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“For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” —Timothy 4:8 Dear Friends and Family, We write a lot about different conferences or Bible Studies taking place. While we enjoy reaching people with the Word of God through those ways we also sometimes like to have a little more fun and get a little exercise as we spread the Gospel. We do this through sport outreaches. Sport outreaches allow us to reach groups of people we may not normally come in contact with. These outreaches draw a younger, college age crowd. ...

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.“ —Isaiah 60:1 This past month has been an exciting time for Arise Christian Fellowship. For the past year and 3 months since the Church began we have been meeting on Sundays in a thatched roof structure. While it was a very beautiful setting it was not always practical. We could not always meet when we wanted because during the week it was a restaurant. Also when it rained we often got wet and when it was hot it was really hot. The owners have been in the process of building a 3 story enclosed structure on the same property just near the entrance. They had approached us a couple of times in the past about renting it but it was just too expensive for our young church. At the beginning of March the landlord called us again and this time said she really, really felt that we were supposed to have the top floor for our church and was willing to give it to us for half price. We talked with the leadership and all felt that this was definitely from the Lord. ...

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” —Galatians 6:10 Dear Friends and Family, We pray you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! This past Christmas we had the privilege of having a young South Sudanese girl, Jackie, stay with us. She had come down from S Sudan so we could take her to an eye clinic in Jinja, about 3 hours south east of Kampala. Jackie is 16 and since she was 9 she has suffered with an eye problem that she was told was cataracts. In Jinja there is a very modern hospital that will do cataract surgery for free. We went down the week before Christmas for her to have the eye exam and hopefully the surgery. The doctor who examined her eyes was very nice but he told us that it was not cataract but a calcification of the cornea. The surgery for that is considered a transplant surgery and the doctor was not certain it could be done in Uganda. Needless to say, Jackie was very sad and disappointed. Instead of sending Jackie back to S Sudan for Christmas we asked her to stay with us through the holiday since we would be traveling to S Sudan on December 28 and she could travel with us. Jackie is an orphan who lives with her elder brother’s family. ...

Dear Friends and Family, We would like to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We also would like to thank each of you for blessing us through your support and prayer for the ministry here in Uganda as well as for our family. We have see the Lord do great things this past year in and through the ministry. People all over Uganda and East Africa have been touched by the gospel. Many people have turned to Christ while others have had the seed planted. Again we thank you for being a part of this ministry. We look forward to what new things the Lord has for our family and ministry in 2016. ...

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dear friends and family, This month we have had much to rejoice over and also to mourn. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Arise Christian Fellowship celebrated its first birthday! ………………………………………………………………………………………………… This is the month that Arise Christian Fellowship celebrated its 1 year birthday. It has been exciting to see what the Lord has accomplished in such a short time and in such unexpected ways. In October last year we would have never expected that in one month we would have planted a church. The Lord had called Brian to minister to the men of the market place, many of whom are grown street kids. They, along with many of the women from the market, chose to follow Christ and desired to know Him better. This led us to hosting a baptism at a nearby pool which turned out to become where we meet on Sundays for church beginning with that Baptism. ...

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. - James 5:16 Dear Friends and Family, This has been a very fun and busy month for the ministry. Arise Christian Fellowship had ts first Afterglow service, our first baby dedication as well as hosting many visitors coming through the guest house. For quite sometime we had been praying about having an extended time of worship and prayer (afterglow) at Arise. Most of our congregation are new believers and come from difficult backgrounds. We have been teaching them the word of God as well as the basics of the faith. We want them to have a true personal relationship with the Lord, to know how to communicate to Him and hear from Him. We decided that an afterglow that had worship, prayer and teaching / instruction through out would be a great way to get them immersed in God presence and learn how to better have a relationship with Him. ...

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. - Romans 6:4 Dear Friends and Family, This month at Arise Christian Fellowship, we have seen quite a few firsts. We had our first baptism as a church. We had our first wedding. Lastly, we had the birth of a baby to someone from our congregation. ...

And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithfu l men who will be able to teach others also. - 2 Timothy 2:2 Dear Friends and Family, This month we saw the launch of the men’s ministry at Arise Christian Fellowship. As you may remember the church was started as a result of men from the market place coming to Christ. The growth we have seen in such a short time is nothing less than miraculous, especially considering the back ground of most of these men. As they have been learning the foundations of the faith at t he market once a week and attending church on Sunday the men have been developing an even greater hunger for God’s word and for more instruction on how to apply it. On Sundays after church they could gather around Brian and ask questions and share testimonies for hours. ...

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” –Galatians 6:10 Dear Friends and Family, Happy Easter! As missionaries we spend a lot of time reaching out to the lost. We evangelize, go on missions trips to unreached areas and disciple new believers. While these are good things it is also good to take the opportunity to help other believers with their ministries and to make time to encourage other ministers in the Lord. This past month our family and most of the ministry team from Arise Christian Fellowship traveled 5 hours west to Fort Portal to encourage and serve the church and ministry team there at Calvary Chapel Fort Portal. Pastor Doug Calhoon and his family traveled to the States at Christmas time so that his wife, Destiny, could deliver their third baby. While in the States, Destiny became aware of some serious health problems and is now seeking treatment. Please keep her and their family in prayer during this time. Doug’s Assistant Pastor, Nicolas has been teaching and leading the team at CCFP . Along with the help of the ministry team and missionaries Jo and Greg Clarkson, Nicolas is doing a great job. We, as a team, prayed and decided to set a side a long weekend to go and serve along side the CCFP team that they could have a rest and enjoy some fellowship and encouragement. We were there for 5 days. While we were there to bless them I must say we left feeling like the ones who had been blessed. The first ministry opportunity we had at the church was a night of worship. We had a bonfire at the church. People from the church came to fellowship and worship together. Evelyn and Carole from our worship team played the guitar and sang. We also had a potluck with a BBQ. During our time of worship a couple of youth passing by came and begin to ask questions about the church and Jesus. Pray for Greg and Nicolas to have more opportunities to share with them and that they would give their lives to Christ. ...