God worked through the elders of our church. They invited me to be raised up in the church. I started by sweeping the floors of the church and teaching other children. I also worked as a youth leader. It was during this time that I started to see God’s hand working in my life. After several years I was sent to Divinity College to train to become a pastor. During this time I committed my life to Jesus Christ. I was convicted of my sins, and I realized that I was working as a sign post. I was showing other people the way to heaven, but I did not have any hope of going there myself. I had not been a Christian.

When I gave my life to Jesus Christ, my depression was replaced by joy in my heart and peace in my mind. As a fatherless youth, I began experiencing love and concern from many people God brought into my life. This was a turning point in my life. Toward the end of my training I married my wife Jean, a committed Christian and nurse. In 1989 I was ordained, and I started serving as a minister of God’s word in the Church of Uganda.

I had a desire for further training for personal spiritual enrichment and greater effectiveness in ministry. For three years, the lack of a high school diploma stood in the way so I finally studied for the high school's exams as a private student. After five months, I took eight exams, and by the grace of God I received my diploma.

In 1993 after receiving my high school diploma, I heard about the African Bible College (ABC), in Malawi, East Central Africa. ABC is an institution which was established by American missionaries to biblically train and equip Africans to work in churches and other organizations. I applied to ABC, and was accepted. The trip to ABC was by poor bus connections and poor roads through Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania. It took me five days to reach Lilongwe, Malawi. After my freshmen class, one of the American professors asked me whether I intended to go back to Uganda to be with my family. I told him that I wanted to, but I did not have money. He gave me $100 for a one way trip to Uganda. When I reached Uganda, my relatives suggested that I take my family back with me. By this time I had two children who could not travel by road for five days. Therefore, my wife and I sold our property and left for Malawi by an airline.

My family stayed in Malawi while I stayed on the college campus during the week. I did not have a car to daily travel back and forth. For three years my family stayed in one room and slept on one bed under a mosquito net. During our stay in Malawi, we learned to depend upon God alone for our daily provisions. I remember one weekend when the children did not have milk. My wife had enough money for only one packet of milk. I walked to the grocery store to buy it. I had picked up the milk and as I was going to the cashier’s counter, a friend asked me how school and the family were doing. After asking why I was buying only one packet of milk, I told him that we did not have enough money. He asked me to take a cart and fill it up with anything that we needed. I was hesitant, so he started picking up everything he thought we might need. After paying for the food, he gave me a ride home. My wife thought I robbed someone. After I narrated the story, both of us sat down and wept because we saw God’s mercy on our lives. God has continued to provide food, clothing, and school fees.

When I was about to graduate, one of my professors asked me what I intended to do after ABC. I told him that I wanted to return to Uganda to serve in the church. He asked me if I wanted to go to Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), Jackson, Mississippi. After several months of prayer, my wife and I decided to go to RTS for further training. I pursued the Master of Divinity with an emphasis in missions, and graduated May 12, 2000. I am returning to Uganda to train other pastors in biblical leadership and principles of biblical application. My wife and I have made a commitment to love and serve God willingly and wholeheartedly in appreciation for what He has done in our life. To Him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen!