God Does the Growing

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. (1 Cor. 3:7)

At The Rock, we have been doing plenty of planting and watering – literally in the fields of Uganda and Kenya as well as figuratively in the lives of fellow African believers.

Even as we see God making things grow, we need a continued groundswell of prayer that the crops of disciples and legumes will increase and amaze.

Here is some of the current harvest:

• Ben Kisiki, a Rock law scholarship student and coordinator of our university discipleship program, has received an internship in the U.S. with the Liberty Institute. He also has been invited into Uganda schools to teach Godly principles as a counter to UNICEF’s campaign to present single sex partnerships as an acceptable lifestyle choice.

• John Mugowa, another Rock scholarship student studying IT, is #1 in his class and preparing to take on Ben’s leadership role in the university discipleship program.

• Pastor Peter Otieno, a young man mentored by our partner Bishop Paul Oselu in Kenya, is blossoming in organizing his small village church and community to launch a preschool and agricultural project. Both of these income producing activities will lead to a home for children in his village.

• Ken Mollo, a Rock scholarship student finishing his undergraduate law degree this month, is serving as coordinator of a Rock partnership with the agriculture department at Uganda Christian University. We are renting land from the university and using their agricultural expertise to grow crops which will lead to a Christian agriculture extension, teaching discipleship and self sustainability to students and other African ministries.

God gets all the glory and we are preparing to share His praise with a bigger audience as Margaret leads a film crew to Uganda and Kenya this month. Dubbed “The Psalm 40 Project,” the team will produce a documentary movie from testimonies of Rock participants illustrating God’s redeeming nature.

We are keenly aware that all of this activity is a direct affront to the enemy who has placed many snares in our path. That’s why we covet your continued prayers, for “the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)