Far Reaching Ministries Blog

At Calvary Chapel Kampala we celebrated on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve we had a Carols by Candle Light service. The choir led us through the story of Jesus’ birth through song and the reading of scripture. After the service

Thank you for all of your prayers. As the year ended, the Lord showed Himself strong on our behalf and we were able to finish strong. Although it was a challenging month...

"There is nothing particularly special about us as a family, nothing remarkable or exceptional things we have accomplished. Yet simply because God’s mercy and love is extended to us, we are grateful to have the awesome and wonderful privilege of “protecting” God’s character and nature by being visible expressions of His grace and mercy on us, no matter where we go.

When you receive this I will be back home in Uganda, back with my team and the people I love so dearly in Kitgum. My heart has ached being away from them, but it has swelled as I have seen the loved ones and been showered with blessings from my American brethren and co-laborers. The missionary life is a life of goodbyes...

After gifts, we played some good ol’-fashioned games: like water balloon toss, 3-legged race, blind man’s bluff, and the new one-handed banana eating contest. Children, teens and adults were full of smiles and laughter. We had so much fun!

Dave is honored to be teaching in the Bible College this semester. The new semester in the Bible College begins February 10th. Twinkle will also be teaching Women's Bible studies at the church.

“A Family Christmas” was fabulous! So many visitors joined us that I suspect our bring-n’- share dinner was more of a late night snack. I nabbed one shrewd family with two dishes― one for us and one for themselves. All the while, carols spilled downstairs from the auditorium as members and visitors sang in one spirit the story of Jesus’ birth.

I was also able to attend the Missions Conference at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta. It was such a blessing to see this huge group of people who are serving the Lord all over the world. I met believers from Australia, Nepal, Columbia, Ghana, Ecuador, Israel, Russia, Uganda and Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, old people, young people, families, singles, brothers and sisters in Christ. It's such a blessing to be in the family of God...