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BRINGING HOPE TO A GRIEVING FISHING COMMUNITY MAF flies Jesus Film Ministries to bring hope to a fishing community that lost 25 members in a boat accident in August this year.
For over 20 years, Mission Aviation Fellowship has flown Jesus Film Ministries to Bukasa airstrip, from where they connect to different islands on Lake Victoria. It was mixed feelings for Christian believers from a number of islands on Lake Victoria on the night of 16 October 2023, as Jesus Film Ministries met them for the first time since a boat capsized on 2 August, leaving 25 out of the 35 on board dead. “We do outreaches on the islands and this community in particular. When I heard about the accident, I felt we needed to encourage them,” said Sam Tsapwe, Director of Jesus Film Ministries. “Whenever we go away, our hearts remain here with you. We are always challenged when many of you cross from other islands to come and meet us. This brings tears to my eyes. You show us a lot of love, and when we return home, we feel encouraged by your love for the Lord.” There are over two hundred islands on Lake Victoria,
and the capsized boat was transporting members from the community of Lwanabatya fishing village, where Jesus Film Ministries has ministered for many years.
Bukasa airstrip, which is in fact privately owned, is the only island with an airstrip on all of Lake Victoria. These conditions make transport to the islands extremely difficult. 16
