Beloveth in Christ,

Finally the year 2012 is over and all one can say had it not been for the good Lord...... each one of us can fill in the gaps, but from all of us here in Kampala we want to say God has seen us through and there is so much to be thankful for despite the many ups and downs.

As I write this I am so far away from the city in my tiny village some 450 km away from Kampala city with my Mom in our rural home. Home has never been the same again since our Dad passed away some three months ago. The departure is so real but every where I walk in our compound here his presence is so real and one just wonders at the impact of the loss of a loved one.

I have decided to spend the rest of the week leading into the new year to be with my Mom just to be around and help where I can; life in a typical rural Uganda village can be harsh a lot of things/issues have risen since the passing away of my Dad and it seems all eyes are set on me to handle some of this things, so as you start this new year please remember to pray for me for wisdom and courage to confront some huge cultural challenges with prayer and tact before I can get back to start a new year at UCf.

Meanwhile at UCf we are poised to start the new year with new set of leaders, dreaming big and trusting that we can be able to complete our huge building project. One thing I desire and love to see God opening for us afresh this year starting 2013 is a great door to reach out more to many of our students who are in the market place.

Join us in prayer as we all do our part in touching our nation form the top and from all of us here in Kampala we wish you the best of the year 2013 and know that you are a very integral part of our lives here and deeply appreciate your love prayer and support.

Blessings and happy new Year,

Micah, Grace, Reba and Helen Rwothumio.   

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Dear Friends,

Greetings and what a joy to be writing this to you this final month of the year 2012. We are glad that you are a great part of our lives your love, prayer and support is what makes the huge differences in our lives as we serve God's people here in Kampala. I take this opportunity to share just a brief message with you.

1. The year 2012 has been a fast paced packed year for me, I find myself to have literally been overtaken by all kinds of events both good and bad, but in all I have seen God's sustaining and amazing hand over our lives, in the midst of all that we have gone through. A painful death in the family, the huge building project in the church left us to date still scattered, without your prayers and love and support it would have been a different story. So thank you so much for being there for us. 

2. There has also been some big change with our girls at school, our girl Reba has to change from a public school to a family based Christian school a move that changed her world around, shaken her to the core but has worked miracle in turning her life around academically; much as she still needs to work hard, her whole attitude toward study has changed for the better and we praise God for that. Helen completed High school and taking some course as she continues to train hard in athletics. Her passion is to compete one day in the Olympics.

3. With this year coming to an end we find ourselves still limping with our huge building project, much as we have made a huge step in the project the final completion stage has proved to be a big high climb for us with our student based congregation in terms of giving. I am asking you to consider helping us again as we close this year with a special support that can go toward the completion of this structure. Our hearts desire is that we can finish this building and start using it early next year and this is only going to be possible if we have hard cash to pay for what is left. So as we all move toward this holiday season please consider to stand with us in completing this HUGE project.     

Please know that every single support makes a huge difference and goes a long way, and so we will really appreciate your help. All our support is sent through Patners in Evangelism International, 5518 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639. "Please indicate - UCF Project - 26200"

From all of us here we want to wish you the very best of God's blessings as you celebrate Christmas and thanks for being a great part of our lives and much blessings to you.  

Micah and Grace Rwothumio.