Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

New: Orphan Advocacy Program

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
– Martin Luther King, Jr. –

We are happy to announce a program that is new to Christian Life Ministries, our Orphan Advocacy Program. After many sponsors asked how they can get involved to help the ministry in non-fiscal ways, we have brainstormed ideas to encourage and even reward such activity.

Here at CLM, we believe that everyone has valuable gifts, talents, and strengths that can be used collectively in order to advocate on behalf of the orphans, widows and poverty-stricken communities in Uganda. As an advocate your goal will be to improve the lives of those living in poverty by encouraging and inspiring those in your community to sponsor children or attend mission trips.

An orphan advocate is:
Willing to share Christian Life Ministries vision with others
Passionate about serving orphans, widows and poverty stricken communities
Open to sharing opportunities to sponsor with those they encounter
A current sponsor with Christian Life Ministries or has been to Uganda on a CLM mission trip
Someone who desires to go to Uganda on a short-term mission trip someday (beneficial but not required)

We ask that as an advocate you be willing to share sponsorship opportunities 3-4 times in a year. This could include:
Sharing one-on-one with family, friends, or co-workers
Making presentations to small groups, like bible studies
Sharing sponsorship with your church
Phoning other sponsors and donors during special projects
Participate in advocating through other various opportunities benefiting not only orphan sponsorship, but transforming Uganda and advancing the Kingdom as a whole
Setting up Child Sponsorship displays in local churches and businesses
Sharing with local businesses the mission and vision of Christian Life Ministries



We are so excited to see how God inspires Kingdom-glorifying activity on behalf of the orphans and widows in Uganda. We are prepared and more than happy to provide materials to help you in your advocacy journey, including:
Power Point & Video about Christian Life Ministries and Child Sponsorship
Letter to Pastors and/or Business Letters
Brochures about our ministry opportunities
Child Profiles
Encouragement and support from a Local Area Coordinator, as well as Christian Life Ministries’ staff
Special encouragement or ministry updates provided by Pastor Jackson Senyonga

In an effort to portray how thankful we are for your efforts to find support for our children, we have pulled together a rewards program specifically for advocates. We know that these items cannot fully illustrate the thanks we have, but nonetheless, we would like to give small tokens of our appreciation. Rewards can be earned based on the number of sponsorships obtained by Orphan Advocates during a one year time frame.

Rewards for Orphan Advocates

Cumulative Rewards
1 Orphan Sponsorship = Christian Life Ministries T-shirt
5 Orphan Sponsorships = Christian Life Ministries Coffee Tumbler
12 Orphan Sponsorships = Christian Life Ministries Messenger Bag

Rewards at the 25 level and above are not cumulative, choose the reward at the highest level you reach.
25 Orphan Sponsorships = $200 towards your trip to the field OR $200 towards your sponsored child
100 Orphan Sponsorships = $1,000 towards your trip to the field
500 Orphan Sponsorships = Total trip to the field covered including on-ground expenses

If you feel that God has called you personally “to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed” (Psalm 10:18) and “defend the cause of orphans” (Isaiah 1:17), our Orphan Advocacy Program may be a perfect fit for you. We encourage you to use God’s gifts to further the Kingdom in transforming today’s orphans into tomorrow’s leaders. If you are interested, please contact our office at 972-307-5433 or info@christianlifeministries.org.
Because of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Scripture Sundays: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

You have searched me, LORD,
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you, LORD, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.

If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139
Becuase of Calvary,

Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Friday, March 25, 2011

Secondary School Students Embark on a New Journey

For too many children in Uganda, Level P7 is the last they will see of formal education. Only those that have excelled academically are invited to attend secondary level schooling. Between our two orphan villages in Uganda, we have sent 85 children to secondary school. We are so proud of our children for this great accomplishment!

Of our Secondary 1 students, we had four that scored exceptionally well on their Primary Leaving Exams, allowing them admittance into the highest ranked secondary school in Uganda. God provided for us to be able to send them to this acclaimed academy.

God has really provided excellent opportunities for all of our other secondary students as well. After loads of negotiations and considerations, a great school in Uganda has agreed to take our children for a discounted rate. Had God not allowed us this, our children would not be able to attend such a great school. St. Lawrence Secondary School has accepted all of our entering secondary school children this year, and they will accept all secondary school children with qualifying scores in future years for this discounted rate. Our children are spread between two campuses, Crown City Campus and London College, each close to Kampala and less than a half hour drive apart.

St. Lawrence secondary school is rated a four star school, which is the highest level. Only 9 schools belong to this level, so this rating is a very high achievement. The overall pass rate for national tests is 100%, with more than 98% at London College and 92% at Crown City Campus scoring above national average.

They have excellent facilities with a campus of aesthetically pleasing architecture and manicured green lawns. The London College campus is set atop a hill overlooking a green plain with a cool breeze on sunny afternoons. The Crown City Campus is especially known for its creative architecture. On the grounds, they have a state of the art pool, computer labs, and library. They offer many extracurricular activities for the children, including various sports and academic activities. For those who highly excel in national exams, they offer incentives like scholarships and car rewards. Even the food is excellent! This campus will make a great second home for the children, and their minds are in great hands with the exemplified teaching and administrative staff.

St. Lawrence’s reputation for greatness and impeccable grounds make it a highly sought after school. Many of Uganda’s VIPs send their children to St. Lawrence.

The ability for our teenagers to attend school at St. Lawrence really lends well to the vision to raise today’s orphans into tomorrow’s leaders. They are not only able to get a quality education, but they are also now seated next to children of many dignitaries of Uganda. Their education will be highly recognized across the country, and they will be given the opportunity to rub shoulders with other future leaders of Uganda. Praise God for that!
To reward the children for this great achievement and prepare them for their experiences at a boarding school, our staff made preparations for days of character building, encouragement, and fun! Eve even flew in from the United States to spend their last couple of days together with the kids before they take this big step. Inspirational movies about courage, hard work, and honesty were shown, and games were played. They shared chats about hygiene, behavior, quiet time with God, and much more.

They also talked about more mature subjects, like sexual purity. Each of the teenagers committed to remain sexually pure and prayed a prayer over that promise, yearning for an intimate, pure relationship with God and thanking Him that purity is attainable through Jesus. Following this, they were each presented with a purity ring, a ring for them to wear as a symbol and a reminder of their commitment to purity. It was really a touching moment and easily the most pivotal of all of the events. Many of the teenagers cried in excitement of the precious gift they had been given, taking their promise, prayer, and personal commitment to sexual purity to heart.

On moving day, the students packed their trunks and prepared their things. There were small stacks of belongings spread across the main stretch at the Seeta orphan village as the children waited for the bus to arrive. When the bus arrived, there was hustle and bustle as the kids stuffed their trunks in any empty space on the bus. The bus was so full that you had to climb seats to get to the back as the aisle was full of luggage. When the bus was stuffed to its brim and all students were accounted for, it was time to hit the road. As the bus pulled out of the orphan village, the younger students ran alongside the bus, waving and yelling, “Goodbye. Good luck.” For many of these students, they are going to be away from their orphan village families for longer than they have since they have gotten there, though they will be visiting frequently for each school break.

The drive to the secondary school was a short one, less than an hour even in the large bus. When they arrived to the first campus, Crown City Campus, nervous butterflies and excited anticipation set in. The staff checked in the students at that campus and got them settled into their rooms. It was so wonderful to see the students helping each other out. It was just another example of the sense of family the children at our orphan villages have. To some extent, these children are better equipped to handle adversity considering they have so many brothers and sisters at the boarding school with common background to call upon for support and advice. Once they were settled, it was off to London College for the second group of students.

We are so thankful to God for the opportunities He has laid in front of these beautiful children. These children came from situations that didn’t even offer hope for the following day or week, yet here they are with such great opportunity and hope for the rest of their lives.

With increased tuition, room and board, and costly books and supplies, secondary school gets expensive! We are so very thankful that God has blessed us with the resources to be able to send these children to school. We thank God for the discounted rate at St. Lawrence, for without those negotiations we wouldn’t be able to send the children to such a prestigious school.

Also, we thank God for the wonderful sponsors that he has brought to these children. Thank you to all of the sponsors who have picked up extra sponsorship for their child’s additional school expenses. Without your support, we could not have provided this opportunity for our children. However, we have other children whose education is not fully sponsored. We pray that other sponsors will be able to pick up education expenses for these children through advocacy or personal sacrifice. In addition to regular sponsorship, it takes $750 per year to send these children to secondary school. That breaks down to $250 per trimester or further to $63 per month. Could you consider helping provide such opportunity for one of these children for $63 per month?









Because of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Scripture Sundays: Love

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13
Be encouraged,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Transformation Across America Continues

Over the last few months, our ministry has seen some really awesome things happen right here in America. I have flown around the country, speaking at churches of all different backgrounds and demographics, and the desire for transformation on home soil is great.


In mid-January, right after returning from Uganda, I headed out to Georgia. There, the hunger for God was exceptional! The Saturday before services, I met with and addressed leaders of area churches from all different backgrounds. We talked about how to position the city for Godly transformation. I could see these leaders were willing to move forward. The church that hosted me, Pastor Dell’s church, had Sunday morning services as well as a special Sunday night service. After I spoke in the morning services, we had one of the greatest attendances of returns for the evening services. God was unmistakably there, and it was a great time of worship and Prayer. People cried to the Lord for their needs, both personal needs and those of their city and region. I was able to pray for almost every person in the house. As you can imagine, the service went on for hours.

The following weekend, I was headed to Miami for the Miami Conquirers. I was hosted at a local T.V. station as well as spoke in three nights of transformation, Friday through Sunday. It was energizing to see thousands engaged in breakthrough prayer in those three services. To God be the glory!

Whether it was Cornerstone Church in Georgia or Cathedral of Praise in Texas, during the next few weeks, the power of God and hunger for prayer has been moving across the country everywhere I have been. For example, in Owasso, Oklahoma, where I spoke in three services, there was a strong awareness in the minds of God’s people about times and seasons in which we live. It is like God is giving us our last call for us to arise and become transformation agents. Believe Him for the super natural. Humbly put on a servant’s heart that in spirit of humility, we will humble ourselves to serve Him though prayer and touch our world with the love of Christ in relevant and practical ways.





Becuase of Calvary,


Jackson Senyonga

Christian Life Ministries

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wordless Wednesday


Thursday, March 10, 2011

From the Inside Out

Heard this on the radio today and for some reason it really stuck. I have probably heard this a million times, but today it just happened to be something that stuck in my mind. I hope it can be an encouragement to you today.


A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame

My heart and my soul, I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame

My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out

My Soul cries out to You
My Soul cries out to You
to You, to You

My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out.

Lyrics by Hillsong United.
Becuase of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

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