Life Ministries Centre
Life Ministries Christian Centre began with Emmanuel Rucyaba’s vision for evangelism and church planting in Uganda. His first church plant took place in a slum on the edge of Kampala called Namuwongo. Not long after the church was established, Emmanuel expanded his vision to include medical help for the poor. He recognized the need to have a medical center in Namuwongo where the patients would pay according to their financial ability rather than according to a fixed fee. At that time, Emmanuel owned a plot of land across the street from his church building where he was intending to build a house for his family. He decided to donate that land for a medical center and trust God to provide something else for his family. The medical center was constructed and has been in operation for over 25 years. In the meantime, God has, indeed, provided a home for Emmanuel and his family outside of Kampala.
After the medical center, which was primarily for out-patient care, had been in operation for many years, Emmanuel saw the need to build a full-scale hospital where patients could be admitted overnight for larger medical issues.
In 2010 Life Ministries Christian Centre was able to purchase six acres of land ten miles east of Kampala just off of the main highway between Kampala and Nairobi, Kenya. The first building was completed in 2014. Kairos Hospital offers excellent care by Christian staff in a very clean and pleasant environment. Just like the medical center, the hospital charges fees according to the patient’s ability to pay. In the future, Emmanuel plans to have a total of nine buildings including an operating theater.
Education in a Christian context is also a significant part of Life Ministries Christian Centre. Over the years an elementary and a secondary school have been built in Kampala and Christian schools have been built in three towns in rural Uganda.
During the thirty years of Life Ministries’ existence, over 150 churches have been planted in Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Congo, Burundi and South Africa. Church planting is the core of Life Ministries’ vision and is also the vehicle through which Christian schools are established.
Several years ago Life Ministries was able to purchase a large plot of farm land in western Uganda. The purpose was to generate income to help fund the other parts of the ministry. Presently, there is a flock of goats and a herd of cattle. However, there is much more that could be done with many of the acres on the farm. The African cattle are poor milk producers and need to be cross-bred with good milk-producing western cows. A business plan has been written to utilize the land to its potential and enable it to fulfill its purpose of generating income for the ministry. This project is now a very high priority for Emmanuel and his team.
