Newsletter 10 26 2017

July-Aug 2015

 So excited to once again give the gift of transportation. This pastor walked 6 kilometers each way to get to HHIM school for English classes. Thanks to one of our amazing sponsors he can now coast at least part of the way...

 Thanks to another amazing donor (my grand baby) this needy family will be eating and bathing as needed for a while. I couldn't be prouder of Layla who save up birthday and Christmas money to help a sweet family in Uganda who is going through a really tough time..

 We are really excited about our new Uganda Board members. Top left is Sharon, in the middle on bottom is Agnes. They are both prayer warriors and will be a great asset to the ministry and help to Pastor John (bottom left) our ministry Director.

 Here we are with our marriage workshop group. They are all Pastors and wives and have now been commissioned to go and do this marriage workshop to another five pastor couples and so on.....we are anxious to see how it grows and multiplies Gods amazing purpose and gift of marriage.

 We are always excited to spend some time with our Uganda boy Jesse Musinguzi. He has made us so proud. He has grown into such an amazing young man.

 Well you can't go to Uganda without a visit with Carol Adams. She is a Saint. She helps support over 300 kids and has a home for kids who with HIV that don't have other options. Everytime I see her in a picture I pray for Gods favor over her...

Breaking bread with our workshop group. We really saw God moving on the hearts of these folks and we just get jazzed how God has called us to encourage them and give them tools to make their marriages solid.

Mission Trip Jan 2014

January 2014 was a whirl wind tour. Kimberly and I were in constant motion as we did 2 marriage conferences, preached at 2 church services, graduated 35 students from our school, numerous meetings, and spending time with our staff.

Letft to right: Pastor John Baguma (our Director) Pastor Jerrod, and the big Mzungu me

These pictures were taken at our good friend Pastor Jerrod's church in Kasese. This was a New Years service. In Uganda its traditional for Christians to go to church on new years day to celebrate the coming new year and give thanks for the previous year. I was blessed to teach "the rock sermon". Its using a small stone to be a memorial, or to remind us of what God has done for us, what he's doing through us, or what he has promised to still do in us.

We really got to know our staff better after spending time in meetings, shopping for office supplies and in prayer. Our new teacher Ruth is young but talented and really good with the students.

cooling the system African style.

At the end of the service people bring fruit and vegetables, and they auction them off to contribute to the offering. Here she was auctioning off some banana's.

Above pictures were at the Church of one of our graduating students near Kyenjojo. We preached a sermon on "the valley of the dry bones" and and really encouraged the people to get back to walking closer to God.

Spending some time in Prayer before the marriage conference

Kimberly doing what she does best....encouraging the wives in their marriage...

 

                                 These 2 pic above from the marriage conference in Kyenjojo

Some of our students performing a drama

Student (Pastor Grace) helping with a drama

Students showing us a traditional dance

Member of Uganda's national Parliment handing our diplomas and shaking every graduates hand.

Lovely cakes for the graduates

So many happy graduates, teachers, and Kimberly and I

This graduation ceremony was so fun, entertaining and encouraging. We graduated 15 students from our English courses, and 17 from our computer literacy class. Its so amazing to see what God has chose to do through HHIM and how he grows this ministry at every turn.

Our grown up boy "Jesse Musinguzi"

We got to spend some quality time with our boy Jesse. Oh my we can't believe how he has grown (mentally, physically, and spiritually) since we first met him in 2004 as a little boy scared to death to be seeing his first white people...

Jan-Feb 2012

Wow, this trip went so fast. We were a team of four and doing many events and programs.

We started our first morning preaching at a start-up Church in Kampala to encourage the body there.









We quickly headed across the country and got to witness a graduation of 8 of our students who have learned English and have begun computer literacy.








We had two speakers from the local government. The District Education Secretary on the right in this photo and a Local Govt Councilor seen above giving the certificates















For us to see so many of our students
gathered into such a small space was
very humbling and gratifying.




We all had a wonderful time encouraging, teaching and helping the students with computer literacy using the new laptops and projector we brought for the PRC. This panorama shot below gives you an idea of the small space we are using.









Then that they would chose to honor us with a plaque to thank us for our heart and our efforts was amazing.
These students are understanding the importance of earning an education and we can see on their faces the confidence they are getting from the knowledge they have.












I opened the Youth Rally that we titled "Lets get ready" . We spoke for 4 or five hours to around 1000 young people about covenant relationship, dating, courting, abstinence, how to find the right mate, how to prepare for marriage and the baggage that comes into a relationship because of our past and family.






















Below is our guest singer "Samalie Matovu" (one of the most popular singers in Uganda), Pastor Doug Calhoon (Calvary Chapel Ft Portal), Kimberly McCleskey(co-founder of HHIM), Issac Wootton (Leader of School of Ministry), Pastor John Baguma (our director) and Godwin (a student at the School of ministry)






































We were able to preach
and share some music
at 4 different Churches
over the weeks we
were there and did
a baby dedication

Jan-March 2011

There is never a shortage of beauty all around while traveling in Uganda
Its no wonder that Winston Churchill called Uganda "The Pearl of Africa"
Isn't this one of the most beautiful places that you could imagine?
Doesn't this look like a Pastor is in great need of a new Bible to teach and preach?
Thanks to our wonderful donors Rick & Lyla we were able to give this needy Pastor an awesome Study Bible for him to teach, and preach from.... PTL
Another great day of ministering at Church of the Cross Uganda
Here at the PRC (Pastors Resource Center) with our new teacher Scovia (also a University Lecturer) and Pastor John Baguma
Here I am with the class on our new teachers first day. I wasn't scratching my head in disbelief. I was actually in awe of how wonderful a teacher God brought to HHIM
Marriage counseling with a local Pastor and his wife...One of the challenges God put before me on this trip. I was able to speak into the lives of 5 different couples to try help help God save their marriages. So far so good.PTL
Here I am a little sceptical about the way we are crossing into the DRC
Man power at work. Five African guys pulled our vehicle across the Semliki river...wowwww
Here I am sitting and talking with King Albert in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Pastor John and I at the marriage conference at the Host Church in the Congo


The village drunk was even welcomed to the conference........... I feel like a GIANT looking at these pictures
A wonderful time at the marriage conference in Kitumba we had to use two translators at times to reach everyone
A really fun day preaching in Kijura we had fellowship and praised and worshipped for hours