General Update

Providence Team Visits Uganda – Part 2, Visiting and Supporting Local Churches

Posted on May 25, 2014 by jdegreef

The Christian Church in Uganda is large, which is great, but often pastors lack strong Biblical training to guide and support their large congregations.

When the Providence Church Team visited Uganda and CMM, went traveled to remote villages and churches where CMM ministers, whether through supporting local children’s school fees or with Dan Muwanguzi and team providing solid, inductive style, Biblical training.

Here we are visiting with a Pastor and church leaders in Kampala where Dan recently took them through a 6 month Bible training program.

Here we are visiting with a Pastor and church leaders in Kampala where Dan recently took them through a 6 month Bible training program.

Getting ready to speak at a small church in Moroto, Karamojja region, Northern Uganda.

Getting ready to speak at a small church in Moroto, Karamojja region, Northern Uganda.

In most of the churches, half the congregation were small children. This made for a lively worship service for sure!

We handed out Discipleship books, written by John Banks, to rural pastors and church leaders. These books were jammed packed full of scripture, and nicely organized.

We handed out Discipleship books, written by David Banks, to rural pastors and church leaders. These books were jammed packed full of scripture, and nicely organized.

I brought some copies of this book back to Canada and have the electronic version, if anyone wants it, email me at james.degreef@deiyo.com.

A well used Bible in Northern Uganda. The Sunday School Teachers were asking us to bring teaching materials and children's Bibles when we returned - which we will.

A well used Bible in Northern Uganda. The Sunday School Teachers were asking us to bring teaching materials and children’s Bibles when we returned – which we will.

A church in Matugga, just north of Kampala, where we spoke one Sunday and help two days of dental outreaches for the local population.

A church in Matugga, just north of Kampala, where we spoke one Sunday and help two days of dental outreaches for the local population.

Saying a big good-bye to a church in Kotido, Karamojja region, Northern Uganda. The pastor is on the left, and many children attend this church. Some of these children go to school under the CMM child school sponsorship program.

Saying a big good-bye to a church in Kotido, Karamojja region, Northern Uganda. The pastor is on the left, and many children attend this church. Some of these children go to school under the CMM child school sponsorship program.

It was very encouraging to see the pastors lead their congregations, and they have such vision and passion for their work and their people. It was an honour to visit them and to hopefully work with them and support them in the coming years.

 

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Ugandan Children Go To Elementary School

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jdegreef

Besides its focus on providing Biblical Education to remote pastors and Christians in Uganda, Christian Model Ministries is very activity in supporting children and paying for their schooling and other fees.

Two recent children, funded through efforts in Victoria BC, more specifically the Oak Bay Markets and Fall Fair fundraiser, are now enrolled and receiving primary schooling.

Nanyange Cissy is 9 years old, and parented by a single mother who works as a house maid. Cissy, along with Wilson, are now enrolled in school in Uganda. Cissy likes netball and skipping rope, and her favourite food is rice and meat.

Kimera Wilson is 10 years old, and is being taken care of by his aunt, as he lost both his mother and father to AIDs. His Aunt does not have a job, and helps her relatives from time to time.

Both children are very thrilled to be enrolled in Sam Iga Primary School in Uganda.

Richard Byamugisha, a CMM Team member and a school teacher at Sam Iga Primary School, sits with Kimera Wilson (boy on left side of picture) and Nanyange Cissy (girl on right side of picture).

Richard Byamugisha, a CMM Team member and a school teacher at Sam Iga Primary School, sits with Kimera Wilson (boy on left side of picture) and Nanyange Cissy (girl on right side of picture).

Richard Byamgisha, pictured above, is a CMM team member, a school teacher, and helps lead CMM’s support and care for children in Uganda.

Nanyange Cissy, a 9 year old girl, now attending Sam Iga Primary School.

Nanyange Cissy, a 9 year old girl, now attending Sam Iga Primary School.

There is a very big need in Uganda for schooling for the children, many in extreme poverty and many orphans.

The CMM staff is very grateful for the sponsorship of these children and other children under CMM’s care. It is very important for these children to get a proper education.

God bless you. Thank you for your interest, prayers, and support.

Cordially,
James DeGreef (blog poster)
One of Dan’s Canadian Friends

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CMM Mid Year 2013 Update

Posted on July 16, 2013 by jdegreef
Dan Muwanguzi and his CMM team have been very busy so far in 2013.
Here is their mid year update:
  1. The CMM team was in Butaleja when the year started. And we had a very successful/ fruitful Mega mission (Crusade). We witnessed more than 170  people give their lives to the Lord. We prayed with many people. Baptized some of the new believers, ministered and gave gifts to kids, visited and gave gifts to those in prison and hospitals. Taught Pastors and church leaders in a seminar..
  2. CMM has set up the new head office. Set up an accounts team, holding prayers and discussion meetings once a week.
  3. The C-TBS – Bible training class to remote pastors in Uganda – has been running since March and will go on until the end of October. We have received very positive and encouraging feedback from the students. Many say that they did not know how little they new their Bibles before they came to this course.
  4. Since April, we have had CMM team members visit hospitals and prisons twice a week. Many people have given their lives to Christ, and many sick have received prayers and encouragement. And to some we have given practical help like food, helping wash cloth for the helpless sick people. The local police nearby our home area are so proud of CMM visitations and they have appreciated our input to the prisoners having noticed changes into those that give their lives to Christ.
  5. CMM has continued to pay school fees and provide some scholastic materials to school kids in Karamoja, Kabong, and Gulu areas. Also sharing the Gospel in those areas, and helping treat Jiggers etc in Karamoja and giving out clothes to needy people.
  6. Douglas (a blind young man) whom CMM has now taken to the Blind school. Douglas’ testimony has touched not only his relatives but also some community members who had seen him very helpless in the past, having been denied by his Dad. His mother, without a job, was also helpless. Now Douglas has joined one of the most recommended blinds school in Uganda. Him, his mother, and other relatives are excited and so thankful for such provision to such a boy.
  7. CMM has done one major school crusade (outreach) where over forty secondary school pupils gave their lives to Christ.
  8. Visited and encouraged two “Scripture unions” in two secondary schools.
  9. Dan has taught two YWAM DTSes twice for a week during each visit (YWAM Soroti and YWAM Arua).
  10. Today, The CMM team is leaving for a Dental/ Followup mission in Butaleja. We will be treating  pulling out bad tooth, as a means to share Gods love with the community. Again we will visit some of the churches we visited previously as a means to followup on those that gave their lives to Christ and to encourage the churches. We will send teams to prisons, hospitals and school. Minister to children and distribute gifts (Mostly cloth) that we have gathered for some time.
  11. Since this year started, we have registered over 470 people that have given their lives to Christ though our missions. And we are so grateful to the Lord fo all that he has done and what he continues to do.
Dan teaching a YWAM class in Arua, in Northern Uganda near the DRC and South Sudan borders.

Dan teaching a YWAM class in Arua, in Northern Uganda near the DRC and South Sudan borders.

Further, remaining items for Christian Model Ministries to accomplish this year include:
  1. Restart the Hair dressing classes in August.
  2. Continue with the weekly visits in hospitals and prisons.
  3. Continue running the C-TBS Bible class up to  end of October 2013.
  4. We have planned an  evangelistic  crusade for the whole school in one of the secondary schools that we usually visit
  5. A team will be visiting Karamoja / Northern Uganda late August, to check on the CMM sponsored children, their status and schooling, and check-in with their teachers, and parents if the children aren’t orphans.
  6. We will be providing the third term school fees, scholastic materials, and take some gifts and supplies to the people of Northern Uganda whose conditions are still very difficult and impoverished.
  7. Dan will be visiting Australia later this year giving the update on the C-TBS program. Supporters in Australia have been key to supporting Dan and helping get the C-TBS program off the ground. Dan will be formally introducing them to Christian Model Ministries at this time.
The CMM team sends greetings and appreciation to all our prayer partners.
Thank you for your interest, prayers, and support.

Cordially,
James DeGreef (blog poster)
One of Dan’s Canadian Friends

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Dan Muwanguzi’s Teaching at YWAM Soroti

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jdegreef

From Dan Muwanguzi to this website’s readers,

I hope that you have a good, blessed, and relaxed Easter.

I was invited to lecture at YWAM Soroti, Eastern Uganda, where I was the “Base Coordinator” in the year 1997. I taught for a week on the Subject of Rejection, Acceptance, and the Cross. Since I left YWAM, this has been the subject I get invited to teach in the Discipleship Training School (DTS) and it has always been good to see the hand of God moving in the classes I teach on this topic.

Discipleship Training School class with Dan Muwanguzi

Discipleship Training School class with Dan Muwanguzi

This time, having been away from the YWAM base for a long time turned the trip into an adventure. First of all, the journey from Kampala to Soroti had to take 10 hours, which is twice as much as it used to. This time one of the roads we took was very dusty and bumpy and twice, i had to sit for over an hour to wait for the bus to fill up before we got going. I finally got to Soroti YWAM Base with a lot of dust picked along the long drive but with a lot of excitement to be back to “My base” and to be part of what the Lord is doing in the present DTS.

DTS Teaching Classroom at YWAM

DTS Teaching Classroom at YWAM

The teaching went on very well.

REJECTION -> many of us in Africa have gone through lots of “Rejection” experiences in the past.

I grew up in a very poor family and having dropped out school in year nine brought lots of problems to me that I almost considered death as an option. The Lord had to teach me a lot to get out of the past and pursue the future in Christ.

Each student had a testimony to give, There was healing, forgiving and receiving forgiveness, to parents, teachers, authority figures etc and it was an encouraging week.

God Bless you, Dan Muwanguzi

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Christian Model Ministries 2013 Year Plan

Posted on January 26, 2013 by jdegreef

Rural Pastor Bible Training, Uganda Outreach, Youth Vocation, and Children Education Ministries

In Mid January, Dan and the Christian Model Ministries team met to pray, discuss, and plan initiatives for 2013.

I look forward to providing updates on the CMM website to what the Lord is accomplishing in Uganda / East Africa through the work of Christian Model Ministries.

Here is the CMM top 10 initiatives for 2013:

  1. Run the Church-based Training in Bible Studies (C-TBS) from March to October 2013. NOTE – This is a big focus of CMM, a big need in the Ugandan church, and Dan’s calling. The C-TBS provides sound Bible training to rural Christian pastors in the countryside of Uganda.
  2. In July, follow up to the big Butaleja New Years crusade, including:
    – Dental outreach in Butaleja (Eastern Uganda).
    – Church followup programs in Butaleja. The CMM team will visit and encourage each of  the 13 local churches that CMM works with to run the Mega missions.
  3. Ministry to Karamojja / Gulu – to record information (profiles) from the school kids that CMM supports and pays school fees for. Visit and minister to Churches we work with.
  4. Dental outreach in Rukunjiri (Western Uganda). Dan: “We treat and pull out bad teeth. And share the Love of God (Gospel) with the local community.”
  5. A number of school outreaches. These are yet to be clearly arranged but we visit three schools regularly to encourage the born again school kids and teachers through the year.
  6. Prison outreaches, one every two months.
  7. VTS (Vocational Training School) receives new students in April that will run up to April 2014.
  8. Complete the Christian Model Ministry’s office by purchasing some remaining office equipment.
  9. Financial controls and bookkeeping systems. Dan has assembled a financial team who will be providing bookkeeping accountability on a quarterly basis.
  10. Any many other things as the Lord may guide us through t the year.

Dan and the CMM team have big vision for what the Lord can accomplish through them in 2013.

Pray for Dan, the Christian Model Ministries team, their outreaches and ministry, God’s provision and protection, and for the young children in Uganda and East Africa that have many needs.

Thank you and God bless.

Cordially,
James DeGreef
One of Dan’s Canadian Friends

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Dan Returns to Uganda

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jdegreef

I am happy to report that Dan Muwanguzi has safely returned to Uganda, after a flight from Victoria to Vancouver, then to Heathrow London where he stayed for 23 hours, and then to Kompala Uganda.

Here we're saying goodbye to Dan at Victoria BC airport, before his sojourn back to Uganda.

Here we’re saying goodbye to Dan at Victoria BC airport, before his sojourn back to Uganda.

Dan’s family missed him dearly as he was away in Victoria BC for 7 weeks. That’s a very long time when you have a young family, but his work in Victoria was very important for establishing connections and building momentum for his new ministry Christian Model Ministries.

Upon returning to Uganda, Dan has connected with family and friends, and updated his church Searchlight of God of his Victoria trip and next plans.

Dan at home in Uganda with his family. Miriam is 8 months pregnant.

Dan at home in Uganda with his family. Miriam is 8 months pregnant.

Dan is happy to be home, but life in Uganda can be really challenging. Jonathan, Dan’s 10 year old son has Malaria, which was medically dealt with and Jonathan is better. And now, his wife Miriam has Malaria too, when she’s almost ready to give birth. This is very worrisome and hard on the family both emotionally and financially.

Beyond family matters, Dan does make the rounds to very poor families in need, handing out gifts and supplies brought back with him from Canada.

Here are some clothes for a young mother and her family.

Here are some clothes for a young mother and her family.

The boys living in the village get many hours playing with a soccer ball brought back from Canada. One soccer ball is given to a local church for their youth group.

The boys living in the village get many hours playing with a soccer ball brought back from Canada. One soccer ball is given to a local church for their youth group.

Also, now that Dan is back in Uganda, he starts working with his local church called The Searchlight of God church, in Kompala Uganda. Dan is an elder in the church, and he helps with preaching, teaching, and planning.

Preaching Sunday morning at Searchlight of God church.

Preaching Sunday morning at Searchlight of God church.

Giving the update to Searchlight of God on his Victoria BC trip and planning with the elders and deacons.

Giving the update to Searchlight of God on his Victoria BC trip and planning with the elders and deacons.

One thing to plan is what Dan calls a “Mega Crusade”. This is a teaching and evangelism campaign where Dan and other leaders and 200 ministers from their local district teach and pray together in the mornings and do mission work and evangelism to local school, hospitals, and jails. This happens from December 28th to the 31st, and then New Years Eve everyone stays up all night singing, worshiping, praying, celebrating and dedicating the New Year to God.

Dan is very excited about this Mega Crusade and we’ll be pleased to provide the update on this website … stay tuned.

A new room, building an office for Christian Model Ministries on the side of Dan's house. This will provide a base of operations and for planning and administrative support.

A new room … building an office for Christian Model Ministries on the side of Dan’s house. This new office will provide a base of operations and for planning and administrative support.

One last thing to mention, at a branch congregation for Searchlight of God church in Uganda, Dan teaches Sunday school. At this local church many very poor Ugandans come to worship. A young boy named Douglas attends the church, and Dan has become very close with Douglas. Unfortunately, Douglas is blind and his father has disowned him. Douglas is the only child in his family that attends church and Douglas only form of education is at his church. Douglas does not attend elementary school.

Dan caring his friend Douglas, a 6 year old blind child disowned by his father and uneducated.

Dan caring his friend Douglas, a 6 year old blind child disowned by his father and uneducated.

Support for Christian Model Ministries enables Dan and his team to sponsor children to get education, sponsor unemployed youth and women get vocational skills, and sponsor Christian pastors to get much needed Scripture teaching and training so they can be more effective in their Christian duties.

Prayer Requests:

  1. Pray for Dan’s pregnant wife Miriam dealing with Malaria and delivering with C-Section soon.
  2. Pray for Douglas and his family situation and that God will provide support for Douglas and impoverished children like him.
  3. Pray for the Mega Crusade and that this effort will be well coordinated, Spirit empowered, guided, and impactful.

Thank you for reading this post and we appreciate your interest and support in Dan, Uganda, and Christian Model Ministries.

Cordially,
James DeGreef
One of Dan’s Canadian Friends

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