Uganda Dental Clinic Video

Dr Sunday Akintoye gives us a brief walkthrough of the dental clinic in Arut in Northern Uganda. Some of these people have suffered with dental pain for a long time. And while this doesn't look like a western dental office these people leave with much needed relief.

Pray for Jeremy and Sunday as they fly back (7-30/8-1)

Successful Medical and Dental Missions in Gulu.

Sunday at Arut treating a dental patient

We had a very successful medical and dental missions outreach in Gulu. Although the final count is yet to be tallied for those that received medical care, we performed dental extractions for about 226 people in both Dino and Arut. These were people who otherwise learned to bear their dental pain on a daily basis. It was a delight to see the joy on their faces; some even came back the next day to thank us for the pain-free sleep they enjoyed after their tooth/teeth were extracted. We thank the Lord for the prayer of the Saints because everything went on smoothly. To God be the glory for the great things He has done.

~Sunday

Large Turn Out in Arut

Sunday giving dental hygiene education to the waiting crowd at Arut.

After two full days of ministry in Dino, we spent another three full days in Arut, Northern Uganda located just 1 hour’s drive from Uganda-Sudan boarder. In Arut, we also provided medical and dental care, medications, and organized programs for the children and youth. The large turn out of the people made it more conducive to teach good oral hygiene practices. Patients lined up each day waiting to be served, but some had to be turned away by dusk.


~Sunday

Working Together in Uganda

Dentists And Dental Students Serving the Acholi People. 

Sunday and some members of the dental team at the end of a day's work

The dental team is comprised of three dentists (one each from USA, Nigeria and Uganda) and three wonderful dental students from Howard University Dental School, Washington DC. To God’s glory our team blended together from the first day. I headed the dental team providing extensive years of clinical practice, teaching and research. Ambrose from Nigeria provided dental mission experience and Andrew from Uganda, a great resource person is also involved in medical/dental missions within Uganda; both of them provided additional dental instruments and sterilization equipments. Alicia, Courtney and Patrick, the three dental students were very committed and their enthusiasm was contagious. I cannot thank our interpreters enough for making it possible to communicate with the people. Please keep us in your prayers because we are scheduled to provide dental care for five consecutive days.

~Sunday

Gulu District: Open for the Lord's Work

Sunday checking blood pressure of a young patient in Dino, Gulu District

Immediately after the Sunday service we boarded the bus for our trip to Gulu, Northern Uganda to begin the fieldwork phase of our trip. It was an exhausting 6-hour trip, but we were all glad to settle in our rooms in ‘Hotel Free Zone’.  The next day we were off to Dino, a remote part of Gulu District. Although the trip was expected to last 2.5 hours, it took us 3.5 hours because of the bad road condition. We set up our activities at a former war camp converted to a ‘supposedly’ local health care center that doesn't seem to be used often. Interestingly, there was a large crowd already waiting there for what has now become an annual ‘health fair’ for this region. We provided medical, dental and wound care, gave out medications and ministered to the children about the love of God. It was gratifying to see the relief on their faces. Glory be to God.

~Sunday

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Jeremy demonstrating a science experiment for the kids at
Uganda Jesus Village.

FB post from Jeremy: Spent the last 2 days in Dino, remote Northern Uganda, doing medical clinics for people who essentially have no other source of healthcare. Got bitten and peed on by one little girl with acute Mzunguphobia, but all in a day's work... Doing the same in Arut for the next 3 days. Will be sure to keep my fingers away from small mouths!

NOTE: Mzungu is Swahili for white person.

Here Am I, Send Me

Worship team at Streams of Life

We attended the 10.30am service on Sunday at the Streams of Life Church, Kampala pastored by Pastor Gerald Mwebe. As expected the worship session was very inspiring. Although the singing and dancing went on for about 1hr 10minutes,  some of us were still yearning for more. Richard, President of Adonai Partners Inc. delivered the sermon based on Isaiah Chapter 6. He challenged us that if we seek the Lord just like Prophet Isaiah, our lives will never be the same.  Our eyes will be so opened the magnitude of the work still left to be done on the mission field that we will say like Prophet Isaiah ‘Here am I, send me’

~Sunday

Leaders and Pastors iGNITED

Pastors and leaders at the altar committing to Missions

The two-day Leadership and Missions Conference took place at Makerere University Conference Center. It focused on transformational leadership and empowering leaders and pastors for mission.  Attendees included local pastors and faculty members at Makerere University. I was one of the seven speakers at the conference. My talk, given on the first day focused on ‘Strategic Priorities for Leadership’. Jeremy anchored the first day with a ‘Working it Out’ session on application of all the information presented. There were 144 attendees on day 1 and 175 on day 2.  A total of 70 leaders answered the altar call to commit their ministries to missions. These were further invited to a training workshop on day 3 to prepare them for life on the mission field.

Sunday giving his talk at the Leadership and Missions Conference.
Jeremy summarizing the day's events

Save The Street Kids

Youth and young adults praying for Monica (red blouse); 

who received Christ that day.

Some of us attended the iGNITE Leadership and Missions Conference for two days while the rest of the team ministered on the streets of Kampala. The Namuwonga Community is one of the ‘slums’ in Kampala. Team members ministered from house to house praying and sharing the love of Jesus. The next day, some team members ministered to ‘Street Kids’ in Kamwokya community. These kids often roam the streets because they have no homes to go. Poverty was displayed in the worst graphic form in these regions as young mothers could be seen sleeping on the street with their children. Our team was hosted by ‘Save the street kids’ Ministry that caters to children taken off the streets. Several people in these communities opened their hearts to Jesus. Unfortunately, many can’t read English language, so a major challenge will be getting them Bible written in their local language.

~Sunday