Many barriers are broken down when the gospel is preached by a pastor who is recognized by the people. The Holy Spirit can use anyone to be a witness, but consider the strength of using an indigenous pastor starting a church among his own people. White Fields Ministry has been supporting, financially and through prayer, the ministry work of national pastors since 1953. We identify pastors who are ready to work full-time starting a new church in an unreached community of their own country. Through this partnership with the missionaries serving cross-culturally, the laborers are multiplied.
Introduction of New Pastors
People of the People
David Spoon hosts Steve Wheeler on KPRZ radio, listen in as we hear the latest from White Field Ministries (WFM). “In the news today we hear of wars and displaced people, Pastors supported by WFM are assisting these refugees and sharing with them the love of Christ. Many of these refugees who have no documents, no birth certificates, no identification are shunned and discriminated against by the countries they have sought refuge in. WFM Churches in the Middle East are sharing the Gospel and providing educational opportunities for these children.”
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I’ve Been Praying for You to Come
— There was not much of a road to get to the place for a new church. The people live by subsistence farming in an agricultural setting. A pastor under the direction of our Field Director, Pastor Onesimus, had begun to minister in this area and about ten have received Jesus Christ. But, it is nearly a two hour walk from here to the nearest church in Rukungiri. Our Field Director and his team were showing us the site for the proposed church.
We were exploring the property to see how it might work out for a site to build a shelter that would allow the believers here to have their own church. The man in the dark blue shirt was described to me as being a “Muslim” man who was [Read more…] about I’ve Been Praying for You to Come
With My Own Eyes
— I had heard about how difficult life was in the rural villages of Uganda from our Field Director, Pastor Onesimus. But often it is when we encounter an environment with our own eyes that it sinks in. I have just returned from my visit to Rukungiri, Uganda. I saw first hand not only how deficient the physical living resources are in this town—such as the difficult travel to get to the place—but also how desperately they need true biblical teaching.
The road to get there is dirt for much of the last two hours of our drive. The trip takes over 7 hours from Kampala, the capital city, and is an additional two hours from the next nearest “big city,” Mbarar. My travel partners—James, Dean at Southern California Seminary, and Joshua, my son and photographer, heard over and over that “Very few ministers come here because [Read more…] about With My Own Eyes
Visiting our Brothers
And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” Acts 15:36 (ESV) —
It brings great joy when I visit the churches that have been started and supported by White Fields and I find them healthy and strong. That is what I found in Japan when I went to visit in April.
I want to tell you about two pastors whom White Fields has supported in the past—Pastors Hirooki Sekine and Tomio Ohashi. Both of their churches are healthy and doing well. Both pastors have also moved into new ministry opportunities. God has expanded their ministries so that they are now blessing other churches. [Read more…] about Visiting our Brothers
A Mighty Vision
A New Work in Africa —
We are excited to tell you that after much prayer and deliberations with our board and potential partners, White Fields will be supporting the ministry of planting churches in Uganda, Africa. One of the crucial issues before starting support for a new country is to identify the right people who will lead the ministry in the field. We believe we have found the right partners in Africa.
Onesimus Ngoboka grew up in Uganda. He knows the culture, the customs, and belief systems of the people. He has family, friends, brothers and sisters in the Lord, and he has a mighty vision: a thriving church for every village in Uganda.
To pursue this vision, Onesimus came to the United States to study at Southern California Seminary (located at Shadow Mountain Church, home to the ministry of Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah). He will graduate in May with his Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies then return to Uganda to establish a training center for potential pastors supported by Uganda Ministries, led by James Fazio, Academic Dean of the undergraduate division of SCS. Other graduates from the seminary plan to join him upon their graduation as well. We have met numerous times with Onesimus and James to discuss theological and doctrinal foundations as well as philosophy of church ministry and determined we are kindred spirits. [Read more…] about A Mighty Vision
