A seminary student, Ms. Marie gave these insect repellents to the team members! Thank you very much!
Megaphone!
2012/08/27
Rev. Benjamin gave an advice to bring a megaphone by each.
Pastor Nagatoh got for seven people by an auction, then these arrived today. These are big!
This needs 6 size D battery.
Medical situation: Malaria
2012/08/27
Annual disease rate of Malaria in Uganda is about 11 million people! It’s almost one-thrids of population (about 30 million).
Introduction of the members Evangelist Masukawa
2012/08/27
Ms. Masukawa is a bodyguard of the team! a guitarist at praise time and also he will bring luggages like a porter!!
Introduction of the members Pastor Paul Akimoto
2012/08/27
This is Pastor Paul Akimoto, who is a sub leader of Uganda team!!
This time is 70 something times of visiting coutries for him. Now, he is visiting Hokkaido and serving several places with his wife.
Christianity in Uganda
2012/08/27
In Uganda,Chatholic population is 42%, Protestant 42%, others are Muslim and so on.
Missionary work in Uganda has started from around 1878 by British missionaries.
History of Christianity in Uganda
2012/08/27
French Chatholic missionaries have begun mission work around 1879.
At that time, King Mutesa of Buganda Kingdom approved Christianity. One after another, many converted to Christianity, mainly pages or officers in the palace.
Exchange
2012/08/27
I exchanged Japanese yen to US dollar! Pastor N of the Mission recommends this shop. It is located in Shinjuku.
Introduction of the members Pastor Nakano
2012/08/27
Pastor Yoshiko Nakano who joins the team from Morikoka! She is going to work an accompaniment of piano and interpretation!
(I’m very sorry that we have not yet had her picture.)
Reinhard Bonke
2012/08/27
Last July, the meeting by Rev. Reinhard Bonke was held in Kampara,a capital city of Uganda and Gulu!
It is reported that 250,000 people were gathered for five days at Gulu!
