UGANDA: Project Philip’s tremendous impact
Pastor Joash, a Bible League Project Philip coordinator in Uganda, has a remarkable story. As a rebel soldier under the military dictatorship of Idi Amin, he gave his life to Jesus Christ as hundreds of soldiers were dying around him.
Not long after becoming a Christian, God called Joash to become a church planter and a pastor. In recent years, his church congregation has grown to a total of 600 people and he has planted 48 churches. He attributes this tremendous growth to Bible League’s Project Philip evangelism and discipleship ministry.
“When I came to learn of Project Philip I felt so interested,” Pastor Joash says. “I found it was a very good strategy of planting churches.”
He quickly got the ball rolling by dividing his region into different zones and training committed Christians to lead Project Philip Bible studies in each of the zones.
“They go to those areas, inviting people to come and read these [Project Philip] books,” he says. “Because of this I have found that many people have come to know Christ."
“Project Philip is a very good manual as it is an appetizer. It makes somebody to have a deep interest in reading the Bible. In these two years my church has increased because of these [Project Philip] books they read. People are growing spiritually.”
Pastor Joash says there is just one major hindrance to his ministry—the lack of Bibles.
“My request is that you send us more Bibles...because there is a lot of demand. If they don’t read the Bibles, it is as if they are not speaking to their Father.
“They are thirsty. They want the Bibles. My brothers and sisters in Christ, help Bible League reach us with Bibles.”
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