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Praise the Lord

“I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.” Psalm 7:17

As we approach the end of the year, we give glory to the Lord for all that He has done over the previous months. He is indeed faithful to those whom He has called – to work in us and through us, for His own glory.

We give God the glory for the way He has allowed the community in Namayumba to receive us and His message. We are encouraged by the local Pastors’ who have been encouraged and strengthen to serve their people with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In October, we began going through the Story of Hope with the students on Tuesday’s. It is an evangelistic tool that walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelations – revealing the redemption story – one event at a time. We are praying that many of the students will trust and believe in Christ. Pray with us as the majority of the students that attend are unchurched- with several of them being Muslim and a few Roman Catholics. We have one student that is a Muslim, yet she is the most active in the study – reading the Bible and answering the questions. Pray with us that her heart will be opened to the truth and that she will put her trust in the Lord and that her family may be reached as well.
In September, we put the request out to raise $500 to purchase Bibles for the teens. We are thankful for those who gave as we were able to purchase and distribute the Bibles to the teens. They were so happy and excited to receive the Word of God.
Each week we see an increase of students. They are always inviting their friends and have started to bring their younger siblings. Because COVID restrictions have been reduced and we are able to meet in larger numbers while following SOP’s, we have allowed the younger kids to come and have their own lesson.

We praise the Lord for the open doors to share Christ with the little ones.
As previously mentioned schools here have been closed pretty much since the beginning of the pandemic, back in April of 2020. According to a news article, Uganda students have missed more school than any other country in the world. But Lord willingly, schools will reopen with the new term in January. It will be a messy transition for both teachers and students. Many of the older students will not return, as they have found ways of making money and many of the young girls have become mothers. But, with the opening of the schools, we will be shifting our Tuesday fellowship to Saturdays, which means that the grounds where we have been meeting will not be consistently available. Plus with the added number of students the grounds are becoming too small.
Denny took some time to look around the community to find a new and more permanent place for us to meet. And praise the Lord, we have found some land available in the community that we will be able to utilize for the ministry.
It was previously a banana plantation. For the place to be functional for the ministry, we need to build a bathroom, a kitchen with a shed and then a shelter for a meeting place. We are praying to have the place functioning in January when we shift the youth ministry to Saturdays. This piece of land will also open up other opportunities to serve the community, to train pastors and leaders.

We praise the Lord for all that He has done this year and we look forward to seeing what He will continue to do in the new year. Over the next few weeks, we are planning out the coming year. Pray with us for wisdom and direction, as we have many opportunities to share Christ with those around us.

A few things that we are planning:

  • Leader’s training – involving/training leaders from the local churches to be active in the ministry. Denny will be having monthly meetings/trainings.
  • Children’s Christmas program – at Victory Community Church – we have been practicing a few songs with the children to share with the church in December
  • 14th December – we are taking the Youth from Namayumba to a Recreational center for a small Christmas party
  • 3rd -12th January – we have a small team of friends coming to serve and help build a few things for the ministry.
  • women’s ministry
  • Pastor Trainings
  • we also have some opportunities for some short-term teams to come between June & September

Thank you for standing with us and striving with us in the ministry,

Denny, Cassie
Asher, Korbyn, Jaden and Baby Boy
Nuwagaba

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Praises:
Churches reopened in October 
We found a ministry Van – this will help us transport volunteers we have from Kampala to Namayumba 
Available land to develop for the ministry 
Youth Fellowship Continues to Grow 

Prayer Request:
1.  Schools to reopen in January 2022
2. Youth Ministry in Namayumba Village Tuesday – Evangelism and Discipleship
3. Developing ministry opportunities and community outreach in Namayumba Village 
4. Cassie Healthy Pregnancy and Baby – Due December 28th, 2021
5. Health for Asher, Korbyn & Jaden as they continue to get colds/fevers 

“I only have five loaves and two fish”

13  “Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.” – Matthew 14:13-21

Life in Uganda can be challenging at times. Somethings are not readily available in villages. People often go without some of the basic necessities. When we go out to Namayumba, we often get overwhelmed by the needs of the people that we are trying to reach with the Gospel. 

There are days that we feel as though we are lacking in resources and the knowledge to effectively reach the community. Like Jesus’ disciples, when he lead them to feed the 5,000 people, we look at what we have in our hands and we tell the Lord, “I only have five loaves of bread and two fish”- ‘it’s not enough”, “I can’t do it”. It’s through our weaknesses that the Lord teaches us about His all sufficiency. 

He allows us to experience the emptiness of our hands to teach us to trust in Him alone.
When we do take our eyes off of our own inadequacy and look to the Lord, we can see His faithfulness to those who trust in Him – we are never lacking.

December & January

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Trip Out

We wanted to do something special for the students for Christmas/End of the Year celebration. We looked around and found a Recreational Center in Wakiso town that had a small zoo, horse back riding, grounds to play and a swimming pool. 

Not knowing where the funds would come from, we began planning- we knew that we could bring about 70 kids in total. We would need to cover the entrance fee, plus transportation, and food/drinks for the day.

In November, we had a friend reach out to us wanting to send us a love offering. Through her special gift we were able to bring 108 students and a few leaders! Everyone had a wonderful time. 

They were so thankful for such an opportunity. It was a great way to end out the year.

Schools Reopening
After 2 years of closures, the government finally allowed schools to reopen. With students returning to school, we have moved the Youth Fellowship to Saturday’s.

 Here in Uganda, students can go to either day school or boarding school. Those who go to boarding will stay at school until their term break in April.

Many of the students that have been coming to the fellowship have gone to boarding, so they will not be able to join us on Saturday’s. We have decided to continue through The Story of Hope with those who have remained behind and we will work with those who went away when they return. 

Special Visitors & A Special Gift

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Being on the field about 8 months our dear friend, Dustin, from back home in Michigan called to check on us. During our conversation, we mentioned the need for help on the grounds at the location the Lord has blessed us with for the ministry.

Without hesitation, Dustin said he was coming to help with the work. So, Dustin came along with two of his sons, Colton and Layne, the second week of January. 

With their coming to help, our home church Gr.Church, did something truly amazing. They fundraised the finances need to help put structures on the property. With their generosity, we were able to put up the meeting hall, the kitchen, office and storage building and toilets.

We are so excited about all that the Lord is going to do at this property in reaching people for His Kingdom. We are thankful to the Lord for those who are coming along side of us, partnering with us to make this dream a reality. 

Lord willingly, we will begin meeting at the site in March. 

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The guys went white water rafting down the Nile River. It was a trip of a life time.
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The guys went white water rafting down the Nile River. It was a trip of a life time.

Upcoming

Bible Clubs  – With schools opened, we have contacted a few of the local schools about holding weekly Bible Clubs or chapels for the students.

 A couple of the schools have given us permission to come. Apparently, one of the schools were anticipating for us to contact them as many of the students were apart of the fellowship. 

So, when Denny went to ask for permission to hold a Bible Club, the head teacher was ready to give us the go a head. We praise the Lord for these new opportunities. Please pray for us and for the students. 

Vacation Bible Camp – Schools will have their first term break Mid-April through the first week of May. We plan on holding a camp the last week of April. We are expecting to have at least 200 students.

 Please pray as we plan for the week and for provisions need to provide the students with lunch and a snack each day.

 Also, pray for the students to make decisions for the Lord. We need about $1000 to effectively run the camp for the week. This will cover lunch, snacks and juice/water for the week and also for the supplies for games. 

We also need to raise about $1600 for 200 plastic chairs. Each chair cost about 28,000 Ugandan Shilling, which equals about $8 USD. 

Visiting Local Churches – Denny, Ivan and Pastor Patrick will be visiting a few of the other local churches in the area.

Short-term Trips 
We have a couple short-term teams coming. A medical team coming in August and a church from South Florida coming in September. 

Family Update

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We are pleased to introduce our fourth son – Rhys (pronounced “Reece”) Jody Nuwagaba – born January 3rd, 2022 at 6:50pm East African Time. 

Mom and baby are healthy and doing well! He was almost a week late, but came fast when he did decide to come. We praise the Lord for a quick and safe delivery.

Asher & Korbyn have gone back to school. Asher is in grade 1 and Korbyn is in Pre- K 4.
Jaden is at home helping with his new brother.

Praise & Prayer Request

Praises:
Schools Reopened in January 
Ministry property taking shape
New Ministry Opportunities 

Prayer Request:
1. Youth Ministry in Namayumba Village Saturdays – Evangelism & Discipleship
2. Youth Camp last week of April – Open hearts, provisions for food and materials for the camp, volunteers to help
3. Short-term Teams in August & September 
4.  Renewing Asher’s passport & Reporting Rhys’ birth abroad. 

5.$1000 for Camp in April to cover food & drinks, craft & games supplies 
6. $1600 for chairs 

Thank you for standing with us in reaching Namayumba with the Gospel. May the Lord bless you for your love for the nations.

In Christ,
Denny, Cassie
Asher, Korbyn, Jaden & Rhys
Nuwagaba