Volume 1, Issue 49
May 2025 Blog
Greetings friends and Happy Spring!
By design, for over 10 years the K & K community has been worshiping in the local
Christian school. The school buildings were now finished so it was time to build the church.
Pam and I were there to help get things started. I was able to confer with the builders, help with
the site prep, and put up the 9 trusses: the first time. What does that mean: the first time?
I have been to Africa somewhere between 50 & 60 times now. Each trip I learn or see
something new and different. Never---and I mean NEVER---had I been at K & K when it was so
windy as it was in February. Even though it was dry, and the temperatures averaged 103 degrees
F., the wind made it very dangerous to work. We had spent for four days digging footing holes and
putting up the trusses & posts. We carefully braced everything into place as we had done on all of
our previous structures. Strengthening purlins were attached connecting all the trusses and
things were looking good. There were 9 trusses and therrefore18 posts. We had placed 16 of the
posts and their 8 respective purlins in perfect alignment. Post 17 was slid slightly into perfect
alignment. BUT…as the last post was slid ever-so-slightly into alignment, a viciously strong gale
wind came up. It blew the last 2 posts and trusses so hard that they began to lean and then start to
come down. Since all the trusses were attached with purlins, in short, the entire building was
laying on the ground. Four days’ work destroyed in a matter of 10 seconds. I was sitting resting
from the heat for a few minutes and witnessed the whole thing. Thank God Almighty no one was
hurt!
There were about 30 people at the site. No one spoke. We were all in shock and disbelief.
I put my head down and began to pray. The Lord spoke clearly to me at that moment: “They are all
watching to see how you react and what you will do next.” That was it. I got up, picked up the three
tools I needed, and began to dismantle the building. The bent and ruined purlins and braces
would be set aside and those that were reusable would be set in a different pile. As I worked, one
of our young builders watched me for a minute and then he began to do the same thing. Then a
third person joined us and then another and another and another. After about 20 minutes a young
man came to me and said, “Mr. D.C., you have worked hard and shown us what to do. Give me your
tools and we will finish.” I obliged. Very soon the building was back into all its individual parts.
I showed them how to cut away the bent metal bolt plates and grind down the areas for new
plates. New plates were ordered and once they arrived were welded into place. The building
pieces were once again ready to be put together and stood into place. Problem: my time was now
all gone. I had to return to the U.S. Thank God that our American Friend Waffle Lomilo who lives
close by was able to step in and take my place guiding the Ugandan team.
They took it from there and between February and May the church was completed! It is a
very solid and practical structure. Nothing fancy at all. It is rectangular with dimensions of 10
Meters (33’) Wide X 24 M. Long (80’). Everything is either steel or masonry, so termites---the
wooden structure destroyer---will not be a problem. It is only by the Grace of God that the
building was funded and built.
The church dedication was held on Friday May 16. It was a 10-hour event with about 1000
adults and children from the entire community and surrounding area in attendance. (We had to
leave a bit early, but the festivities remained into the evening.) At least a dozen churches were
represented as they came in support of the new Amazing Grace church building. I had the
privilege and honor of speaking at the event and then guiding the procession into the church for
the first time. Of course, I didn’t deserve that honor, but they insisted. We made certain that
Florence, an elderly lady somewhere around 100 years old and one of the “least of these” was the
first to enter the church and give honor to God for His love, care, and provision. On Sunday we
were back near the airport getting ready to fly home while they had the first Sunday service in the
building. I saw photos and videos, and the church was packed from back to front! Again, we praise
God for bringing his church---His people---into the church building.
On Monday through Thursday, we held a 4-day medical camp at K & K. There were 7
Americans that came from the U.S., and we joined forces with a team of 7 from Uganda. Together
with the 21 local Ugandans who volunteered to help as workers and translators, we were able to
provide medical care for 700 men, women, and children! It was a very busy time, but the Lord
allowed us to provide quality primary care to each patient. Now the work continues: we had many
referrals for cataracts and other eye problems, goiters, hernias, ENT issues, hydrocephalus,
epilepsy and other seizures, and many other maladies. The first van of patients was taken for
treatment just this morning, May 22, 2025.
Has life ever thrown you a curveball? Have there been times when you worked hard for
something only to have it not work out the way you wanted or expected? Have your plans been
shattered or at the very least delayed or rearranged? Perhaps you have had times similar to our
fallen church building. If so, always remember that the Lord our God is right there with you and
right in the midst of your disappointment. He will give you the strength you need and will guide
you through your mess. He WILL help you come out on the other side. He WILL take your hurt and
turn it into a thing of joy. He WILL stand with you through it all. But you have some small
responsibility: remember Him! Talk to Him! Share your heart and your tears with Him! The Bible
tells us that “…with God all things are possible.” Believe it!
My special thanks to each of you who have taken the time to read this newsletter. Your
interest in how the Lord works in the lives of KMI and our people is encouraging. Being a
missionary certainly has its ups and downs, but the overriding joy of loving Christ and being loved
by Him is worth every heartache and success. You are a blessing to this ministry. You pray for us,
encourage us, and support us both emotionally and financially. May the Lord our God bless your
life as you continue to serve Him in whatever way or ways that you feel called.
Serving Him,
D.C.
About The Lundys
D.C. Lundy has been involved in short-term missions for many years. His experiences have taken him to Mexico, Liberia, Tanzania, South Sudan, Mozambique, and Uganda, and he is now a full-time, short-term missionary, having retired from public education after serving for 38 years as a P.E. teacher, elementary teacher, and administrator.Pam Lundy, a nationally certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, has been a PNP since 1977. She has served---and continues to serve--- the Central Oregon community in this capacity. In addition Pam has provided medical care to children in Mexico, Liberia, Tanzania, and South Sudan. Pam is also a Board member for KingdomWork Ministries International.