One of the most compelling facts about the state of present-day Christianity is that it is growing by leaps and bounds in the third world. A growing number of observers clearly recognize, for example, the fact of the explosion of the church in the poorest continent on earth: Africa. For example, Drs. Mark Shaw and Steve Morad of Africa International University, Nairobi, Kenya, concurred in a slightly dated documentary by the Africa Inland Mission (AIM), that the African Church might be the most dynamic church in the world today (Leadership Development: Africa Inland Mission CD, 2003).
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Moving Forward
The methodology of White Fields causes us to always look for the next village to plant a church. Our team on the ground analyzes how to move us toward the farthest fringe where people do not have a witness for the gospel. The local leadership finds the avenue to introduce the gospel to these needy people.
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I first saw a photo of this family around May of last year. It was just a photo of an impoverished family, but it struck me, and I pondered the meaning of who this family was, and could we do something to help? Pastor Onesimus had sent the photo, so I began asking questions about them.
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Archive – Nicholas Katungye
We thank God that people are coming to the Lord. In this community, the leader of Catholics invited Pastor Nicholas to his home and showed appreciation for what Pastor Nicholas was doing in the community, specially among the less privileged people by taking the gospel to their homes.
[Editor’s note: Catholicism in Uganda is usually in opposition to Bible-preaching churches and Catholic leaders are frequently upset when people come to faith in Jesus Christ because they no longer pay dues to the Catholic church. Bishops and leaders is the Catholic church can be witch doctors or at minimum, they consult with the witch doctors. To have a Catholic leader treat one of our pastors with respect and appreciation is unexpected and an answer to prayer.]
Warm greetings to all our friends and co-laborers in the Lord. We thank God for you and White Fields ministries. Thank you for the love and support you give us through your prayers and financial support. Because of your prayers and help, we have been able to minister to the community. May God bless you and the work of your hands.
We have seen God working in the life of Ivan, who is thirty-five and married to Shivan, thirty. They have two children, Evelyne and Brode. The family are residents of Butagasi cell Kigaaga. We met Ivan when he was drunk. Ivan had a bar in Kigaaga, and every time he got drunk, people would take advantage of this and steal his money and even the alcohol he was selling. We shared the Word of God with Ivan and encouraged him to change his business. Ivan believed in the gospel, gave his life to Christ, and started coming to church for Sunday services. He later changed his business and now buys and sells coffee to earn an income for his family. Ivan’s behavior has changed; he stopped drinking alcohol and is making significant progress in his new business.
- His prayer request is that God may help him save money to buy land for his family.
Godfrey is forty-two and married to Scovia, thirty-two. They live in Omukobusingy cell, Kigaaga, and are such a blessing in church. They have five children, Nabasa, Naume, Jordan, Jovitah, and Princess. Their oldest is fourteen, and their youngest is five. They live in a three-roomed temporary house and survive by selling hard labor and working in other people’s fields. They grow food for their family on a small piece of land that they own. We met the family at their home while doing our home visits. Their oldest son, Nabasa, was sick from an unknown illness. Godfrey took his son to witch doctors, but he had run out of money or things to give the witch doctors by this time. He said his son was not getting better even when he took him to the witch doctors, but he was still going to keep taking him to them. We prayed together and encouraged Godfrey with the Word of God. He believed in the Lord and accepted Christ into his life as his Lord and Savior. We encouraged Godfrey to join our home fellowship in Omukobusingye, where he could attend with his family. God healed his son through the continual, persistent prayers of the brethren in the fellowship. Nabasa gave his life to Christ. Scovia, the mother, accepted Christ and is now serving as an usher. Nabasa is in the choir, and the other four children are in the Young Ambassadors.
- Their prayer request is to be able to work and support their children in school.
We praise the Lord for the radio program. People in the community are coming to church to learn more after hearing the radio messages and to find fellowship in the local church. After hearing the gospel on the radio, four people who attended the church accepted Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
People are contributing to the construction of their church structure. So far, we have made one-thousand and five-hundred blocks.
Samuel is thirty years old and married to Judith, twenty-four. He is an Anglican by religion and has shown interest in the gospel. We visited Samuel several times at his home, and he told us he has been listening to our radio preaching program. We shared the Word of God and encouraged Samuel to visit the church and attend Sunday services whenever he can. He has come twice and says he likes it.
- We pray that Samuel will eventually surrender his life to the Lord.
Nicholas Katungye
Pastor Nicholas’ Testimony
In my clan, drinking alcohol was not a problem, and before accepting Jesus Christ, I could drink alcohol as if there was no tomorrow. I was also a hard-working person, but I could not save any money because I spent all I earned on alcohol. I sold things at home like house chairs, source pans, and family food purposely to buy alcohol. My family continuously advised me to stop drinking alcohol.
I joined a savings association at the advice of a friend trying to help me with my situation. The association helped me reduce the amount of money I spent on alcohol by reducing the amount of money I had on hand. But every time we shared our savings, I still used all the money I had on drinking. So I ended up benefiting nothing from these money-saving groups. I started borrowing money from these groups and joined gambling groups in which I also lost most of what I borrowed. I am still paying those debts. I got addicted to alcohol and gambling to the extent that I valued them more than my daily food.
Watch the testimony of a church member to see how God reconciled this family after Esther severed her husband Dickson’s arm. Pastor Nicholas was prepared by God for this ministry.
Pastor Nicholas’ Testimony continued.
I decided to marry, but my marriage was very challenging because of my addictions. Due to increased debts, I ran away to Kampala to look for work and was there for one year. I started a bar but incurred more debt while operating the bar. I continued with my additions, was arrested for gambling, and eventually got out of jail on monetary bail.
God’s Embassy started a home fellowship in Ruteete, which I started attending. After some time of visiting the fellowship and listening to the Word of God, I believed and gave my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in 2016. The fellowship leader, Jackson Turinawe, who is now the pastor of God’s Embassy Ruteete, helped me overcome addictions through prayer and reading the Word of God.
I thank God for God’s Embassy and White Field Ministries because, through them, God has been gracious to my family and me and allowed us to serve God and His people as pastors. We are now living a life of hope and blessed to be ministers. I started serving as an assistant pastor in God’s Embassy Ruteete in 2017 and 2019 as Pastor for Kigaaga. I found 27 people in God’s Embassy Kigaaga; by God’s grace, we are now 79 people in attendance. More people are still showing interest in the Gospel. We give all the glory to God.
Pastor Nicholas and his wife Shallon, and their children Derrick, Honest, and Vincent.
Recent Ministry:
We see God at work in the life of Edson during land conflicts with his neighbor. Edson had been in prison for two months and then out on bail. The land case was huge, and he was afraid that he would be detained for the rest of his life. We encouraged him to appeal to the God of Heaven who is a just judge, to put trust in the Lord to help him. God has helped him through lawyers to win the case and he testifies that if it was not for God, he would die in prison. We pray that Edsons and Agnes’s faith may be strengthened as they develop and grow in Christ.
We see God at work in the life of Godwin who chose to renew his faith and follow Jesus Christ as his Savior. Godwin became a drunkard. We had been praying for him and visiting him, encouraging him to attend church services, but on Center Day, he made the big step to renew his faith and return to the church.
We see God at work in the family of Job and Anitah and their five children. We met them through home visits and realized that they were demonically possessed. Job had stomach problems with persistent pain all over which could not be cured. He had sought medicine but could not get well. He sought help from witch doctors but could not get well. We prayed for him, he was delivered from the spirits and was healed. He gave his life to Christ, and through him, his wife also gave her life to Christ. She testifies that her husband’s life has changed, and they are now happy. We pray to God to open doors of finance and to expand their house since it is small.
During home visits, we met Ketty, who had been forced into marriage by her family, and she felt hopeless. Ketty is married to Edson and is blessed with three children. We shared the Word of God with her and her family, and she regained strength after knowing the truth about Jesus Christ. The family accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, and Ketty and Edson are now serving God in church. We pray to God to continue protecting them from her family and bring light to the rest of her family so that they can also know the truth about Jesus Christ.
Pellon was saved during the crusade in Kigaaga, and her life is being transformed. After her father’s death, she grew up with her mother, who did not have money to pay school fees, and Pellon dropped out during primary seven. She has started learning tailoring through the church poverty solutions program, and we pray that she may remain a committed, serving member of the church.
Pray that Gloria may remain in faith and God may continue to protect her. She was a drunkard when we started visiting her at home and praying for her. After listening to the gospel preached, she realized her need for a Savior and gave her life to Jesus Christ.
Church Building:
Bring a Smile
We have come so far already. Thanks to our generous partners, including — Help From Above, Cup of Water, and Kenyon Plastering — The Property was purchased, the buildings are finished, and the staff is in place. The Medical Center will provide care to the people in all the surrounding villages.
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