by Dr. Carrie Miles We are excited to announce that Donell Peck and Carrie Miles will soon be returning to Africa. We will be met and accompanied by Executive Director for Empower/Africa, Bishop Frank Michael Tweheyo. Carrie and Frank will start out in Rwanda, where we will meet with several Anglican bishops who are interested … Read more
As we reported last week, July was a busy month for Empower Uganda. We ran a Master Class and New Man, New Woman, New Life class concurrently in neighboring towns in Eastern Uganda. Joyce Ouko, President Empower Uganda, sends this report: We bless the name of the Almighty God for God’s enabling power to the … Read more
What does it mean to submit? The Bible says, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (Eph. 5:21). Many readers skip this verse, focusing on Ephesians 5:22 but ripping it from its context: “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” That instruction is part of a longer passage that … Read more
If you don’t read any other of Empower’s reports, read this one. Imagine a place where women are considered property, and not allowed to speak because they are not a “full person.” Now imagine Empower/Uganda president Joyce and her husband, Rev. Julius Ouko, bringing the truth that both men and women are made in the … Read more
As part of Empower’s ongoing partnership with Teen Challenge in Kenya, our Africa Director Frank Michael Tweheyo recently welcomed more than 130 participants to a training at the Teen Challenge headquarters in Nairobi. Here is his report (the third in a series from his recent trip to Kenya). Empower has been partnering with Teen Challenge … Read more
Empower Africa Director Frank Tweheyo visited St. Paul’s University in Kenya last month for both a Master Class and a brand new seminar, a Training of Trainers workshop. Here is Part Two of Frank’s report. We’re so grateful for the people at St. Paul’s University in Kenya. Not only have they welcomed Empower for many … Read more
Longtime Empower partner St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya again welcomed Empower Africa Director Frank Tweheyo last month for both a Master Class and a Training of Trainers workshop. Here is Part One of Frank’s encouraging report. I was again overjoyed to travel on behalf of Empower to Kenya from Feb 20th to March 6th. … Read more
For the first time in almost two years, Empower African Program Director Pastor Frank Tweheyo was recently able to travel to Kenya. He was warmly welcomed to St. Paul’s University—which you can read about here. He also returned to visit Teen Challenge—a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Nairobi. (Learn more about previous visits and … Read more
For the first time in almost two years, Empower African Program Director Pastor Frank Tweheyo was recently able to travel to Kenya. He was warmly welcomed to St. Paul’s University, where the Empower message continues to be taught and discussed. Frank went to help facilitate a Master Class. He also visited Teen Challenge. Here is … Read more
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year for you and those you love! It has been another quiet year for Empower, as repeated lockdowns and travel restrictions abroad have mostly kept us at home. Despite the constraints, however, we are excited by the continuing impact our Bible-based teachings are having, and about the programs being … Read more
Empower was recently able to conduct a New Man, New Woman, New Life Master Class training in Arua City, in the West Nile area of Uganda. It was led by Joyce Ouko, president of Empower Uganda; her husband Julius; and Pastor Frank Michael Tweheyo, Empower Africa Director. Here is Part One of Frank’s report on … Read more
Your prayers and generous support are making a difference in Uganda! As more and more people in the United States are vaccinated, and states have begun to loosen restrictions, it’s easy for us to think of the pandemic as a difficult time that is now behind us. In some African countries, however, Covid-19 is still … Read more