June/July 2024
This summer Bob went to Uganda to minister with his long-time friend and ministry partner, Emmanuel Rucyaba in two locations. The first few days were spent in facilities at Kairos Hospital teaching a group of leaders and potential leaders. Although he is in good health, Emmanuel wants to prepare others to eventually carry on his work when he is physically no longer able to do so. The teaching subject was, “Aspects in the Development of a Leader“ and was received eagerly by these young men.
While at Kairos Hospital Bob took a tour to see what had changed since his last visit. The biggest improvement was the installation of solar panels (notice the roof). They greatly reduce the cost of energy and eliminate the need for the generator.
In the second week, Bob and Emmanuel went to the farm owned by Emmanuel’s ministry. There is a church building on the property and several other churches in Emmanuel’s network in the surrounding region.
There we had a three day conference for pastors, elders and their spouses with 70-80 participants. There were also a few other church leaders who had been invited, who are not part of Emmanuel’s “Life Ministries Christian Centre“ church network.
At the end of the conference they requested Emmanuel to hold a similar but larger seminar next year, where additional church leaders could attend. All in all there was a very positive response to the teaching they received at the conference.
The farm has developed further since Bob’s last visit in 2023. The dairy herd has transitioned from African cows to cross-bred cows that produce more milk. For that reason the farm is now self-sustaining.
Emmanuel is in the process of developing a larger dairy project with farm equipment, milking machines etc. that will enable the farm to sustain a much bigger herd of cows. This will result in a surplus of income to support other aspects of the ministry.
