Thursday, August 20, 2009

"God heals the broken hearted"

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit" Proverbs 15:13 As the body can be affected by the wounds that needs treatment, like wise the inner man called the heart is affected by wounds and it also needs treatment. However, for it does not require the same medicine with that of the fresh but spiritual healing. The wounds of the fresh cause diseases in our bodies, stress, tears and sometimes death depending on the pain. Many people all over the World have composed songs both spiritual and world that comes from the deep of their hearts because of the nature of the wounds that affects them. The same person with the heart wound passes through the same situation or even beyond compared to the wound that affects the body. The word of God says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure, who can understand it? I the Lord searches the heart and examines the mind" Jeremiah 17:9. But what an assurance from the Lord; for he says "He heals the broken hearted and bandages up their wounds" Psalms147:3

There many causes of heart wound that people face from different places like the major ones are; from families, churches and places of work. Examples of the heart wounds are: being rejected in your family, outbreaks of marriage, disappointments, sin, Poverty, barrenness, failing to get married, rape, producing unwanted sex and death of the loved ones, when some one looses his or her only child to death or more than one child, husband, wife, parents or friends this cause a lot of sorrow in his or her heart. I cannot forget my dear mother who died in the year 2005 of the heart disease, I was almost dieing of pain and I have no word I can use to explain such trial moments. The high desire for money has also caused a lot of wound on some people. For it is written in 1Timothy 6:9-10 "People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction for the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” Some people eager for money have wandered from the faith and pieced themselves with many griefs.

King David's Joy of salvation drew away from him because he had killed Uriah, additional to his adultery practice. His sin toured his heart, and when he was searching the Lord, he said these words "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast Spirit within me. Do not cast me a way from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the Joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing Spirit" (Psalms51:10-12). Job also a servant and a faithful man of God went through such situations of the broken hearted "Afterward Job opened hid mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And Job said, Let the day perish on which I was to be born, and the night which said, A boy is conceived" (Job3:1-3) and "If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas no wonder my words have been rash."(Job 6:2-3).

No matter, for what you’re going through or having gone through such heartbreaks, only your God is the only source of the inner healing of your heart. The cries and grief of the broken hearted always reaches to God and since Genesis; God's desire was to have an intimate relationship with man forever. However, God was not happy after Adam and Eve had sinned, because of God's love he sent his son Jesus to save man. "For God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16) and he says" come to me, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for Iam gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls" (Mathew 11:28-29) When the children of Israelites forsaken and departed a way from God, his anger lasted for only a short time. In his great love, in words of love and many ways he spoke to them wanting them to them to repent so that he forgive them to set them free.

He said to them "Go, and proclaim these words toward the north and say, Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord; I will not look upon you in anger. For Iam gracious, declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever" (Jeremiah 3:12) "come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, Though your sins are as Scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool"(Isaiah 1:18) It is the joy of the Lord to see the sinner repenting to come back to him. This cause a banquet in Heaven "The sacrifices of God are broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise"Psalms51:17

Crying into the Lord is one of the main channel through which the brokenhearted are healed. " In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears"(Psalms 18:6, 120:1) David one day said" His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning "Psalms 30:5 There is nothing that is impossible with God and It is whom who made our hearts, he knows what we think, so he is the one who can search our hearts and therefore, heal them. May God's healing power heal your wound today and may his lasting peace befall on you. Continue soaking your self in the presence of God!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

An African Introduction"Kwanjula"

Introduction Ceremony “Kwanjula” in Luganda basically means to introduce. It is a day when the bride to be introduces her future husband (and his people who escort him) to her parents and relatives. I have attended many introduction ceremonies but the Baganda Kwanjula is a more elaborate and engaging ceremony that what you have to do right keeps you on your toes until the last minute of the ceremony, or you may miss being given the lady of your life.At the beginning, you have to go and see one of the ladys aunties, the one she has chosen to act as Ssenga the official aunt. The Ssenga is very central to the Kiganda marriage ceremony and is a respected role that many ageing Baganda women yearn to perform. You are required to write a letter to the ladys family, the bazeyi or elders.

The letter has to be in flawless Luganda and has to be written through the Ssenga or aunt who thenceforth becomes the official go between the two parties. The letter is then taken to the Ssenga with a little money for transport of course to take it to the Bakulu Bano (fellow respected elders).In the letter, the man is asking to be allowed to get born in his inlaws family by going there to ask for their daughters hand in marriage.The Bakulu then accept in writing that you can go on a specified date (and get born into their family) They also gave you the maximum number of people you should take which is most times not more than 50 people. The father inlaw will also ask for his Mutwalo, what could be taken as bride price.

Here in Uganda, a man to marry a woman he has to pay the bride wealth to the parents of the girl. This ceremony is called the "INTRODUCTION CELEMONY" where a girl introduces her husband to her parents. It's like an engagement party, where the groom officially asks the parents if he can marry their daughter. They insert this from the Bible where Isaac gave gifts to Rebecca’s parents. Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other. Here is Rebecca; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has directed." When Abraham's servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebecca; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and to her mother. Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, "Send me on my way to my master."Gen 24:50-54 Even Jacob paid a price for Leah Rachel to Laban. Why did Jacob have to work for Laban? In those times men gave a gift to the father of the woman they married. Jacob had no money, but he loved Rachael so much he was willing to work for seven years for her. Gen 29:15-30

This originates from the bible, they insert that even Isaac had to pay bride wealth before marrying Rebecca in the Bible. This is why whites say that in African culture women are just bought because every man has to pay bride wealth first to the parents of the girl before they are wedded in the Church. After the Introduction, the Girl has to remain at her parent’s home or where she has been living before going to live with her husband to be, until they are officially wedded in the Church. She does not have to go straight for marriage before the wedding.

The mutwalo is accompanied with some items that you will need to take along for example: fruits and vegetables except egg plants (Ntula and Biringanya) and a few others, which if taken would be considered as cultural taboo that may lead to the man being fined or denied the bride altogether. There has to be bread, sugar, salt, soap, paraffin, cooking oil, curry powder, and a host of related items. You are required to buy certificates from Buganda kingdom to show that you respect and support the cultural monarchy, one of the four certificates being the marriage certificate. The Kanzus for the Father in-laws and brother inlaws, Gomesis for mother inlaws and Ssengas (Kanzu and Gomesi are cultural dresses for males and females respectively). These are a must. You have to prepare money for the envelopes for the father inlaw, mother inlaw, Ssengas, brother inlaws (with a special one and a cock for the official brother inlaw).

The traditional marriage ceremony in Buganda may have changed over the years, but it still remains a battle of wits and cultural tongue twisting between representatives of the two sides who engage each other in a question and answer challenge or in knowing, mentioning and following century old norms and traditions. Both families are required to have a spokesman to speak for them. The spokesman takes the role of the final emissary on the day of introduction and he has to pull a lot of antics learned from tradition and experience to engage or answer challenges from the other sides spokesman. It is the battle (friendly and of words) between the two that makes the Kwanjula and the whole ceremony memorable and unique from any other ceremony.The spokesman takes the role of the final emissary on the day of introduction and he has to pull a lot of antics learned from tradition and experience to engage or answer challenges from the spokesman of the other side. It is the battle (friendly and of words) between the two that makes the Kwanjula and the whole ceremony memorable and unique from any other ceremony. The spokesman will range between 250,000 to 300,000 but the price is negotiable.

The dressing is also another crucial aspect on this day. The men are supposed to wear coats and kanzus while the women will need to put on gomesi preferably but this also depends on what culture the intended son in law comes from. The greetings then begin starting with the girls of the house who also welcome the visitors followed by the boys and then the sengas. Since the senga is the most important person on this day next to the bride to be, she actually runs the whole function from introducing the guests to choosing the bridegroom. When the bridegroom is chosen, the mugole can then come out of the house and greet her visitors most especially the bridegroom. This is the beginning of a new family to the bridegroom since he has been inaugurated or allowed into his mugoles family.

The rest of the ceremony is as interesting as the gifts (which are left outside) are brought and allocated to the different beneficiaries and the hosts lay their demands and wishes on the new family. Once the gifts are brought, the hosts spokesman asks the bride and Ssenga (Ebintu Tubirye?) whether they should accept the gifts. When they accept, the part of the rings follows were the bridegroom puts a ring on the brides finger this in kwanjula denotes marriage, and then the cutting of the cake follows and that brings us to the end of a memorable day.

When the Introduction is done, the man and the woman organize their wedding in the Church. This is when the two people are wedded in the Church as they give their vows saying “I do” The pastors and the elders of the Church usually instruct the bridegroom and the Bride not to separate apart but to live together until death as you have ever heard on the wedding ceremony. I welcome your comments and am also ready to answer any question you may want to ask regarding our African Introduction ceremony.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

The way to your Canaan.

"Sometimes, the only way to your Canaan is through your desert. When you dodge your desert, you dodge your Canaan."That unlocked something inside me. It suddenly made the wilderness I was going through feel very cool. It helped me set my sight back to the good things I know are to come and because of my faith that they shall certainly come, felt renewed strength to trudge on no matter what.Which is what I want to share with you today. I know you have dreams and prophecies upon your life – your own version of Canaan like the Israelites leaving Egypt in the book of Exodus.And I hope you know that God has processes too; He does get you somewhere, but through levels and not all those levels are always pleasant. There will be parts of the wilderness that have no water, no company and you will be faced with two choices. To bypass the wilderness or to struggle through it. When you bypass the wilderness, yes, you may get a smoother ride to an end, but chances are it will not be the end God prepared for you. It will not be part of the plans He talks about in Jeremiah 29:11.

The bible says "Those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. psalms147:3 When the children of Israel came to the Red Sea, it was all part of the journey, because Canaan still lay on the other side of the sea. They contemplated turning back, but it is God who paved a way through the sea and they got to the other side.

If God brings you to it, trust Him to bring you through it. Don't look for shortcuts out of the desert, because even the Bible says in Proverbs that "sometimes the way that seems right may only lead to disaster" No one but God understands what you are going through, but I love to think that if He let me be led down a turbulent path, then He trusted my capacity to weather the storm. The Bible says God will not let us handle more temptation than we can bear. Just focus on two things: God and your Canaan. No retreat, no surrender!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

God's unfailing love.

God loves you not because of what you do, but because of who He is. At its heart, the Gospel is the story of a God who so deeply loves you and me that he was willing to humble himself, to suffer, and to pay the ultimate price just so that we could personally know him. We were powerless; there was nothing we could do to know God. Yet, he loved us so much that he gave us an opportunity to know him. Romans 5:6-8 gets at the heart of how deeply God loves us: You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. We didn't earn or deserve God's love (we were still powerless and we were still sinners). However, God loved us anyway, because God is love (1 John 4:8) -- that is, his nature is love. God can't help but to love us, because that's what he is. In Ephesians 2:4-5, Paul writes about the nature of God's love for us:

Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions -- it is by grace you have been saved. Nothing you do can cause you to earn or deserve God's love. You can't earn God's love, but he loves you anyway -- that's why it's called grace. God loves you, because he is love not because you have earned his love. Joyful living requires giving.

Much Love Kaliba Youth Pastor.

Preaching at the Radio Christian station.

Hey my beloved friend!
Praise be the name of the Lord! First and foremost I want to appreciate God so much for the golden opportunity he granted me ever since in my life to be on one of the Christian Radio named "DUNAMIS FM" that is found in my Country Uganda owned by Bishop Musisi of Prayer Palace Church in Kampala located in Mukono district just 25Kms away from Lugazi where I live. Being on this radio Station on Wednesday 4th June was not for any other Business other than preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ the son of the living God and for praying for people who had different needs of life to be meant by God thru calling me while on the Radio. On this special day to me, I received a call from my pastor Hudson when it was 4hours towards the start of our Church's Radio program and requested me to be the one going to the radio Station to preach and to pray for the people who may need my prayers in God meeting their needs. I believe you have ever accessed our Church's web site www. godshouseofmiracles. com where my Pastor Hudson is presented in the photo while preaching in the radio Studio"Dunamis FM" this is a 30mins program due to our sponsors' SHOW MERCY MINISTRY based in US amount of money they can offer to the available of this Church Radio Program on air at the moment. I thank God for what he can provide!

At hearing this call from my Pastor, I was greatly amazed and wandered how God is awesome! Whom I to be on the Radio station speaking the word of God to the whole Nation and praying for people. Wow Wow!!! This is incredible and surely this was God's will since I have ever prayed to God one time asking him to grant me a chance to be on the radio preaching his word; so this was his appointed time and truly it came true. God is really faithful to his word. While I was at the radio studio I first of all, passed out some Church programs then preached the word of word for 20mins. I shared the word of God concerning about the seeking or crying upon God for he is the source of every thing we need both physical and spiritual. I shared a about a young man called Jabez who was among the Bible heroes who changed their life history thru seeking God.1Chronicles 4:9-10 I also added on that David the king cried a lot of tears until he could not cry any longer after the destruction of the City of Zikulagi and taking ways all his wives, children and other things too for other people who also lived in this City.1 Samuel 30 It was until when David stopped crying and cried to God to guide him on what to do that he was able to restore whatever was taken. Besides, the above Mathew 7:7 tells me that It is only God thru his son Jesus that we can ask whatever we want and he is the only one who can grant every thing we need in life.

After preaching for 20mins and lastly I asked the hearers to start calling for their prayer requests. May people called for prayers some of which includes, to be blessed, to get rid out of poverty, some children who are students wanted wisdom from God, some wanted partners, to receive healing and to some married to have peace in their families. To mention but a few. Unfortunately, I left the Radio Studio before receiving other many calls because my time had come to an end and I was to be obedient to the laws. Never the less, I felt the abundance presence of God and the power of the Holy Spirit while in the presenting at the Radio station!

It was such an amazing feeling to be used by God in such a mighty way, and to bring the gospel to people who may have never heard it before. I believe that as a result of the word going forth on that day, that many lives were changed, marriages restored, healing took place, and many other amazing miracles:)!!!!! I know deep down in my spirit that this is just a preview of many things that God has in store for our lives, so just GET READY: Thank you for your prayers which have enabled me to serve Jesus in all possible ways. God bless you abundantly.I wish you the best and remember that I love you dearly. Take care of your self.
Love and Many hugs,
Kaliba Youth Pastor.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

My life.."God Lifts the poor from dust"

let me begin by thanking God for sending his dear Son Jesus save me who was a sinner, for it is very rare for a righteous man to die for unrighteous man but Jesus did it for me. By name am Kaliba Benon Rogers, a Youth Pastor, an interpreter of English language and a discipleship teacher at our Church. Once upon a time, in the year 1999 at the age of 15years old, I got saved and I was the first in my family to receive Jesus as my personal savior. I was born in a family of six Children; we were born two Brothers and four sisters in a Country called the Pearl of Africa -Uganda. This was a Protestant family. My father is a crippled man and unfortunately, my dear Mother died of heart disease in 2005. So I now live with my sisters and my crippled father. My Elder brother lives independently in a rented small room. I grew up in a very poor family where by my Mother never went to School and my Father never went far not even to a diploma level. So my father just does casual work especially digging the roads by use of a hoe, digging people's small gardens and these are less paying jobs. Imagine the whole month is paid 16dollars and sometimes some people he works for don't pay him. So life is really hard for us as a family.

During my youngest stage, at home my parents used to do some work so as to earn a living. We had a small garden where we could go and dig the soil to grow crops after we would sell some and get some little money which we used for buying our home needs but money was not enough to meet all our needs. We would only buy things like cloths, paraffin for lighting since at home we had no electricity and addition to the above in the House we lived we were just renting it.The feeding was not all that good and most meal we used to eat was posho (Cob) and G.Nuts lunch and supper. Not because we liked it so much but it was less expensive. Thus nothing was like a balance diet. It is believed even in my home place that our family was and is still one of the poorest families in the Area.

But one thing I thank God is that he protected us from many diseases and from evil deeds like stealing so that to satisfy our heart desires.Generally the situation at home was so miserable and embarrassing. At my time of starting school, I went to the poorest school which was meant for the poor people and I used to pay 10Dollars per Term. That was 30Dollars per year because 3Terms made up a year before you were promoted to another class. That was Primary level or junior level of education.When my time reached to go to another level of education that is Secondary level (Senior) I lacked money for my fees. So I said what am I going to do, I liked schooling very much because I knew that it is education that will deliver me from such a miserable life together with my family. Not only that but in my Country education is considered very vital and without education no Jobs for you.

Therefore when these thoughts continued to ring in my mind I began to think so hard of how I can reach to my goals. In that year of joining Secondary, I decided to start fetching water to the Town people especially those with small restaurants selling to them water at100UGS shs per Jeri can. A full day starting at 7:00Am -7:00Pm I would have fetched 30Jericans .Remember the distance from the well was very long like 2kms to these small Restaurants. As events rolled in, I was determined never to give up till I join Secondary.I want to tell you once you have faith in God and believing in your self without doubt in you, you can do anything you have never thought of. Just in that small casual tiresome work I managed to save some small amount of money which at the end enabled me to join Secondary level of education. That was in the year 1999 when I was 15 years old. After 1year my casual work was blocked by the Company of Water and Sewage Cooperation, In that they extended tap water nearer to almost every home including these Restaurants I used to serve water in favor of my education.

I again started worrying about what casual work I can do to pay my fees. My Mother advised me to go to the Village where my Mother was born to look for a very less expensive Secondary School compared to the one in the Town. So I had to go because I very much respected my Mother. When I reached in the Village I met there my Uncles, Grandmother and my step mother. I told them what had brought me in the Village; they also welcomed me because I was a grandson. Remember by this time I was saved and I had spent just 2years in Salvation. I started asking my self "where is my God who delivered the Israelites from the Wildness and the one who have helped many people to prosper" This question was ringing loudly in my mind to the extent of planning to leave salvation.

However, praise be to God! I gained courage and said "No I got saved for once and for all" Every thing has a beginning and an end,. I won't fear trials and challenges because they are always part of our life. In the Village I started digging for the Village people in their gardens by growing crops for them, slatching or clearing bushes before growing crops, so that I can get some money to continue with my studies One time I was given a very thick bush to clear it, and I felt like running a way from it because my eyes feared it since it was really very bushy and the land was wide in length to clear it using a slather and a hoe. But because I wanted money I had nothing to do but to persevere and finish the work. One very bad thing was that after doing all this, the owner didn't pay me my money immediately. I demanded for almost 2weeks and when he felt a shamed he paid me and it was after informing him that this money is for my school fees and it is needed at School. God enabled me to study through that severe situation till I completed my Senior Four part of Secondary level.

Then I had my Vacation after this Class. Actually it wasn't a Vacation to me but it was a time for me to work even harder to see that I again join Advanced level of education that takes 2years for the whole completion of Secondary level before you go to College to study for any Course, whether Diploma or Degree.During my Vacation I tried to look for the Jobs day and day but all in vain. So I reached to the climax of my search for the Job and as a last resort I decided to go to the island to start fishing since no qualification was required for one to fish but his only energy and determination. This involved going through the local Boat made of timbers deep in the River and throw the nets at the Night then pull them early morning. But before I started to try fishing I started by learning how to sun drying nets by use of hands since it was the method that was used by fisher men in our end.Time came when I got excited and I wanted also to learn how to fish so that I can get some more money compared to the work of sun drying Nets.

It was very early in the morning and one of my Uncles told me to go with him in his Friends boat to fish. To me I thought that fishing was very easy. But my dear, there is nothing easy in this World. It is always the grace of God that helps us to do certain things. When we reached very deep in the River we started throwing the Nets and after doing such, we had a short time of sleep for only 3hours. Imagine sleeping on water not even minding of drawing in the River, the Boat was checking side by side because of water waves so you could not sleep comfortably like on your bed.Unfortunately all this night was meaning less to us in that, the time, power we used didn't bring out any positive result. We only and only caught one Fish that night. It was unbelievable. I returned back with my Uncle quietly without one speaking to another. So from that time I had to leave the Island and go back to my original Parent's home where I left them when I was going to the Village.

Good enough we got hold of our property and resided into another small Town called Lugazi where Iam now. I found my same previous casual Job I used to do in the place we first lived. The one of Fetching water for the Town people who cannot reach to the Well especially the Business people. In this place this work was booming because there were no Taps (Tap water) nearer to people and people used to buy from us who got water from the well that was a bit far also in this place. I used to fetch water by using my old Father's Bicycle and I could carry Four Jeri cans.I thank God that I got some money and went back to School to complete my Secondary level of education. I was only able to pay for my self 2Terms and the rest terms I could not sponsor myself since this Town had also developed to the extent that every one would afford a tap at his or her Home this led to the downfall of my School paying Business of supplying water to the citizens in the Town.

So far, I completed my Secondary level of education in 2004 and I want now to join University (College) for my Course of Information Technology so that I become an IT professional plus doing other Businesses connected to my career. I haven't gone to start my studies at College because am lacking Tuition fee for College. And my Government doesn't provide grants to students. I want go to College and attain a Diploma and a Degree that I can gain skills and experience for self reliance.

My being saved, transformed in character and in following God's ways changed my life completely to the extent that my mother was touched to receive Jesus as her personal savior before her death. My four sisters also got saved after seeing what God had done in my life. It is only my elder brother and my lame father who are not born again but I believe when God continues to do more great things in my life they will also get saved.I began ministering after God has anointed me with his spirit in the year 2002 during my Secondary School education at the age of 18 Years old. I had just joined secondary at this School called Lugazi High School in Uganda -Africa. It was a mixed, day and Boarding Secondary School. I started joining fellowships of Born again Christians which were conducted by the Director of Studies at this School since she was also a born again Christian. This was a Club known as the Scripture Union Club made up of born again students and Teachers.

I was new to this Club and to Teachers, at one time during fellowship amidst deep prayer and worship. The spirit of God came upon my Director of Studies who was also among the heads of the Scripture Union instructing her to grant me the opportunity to preach to the congregation at that very moment. She says "LET ROGERS BE THE ONE TO PREACH I FEEL THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS INSTRUCTING ME"Therefore, the person who was supposed to preach on that day was stopped and the chance was given to me. I believe this was God himself speaking through this woman of God because she did not know much about me and she had never seen me preaching and I myself I had never preached in my life time since.

When I was told to go infront and share the word of God, I asked my self what Iam going to preach? This was because I did not come knowing that am the one who was supposed to preach and I did not prepare a Summon to preach about. But when I felt in my heart the spirit of God speaking to me that don't mind of what you will speak, I will be the one speaking to my people through you, I therefore obeyed and agreed to be used by God.I also remembered Jeremiah the Prophet who was once called by God to be used by him and he had some excuses "Then I said, Alas, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, because am a youth". However, the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'Iam a Youth' because every where I send you, you shall go, and all that I command you, you shall speak" this also gave me the courage and determination to do God's will.

I thank God that at that very moment he began to speak to his people through me in a very powerful way with his presence amidst the congregation. I was also feeling God's spirit upon me. After the fellowship, many Students and teachers came to me and thanked me with praising God. They had this to say, "God is using you in an amazing way, you are really a powerful man of God and God is going to use you mightly and some said that I did not know that Rogers you can even teach the word of God as you have taught "I had realized that it was not me but God working in me and I gave the glory and praises to God. When a need rose for electing the leader of the Scripture Union Club among Students, I was elected and I became the Chairman of the Born again students at the School.

I started teaching God's word, directing my fellow students to God's ways, organizing visits to different other Schools who had also such fellowships, I also welcomed many visitors out side the School who were spiritually women and men of God to share with the School the word of God and to do counseling ministry to the students. I now became a Youth pastor after God had spoken to my pastor Hudson to make me the Youth pastor of his Church. This pastor was among the guests I used to welcome at my Secondary School to minister, he could also come with other people from different Countries like USA, UK and others. Therefore, from such, we became good friends and one day he welcomed me to his Church to visit them. That is when he saw me a seed of a good servant of the Lord. He chose me and afterwards I studied the Discipleship training in a Bible College of which I attained a Certificate.

Currently, Iam a Youth pastor in my Church called Lugazi Miracle Center serving God with my Pastor Hudson in God's house of miracles Ministries.I became a Youth pastor in 2003, I also teach God's word to the rest of the congregation and I do interpretation of English language in Church. I have often organized youth seminars and thanks to God that many youths have got saved and transformed through such Seminars. One Important thing I know with our God is that "He has good plans for us, not plans of harm But Plans of prosperity and hope in Future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me then I will listen to you."Jem29:11-12. Am believing God for great things to happen in my life because he promises me in Jem33:3 that "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know".

My goals are, Primarily to further the kingdom of God by teaching God's word to believers, to help Vulnerable Children by taking them to Vocational training schools, causing my fellow youths to have an intimate relationship with Christ,setting up developmental projects to help myself and family to get rid out of poverty and to become an outstanding and a loving father. I always encouraged myself with this scripture in 2Corithians1:3 which says "Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort of we our selves have received from God"