report of 2005 mission trip

Dear Friends of our work in Uganda,                                                                     July 19, 2005

Join with us in celebrating God’s faithfulness! If you are to grasp the significance of the wonderful harvest in Uganda this summer, you must now begin to use your imagination:

This year we are especially grateful to the Lord that He would include us in this work. And we are grateful for your prayers and financial support that have made such a difference in the lives of many in this special country.

This year’s team: Alyia Anderson, Amanda Anderson, Andy Anderson, Sid Anderson, Josiah Carrigan, Bruce Cheadle, Bobbie Jo Dubabhan, Ben King, Jake & Bethany Lueders, Richard Price, Amanda Sansone, four pastors from the Czech Republic (Martin Keller, Rostislav Stanek, Stanislav Stebel, and Pavel Stepan) and myself. The seventeen of us arrived with 200 Bibles, 300 New Testaments, six keyboards, four generators, sound systems, an autoclave, medicines, medical equipment, clothing, and many other ministry items.

Christ obviously is building His church in NE Uganda. When we arrived we found the people in the village of Cheminy were very curious about the new church that was being built. Rumors were flying everywhere. Some were being told that we were a strange group and in order to worship in this new building you had remove all your clothes; others were told we ate our first born children; still others had been told that those who attended had to worship backwards; and then there was the rumor that we must have drawn on the power of witchcraft to construct the building so quickly. Well, God would have none of that, and in no time it seemed the hearts of this village were won to Him. The establishment of this new church in Cheminy was a great victory for the Kingdom of God. The first service was over five hours in length, and at the end many people came forward, knelt in the dirt and gave their lives to the Lord. Now I think I understand more of what it was like at Pentecost. It seemed to me like heaven came down.

In addition to all this, we dedicated the main building of our orphanage, laid the cornerstone for additional dorms, and dedicated a maternity ward! God is using Trinity Church in Hawaii in some very special ways. One pastor said, "I have never seen a year like this in terms of revival." Another pastor came to the first service and said, "I am Pastor Alle and I pastor a church nearby—we will all be joining this church and I will be helping your pastor." Our ministry has now become a model for church planting in Uganda.

You may wonder why God is blessing this work in such dramatic ways. I think I know. It is because hundreds of people are doing the hard, yet absolutely critical work of praying, seeking God’s guidance and blessing. The Ugandans regularly pray and fast for this ministry and when we come, hundreds more in the U.S. and Europe pray for us.

We are excited about the prospects for next year. We are saving ministry items, especially Bibles and broadcast equipment. We have found a new village, Branch, where we hope God will allow us to plant our twelfth church. The presbytery in NE Uganda is growing, adding the new church in Cheminy and another new congregation just across the border in Kital, Kenya. God is strengthening the churches previously established in Kapchorwa, Kaserem, Kamunarugut, and Chema. Preliminary goals for 2006 include:

Thank you for your special part in this ministry. We will shortly be posting some pictures documenting this year’s trip on our web site at http://trinitycentraloahu.org. Please keep praying for this important work!

With much gratitude,

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