Posts Tagged ‘Uganda’
A great team of Christ’s servants across the African region
In 1994, Barbara Tumwine was attending a conference at her high school that was run by Scripture Union. During the conference, Barbara says she felt convicted by the truth of the Gospel, and chose to make a public profession of faith. Almost 30 years later, Barbara works for Langham in the African region as a…
Read MoreBringing hope and provision through the Gospel
John 10:10- “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”. Hearing from Emmanual Emmanuel is a Langham Scholar and currently works with Square Ministries Africa. Originally from Rwanda, Emmanuel studied at Uganda Christian University as a full-time student and graduated…
Read MoreUgandan Scholar equipped to relieve poverty and bring good news
God’s Word brings good news to the poor. But what does that mean for a Ugandan widow unable to feed or shelter her children? Or to any number of the 422 million people across Africa living below the global poverty line? There are many relief and development organisations working to end poverty. But for pastor…
Read MoreA reflection from Uganda
Emmanuel Mukeshimana, Langham Scholar, Rwanda/UgandaMarch 2020 I am now speechless, I do not know how to begin with my reflection, but in times like this, it is where we see God at work. This last Sunday was the first day of family service due to the ban of public gathering. Our service went on very…
Read MoreDisplaced South Sudanese students build own classroom to finish Bible College course
Students at a Langham Literature member college who were forced to flee South Sudan were so determined to complete their course last year, that they ended up building their own classroom. The seventeen students were in their third and final year at the Anglican ‘Bishop Allison Theological College’ (BATC) in southwest South Sudan, when civil…
Read MoreDisplaced South Sudanese students build own classroom to finish Bible College course
Students at a Langham Literature member college who were forced to flee South Sudan were so determined to complete their course last year, that they ended up building their own classroom. The seventeen students were in their third and final year at the Anglican ‘Bishop Allison Theological College’ (BATC) in southwest South Sudan, when civil…
Read MoreConsecrated on a football pitch
Not every football pitch gets a crowd of 10,000 spectators. Nor does every bishop have 10,000 people singing at their consecration. But that was the scene on a Sunday in August last year, in the bustling town of Lira in central Uganda, when Langham Scholar Reverend Canon Doctor Alfred Olwa was consecrated as the new…
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