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Uganda in One Week!It is less than one week until I step my feet on to Ugandan soil and bring the Gospel of Grace to many of those who have yet to hear the Good News. My dear friend, Pastor Gil Harder and I have been busy preparing ourselves, our messages, and working with key Ugandan Pastors and leaders to make the most of our September mission.
We will be launching Africa Hope Bible Institute in less than 2 weeks in the town of Lira. It is exciting to hear about the vision local Pastors and Evangelists have to equip and send workers into the Harvest fields -- not only in Uganda - but also into Sudan, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and more. These men understand the heart of God is to 'seek and to save' the lost -- wherever they are -- even to the uttermost parts of the earth. One of the requests from the team is for a laptop to help with the record keeping and communications at Africa Hope Bible Institute. Would you like to meet that need?
We have been praying for a great harvest of souls during this mission and a great work of equipping and encouraging those eager to be poured out for the sake of the Gospel.
There is much to be done and more resources are needed to purchase Bibles that are translated into the local tribal languages, small gifts such as 'Beanie Babies' for children who may have never had a toy of their own before, farm kits - with good seed and tools; bicycles for Pastors who sometimes walk all day to preach to remote churches, etc. Perhaps the Lord will lay it on your heart to purchase the laptop or provide funds for these other needs-- or even to fund a clean water well where none is currently available (2 for $10k)
There is a serious drought in the Northern part of the country again and food shortages/malnutrition is a real problem again. Right now - 40% of the children near Lira are out of school because of a malaria outbreak which kills thousands each year.
The Lord is pleased with the sacrifices made by us who have so much in order to help those who have so little -- in terms of earthly, material possessions. Please pray and if you can give --- give joyfully, knowing that even a small gift goes a long way to help those in Uganda and 100% of any funds will go directly to buy the items for them.
To date - I have covered ~$3500 of the mission expenses from my own funds; have received ~$900 from friends and family. I still have at least $300 to raise for supplies by September 1st, but would like to see us be ambassadors of Grace and bring much, much more to help.
Pray -- and if the Lord directs you to give, above your normal giving the your local Church --- let me know asap and we can coordinate getting the money properly allocated in time. You can also send a check directly to JZEI at PO Box 1; Portland, OR 97207. Just be sure to mark 'Howarth-Uganda Mission' on the memo line of your check. Jose Zayas' org is not charging any administrative fee so all goes to the mission items . Thank you to those who have already become partners with me on this mission of hope.
I will publish the itinerary for the trip soon, as a tool for those of you who are on the 'prayer team'. Pray for safety, health, Power of the Holy Spirit for teaching, preaching and witnessing for the entire month of September. Please pray for Pastor Gil and my family as we both have experienced many attacks as we have been preparing to assault the kingdom of darkness with the marvelous news of God's Grace through Jesus Christ. In addition, please pray for Jose Zayas and the team from Solid Rock Fellowship and Journey Church which will join us in Uganda September 13th. Together we will spread the Gospel in Luzira and Soroti over a two week period and are praying for thousands to hear and many to come to know the Lord.
Last of all - I want to include an email from one of the Ugandan Pastors who will be joining Gil and I on our journey in Lira and Gulu----
In His Never Failing Grace ---
Randy
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Aug 24, 2009 1:03 AM
Precious greetings Pastor Gil,
Greetings also from my family and Hosanna Worship Center congregation and are praying looking foward to receive you and Randy in Lira. Greetings also from the Africa Hope Bible Institute (AHBI) committee and Elders Fellowship leaders.
Thank you for the $400 you sent. I have received it this morning. I delayed to check the mail throughout the weekend. However Lira is ready to receive you and Pastor Randy with joy and gladness.
The school committee is working together registering students and readying to put the necessaries in place for the opening of the school on the 7th September 2009.We are as well praying to the Master and Lord Jesus to make available the funds as we need to start at the school campus near the airstrip.
The mission schedule is ok and I will be in Entebbe Airport on 2nd Sept 2009, 8:15pm to receive you and Pastor Randy, after which we shall join Sister Margaret's family where we shall stay for the night.
In Lira Bishop Tom Okello has offered to host you and Randy in his home where you stay while in Lira. We shall be serving the Lord together with you daily from arrival in Entebbe throughout the mission program in Lira and drive you back to Kampala.
I am in touch with Gulu Pastor Geoffrey Ojera of the Intercessors. He is excited to receive us in Gulu with fellow Gulu pastors. He asked me what time period would we like to spend with the pastors in Gulu? And also whether we would provide some lunch as would be expected for a meeting that could begin in morning hours spaning into the afternoon as pastors usually expect to be provided lunch? I will call him and brief him after hearing from you. However he is already doing his mobilisation.
May I ask if it will be possible to bring a laptop and a camera as it might be very necessary now for our communications and reporting purposes.
Blessings and the peace of God to you, Randy and family as you prepare to fly to Uganda.
Brother James Okori Partner in the Gospel Uganda Ministry - Join the Team!Friends,
The Lord has opened an opportunity for me to spend the month of September in Uganda, Africa launching Africa Hope Bible Institute, ministering to those in need and reaching out to those who have yet to come to know the Lord Jesus.
The first two weeks, I will be teaming up with Pastor Gil Harder -- a long time friend who has been involved in Uganda and other African countries for the past 7+ years. We will be working with local Pastors in Africa to carry out this equipping and evangelistic ministry. Through a local interpreter, I will have the privilege to preach in remote churches in the war ravaged villages of Lira and Gulu in the North and to teach the Word of God to many who are hungry to learn more from the Bible and take the Word to the unsaved in their cities and villages. We will use literature that has been translated into their local languages and leave Bibles and other tools with local Pastors and Evangelists to help continue their ministry.
The last two weeks of September, I will join another 23 people from Solid Rock Fellowship in Portland and and Journey Church in Charlotte for outreach and aid to those in Luzira and Soroti Uganda. We will be ministering daily in the prisons, schools, orphanages, churches, holding open air campaigns in the evenings and more.
This is a great opportunity and privilege to partner with God in an area where He is bringing many to Himself and meeting the practical needs of those who have so little. I need your help to make this happen. In the next few weeks, I need to raise funds to provide hygiene kits for prisoners, bicycles for pastors, farming kits – seeds and tools, Bibles and other items to help our outreach. We would also like to fund several clean water wells since clean water is a scarcity to many. I am trusting the Lord to provide additional aid to these needy people through many of you so please prayerfully consider joining me.
Just as important as the funding – I also need a team of people committed to pray and fast for this mission – especially that lives will be transformed, that the Gospel will reach hundreds who have not heard the Good News and that local workers will receive encouragement, hope and new understanding of God’s wonderful Word.
If you will partner with me through prayer and/or financial support – please make your tax deductible check payable to Jose Zayas Evangelism International (JZEI) and send directly to: JZEI PO Box 1; Portland, OR 97207 On the memo line of your check, please write ‘Howarth-Uganda’. You will receive a receipt from JZEI Ministries for your tax records.
Please contact me at via email at randy.howarth@verizon.net with any questions you may have or to let me know of your commitment to pray for the mission. I will provide further information on how you can get regular updates via the internet as we watch the Lord at work.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon ---
In His Grace – Randy
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