The Empower strategy everywhere we serve is to raise up local leaders who can facilitate and teach the material we’ve developed. Over the years, we’ve been blessed to develop a wonderful relationship with Teen Challenge Kenya, conducting many trainings. (See our other reports on past trainings here.) Teen Challenge is a Christ-based residential addiction rehabilitation … Read more
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
Empower Uganda President Joyce Ouko and her husband Pastor Julius Ouko, almost immediately after their recent trip to Karenga (read their compelling report about it here), went on to conduct a training in Tororo, in eastern Uganda, more than four hours journey from the Ouko’s home base in Kampala. Here is Joyce’s report from that … 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
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
By Sally Bryant, Empower Minister I was longing to return to Malawi, after being unable to travel in 2020 due to Covid-19. Thanks be to God, I was recently able to make my 11th trip! I was overwhelmed by God’s goodness as I saw evidence of the harvest, where the seeds that have been planted … Read more
Empower’s Africa Program Director Frank Tweheyo traveled to Kenya last month to facilitate seminars with some of our partners. Here is his report. This journey to Kenya was so refreshing in a big sense: meeting new people, visiting with friends and relaxing a bit from heavy schedules for the past several months. My first stop … Read more
One year ago, the truth hit Felkin. His life, especially his marriage, will never be the same, thanks to Empower. At a New Man, New Woman, New Life seminar last year, he was convicted that his marriage of 45 years followed the culture, but not God. The truth of the Bible was a bright light … Read more
We’re so grateful for the work of our partners in Nagaland, located in northern India, who recently conducted several New Man, New Woman, New Life seminars. Thanks to you, our generous donors, we were able to provide copies of this curriculum to our trainers there. Empower partners Apokla Ben and Bendang Toshi are based in … Read more
Note: Yesterday’s post had a broken link to our report. That has been corrected. Read the full report here. Over the last few years, we’ve enjoyed a wonderful relationship with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya. Our team has visited several times, teaching both the introductory seminar and the Master Class, where we train the … Read more