Stark Update – 11 December 2018

Dear Friends and Family,

As we come to the end of another year let me begin this letter by saying, “To God be the glory great things He hath done”.  It has truly been a fruitful and productive year for East Africa Outreach and the Starks.  New Life Radio continues to bring forth testimonies of lives being saved and changed.  Denis from Buhimba just wrote:

  Yesterday I was visited by Tumusiime Evelyn who has been for long owning a bar. She has been     selling alcohol. She shared a lot with me. Praise the Lord, for long she has been listening to my program and yesterday she gave her life to the Lord. She closed the bar and now she is looking to the Lord for provision and guidance.  Praise the Lord. 

Earlier he had written:  The lord has blessed us with three souls.  From these three people, Nuwaga Erick has an interesting story. He has been a witch for some good number of years. Throughout this time, he would listen to my programs every evening. He felt like leaving his job, but it would deprive him of his earning. Last week he felt it was too much for him. He called me at 5:00am, asking me how he can change and be a good person. I told him to receive Jesus Christ as His personal savior. He did it right away. He invited me, and last Sunday evening I went there. I saw a lot of things.  We had a good time.The wife, who had run away due to his behavior, came back after hearing of his getting born again. Praise the Lord for these three souls.

Santo, missionary to DRC wrote: PASTOR, I HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL, I’M DOING FINE WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY. WE STARTED A CHURCH IN A PLACE CALLED “JUPAMOGO, TERRITOIRE DE MAHAGI”.  WE HAVE 2 PREACHERS WHO WILL BE HELPING IN THAT MINISTRY, BE PRAYING FOR THEM AND FOR THE PEOPLE TO COME MORE TO THE LORD.

Gilbert, director of UBBI in Masindi, wrote: Pastor, we started well and I am teaching homiletics.  The grandson of Idi Amin, former President of Uganda, has joined. He was led to Christ by a team of youth from the Masindi church. Pray for him; his name is Baddru.  Twelve have reported for class.  We are hoping for 5 more.

Ignace, pastor of Berea Baptist Church in Butare, Rwanda, has written telling that he has over 10,000 contacts of people following his ministry on radio and television that reaches into Rwanda and Burundi.

Sadock from Kigali, Rwanda, has written that the new church in Nyagatare is complete.  They had 50 in attendance the first Sunday and 60 with 42 adults and 18 children the second Sunday.

Let me stop here even though I could go on and on telling you about how great our God is and the many things He is doing.  Thank you for helping us do His work.  We wish you all a Christmas full of Jesus and joy.

Your missionaries to East Africa – Tony and Kathy