6 Brides for 6 Grooms - Wedding Day in Kubamitwe!
How would you counsel families who get saved through the ministry of your local church, get baptized, but the dad and mom have never made a marriage covenant? This has been the typical scenario for SOS here in Kubamitwe where not a single family had parents who were married when we first arrived 8 years ago. No wonder infidelity and mistrust dominated these homes! Solution? Marriage, of course. Just buy a ring and propose already-right? Not when her dad demands an unaffordable dowry. And to marry without paying the dad (and clan) for the bride is tantamount to...stealing, resulting in eventual disowning. So solution? The church family rally around each groom and help him pay a dowry while the elders, meanwhile, assist negotiations for a discounted price. After the dowry is covered, then the wedding. But who has money left over for a wedding after such a costly dowry? Once again, the church loves more deeply than family and hosts the wedding. We told any church members who were ready to repent of their immorality and make their homes right with the Lord that we would give them a group wedding. They only had to come up with their rental dress, hair, bouquets, and cake. Their wedding was complete with an outstanding wedding coordinator (Mary Basaba) and a matching offer for a honeymoon-which all 6 couple took up!
So this afternoon, every 25 minutes, a glowing bride followed her bridesmaids and flower girl to the outdoor altar in front of a crowd of over 800 guests, including church members, family, and friends. She and her groom exchanged vows and rings before the Lord and their community, taking the next step in making their relationships with God right. The wedding was magical, yet still radiated with African flare-including authentic African army ants who attacked the first bride at the altar. Insecticide quickly came to the rescue to prevent the same mishap for the next 5!
The extended families, who just several months ago bitterly conveyed animosity toward future sons-in-law who had stolen their daughters, exuberantly welcomed these sons into their families. They witnessed the transforming power of the gospel firsthand in their children's lives and heard the clear gospel during our service, perhaps for the very first time.
We are praising the Lord for His grace to be able to provide resources to enable these 6 families to lay a proper foundation before the Lord. We trust that the successive generations will learn from this and get married before establishing families! We look forward in years to come here to witnessing, "One generation...prais(ing) Your works to another...declar(ing) Your mighty acts" (Psalm 145:4)!
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Legacy Christian Academy Uganda
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Shannon with Bosco, Edward and Hope at SBTS
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SOS Prayer Requests
Please join us in prayer for Legacy Christian Academy as it has just begun its new school year with 250 students (K-3). Pray that the families of our students will grow to love the Lord through the examples of our teachers and their children's growing faith!
Please join us in prayer for our local church (Community Bible Church) as we continue to disciple men and women within our community to follow and serve Christ in all areas of life.
Please lift up our (Hurley) family as we seek to exalt Christ in our home and community. Pray that we would grow in humility as we serve one another.
Please continue to pray for our SOS family to love Christ more so that His love would impact the lives around us!
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Anthony & Mary Basaba
The Basaba family has arrived in Uganda!! Anthony will focus on Community Outreach as well as support the biblical training conferences and other key areas. Mary will use her giftedness for medical aid and women's ministries.
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Francis & Caroline Bisagni
The Bisagni family has arrived in Uganda!!!. The Bisagni family joins the SOS Senior Management Team to facilitate the Shepherds Training Center and other critical support areas.
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Bosco Andama is finishing his biblical training at Southern Seminary (SBTS). Please pray for Bosco as he readies to return to SOS Uganda next Summer.
Edward Kintu, SOS Senior Leadership Team member and Pastor of Kubamitwe Community Bible Church, is at Southern Seminary pursuing an MDIV to return to SOS in three years.
ABOUT SOS - Sufficiency of Scripture (SOS) Ministries is a unique 501(c)(3) faith-based organization, dramatically impacting the precious people of Uganda through sound Biblical teaching and training in God's Word, and through sacrificially demonstrating Christ's love.
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