
Volume 1, Issue 50
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine before men is such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
In May of 2025 the new Amazing Grace Church was finished. We held a community-wide celebration and dedication of the church to the glory of The Lord our God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Blessed Holy Spirit. Over 1,000 people were in attendance: most, but not all of them were believers in Christ. Much singing and dancing took place, Speeches were made, prayers of dedication and thanks were said, and everyone was fed a wonderful meal and served with a soda. The entire day was spent in praise and honor to God for His provision, love, and grace.
2025 found us making only two of our usual three or four trips to K & K. In February Pam and I went with two purposes in mind: she would hold a small clinic for children, and I would work with our team of Ugandans to put up the steel framework for the Amazing Grace Church of Kabacheriya. Both were accomplished however the church framework proved to be quite an ordeal as explained in our May 2025 newsletter. Short story: children were treated and the building framework was put up. In May we took a team of 7 Americans and combined with a team of 14 Ugandans to hold a 4-day medical camp. Over 700 people were treated, and out of those700, 62 were referred to different hospitals for various needed treatments and/or surgeries. As of this writing all 62 have been treated successfully. We thank God for His provision.
All that is good and we are thankful for what the Lord has done. Other things were accomplished including our first Amazing Grace Schools sustainability project introduction: bee keeping. It is in its first year, so we are anxious to see how the Lord blessed the honey production and beeswax use. Please pray for good results now, and long term.
Isaiah 55: 8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
In all honesty I have to wonder how many times I have relied on my own thinking, experience, and decision making for the ministry. There is nothing wrong with being thoughtful, using wisdom garnished from experience, and using foresight. These are good things…IF they are led by the Holy Spirit. My confession to you is that too often I move ahead with too little prayer and direction from the Lord. After all---I DO have close to 30 years of experience in international missions---I should know a thing or two. THAT my friends, is a trap. That is self-reliance, not God-reliance. Guilty!!!
I have said and written it many times: “Nothing happens without prayer.” I truly believe that statement to be true. But there are times when I plow ahead not taking the proper time to seek the face of my Savior. I tell you this now as a reminder to both of us. More ministry takes place on our knees than it does in the field. Please join me in 2026 making dedicated prayer a focus and a priority as we continue serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Will you please consider joining me in that?
We had to cancel on October Sip Pastor’s conference. My back was hurting too much to make the flights. As it turned out, I needed a back surgery to take the pressure off of my spinal column. The surgery was done on November 25 in Boise---don’t ask---and was immediately successful. We flew home on Thanksgiving, and I am still recovering but doing well. I hope to up and running---not literally---by the end of December. Between now and then I am in prayer about what 2026 hold for us. The KMI board and I will make our plans, and we will prayerfully ask God to guide our steps all along the way. Here are my initial thoughts, but they have not yet been verified by the Hopy Spirit.
January/February 2026 Business Trip to Uganda
April or May 2026 Medical Camp
October 2026 Sipi Pastor’s Conference
TBA 2026 Possible Clinic Planning
Please be in prayer for us as we look toward moving ahead. There is much to be done.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
May this December be full of love, joy, and peace as you celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is no longer in the manger, but He once was. He humbled himself to come to man to give His life for us. I have always loved the Christmas season and am blessed to be around friends and family to celebrate our Lord.
If you are wondering how you can help this Christmas season, there are many ways:
Thank you for your love and support for KMI and for me personally over these past 14 years. Your kindness and care mean more to me than you will ever know. As we look to a new year, I look forward to sharing with you what the Lord will do in 2026…but I want it to be HIS thoughts and His ways. Blessings in the name of the Lord.
Serving Him,
D.C.