UGANDA January 2013 My dear friends, Eric Liddell, the famous runner from “Chariots of Fire”, but more importantly a missionary to China wrote:
We then went on to Uganda, living in a slum for two days before moving on to one of the largest Churches in Kampala. I was able to preach twelve times and was exhausted at the end because at their meetings one cannot preach for under one hour.
“Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and
God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. Our broken lives are not lost or useless. God’s love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working out His wonderful plan of love.”
What an encouragement as I begin my second year as a missionary to Africa having enjoyed the greatest year of my life last year. Let me bring you up to date since my last Newsletter, so much has been happening. Enjoy it …
Pastor Alex then took Gregg and I to the source of the Nile, wow … one of my great memories remembering how David Livingstone sadly never lived to see this.
RWANDA My son Gregg joined me on my trip to Rwanda and what a fantastic time we had. I spoke at a Leadership Conference and then preached in a local Church on the Sunday, a total of nine sermons in four days! We were stirred at the end of the Conference as the Pastors all stood in dedication and sang “All the Jesus I Surrender” … it was so very moving. Gregg was brilliant and they loved him.
KMBC GRADUATION When we got home from our trip, I went straight from the Airport to the College and marked exam papers for eight hours, in preparation for our graduation three days later! It was fantastic … the thrill of being in Africa and then seeing our students ready and equipped for God’s service. The dream of training Pastors and Missionaries for Africa burns brighter than ever.
FICKSBERG – DEDICATION OF ST MATTHEWS Friends this past year has been an incredibly happy and fulfilling year of being a servant into Africa, thank you again for supporting me. Blessings, Warwick The day after Graduation, I was up at 04:00am and together with four of our students, drove to Ficksberg arriving there at 09:00am. I was invited to dedicate their new building and I was so glad that they had asked me, because I had given them the steel structure some time ago. We had a marvelous time. It was such an incredible blessing to me to see four of our past students, all now C.E.S.A. ministers serving the Lord faithfully … it was fantastic! After a great lunch, I drove the 5-hour journey back home … wow the pace is hectic, but I love it. 950kms in one day – it was brilliant.
A quote from Oswald Chambers “Shut out every other consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only – ‘My Utmost for His Highest’. I am determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and for Him alone.” OUR COMMISSION TRAIN up a new generation of preachers and missionaries for Africa. Men and women who are passionate for the Gospel and who believe the Bible to be the Word of God. This makes the work at our College of critical importance. MENTOR these pastors and missionaries by regularly
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visiting them in Africa, living with them, and encouraging them in their great work.
I am so grateful that four of the Pastors that I met on my visit to Rwanda/Uganda are coming to KMBC this year for the Diploma in Missions. We have an excellent intake for this year and I will be teaching thirty-one lectures a week.
PLANT NEW CHURCHES which are based on the Bible and not hampered by tradition, churches which are self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating. ARRANGE CONFERENCES to continually be equipping God’s people for the work of Gospel ministry. These have been great blessings to many. PREACHING where invited across Africa believing that when God’s Word is preached, God’s voice is heard.
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Then I have invitations to go to Malawi, Zambia, D.R.C., Mozambique and Zimbabwe, so it is all very exciting, I just need to try and fit it all in, not forgetting a return trip to Uganda!!
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I could not ask for anything more than what God has so graciously allowed me to do in my work as a Missionary into Africa – I am so very, very blessed.
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