New Sewing Seed Discipleship Class

Marggie (wearing white shirt) teaching some of the girls how to make scarfs
during the first week of training

In September we started the Sewing Seeds Discipleship ministry with six new young women in a new location. Patricia has so graciously offered a room that she rents on the main road for us to meet.  She is the founder of a Christian ministry called Women of the Proverbs.  We are like-minded in ministry and have agreed to partner together to impart knowledge and skills to the women in rural western Uganda.  But more importantly we want to use these opportunities to disciple the women.  You can learn more about the Women of the Proverbs Ministry at www.womenoftheproverbs.blogspot.com. 

Sewing Seeds Discipleship Ministry new location

Susan and Marggie have taken a step of faith and have become part of the Sewing Seeds Ministry.  They are the ones leading, teaching and discipling the girls.  I am very excited to see what the Lord is doing and look forward to what the Lord is going to do in each of them as they choose to faithfully serve Him and invest in the lives of these young girls.  Please pray for Marggie and Susan as they are trying to build their own businesses.  I am working with them to create and put into action a marketing plan for their businesses as the peak season for selling school sweaters is drawing near.  Please pray for us as we desire to become women of excellence, well pleasing to our Lord and Savior in every area of our lives.

I have taken more of a support role in the ministry, getting things organized and established so that upon my relocation, they will be able to carry on the ministry. Although I am moving away, I will continue to support and oversee the ministry.  Please pray for unity and for all of us to be good stewards of what the Lord has entrusted to us. What a privilege we have to serve our Lord and Savior!  May the power of the Holy Spirit abundantly overflow in each of our lives.

Zaituni and Babre working
together to sew scarf

Susan showing Jane and Olive how to sew properly

Yamaha!!!

George arriving in Ft. Portal with our new bike

We have a shiny, new Yamaha 125 motorcycle!  The timing couldn’t have been better as our old 1987 Mitsubishi Pajero finally kicked the bucket a couple of months ago.  George and I want to thank all of our supporters who so graciously and generously gave toward the purchase of our new bike. 

In Christ,

George and Luan

We Are Moving to Jinja!

Some time back we shared with you that we thought our time might be coming to a close in Ft. Portal and maybe even in Uganda.  We have been praying, seeking and waiting patiently for the Lord to lead and guide us in the way we should go.  For the past year and a half, we have remained in country on visitor visas’, leaving the country every 90 days to renew them.  This is costly and not the right long term solution to stay and serve the Lord here.  Although this was not part of our original plan, this is the situation we have found ourselves in for various reasons.  In order to continue to stay and serve the Lord in Uganda we need to obtain a work permit, either by starting our own Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or by being part of an existing NGO.  Until now we have not found another Christian NGO that we have felt led to join or had a passion to start our own. 

Just when we thought that we might be heading home the Lord opened a door for us to continue to serve Him here in Uganda as part of an existing Christian NGO ministry named “Called Christians”.  We have known Pastor Jesse Rich and his wife Beverly since we arrived in Uganda over 7 years ago.  They have been serving the Lord in Jinja for a lot longer.  You can learn about them by going to Calvary Chapel Albuquerque website at www.calvaryabq.org/missionaries  (choose the name RICH) and about their ministry at www.ccjinjajesse.blogspot.com.  We are excited about the move and look forward to a new season of ministry. 

Please pray for our move to go smoothly, for our transition as we come along side our brothers and sisters in Christ in Jinja, and for favor as we begin the process for our work permits. 

In His Grip,

George and Luan