August 2021 Newsletter

Pastor Karim and Brenda send their greetings from Bombo, Uganda. On June 20, Gary Burkett, Joe Nail, and myself were scheduled to leave for Uganda for a two-week visit, BUT, just two weeks prior to our departure, President Museveni announced a 42-day lockdown due to another wave of the pandemic. This meant that schools, churches, and all public gatherings were to cease as well as travel between villages and even visitors from specific countries. On July 30, after the 42-day period, Museveni declared another 60-day extension of the lockdown, so it is going to be quite some time before the churches will be able to meet in person and the country opens up to visitors. Let’s just keep praying for Uganda as well as many other third-world countries struggling through this pandemic.

Though the lockdown has closed the church buildings, it has not stopped the movement of God in Bombo, ministry is still going strong, yet in different and creative ways. Sister Brenda has been teaching weekly literacy classes to young women in the community using the Bible as a textbook. Soon, they will be able to read God’s word for themselves and teach their children to read and write. Thanks to your donations, we helped Pastor Karim purchase a large chargeable PA system so that every Sunday, testimonies, lessons, and sermons can be proclaimed, not to the church but to the entire village. He also takes it to the surrounding villages of Sambwe, Kawala, and Nalwana to share the gospel during outreach events. Four people recently gave their lives to Jesus through this outreach, Amen.

After several months of small group meetings, the Sambwe Community Church, led by Badiru and Harriett, is now meeting as a body of Christ, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and obeying COVID guidelines as much as possible. Recently, 5 people were baptized into the Sambwe fellowship during a day of celebration…Praise the Lord.

Thanks to your support, we were able to send more funds to purchase food (rice, sugar, and corn) for the surrounding villages who have been struggling to support their families during the lockdown. According to Sister Brenda, this is by far the best means to establish a relationship with non-believers because “it shows that you truly care about them and their entire family, then when you share the gospel of Jesus Christ, they will listen to you.”

Though ‘God’s Love’ beauty shop (beauty saloon) is closed during the pandemic lockdown, the ‘Bunyaga Sewing Center’ is still having classes Monday through Friday for 3 hours daily. The women are learning to sew while taking various stitching jobs from the community to raise funds to purchase needed supplies. In just a couple of months the first class will graduate with a life-changing skill so that they will be able to start their own stitching business or get a job at a sewing center to help support their families, what a blessing!

Facebook Ministry Outreach

The ‘Jesus Film’ was sent out four (4) times to (UPG’s) since the last newsletter:

Quetta, Pakistan – 56,673 reached, 1,398 engagements, 91 reactions, 1,209 link clicks, 1 comment, 3 shares

Mecca, Saudi Arabia (link clicks) – 29,975 reached, 489 engagements, 72 reactions, 416 link clicks, 3 comments, 1 share

Mecca, Saudi Arabia (comments) – 42,211 reached, 887 engagements, 163 reactions, 621 link clicks, 15 comments, 3 shares

Bejaia, Algeria, Kabyle– 70,304 reached, 2,735 engagements, 200 reactions, 2,502 link clicks, 10 comments, 19 shares

ZOOM MEETINGS

Joe Nail and I meet with Pastor Karim every Friday at 12 noon (EST) through Zoom to discuss the ministry’s outreach, various needs, and prayer requests. Please feel free to join us on Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86275651286?pwd=VzkxYzg4MmJQTFVrR2JoNU1uUlJMUT09

Meeting ID: 862 7565 1286   Passcode: Mile21

PRAYER REQUESTS:  Please pray for Pastor Karim and Brenda as they are expecting their third child in November. Also, please pray for Badiru’s sister, Shakira, she is desiring to follow Jesus but will likely be kicked out of her home and village. Finally, we are praying for this pandemic to end soon so the churches will be able to gather in person and we will be able to visit our brothers and sisters in Christ in Bombo.

Unreached 4K is a ministry that is serving the Lord Jesus by reaching the unreached for Jesus one tribe at a time. We are assisting the church in Bombo, Uganda by taking the Gospel to an unreached people group (Nubians) and sending the ‘Jesus Film’ around the world through Facebook Ads. Visit our website to learn more, www.unreached4k.com

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