Uganda Africa April 2022

 

Good Morning, 

It  was a busy April.  Now we are looking at May and planning a lot of ministry projects, but let me catch you up on what we have done.

The Masindi Church Leadership Training went well.  I was able to spend a couple of days in Kampala visiting friends before having to catch the bus (alone) to Masindi.  It was a good time of visiting and I was with some of the people that I met on my first trip to Uganda in 2003.  They are still going strong for the Lord and that is an encouragement.

In Masindi we had 2 long days of teaching and then going out into the village to do evangelism.  We divided up into 5 teams and just went to the area around the church and spoke to people and encouraged them and invited them to the church.  Many people gave their life to the Lord.  We were not able to get a car to take us back to Masindi from the village so we came out 5 people on 2 motorcycles, with luggage.  I wish I had got a picture of me on one motor cycle with a suitcase strapped to the back, one backpack in front of the driver, me wearing the second loosely with it perched over the top of the suitcase then I had my purse around my neck on the right side and a live chicken with his head sticking out of the plastic bag she was tied in on the right. Yes, this is African travel. The other motorcycle carried 3 men and a backpack. TIA.  Life is always a journey and you can only laugh and go forward.  Praise God it was a nice evening ride through the beautiful country side and we all arrived safely.

We are ready to start the second term at the school.  The teachers are there getting ready this week and the kids will be coming back next week.  We had to do some rearranging of the teachers and we are hiring 3 new teachers.  It should be good and we Pray that the Lord will work through this and we will be able to have more students.  We are praying for 200+ students this term and that we can continue to grow and educate the students mentally and spiritually.  It is a great outreach ministry and helps the community also.

We had another open air crusade here 2 weeks ago and we were able to do more outreach in our area.  We ended with an overnight prayer meeting and the Lord was glorified.  Many of the people are coming to the church and we are able to disciple them. 

Good news, we got the NGO submitted finally.  We have been working on this for the last year but we had to get a lot of new paperwork because the government was changing the requirements.  It is mainly a financial accountability issue that was necessary but we had to get an accountant to certify our records and we had to do that twice due to the first accountant not having the proper registration for the government.  Now everything has been submitted.  They even allowed us to submit my paperwork at the same time so I will get my letter of recommendation next week and can complete my visa application renewal.  Pray I get a 3 year visa.

We have a lot of upcoming ministries planned and I will list them in the prayer requests.  The main news is that Pastor Tiondi will be getting remarried in September.  Barbra is a widow with 3 children and her husband had been a pastor at a Church in Mukono that he had worked with there.  Pray for this to be a blessing to the ministry.

PRAISE
1.    The outreach ministries are continuing and people are able to hear and respond to the gospel being preached.
2.    Wedding of Pastor Tiondi and Barbra
3.    NGO is finished and submitted
4.    I am closer to getting my work visa and then I will be able to travel internationally again.
5.    School is reopening for the second term.
6.    Building of the new school rooms is continuing.
7.    We are able to travel freely and hold conferences and crusades again.
8.    We now have a car for the ministry. (don't worry I won't be driving)
9.    The Gospel is being preached!!

PRAYER REQUESTS
1.    We will be able to meet our financial obligations and finish the new school building and acquire the new property to enlarge the school area.
2.    Ministry Outreach projects
       a.     Kiryowa Crusade May 12-14
       b.    VFFM Annual Conference and Crusade - Health Church Level II   June 21-25
       c.    Connexion Worldwide in Mwanza, Tanzania   July 29 to August 6 (this is also an oppertunity for you to get involved in short term missions, let me know if you are interested)
       d.    Masindi Conference  August 30 to September 3
       e.    Masindi Evangelism and Church Leadership Training
3.    Schedule for more conference.  There has been a request for Women's Conferences, Marriage Conferences, and Family Conferences to be held in the Mukono, Jinja, and Lugazi area.  Pray that we will be able to schedule and present these.
4.    School Ministry
5.    Refugee Ministry
6.    SUN Ministry Working Wycliff Bible translators for with the deaf and blind.  We are looking at proposing a school in the Moyo Area.
7.    Health and travel mercies as we do the work of God and present the Gospel wherever we are.
8.    My work permit/Visa

God bless you all.  Thank you for your love and support.  If you are ever in the area stop by even if your not, plan a visit there is much work to be done and you can be a part of it.

Love in Christ,

Tammie Walker

Sing to the Lord, bless His name, proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day, tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.  For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, He is to be feared above all gods.  Psalms 96: 2-4

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