GREAT NEWS!
Pastors Growing, Maturing, and Training Others
After many years of working with the young local pastors and with the village pastors, we are
beginning to see fruit of the labor! Jess meets for three to four hours every Wednesday morning
with six of the young pastors here at Calvary Chapel Jinja for intense Bible study, but also for pastor
training. They often go through a book of instruction such as Dangerous Calling by Paul David
Tripp, reading each page and discussing the meaning, and then talking about the changes that need
to be made to their lives to become more Christlike in their leadership roles. Jess has seen these
young men grow tremendously in their maturity in the past year.
Also, the village pastors continue to come for a three day training every three months, and they
pack a lot of learning into those three days! Jess usually picks one theme and then decides on the
teachings to be done under that theme. Then he teaches several of the sessions, but also asks
Moro Steven, J.B. Too-lit, Isaac Wootton, or other Calvary Chapel pastors in Uganda to do much of
the teaching as well. Then different ones of the village pastors give the morning devotions to all the
men. They have great fellowship as they learn more about God’s Word and about being teachers of
that Word and of being godly leaders in their communities. In addition, four of these pastors stay
for two weeks’ extra training each time in a foundations course that they take back to their village
churches and then teach to others that want to learn. One of the pastors is teaching a class of 20
men, most of them village pastors from other churches that want to know the truth of God’s Word
instead of just what they have heard from others!
Jess and Bev Rich Calvary Chapel Jinja Uganda August 12, 2014
The next big pastor conference will be in October - the “Calvary Chapel East
Africa Pastor’s Conference” - and it will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Jess is
hoping to take at least 14 men from the churches associated with us at about
$200 each to this conference. He is also coordinating efforts with other
Calvary Chapel missions in Uganda to see if they can send some of their
pastors as well, so that everyone can go together in one big bus. This will be
such a wonderful time of teaching, learning and fellowship, and it will grow the
men in maturity, as well as encourage them in the work they do for the Lord!
UPDATE ON JESS’S HEALTH AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
Jess and Bev recently did a quick trip to the U.S. to take care of a little business, both personal and ministry. First, Jess was able to officiate at the wedding of his son Jake in beautiful Leadville, Colorado. Then from there we went to South Carolina to speak to Jess’s doctors about possible surgery to eliminate some of the more severe symptoms of his Parkinson’s Disease. It seems that there is a possibility of Jess having surgery even before the end of the year or early next year, depending on things like getting insurance and/or financing for the surgery and aftercare! We are waiting now for an exact amount of funds that we will need to raise to be able to pay for the surgery, but if this procedure is done, it would probably “reset” Jess’s physical abilities back 7 or 8 years. This would be more than a blessing, and would enable us to stay in the field for a longer period of time. We will let you know when we hear more details.
UPDATE ON JESS’S HEALTH AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
Jess and Bev recently did a quick trip to the U.S. to take care of a little business, both personal and ministry. First, Jess was able to officiate at the wedding of his son Jake in beautiful Leadville, Colorado. Then from there we went to South Carolina to speak to Jess’s doctors about possible surgery to eliminate some of the more severe symptoms of his Parkinson’s Disease. It seems that there is a possibility of Jess having surgery even before the end of the year or early next year, depending on things like getting insurance and/or financing for the surgery and aftercare! We are waiting now for an exact amount of funds that we will need to raise to be able to pay for the surgery, but if this procedure is done, it would probably “reset” Jess’s physical abilities back 7 or 8 years. This would be more than a blessing, and would enable us to stay in the field for a longer period of time. We will let you know when we hear more details.
**This is my first attempt at a small newsletter, and I know that my graphics
are not great, but please bear with me while I learn, and next time I will try to
have more pictures!
Prayer Requests: Pray that Jess’s surgery will happen and be wildly successful and that God will make financial provision for it.
Pray that God continues to provide financially for the mission in Uganda.
Prayer Requests: Pray that Jess’s surgery will happen and be wildly successful and that God will make financial provision for it.
Pray that God continues to provide financially for the mission in Uganda.
Pray for the pastors
as they grow and
mature in their lives
and godly leadership
abilities!
Pray that the men and women of Calvary Chapel Jinja and all our outreaches continue to grow and
mature in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord!
For giving to the mission and its ministries, please contact Calvary Albuquerque online for directions, or mail a check to Calvary Missions, 4001 Osuna, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109.
Jesse’s email: jinjajesse@yahoo.com Bev’s email: calchrjja@yahoo.com
Eph 1:17 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, our glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.”
For giving to the mission and its ministries, please contact Calvary Albuquerque online for directions, or mail a check to Calvary Missions, 4001 Osuna, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109.
Jesse’s email: jinjajesse@yahoo.com Bev’s email: calchrjja@yahoo.com
Eph 1:17 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, our glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.”
