Messages from Bosco and Heidi July 2025

Sometimes we feel completely overwhelmed with the vast and varied needs in our community, church and family. However, we continue to trust the Lord for his providence, and marvel at how he provides in the most unexpected and extraordinary ways!

Here are four of our current needs. Can you pray with us that the Lord would provide?!

*1. A children and youth worker*
About half the population of Uganda is aged 15 and under (!!) and consequently we have a lot of children in our church! We would love to help support someone to take the lead in this area of ministry at Ssenge Baptist Church. Such a person could organise the Sunday Schools, set up and run Bible Clubs in local schools, plan and oversee our Holiday Bible Clubs, establish a teenage youth group, set up a ministry for young adults… there is so much that could be done if we had the resources to support someone to run this area of ministry!

*2. A fund-raiser*
We have wonderful plans drawn up by Engineering Ministries International for our permanent church building… but we need to raise a lot of money! We would love someone with some experience fundraising (or an eagerness to learn!) to come and live here in Uganda for a year to lead our fundraising initiative. This would involve writing proposals to grant making trusts, communicating with churches who could help support the building project, assisting with social media and other methods of communication. A job description will be available soon! Pray that the Lord would bring to us a suitable person with the necessary gifts and experience to help us raise funds for a permanent church building!

*3. Volunteers for our Holiday Bible Clubs*
Have you ever considered coming to visit here in Ssenge and helping with our Holiday Bible Clubs?! We run HBCs in May and December each year, both for children and teenagers. We would love to have you join us for a week of ministering to our children and youth, and for you to get a glimpse into world mission! Please pray that volunteers may travel to Uganda, serve here, and see what we as Ssenge Baptist Church are doing! We’d love to have you😊

*4. Financial support for the Bukeera family*
Back in 2018 we were sent to church plant in Uganda by Three Bridges Free Church (Crawley), being supported through UFM Worldwide. Due to visa issues, we were not able to stay in the UK to raise 100% financial support before having to return to Uganda. The cost of living has increased significantly over the past few years, and our family has increased in size! Also, as SBC has grown we’ve needed increasingly more money to support this church that is not able to sustain itself. Can you pray that the Lord would provide more financial support both for our family and the day to day running of Ssenge Baptist Church? If you would like to give a regular or one off financial gift, do get in touch (with us or UFM) to find out how!

This is just a brief glimpse into four of our current needs, and in time more details can be shared. In the meantime, do get in touch if you would like to know more about any of these things!
Please do pray with us that the Lord, who has brought us this far, would continue to provide… for His glory!

Thank you for your prayers, and for your partnership in the gospel.

And here we are! A recent family photo taken at the lovely Botanical Gardens in Entebbe, with Lake Victoria in the background.

With much love,
Bosco and Heidi xxx