Far Reaching Ministries Blog

Emilia has Arrived! Emilia was born complete and beautiful. Thank you for praying for Sara, on Wednesday night she went to the hospital and delivered Emilia within an hour. Emilia Rees Mitchell weighed...

2008 began with a shattered peace that underscored the ugliness of tribalism and politics as Kenya erupted in post-election violence...

It is a joy and blessing to reflect on what God has accomplished during the past year through your prayers and giving. The words “Pray with Joy” (Philippians 1:4‐5) written by Paul in his letter to the church at Philippi are a reminder and encouragement to “pray with joy, because of your partnership in the Gospel...” I am thankful for each of you who have partnered in the gospel to reach so many lives.

As I am out here on furlough my heart is still in Kitgum. Several weeks ago I got the call that another one of the children at the Infant Care Center died. His name was Ochola, he was three years old. He is in a much better place now, with Maurice and Beatrice and many others who have gone ahead...

When we reached home I went to our room, removed my helmet and reached to take off my glasses, but they were not there. I looked all around the room and then outside not knowing where they could be. I looked in my back pack and still no glasses. What happened?

As we enter a new year we have a lot of new opportunities for ministry in Uganda. The church has grown so much, and we know that our ability to reach the lost will only increase in 2009. We will be sharing a lot of the exciting things in future newsletters, and I hope that you will continue with us

Tom shared the message on Christmas from Luke 1:26-38. Mary was chosen by God to bring Jesus into the world. What a blessing that today we can all receive Jesus into our lives. There was a baptism the day before and those that were baptized came forward to receive prayer for God’s continuing work in their lives..

I was walking into our Church café the other day, and when I asked the lady serving behind the counter how she was doing, I was greeted with a response I thought was both truthful and profound… “Better than I deserve.” How very true that is...

Last Sunday began with my alarm jolting me out of bed to find the kitchen and living room submerged in water. A pipe had burst and was emptying Lake Victoria into our house. This offended our cat greatly who was seeking refuge atop an oscillating fan...

John and his wife Mary and their son Yaba have been sent out from Calvary Chapel Entebbe as missionaries to their own people of Boma, Sudan. Boma is situated in the far eastern corner of Sudan on the top of a mountain, desolate and isolated...