Author Archives: rememberthepoor

We received the following e-mail last week.  Thought we would share the enthusiasm with you!  (And yes, the title of this post was the subject line of the e-mail!) Check this out and see the winning bid.  That winning bid … Continue reading →

And when (people) stop being afraid they rediscover their compassion. ~Barbara Wilberforce in Amazing Grace Jesus tell us in Luke 12:32, “Fear not, little flock…”  What instruction follows his words telling us to be unafraid?  “Sell your possessions, and give … Continue reading →

shared by Cindy May When we were in Uganda a few years ago, we were in a very poor area of Nkumba, evangelizing, and we met a young woman who excitedly walked us to a nearby home to meet another … Continue reading →

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. Ezekial 16:49 A friend recently asked us, “What was the sin … Continue reading →

A letter from Grace Nsubuga My Father is not dead!! I used to think that my father was not alive until my aunt recently told me that he is living on the Islands of Lake Victoria. I asked what he … Continue reading →

John Mugabi:  One of the Ministries I would like to report on is the Food Program.  It has a lot of life in it and it has drawn so many to Christ.  They come to eat physical food, but end … Continue reading →

John Mugabi:  One of the Ministries I would like to report on is the Food Program.  It has a lot of life in it and it has drawn so many to Christ.  They come to eat physical food, but end … Continue reading →

When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer (hanged 64 years ago today.) Oh the wonderful cross Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live The enemy is a liar.  One … Continue reading →

Dear friends, Greetings from Uganda. By God’s Grace we are well. Yesterday after prison ministry, since I do not have a car, I decided to walk a distance before boarding a taxi. As I was walking, tired and thinking, a … Continue reading →

The following is a letter recently shared by Daniel Kibalama.  John (Mugabi) introduced Daniel to us (via e-mail) in June of 2008.  Shortly thereafter Daniel was sponsored and now attends University. Before you read the letter from Daniel, however, here … Continue reading →

Once again, prison ministry has collided with orphan care…this time in a different fashion. One of the students (an orphan), whom I will call Paul, has been sponsored since 2006.  He is 16 years old.  Sadly, he was recently convicted … Continue reading →

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 A new command.  Not a suggestion or a good idea.  A command. The man who says, “I know … Continue reading →