Empower Uganda President Joyce Ouko recently traveled to a rather remote location to conduct a New Man, New Woman, New Life training. Her report, edited for length and clarity, follows. Last month, we conducted the first-ever training in the Namatale Buvuma Islands, located in Lake Victoria in Central Uganda. The training, hosted by Christ Nation … Read more

Empower Uganda President Pastor Joyce Ouko, along with her husband Rev. Julius Ouko, and Rev. Charles Opio, recently conducted a New Man, New Woman, New Life training at Intercessors’ International Church in Lugazi, a town in the Buikwe District of Central Uganda. Here is her report, edited for length and clarity. Greetings from the Ugandan … Read more

Empower Africa Program Director Frank Michael Tweheyo recently led a series of trainings in Nairobi, Kenya. He journeyed to three places: Teen Challenge headquarters, African Prime Leadership Training Institute and finally the Premier International University.  Here is Frank’s report for the first leg: a New Man, New Woman, New Life training at Teen Challenge.  Empower … Read more

Empower Uganda President Pastor Joyce Ouko and her husband Rev. Julius Ouko, along with Pastor Kinyera Mike, recently facilitated an Empower training for 53 participants in Kampala Uganda. Joyce sent us the following report about this very effective training. Here is her report, edited for length and clarity. On behalf of EIM, Uganda, we would … Read more

Empower Africa Director Frank Michael Tweheyo, along with one of our senior facilitators, Purity Njagi, recently facilitated a seminar organized by our partner, Dr. Zablon Bundi, in Kenya. The training, which focused on Empower’s New Man, New Woman, New Life curriculum, took place at Dr. Bundi’s  new institution, the African Prime Leadership Training Institute in … Read more

Empower’s Africa Program Director Frank Michael Tweheyo, alongside Empower Minister Purity Njagi, recently led a Master Class at St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya. Our ongoing partnership with the university’s Institute of Lifelong Learning and Leadership Development Centre (SPILL) has led to countless lives being changed. The Master Class is for those who have been … Read more

Our team in Punjab, India, recently conducted a customized training based on New Man, New Woman, New Life. Here is their report. The 20 couples that attended learned for the first time, through materials translated into their local language, about the importance of deepening their relationships in their family life. The seminar, called “The Family, … Read more

In rural areas of Northern Uganda, strong patriarchal cultural practices take a toll on marriages and families. Even Christian families and churches tend to follow these practices, which demean women and treat them like slaves. When a woman marries into a family, the family pays a dowry or bride price for her, which tends to … Read more

When Empower Africa Director Dr. Frank Michael Tweheyo visited Zambia last year, he presented a vision-cast for the New Man New Woman New Life seminar at the University of Lusaka. Prof. Moses Chalwe invited him to return to conduct the training. Frank, accompanied by his wife and co-facilitator Pastor Phobice Tweheyo, recently returned from this … Read more

by Rev. John K. Njoroge In conjunction with St. Paul’s University in Kenya, Rev. John K. Njoroge recently lead the new New Man, New Woman, New Life Outreach Program. Rather than spending three days going through the material in this curriculum, as we typically do in our trainings, the program spread the thirteen sessions over … Read more

Last week, Empower Africa Director Frank Tweheyo visited Lusaka, Zambia at the invitation of a local ministry that had organized a retreat of Christian leaders from Zambia and Malawi. He agreed to come and teach on Transformational Leadership if he was allowed to give a “vision cast” for the New Man, New Woman, New Life … Read more

Four years ago, we held our first seminar at Teen Challenge in Kampala, Uganda—where we led about eight students and a few staff through New Man, New Woman, New Life. We’ve continued to lead NMNW and a Master Class since then. Last month, we returned yet again and this time had about 25 students and … Read more