Returning to our Family and Home.

Monday our flight was departing at 11:20 am out of Riley. Eve and I had to drive two hours from Jacksonville. We started off with a great breakfast with our host Pastor Chris Phillips of River of Life. After we were driven to the airport. Our flight was a typical flight; we are happy to be home and reunited with our children. The exciting thing about Dallas is that you are in the middle of everything. I am also excited to work on new developments with Christian Life Ministires. By 3:30 we were already back in town. We are ready to refuel for the upcoming Wednesday night service at The Oaks Fellowship tomorrow night. Please pray, as we have invited many people to attend tomorrow and the church has been asked to pray and fast for strong break through. We plan on praying for individual people as we lay hands on them and seeing many lives transformed. We anticipate a great transformation caused by God.

More Fellowship with Pastor Wade Pope.

Before the Sunday evening service Eve’s and my host Pastor Chris Phillips, of River of Life, drove us 30 minutes away to visit another friend of ours, who is Pastor Phillips’s father in law, Pastor Wade Pope who pastors Grace Community Church in Beulaville. I first visited this church in April of 1993. My first born was a baby then, only a few months old. This was also when I first came to America. In 93 after Wade took me in, he introduced me around, and he gave me some contacts including Pastor Chris Phillips. He believed in the vision that God had given me before it became Christian Life Ministries. He visited Uganda with my wife Eve and I, ever since then we have shared so many meals, stayed in his beautiful home, and just enjoyed the brother’s spirit as well as a father-son spirit relationship. It is always good to hear the wisdom of wise men especially those that have served the lord long enough to make it to their 70 year old mark. Pastor Wade has served on our board for many years and he continues to be a great influence and advisor to what God is doing in our lives.

Later that night Pastor Wade came on the microphone at the service and mentioned that when I was with them in 1993 God used our time together to change the direction of the church; he felt the same thing happened that same Sunday night. After service we visited with Pastors Wade and Jim Pope along with Pastor Chris Phillips and had pizza and fellowship.

Our arrival in North Carolina!

For all of you that prayed for my trip to North Carolina that my wife Eve and I shared, thank you so much. We traveled on Saturday and arrived in North Carolina at 3pm in Riley North Carolina. It was raining heavily but the temperature wasn’t too bad. Pastor Chris Phillips (of River of Life in Jacksonville North Carolina, who I’ve known for the last 16 years) treated us to a delightful Italian dinner. It was good getting caught up with everything that has been happening in both in his family and ministry. It has been six years since I have met with him and a lot has happened in both of our lives. His children have grown, some of them in college, others in Australia, his church has grown and we enjoyed many great life stories.

What an honor to have these life giving relationships that has God has blessed our lives with.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The 8 p’s I live by when Proceeding with God’s Plan Continued

Pursuing Persistently

One of the greatest weapons we have is staying in the fight or refusing to disengage. Your enemy thinks he/she will either ware you out or out live you. Consistently they become very important if you're going to harvest your dreams. Don’t let inability or unwillingness knock you off the course because it seems too long or problems are overwhelming.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The 8 p’s I live by when Proceeding with God’s Plan Continued

Proceed positively.

The minute you start moving a whole host of issues and challenges begin to rise, some of those against you. Someone said that even a fly does not get a slap on the back until it starts moving. Get ready to be challenged or attacked and when (not IF) it happens, proceeding positively will help you stay on the course.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The 8 p’s I live by when Proceeding with God’s Plan Continued

Planning Purposefully

You have had it said many times; failing to plan is planning to fail. Your vision must have dates written on it, until then it’s just an intention. Intentions do not attract movement, but plans DO start movement. Has your vision or dream transitioned into a plan? If not why don’t you prayerfully begin put a plan in place for it. You will be so amazed how much attraction from various services you will create. Friends will jump in, ideas will be developed, things will HAPPEN!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The 8 p’s I live by when Proceeding with God’s Plan Continued

1. Preparing Prayerfully

Prayer is not just a defensive weapon, but also an offensive weapon. It can be where everything starts. By Preparing Prayerfully you are declaring your dependency on God’s sovereignty. While you prepare by praying, know that if you trust God to lead your life, he will lead you into a place of conquest.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

The 8 P’s I live by when Proceeding with God’s Plan

In my life I have four judgmental elements that have helped me continue my pace and increase the level of productivity in whatever God is doing.

1. Prepare Prayerfully
2. Plan Purposefully
3. Proceed Positively
4. Pursue Persistently

I would love to spend today and next week talking a little bit more about these.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Sticking to your New Year's resolution

It’s easy to let life’s circumstances determine your achievements, especially when the going gets tough. I have learned that the best way to lead your life is not to wait for life to come to you with its issues. Instead, go to life with your Determinations, Vision, and Purpose. Demand life to give way to your passion and purpose. Don’t only fight back, attack! All things are possible with GOD!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Gratitude is a good thing to use in your life.

Joy is not a request but a command. In Philippians 4:4 we are instructed to rejoice in the Lord. Just like a magnet to metal, a thankful heart will always attract God’s attention. In times when you look around and nothing is going right for you, the Bible instructs you to keep the spirit of Gratitude as a weapon to guard against anxiety and ingratitude. Look around closely, I believe there will be one or two things that you can be thankful about and rejoice in.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Jesus Provides during a drought.

In times of drought there are lessons to be learned for all of us. One example would be the story of Jesus in the wilderness where he fed five-thousand people. Before he performed the miracle of multiplication, he instructed the gigantic crowd to split up into groups of fifty. After they were split into smaller groups he asked that they all sit down. By sitting down the crowd showed that they had patience for and trust in Jesus Christ. After they sat Jesus multiplied the bread and the fish. The crowd started with just five loaves of bread and two fish, but they watched in disbelief as Jesus performed a miracle. With a minimal amount of food he was able to feed thousands of hungry people!

Now take this story and apply it to this financial drought. Imagine that God is asking us to wait patiently on him and focus our attention to him.

In times like this we MUST remember, Christ is our providing Lord, EVEN in the unknown wilderness.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Easter is very close!

Easter is around the corner and for those that know the meaning of Easter, I’m sure you are excited to relive the moment of God’s greatest gift to humanity which was him providing a sacrifice through which we could be redeemed. Easter reminds me of nothing but provision. Remember when God gave a lamb in the middle of a deserted jungle to Abraham. This was right before Abraham was about to sacrifice his own son, God came in out of no where and provided for him. God also provided his lamb Jesus Christ when there was no other answer for man kind.
As we remember these times reflect that when scarcity looms, God always provides.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Turn your devastation into desperation for God.

In these desperate and devastating times of financial challenges there is a lot of harm is spreading across the country. People are losing their jobs, parents can no longer take care of their families efficiently, the unemployed find it hard to get a job, and crime is rising as wages are going down.

Still there is one positive thing that we can do in these negative times, that is to take all of our frustrations and disappointments and pour them to the Lord through prayer. There is a pattern in the Bible through all ages, in desperate times people have always cried out to God and God ALWAYS answered. I am a strong believer that as a nation if we turn to the Lord, God will not only hear us, he will restore what we lost and even surpass some of our expectations.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Can you imagine having a financial crisis that does not come at the end of the month, but is a daily burden in your life?

Or being born into poverty and having no say what so ever in rising out of that life style. That is the unfortunate situation for many people of Africa. Again, this is not by choice, and it is not because they are lazy. It is because of the systematic poverty challenges that have infested the way of life in Africa. It is true that some people in Africa are experiencing financial growth, but the majority of the citizens do not. For most people education is not a guarantee in Africa, and success is a farfetched concept. In fact, most believe if they ever do succeed, that it only happened due to a fluke in the system.

I believe this financial season will pass, but we will always have our dependence on God’s sovereignty through our lifetimes. I encourage everyone to reflect on the challenges that face people around the globe before you think to complain about your situation.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

From 33% AIDS infected to 5% infected in less than two decades.

At one point in the past the World Health Organization projected that Uganda would collapse by early 2000. The Uganda collapse was to be due to the fact that one-third of the population was going to pass away from AIDS infection. Another third would be too sick to work. The final third would not be able to sustain the economy. Today that prediction has been proven wrong, AIDS is no longer the number one killer. God is a great God!

Jackson

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Our orphaned children are so Amazing!

Our orphaned children are so amazing. The end of the school term is approaching in the schools of Africa. In just a few short weeks our children are going to be taking their end of the term exams and they are all expecting to do very well. It has been an amazing testimony to watch the transformation of these children who came in with zero education and were also illiterate. Now these same children are taking the forefront positions in the private schools that they attend. The Bible says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” and we see this being very true to our children. We can easily see some of our children as leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Let us pray for a generation of leaders to arise even in the midst of their misfortunate situations and thank you all for being part of this agenda.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Uganda has a bright future.

Uganda could use prayer for the upcoming year. In the year of 2011 Uganda will have another opportunity to elect a president to lead the beautiful country. We believe through prayer and faith people will only elect whom God has appointed. We have seen a lot happening in this country over the years and our only prayer is that God will keep directing hearts and lives to his prophecies even during such times. Please you join us in prayer that God will go ahead of us and lead this country for ongoing transformation and change.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Spreading God’s message as a family.

One of my resolutions for this year was for me to have a traveling partner as I travel the United States. This person would stand by my side and help me spread God’s transformation to churches, cities, and communities around the nation. I decided there was no better partner to take with me than my beautiful wife Eve. What an opportunity we have been given, doing God’s work alongside pastors and leaders as a family. Since we started God has added more excitement to the mission through this. I feel I am getting more and more prayers live on site while I speak and this is so wonderful. We are also looking into traveling together and spending our time in different churches within the same cities so we can spend our time most efficiently on these special weekends.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Who will you believe?

Traveling today across this great nation with my wife, Eve to address a Men's Retreat; a group on fire for the Lord and off to the west coast for weekend ministry to share a few revelations that God has given me with Southcoast Fellowship.

I am excited at what I see God doing this year. If you watch the news, the world would have you live in fear but God says - Perfect love casts out all fear, and His is the most perfect love that I have ever known.

It doesn't matter what the world says; economists might say that the financial outlook is dim; others might say that we will be destroyed by atmospheric conditions; I say different. But the bottom line is it doesn't matter what I or anyone else says; GOD is the one who ultimately has the last say. Rather than live in fear of the unknown I choose to live believing in the one who knows everything!

I pray that you will know God's perfect love today and everyday.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Amazing Grace

It is hard to imagine what life would be like without God's amazing grace. For me, I can't even begin to go down that road.

Many years ago when I was told of God and what he can do, I remember thinking why would this God do anything for me. Now, years later, I can tell you that He has done excellent and amazing things in my life and continues to show himself evident at every turn.

My prayer for you today is that God's grace, his amazing and endless grace, will overtake you and yours.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Our Villages Overflow!

The village was buzzing with anticipation as the new children were bused into the area. They arrived carrying what belongings they may have had; if they had any at all and holding their dreams and hopes for a better future in their hearts.

Prior to them arriving, stacks of mattresses, beds, and mounds of bed linens waited for the big day. It was a sight to see as the children busied themselves moving beds, bedding, linens etc into their new homes. The new house mums immediately took to heart their tremendous responsibilities of raising these children and could be heard talking to administration making sure that "their" children received all that they were due. Pastor Eve Senyonga said, "It touched my heart to see these woman take on the responsibility; they were taking care of these children as if they were there own."

Pastor Jackson Senyonga, who was rescued before being put into a trash heap himself many years ago, has a special place in his heart for these children. It was because of his humble beginnings that this ministry was birthed and now almost 1000 children's lives are changing. What Jackson says is true, " Today's Orphans are tomorrow' leaders!"

For more information how to sponsor a child go to http://www.christianlifeminsitries.org/

Christian Life Ministries Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization

We are proud to announce our ministry, Christian Life Ministries, located n Flower Mound, Texas, has received an honored accreditation from Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship™, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fund-raising.

Christian Life Ministries, www.christianlifeministries.org joins a growing number of churches and evangelical organizations across America, representing more than $18 billion in annual revenue, that have earned the right to display the ECFA seal. When an organization is accredited by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountability.

ECFA, founded in 1979, provides accreditation to leading Christian nonprofit organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with the ECFA Standards pertaining to financial accountability, fund-raising and board governance.