Dear Friends and Family,
Since our last prayer letter, I preached a Bible Conference for Pastor Bobby Smartt in Dickson, Tennessee. I was Bro. Bobby’s pastor when he was ten years old, and now he is a man of God pastoring Hillview Baptist Church. I also preached in an Ironman Conference at Desoto CI in Arcadia, Florida, with Heart of Florida Prison Ministries.
The highlight of the past three months was a 15-day journey to Uganda, Africa. My son Andrew accompanied me on the journey and was a great help to me with my infirmities. Andrew was two years old when we went to Uganda as missionaries. Alex (top left in picture above) picked us up at the airport and drove us anywhere we needed to go. Denis (top right in picture above) housed us, and he and his wife washed our clothes and fed us our meals. Denis and his brother Tony were best friends with Andrew during his latter years in Uganda.
Our five checked bags were loaded to the limit with 200 solar radios plus Bibles and tracts. For the first time in all the years of traveling back and forth through that airport, I had to pay customs on items I was bringing into the country to give to the people. They charged me $1100 customs on the radios.
We ministered in all three churches we established while residing in Uganda. It was indeed a blessing to see many from as far back as 27 years ago still faithful to the Lord and their church. People I led to the Lord, people that I married and babies that were born are living for the Lord. Every direction we went we got to see preachers. More preachers came to Denis’ house to see us. God has really done a work and is still doing a work worthy of praise in East Africa. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.
There are now graduates from Uganda Baptist Bible Institute actively evangelizing, planting churches and training faithful servants in five countries. Joshua, saved in a refugee camp in Uganda, has planted 16 churches in Southern Sudan and Uganda.
Berea Baptist Church in Rwanda is growing weekly under the leadership of Pastor Ignace. They have just started erecting a beautiful new building. Pray for approval of a frequency for New Life Radio in Rwanda.
Missionary Santo reported on November 12th that he was hearing radio pastor John preaching in Swahili loud and clear deep in Congo. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you and pray and pray and pray for the Lord’s work in East Africa. Thank you!!!
Your missionaries to East Africa – Tony and Kathy
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen Ephesians 3:20-21