. other ingridient stufs.

PRAISE REPORT

A dear couple from Augusta Georgia saw our plea for food supplies for our next conference and acted on that plea in the form of a check for 211 dollars U.S.-----about 500,000 UGS. Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the Goodness of the Lord and his people. Danny McDowell

              The local organizers are to try their best to raise food,but the have humbly asked BFU to help them because its not yet a hervest season in the villages and they  expect to raise only little food. They will be able to provide accomodation for pr Jimmy, Joshua and all other pastors and elders who will need accomodation during the conference. We had few organizers because there was a district officials meeting with all the pastors and their leaders from all the churches within the district. But that could not stop our meeting. I then traveled to Jinja where I spend a nite at my friend's house. Then trevel to Entebbe on Sunday evening. Son Jimmy