Government Plans to Help With Housing!!

The Ugandan government recently conjured a plan to inject sh50b into the Housing Finance Bank. This is being done in order to hopefully give more people opportunities for housing and development! This is wonderful news as there is a deficiency of 100,000 housing units in Kampala alone! More and more banks are being encouraged to offer more people affordable mortgages so they have a better opportunity to own their own homes!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/689751

7 Year Old Boy's Sunday Drive

I can’t resist the opportunity to share such a story! I’m sure most of you have seen and heard the story of a 7 year old Utah boy who took his family’s car on a Sunday drive, all because he did not want to go to church! The boy’s parents aren’t speaking to too many reporters, as they don’t want the child to feel all the attention is to condone his bad behavior, but it’s still a humorous story nonetheless! The entire story could have ended in tragedy if the boy was to have an accident, but I think God must have been riding along with this little boy on this day, even though he didn’t feel like going to church!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/07/utah-boy-7-drives-off-to-avoid-going-to-church-.html

Ugandan Farmers Able to Market Crops Globally!

Farmers in Kasese now have the ability to market their maize grain globally thanks to computer technology! This will hopefully allow more money to come into the Ugandan economy and to much deserving farmers!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/689687

Makerere University

Makerere University in Uganda is a prime example of how much of a desire students in Africa have to get a good education! Makerere seems to be the place to do it! The school has recently admitted 1,110 foreign students from all over Africa. A total of 15,345 just Ugandan students have been admitted in recent years! Its incredible to see this much of a desire from people to learn and make a better future for themselves! These people attending the University will soon be the doctors, dentists, etc. that will continue to transform Africa and Uganda!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/689740

Many Receive Free Medical Treatment!

Over 900 people in the Mayuge district received free medical treatment as part of a two day medical camp being held in the area! The camp was organized by CYROF Ministries Uganda that is based in a United States Church, Central United Church! So many people were taking care of thanks to the large numbers of antibiotics, and other medicines that were brought to the area!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/17/689741

Lots of Hungry People!

I will be going to Austin, Texas on Friday to meet, preach, and pray for hungry people; people who are hungry for God! In the summer, when there are so many activities constantly going on, to see hundreds of people go to church on a Friday night, you know they are hungry! I call these people, "die hard's!" They are "die hard's" for the Kingdom! Would you please pray that the Lord will pour his spirit down on them on Friday?!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The Power of Partnership

Do you know that one is too small a number to do anything great? If we want to accomplish things bigger than ourselves, we have to enter into a life giving partnership with people, organizations, etc. Mark 2:1-12 talks about four guys who partner together tho help one man get to where Jesus sat in order for him to be healed. One could not do it alone, two was still to few, but when together, a miracle happened! It is possible that your dreams will requires partnerships to be accomplished! What partnerships do you need to develop?

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Filler or Pillar?

In Revelations 3:12, the Lord talks about making us pillars in the temple of God. Before we talk about Heaven and how the scripture applies, lets talk about a typical church. We have two types of people; typical attendees (fillers), and supporters who are committed and strong believers (pillars). Which one do you think you are?

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

September

In September, I will be criss-crossing the country with a very busy schedule of traveling! I will be traveling to Washington, North Carolina, Dallas, Texas, as well as Orlando, Florida! It's going to be quite busy but from what I can tell, God is up to something great! I, as always, need your prayers so that I may be able to serve God's people!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Team to Train Brain Surgeons!

I mentioned in a post a couple of days ago about a group of people from Duke University visiting Uganda, as well as our church! Well, it looks like these wonderful friends have even made it into one of Uganda’s leading newspapers, New Vision! This is well deserved as these amazing people are here in order to train Neurosurgeons! Uganda previously only had five of these specialized doctors throughout the entire country but with Professor Michael Huglund and the group from Duke’s help, the country will soon have more! They will be working with interns and training them, then eventually, once they pass all their training and courses, they will be awarded their Masters in Neurosurgery!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Little Boy Conquers Big Mountain

Earlier this month, Allan Murwana was among the first to reach the summit of Mt. Muhavura in Kisoro! Being quite young, this was an incredible feat for such a little boy! Allan’s father was also participating in the climb, but fell behind his son in the strenuous climb and reached the summit much later! It’s truly amazing what people are able to accomplish, regardless of age, if they just put their minds to it!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/232/688959

From Waste to Fuel

Most countries and organizations in today’s world are working hard to find ways to cut down on energy bills, become greener and eco friendly! One man in Uganda has done just that! The phrase “turning lemons into lemonade” summarizes his plan! Abasi Kazibwe Musisi has found a way to take excess waste and turn it into briquettes that can be used as an alternative to firewood as well as charcoal! His briquettes cut down on the burning of charcoal, which doesn’t burn clean, as well as limits the amount of trees and forestation that has to be cut down for use as firewood. This is a much cheaper and cleaner way for people to live in Uganda!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/32/688707

School Renovation Begins in Kampala

Education and sports minister Namirembe Bitamazire has commissioned the rehabilitation of a Kampala school! The school was vandalized by a rebel insurgency but will now soon be seeing new life! This is fantastic news as the more schools that open and become available for Ugandan children, the more opportunities there will be for them to transform their own lives!

http://allafrica.com/stories/200907290508.html

More Districts Will Soon Have Clean Water!

650 Million Shilling will be used to further a clean water project for many districts surrounding the West Nile, Lango, and Acholi sub-regions! The entire project should be completed sometime in September so residents won’t have long to wait before they have access to clean water! Clean water is a resource that is lacking in many areas in Uganda and the fact that new projects are being funded to provide this resource, is such a blessing!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/16/689434

Kampala Quality Primary School Celebration

Kampala Quality Primary School recently celebrated with its children and the children’s parents its 10 year anniversary! The children had a blast as they put on a fashion show and danced for their parents and guests! Parents watched proudly as their children participated in the festivities! Let’s hope schools like this one can be around for another 10 years and more to provide quality education to Uganda’s youth!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/232/688960

Pen Pals

I just found a really amazing story about a couple of pen pals. Lisa is from Tempe, Arizona and Vincent was from Uganda. The two started writing one another way back in 1964! They immediately became the best of friends, regardless of the distance between them! They shared with each other about their lives, and the people in them, and Vincent shared with Lisa the problems that were currently going on in his country! Vincent was eventually able to visit Lisa in New York in 1974, this of course making their bond even stronger! In 1993, Vincent became very sick, and Lisa remembers one of his last letters asking her to please take care of his family, as he had a wife, and two children. Vincent’s wife passed away in 1999, leaving their children orphaned. Lisa and her husband immediately wanted to adopt the two children, but Uganda did not allow adoption to the United States. Robert started writing to Lisa, telling her how much he wanted to go to college and get an education. Lisa and her husband quickly got Robert enrolled in an information technology program at the University of Phoenix (paying for all of his classes), and before they knew it, Robert was coming to the United States to walk with his graduating class from the University of Phoenix! Robert was able to get a job with his education!

You can read the entire store here:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/tempe/story/Tempe-woman-has-unique-gift-for-pen-pals-son-from/MA4H0UKWV0azYh6vMIC2Gw.cspx

$218 Million Sent to Uganda to Help Improve Education and Health!

Uganda will be receiving budgetary support from the European Commission for the next six years in the hope of improving Education and Healthcare in the country! They hope that this money will help improve these two areas by helping to reduce teacher absenteeism and by allowing Uganda to purchase more much needed drugs and medical equipment for the country!

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/629596/-/5j9200z/-/

30 Mile Walk for Ugandan Children!

A group from Breckenridge, Colorado recently went to Uganda and participated in a 30 mile walk to help raise awareness about, as well as fight to end child sacrifice! From 40 to 60 people, from places as far apart as Breckenridge to Dallas, took the 30 mile walk! The walk took a lot of dedication and commitment as most of the walkers said that the first 20 miles were a piece of cake, but the last 10 were almost unbearable, as the heat of day beat down upon them! This was an incredible display of dedication and hope and was undoubtedly a success!

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20090728/NEWS/907289998/1078&ParentProfile=1055

Company Donates Materials for Schools

Hima, a Uganda Cement company, donated several desks, a 10,000-liter water tank, as well as tree seedlings to three education districts! These types of materials are always needed and can only improve the quality of education Ugandan students are receiving! The better the education, the more of a chance these children have of getting a job, taking care of themselves, and transforming the country of Uganda!

http://allafrica.com/stories/200907280123.html

Young Professionals Help Ugandan Children

Plot 11 Foundation recently brought in many different food items to help the needy children of The Dwelling Places Children’s Home in a suburb of Kampala! Most of the children are kids who formerly lived on the streets and now have a safe home! It’s wonderful to see so many different organizations and people helping out these special children!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/232/688961

Meeting with N. Texas Pastors

Tomorrow, I will be speaking with a group of Pastors in North Dallas! I will be encouraging them to lead strong as well as talking to them about how to lead a dynamic ministry! I trust God will come and challenge these leaders! I know this is part of the city's transformation!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Ukids Have Some Time Off!

The Ukids team had some time off recently as they went to visit the source of the Nile all day Saturday! From what I hear, things are going great with their ministry! Please continue praying as they install electricity and many other things in our villages!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda News

Yesterday, we had over 30 new mission team members come to our church, primarily to serve the National Hospital which I helped set up for them! Lead by Dr. Harmond from Duke University, this has been the 3rd or 4th trip they have made this year! Yesterday, they worshipped and then in the afternoon they visited our children in Seeta! We really appreciate all of their help in revamping our medical services in Uganda!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Sunday Evening in Cleburne

Sunday evening, we had an incredible time out; even after this Pastor from Uganda stepped on a few toes as I challenged people to reach higher, and to fuel the burning desire in peoples lives to maximize their lives with our hearts open to hear the message! I was able to lay hands on almost everyone, as people responded to the Alter Call almost 100%! The front row had to be moved to accommodate the massive numbers! Tears ran down the cheeks of some as God revived, transformed, and healed lives! Keep up the prayer guys, it seems to be working!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

This Weekend

My trip to Cleburne this weekend was incredible! Though I preached long, it seemed that everyone was engaged! It is mentioned in Africa, that people go event to event, while in the U.S, people go from time to time, in other words, when its time to go, its time to go! Thankfully, this wasn't the case this weekend! I encouraged them to trust the Lord during these challenging times and I was also able to pray for individual needs! I challened them all to come back in the evening! It was glorious! As always, I really appreciate your prayers!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Ukids Work with Our Women!

Ann Powell has been a huge blessing to our women this year on the mission with Ukids! She held an entire day of teaching with CLM! At the same time, she has been working with our widows and single moms, teaching them how to care for our children in Seeta. They have been learning many things that are practical and relevant when it comes to teaching our children! Ann is continuously changing the thought patterns of women! She is truly a blessing!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Empowerment!

The Ukids are empowering leaders, led by Pastor George Powell, from Abundant Life Church! They have been a tremendous blessing to our church! Pastor George has been speaking to our church about the amazing God we serve and has been training leaders! He worked with them all day Monday from morning to 4pm! It was AMAZING! We are hearing nothing but good things! Lives have been transformed and leaders have been empowered! Thank you Pastor George!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Ukids Mission Update

Our other mission, the Ukids from Abundant Life Church in Portland, Oregon are busy with projects they must finish on their trip! A container was shipped to Uganda for them that was filled with outdoor sporting equipment, electrical supplies, etc. They are going to make sure all of the homes have electricity and they are going to construct a playground for the children, among other things!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Our Prayer Team

Our prayer team also prayed with our church! They not only visited the church, they also visited government offices, public and private schools, hospitals, and also spend a lot of time with children in Seeta praying!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Mission's Update

Our first big prayer mission to Uganda has been a huge success! This is the first time we've had a team of prayer leaders go to Uganda. The team is a small group of eight. They traveled and spent a week and a half praying for transformation! They were able to visit spiritual historical sites like where martyrs were killed. They prayed from Prayer Mountain and other key religious sites and strongholds. It was amazing!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Busy Weekend Ahead!

This coming weekend, I will be in Cleburn, Texas for morning and evening services! This is my first time serving this congregation! I am looking forward to a great connection, kindred hearts, and a great time of ministry! I know all of you are praying!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The Upcoming Week

This Wednesday I will be back in Temple for another night of prayer, power, and breakthrough! We are anticipating a great presence from God and we are trusting that you are praying with us as we services cities, nations, and God's people!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Lots of Driving this Weekend!

Sunday night I was in Fort Worth, Texas where I spoke at the Harvest Church! The congregation was amazing! Faces were wet from crying out to God for their personal needs to be met! This was truly an amazing weekend and definitely a lot of Driving! I know a lot of you have been asking when I will return to speak in Dallas, Texas, and that will be August 30 at the Gospel Lighthouse!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Sunday

This Sunday I was in Killeen for their Sunday morning service! I preached for over an hour, which is unusual! Thankfully, the entire time the audience was engaged, no one left, and we had almost 100% response to the alter call with about 10 people responding to salvation!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Last Week

Last Wednesday I was in Temple, Texas and what a glorious time it was! There were two reasons that it was such a glorious occasion; one, attendance was spectacular, especially for the summer; we definitely broke the summer status quo for attendance! Second, God's presence was so strong that people's lives were impacted and so many were healed and glorified!

Pastor Jackon Senyonga

Primary School Celebrates Children's Rights!

A Kampala primary school celebrated last weekend, honoring children’s rights and responsibilities! The children sang and read poems and asked for education, clothing, food and shelter. Later, they enjoyed cake, as well as playing football! Having these children ask for a better life and education is heartwarming, and I hope God can help us grant that for all Ugandan children.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/232/687489

Mineral Boom in Uganda

It was recently discovered that Uganda is 80% covered in mineral wealth! This is fantastic news for the country as it opens up a huge investment opportunity for the country! Some of the money from the minerals will go to local governments and land owners! This mineral discovery will increase productions for a better social and economic development.

http://newvision.co.ug/D/9/32/688016

Coca Cola Once Again Helps Africa!

A couple of weekends ago, representatives from Coca Cola visited children at the Salaama School for the blind. The representatives treated the children to a feast while the children danced and played for their guests! The school started in 1999 with only 4 students, and to this day, 200 have gone through it!

http://newvision.co.ug/D/9/232/687488

Ugandan Farmer says Goodbye to Poverty Thanks to Hard Work!

A Ugandan farmer was recently profiled on the New Vision Uganda’s Website as a Ugandan who was making a difference. Indeed this man is! He has shown us all that hard work really does pay off. With hard work, perseverance, and determination, this man went from poverty to owning his own farm. This can be an inspiration to everyone!

You can read more about this story here:
http://newvision.co.ug/D/9/657/669257

Crop Cultivation Projects in Uganda

Tractors and other crop cultivation projects will soon begin in parts of Uganda! This is welcomed news for most of Uganda considering the recent famine conditions that have been plaguing the area! Free tractors and seeds will be distributed in the area to farmers in hopes that more and better crops can be grown! Other items such as windmills, water springs, and other irrigation systems will be added in the next year, so that in the event of another drought, the crops will have a better chance of survival.

Summer Time

I hope that you are all having a wonderful summer thus far! I know I am! God has taken me to some great places so far this summer and I can't wait to see what He has in store for me in the coming days and months! I will say, its quite hot down here in Texas, it makes me really look forward to some cooler weather! If anyone has any more summer travel plans, I pray that God may watch over you, that you may have all His blessings, and that you have wonderful trips!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda Still Needs Our Prayers!

Parts of Uganda are still experiencing famine conditions and still needs our thoughts and our prayers! The government is working hard to help everyone affected and I believe with God’s help, everything can be back to normal, there will be no more food shortages and lives can be saved!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

First Rhino Baby Born in Uganda in Decades!

The first Rhinoceros baby to be born in Uganda in two decades was born in captivity recently! The program at the sanctuary where he was born is designed to help re-introduce Rhinos to their natural habitat in Uganda! The parents of this little guy are from Uganda and the U.S. so they named him Obama, after the U.S. president! Such a happy story!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda Going Green!

It seems everywhere we turn these days, there are talks of how everyone and everything is going green! It seems that Uganda is now following suite! Nine municipalities in Uganda will be getting recycling plants to better manage waste and recycle garbage! One in particular will be Lira! It is great to see more and more people taking part in order to keep our country beautiful for everyone!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda's Red Cross

Uganda’s Red Cross has trained over 200,000 volunteers to help communities in the events of disasters! It’s wonderful that this great number of people has been trained to help in these sorts of situations, but I think the even greater part of this story is the fact that 200,000 people actually volunteered to help! As I’ve said before, it’s truly amazing to see God work through people!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Physical Education Coming to Uganda's Schools

The government of Uganda is getting ready to implement a physical education program for all secondary and tertiary schools! They hope to have this done by December of this year! Teachers will be given special materials and programs they should follow in order to teach the children about health and well being, as well as having fun through sports and physical activities! Everyone needs a little exercise, and if the children can get that by having fun, then our country will soon be full of very healthy, active citizens!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Returning to Temple Today!

I will be back on the road to Temple, Texas this afternoon! As always, I look forward to what God has in store for us and I just pray that He will speak through me to everyone in attendance! I will let you know how my trip goes later on in the week!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Coca Cola Promotes AIDS Testing in Uganda!

Century Bottling Company, the makers of Coca Cola products, are launching their HIV testing drive to encourage Ugandans to know their HIV status! The AIDS Information Center says that over 80% of Ugandans have never been tested and don’t know their HIV status so this will definitely be a great way of educating and hopefully preventing, as well as better treating HIV/AIDS in Uganda!

You can read this story here:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/687908

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Area Wide Pastors Luncheon on Monday

I spoke to about 30 area wide pastors and leaders on Monday from 11:30 to 2pm which was an hour later than was planned! I laid hands on each person in the room! It always does my heart good to hear pastors and leaders cry out to God with all their hearts. Monday's lunch is what you would call a "power lunch" for pastors - but a different kind of power!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The Evening Service Success

It was amazing to see how many people came back for the evening service! I spoke an increased momentum and after speaking, I gave the alter call! Amazing that we had almost 100% response! The alters were too small and we had people all over the place including all the aisles! We prayed impartation prayers for many and God moved many tremendously! Lives were changed, saved, transformed, and others were weeping. God is awesome!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

My Return to Temple, Tx!

On Sunday, I spoke in Temple, Texas for two morning services and one in the evening! The morning was packed with information, while the evening was impartation! We had a dozen people who gave their lives to God in the second morning services! It was so powerful to see how God encourages us all through his word.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

What Happened?

This last Saturday it was a good sight to see all the leaders from across the spiritual spectrum converge from 8-12pm. Each of the leaders shared what he/she felt God was saying or doing in this city. It was intense, deep, and impactful. I challenged them to keep steady and not give up because persistence is one of our greatest spiritual warfare weapons. If you refuse to disengage, you will hit a breakthrough! Please keep Austin, TX in your prayers!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Saturday's Leadership Gathering

Austin is a city that is unique in so many ways. God wants to do something significant in this city because we are seeing spiritual leaders who are the gate keepers of the city come together to pray for God's transformation to come!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Man Opens College in Uganda

I stumbled upon this story and found it too good not to share. It is yet another example of how God works through people! A Ugandan man moved from his native Uganda to Waltham, Massachusetts back in 1999. Because he felt so blessed to have been able to come to the U.S. and be able to establish himself here, he decided he should share his great blessings with others back in his home country of Uganda. With what money he had, he opened a day and boarding school in his hometown of Seeta Nazigo in hopes of helping orphans and other children who cannot afford to attend public school! He hopes to one day have around 800 students and build many more buildings, but at the moment he has 11 classrooms and an administration building and 380 students! He receives many donations for various different people and organizations and any money he has left over from his job in the U.S. after he pays his bills, he sends to Uganda and the school!
You can visit the website of his school at:
www.walthamcollege.org

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Good Humor

During my daily browsing of the New Vision website, which is one of Uganda’s leading newspapers website, I found a story in the business section that caught my eye. The topic of the story was humor in the workplace and how important it is. It started off by quoting Victor Borge, who said that the shortest distance between two people is a laugh. Having humor and positive emotions in your life, I think, are very important attributes to possess especially in today’s world. I believe that if we can just keep a smile on our face, optimism in our hearts, and our faith in God, our daily lives would be made much easier to get through!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

President of Uganda Visits Areas Hard Hit by Famine

President Museveni rushed to the aid of many people who have been worst hit by the recent famine conditions in Uganda. Upon arrival, he reassured everyone that just because the crops in the areas have not done very well, that everyone would still be taken care of! The president insured people that money would be put into the region and food, as well as farming equipment will be sent to the area so that everyone can get back on their feet and all the crops can be put back in order! He also instructed that food be delivered to school and that this be of high priority! We are so lucky to have a leader such as this in charge of our country! President Museveni is really working hard to take care of Uganda!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Comments

I’ve been receiving many wonderful comments from many people in the last few days on my blog as well as my Facebook page! I just want you all to know how much I appreciate each and every one of you and your nice words! I do my best to get back to you and I promise to keep doing that! Thank you all again for your kind words, your inspirations, and your continued support!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Peace Program

I just read on New Vision (Ugandan Newspaper Website) that a very long awaited, 606 million dollar peace program is now being implemented in Northern Uganda! This is such wonderful news and is such a blessing! I am so confident that God is looking after and taking care of Uganda with its wonderful government and leaders, as well as everyone in this world who is now donating their time to help our great country!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Busy Weekend

I have a busy weekend of traveling ahead of me but it will be a great weekend! I'm really looking forward to returning to Temple on Sunday and experiencing all God has planned for us! This will be such a great time and I hope that you all will join me this weekend!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Update on Uganda

Just wanted to let everyone know that everything in Uganda and at Christian Life Church is going very well! The children are very much enjoying their birthday month and all the festivities that will be coming up for that! We will have another mission team arriving in Uganda soon so please keep them in your prayers so that they may accomplish many things while they are there!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda Receives Praise for its Commitment to Education!

The German Ambassador to Uganda commended the Ugandan governments’ commitment to educating its children. The Ugandan government recently spent Shs 1 Trillion on its education sector! Its great to Uganda is being recognized for its great strides in educating its children and future leaders!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda Needs Your Prayers

I’ve been reading and hearing about the drought that is currently going on in Uganda. Many of Uganda’s crops are not thriving as they should due to this! These crops are crucial to feeding many of Uganda’s citizens and I just ask you for your prayers that we may receive rain in order to save the crops and food sources!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

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I know that my typing of those nine numbers as the title for this entry seems a bit silly, but those nine numbers happened today; in that sequence…kind of! This happened when the clock struck 12:34:56, and today is 7/8/9! The fact that is it actually 2009, and not the year nine, that is where the ‘kind of’ comes in. Either way, this only happens once in every 100 years so I thought I would share it with you as sort of a, fun fact, for the day!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Student Science Fair

Recently, Ugandan students displayed their creativity at a Science Fair! Most of the students don’t have much access to laboratories, so all of the projects at the fair were very simple, yet very useful and creative instruments! One students demonstrated how to make a refrigerator out of jerry cans and charcoal, while other students from a local college showed how to make soap from simply vegetable oil, caustic soda, lemon, and salt!

You can read more about this here:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/35/687172

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Memorial

I know that many of you watched the Michael Jackson Memorial yesterday on television. At times, I believe it seemed like more of a celebration of his life, than a somber memorial with all the great musical performances and speakers! The service was still very emotional and I know many of you, including myself, will be praying for his children and his family so that they may all be comforted in this time!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Just a Reminder

I know that in today’s world, things can easily bring a person down. Be it the current economic situation here in the United States, a family issue, feeling alone, or what have you, we all have to constantly remember one thing; God is always with us and He will take care of us. Never will He give us more than we can handle, we just have to trust in Him and His plans for all of us!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Continued Good News!

It seems that more and more often we are seeing stories like this; and I couldn’t be happier about it! Another Northern Uganda school is receiving a large grant from an outside organization. This particular organization is based in Canada and is called the Ssubi Foundation! They are graciously donating money to the Lela Obaro Primary School so that they may be able to build a new library as well as teacher’s quarters! I will never become tired of reading and hearing about stories like this one!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Homes for Teachers in Lira

Teachers in Lira, which is one of the towns where we have an orphanage, will soon be provided with more housing worth $100,000. This entire project is being financed by the UN-Habitat along with a few other similar organizations! This will benefit the teachers and children very much in that, if the teachers don’t have to travel very far to work, they will have more motivation and their minds will be fresher for teaching! This benefits the children greatly, because the more they have the opportunity to learn, the more they will learn!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Very Inspirational Story

I just read a story about a woman in Uganda that I think anyone would find inspirational. One day, Rose Lukwago Barigayomwe boarded a bus that would change her life forever. With her children in school, her husband always working, and constantly worrying about money, Rose’s life could easily be termed as stressful. She had fallen asleep on a bus one day, only to wake up and realize that a bomb had been placed on her bus, and due to the blast, she lost one of her legs. She says she remembers the entire time, a voice constantly telling her to keep going, to get herself to safety. Finally, a man helped her off the bus, did his best to stop her bleeding, and before she knew it, an ambulance was coming down the road. The man who saved her from the burning bus put her in the ambulance and offered to pay for the ride to the hospital. During her time in the ambulance, all Rose was thinking was how she would ever pay for all her medical treatment. When she arrived, she was greeted by a doctor friend of her family who took care of everything. While recovering, it was then that Rose realized that God had gotten her this far, and he was, no matter what, going to make sure everything would be alright! With the help of her brother, and her new found faith and inspiration, she got her hands on a new sewing machine and started her own tailoring business. With her first big pay, she immediately went to her church to offer it as an offering! She now has an artificial limb and walks virtually without a limp and has her own tailoring store! It just goes to show, that even when things seem as though they could be at their worst, God is always there, ready to turn things back around! What an incredible story!

Read the full story here:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/761/673954

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Church and Social Media

It seems, in today’s world, everyone is using social media; obviously, I am! I think this is a great way to spread and share some inspiration and apparently some other churches are doing the exact same thing! Some pastors are using Twitter, while others Facebook, but what a great way to share a daily Bible verse, or update friends on upcoming events! With as much negativity that can be found on the internet today, its refreshing to see some using it so positively!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Another Uganda Mission

Our mission group going to Uganda is coming up in less than two weeks! Please pray for each one of them for traveling mercies, strength to accomplish all they have planned to do, including some Holy Spirit surprises! Most of them will be coming from the West Coast!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Returning to Temple, Tx!

This upcoming week, I will be driving a lot from Austin and I will be going through Temple, Texas to speak in three services on Sunday. Then, address leaders on Monday! I will drive back to Dallas and then drive back to Temple on Wednesday service, then returning Thursday! Please pray for my travels!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The Spiritual Roundtable

Please remember to pray for the spiritual roundtable in the city of Austin, Texas that is converging this coming Saturday by invitation only. It's a very private event for all of us who pray for transformation to lift up such a city, whose leaders are putting time aside to hear what everyone is hearing from the Lord about the city and to see God's marching orders. Please pray.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

This Weekend

This weekend I spoke at Cornerstone Church in Rowlett, Texas. It was interesting to because after the service, the church had prepared lunch for everyone as a church wide Independence Day celebration! Since I had nothing on my schedule for the afternoon, I decided to hang out with my host and others! The chicken was just wonderful - I cleaned my plate! But, even more refreshing than that, the fellowship of God's people was the most refreshing!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

A Very Interesting, yet Strange, Story

As most of you know, I spend a little time browsing the web for stories and news about Uganda. One of the sites I normally frequent is www.newvision.co.ug, this is Uganda’s leading newspaper’s website. Today, I stumbled upon a story that really left me speechless…well; the picture is what really left me speechless. I realize this story isn’t like something I would normally post, but I felt it was too interesting not to share. In Kampala, at a recent tourism expo, a very interesting, but completely normal behaving, bull was on display. Apparently, the animal was supposed to have an identical twin, but unfortunately, one failed to develop correctly. This left the bull looking like this:





There is said to be nothing wrong with him, and the 5th leg is not harmful to the bull, so researchers say there is no need to operate. Wow!
You can read this story for yourself here:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/686997

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Our Children's Music!

We need a music producer or director to come and meet our kids so that they can make their own music better, as part of their activities. We would like to have someone come in and teach our children more musical skills so that they can eventually make a CD or a video recording that we can send sponsors and send around the world! If anyone is interested or if you know anyone who would be great for this job, please let me know!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Happy Birthday to the Children

Most of our children in the orphanage do not know their birthday. What we do is celebrate a group birthday once a year in July! During this time, each child is given a treat and we have a grand celebration! This is a great time for the kids! That big day is coming up July 31st!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Great News!

I received a surprising phone call from a friend who brought some very good news for the children in our orphanage. Rick Chowdry helped us set up a water treatment plant at the orphanage! Together with UKIDS, we are seriously looking into doubling the amount of water to produced and purified! If all goes well, we might have this water issue taken care of! Please pray for Rick and for UKIDS, they are such a blessing!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Just a Reminder

I just wanted to remind everyone again about the huge woman’s conference that is going to be held in our Christian Life Church auditorium on July 8 in Kampala. The first lady of Rwanda and of Uganda will be in attendance! We are very excited about this and I hope that you keep us in your prayers that everyone arrives at the conference safely and that a lot of good things come from the meeting!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Independence Day

I hope that you all have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend this weekend! There will be many festivities happening all over the U.S. so I pray that everyone stays safe, and has a great time! It is so hot in Texas these days that getting out to watch the fireworks is tough, but I hope to have a restful and relaxing weekend anyway!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda a Top Oil Producer

Uganda could very soon become one of the 50 top oil producers of the world! This is very exciting! Oil could bring in more funds to transform the country and offer so much more life to its great people!

Read More About This Here:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020516.html

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Hard Working Ugandans Given A Boost

Some very small-scale fish farmers in Uganda have been given a great sum of money in order to boost there activities! These hard working people deserve all the help they can get, as they are all working hard in order to support themselves and their families! Thank God for helping these people!

You Can Read This Story Here:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020740.html

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Returning to Temple, Texas

On July 12th, 13th, and 15th, I will be speaking in Temple, Texas! On Sunday, which is the 12th, I will participate in a morning and an evening service, then Monday we will have a service for leaders and another special service on Wednesday! I am very excited about what God has in store for us here!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Upcoming Meeting in Austin

July 11th, I will be in Austin, Texas, meeting with about 40 leaders for the purpose of city transformation! Later, I will be meeting with pastors to discuss further about different issues of ministry, including this city transformation. This is by invitation only and will be a very important event! Collectively, I hope that we can find the mind and the direction of the Lord!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

This Weekend

This Sunday, I will be speaking at the Cornerstone Assembly of God in Rowlett, Texas! I am looking forward to visiting Rowlett and we, as always, need all of your prayers that many lives will be changed this Sunday. I hope to see you there!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Desks Donated to Ugandan Students

It seems like everyone wants to see Ugandan students to succeed! The Western Union Foundation donated 214 desks to students in Northern Uganda! They also donated text books to the children! All in all, sh75m worth of school supplies was donated! What a blessing!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

50 Ugandan Students to Receive Scholarships!

I think all the help that God and the world are giving Uganda’s children to succeed is paying off! 50 students in Uganda recently received scholarships to attend Brooklyn City College in Pretoria, South Africa! It is amazing to see what happens when you just give these children a chance to succeed; they do incredible things, and I have faith they will continue to do incredible things as long as they have these wonderful opportunities!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

A Few Technical Issues

I posted an update about this earlier today, but I wanted to let anyone who has tried to visit Jackson-senyonga.com, that the blog is down at the moment. We are working on this problem and hope to have it up and running soon!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Responding to Your Kind Words

Every once in a while, I feel like I need to take a couple of moments to respond to the kind messages you all always leave me, be it on my Facebook page, Twitter, or on one of these blogs! I thank you so much for your support and I really do try to reply to each one of your personally! Again, I thank you and may God bless each one of you!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga