August 16-31, 2009

Here we go again! I’m writing this the day before I leave for Uganda (again) as part of a team of nine. We’ll be ministering at the national youth conference in Kampala for the second year in a row, ministering at a pastors’ conference, working with street orphans, and visiting tank sites for the Ugandan Water Project. —–DONATE———–OVER————HERE———–>>>>>>

I know the title of this newsletter is odd. What do I mean by “Visiting Jesus in Uganda”? In Matthew 25:40, Jesus tells a story about Judgment Day, when He says He will separate people like sheep and goats. The sheep are those that love and serve the poor, sick, and naked. The goats are those who do not love or serve them. Jesus said He will say to all of them, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.”

Jesus likens your treatment of the poorest and weakest among us as your treatment of Him. Therefore, as we serve the weak, the poor, and the forgotten in Uganda, we’re going to visit Jesus.

I remember when I was a full-time missionary to Tanzania in East Africa right out of high school in 1989-1990, I met a man named Reverend Kunda. This man was an evangelist, traveling from village to village in rural areas of this poor country preaching the gospel. Whenever I’d see Kunda, he’d finish our interactions by saying, “People are waiting for me. I must go!”

What he meant by this was that people were “waiting” in the places he was going to preach the gospel to hear the life-transforming message he was going to share. My brothers and sisters, I believe people are waiting for us in Uganda even now.

We are still receiving donations for our journey and for our ministry as we go. This is my second trip this year to Uganda. To do this, I have to raise $8000. I want to thank all those of you that have given already, and ask all those who read this to consider giving a tax-deductible gift to help send us to Uganda. You can donate through PayPal online on this site: (See the “———>>>”  symbol above)  or send a check to:

Isaiah Six Ministries P.O. Box 10A Lima, NY 14485

Thanks for your prayers and support! You can keep up with updates from Uganda right here!

I must go now. People are waiting. I’ll tell Jesus you said hi.

All for Christ Jesus,

Derek Joseph Levendusky director, Isaiah Six Ministries