Africa Renewal - Uganda

Causes: Babies Home, Medical Clinic, Child Sponsorship, Church Planting, Pastoral Training/University, Orphanage, Schools

Pastor Peter Kasirivu, Founder

Scroll to bottom of page to see an urgent COVID-19 message

We first met Pastor Peter on our first trip to Africa, 13 years ago. He pastors a rather size-able church, located in the fishing village of Gaba which is on the shores of Lake Victoria. Africa Renewal Ministries (ARM) is our partner in Loving Hearts Babies Home. We have visited all of their ministries many times throughout Uganda and have witnessed first-hand the great Kingdom work they are doing. They have over 7,000 children in their sponsorship program, educate pastors at their University, care for the community through Wentz Medical Clinic, just to name a few.

Mission

To renew Africa through the gospel of Jesus Christ and the local church by embracing children, equipping leaders, and empowering communities. In 1990, our founder Pastor Peter Kasirivu started Africa Renewal through Gaba Community Church in response to the overwhelming needs he saw in his community. Pastor Peter found that many people in Gaba didn’t have access to basic necessities, including healthcare and education. Furthermore, they had never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Through his experience and first-hand knowledge of Gaba, he started a ministry that provided real solutions to the lost, vulnerable, hurting and sick in his community. Under Pastor Peter’s leadership, Africa Renewal has grown to seven affiliated ministries that impact more than 30 communities across Uganda. Together through the combined efforts of the team and countless volunteers, donors and sponsors, Africa Renewal has planted more than 650 churches, trained over 2,700 leaders and sponsored 15,000-plus children.

Through Africa Renewal, people are finding hope. Children have access to education, medical care, leadership training and spiritual discipleship, and young adults are earning advanced degrees. Pastors are receiving theological training and are able to care for their church congregations and beyond. Families and communities as well as U.S. church partners and sponsors get to experience renewal first-hand.

Children

At Africa Renewal, children are a core part of our mission. The children in Uganda today will be our next generation of leaders, and they also make up some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. Through our many development programs and sponsorship opportunities, we are able to meet the needs of vulnerable children who would otherwise not have access to education and healthcare.

We have programs designed for different age groups, serving children ages 2 through 20-years old. Learn about how you can partner with us to show the love of Christ to these children by going to our website link below.

Equipping Leaders

When a leader is equipped and empowered, communities are transformed. At Africa Renewal, we are committed to developing leaders so they can go out and bring hope to their communities. Through our training and university programs, we bolster leaders to serve their communities. We engage with young adults, pastors and others to prepare them to lead by modeling Christ-like character in their areas of influence.

Empowering Communities

There are many communities in Uganda that have critical, unmet needs. Africa Renewal has chosen to work through local affiliated churches, reaching various communities across Uganda with aid. Through our partnerships with local churches and our variety of programs, Africa Renewal helps empower communities by sharing the hope of Jesus Christ and providing access to food, healthcare and education. Through careful planning and selection, we plant churches in strategic areas and provide pastoral training so the church may be a conduit of love to transform communities.

An urgent COVID-19 message from Africa Renewal Ministries

The current lockdown by the Ugandan government has left many families starving. Being that majority of the families live from hand to mouth, many of them no longer have the capacity to work and earn an income to feed their families.

Focusing on the current situation (COVID-19) in the locations Africa Renewal serves, we have been able to reach out to some families with food packs containing corn flour, beans, rice, salt and soap. This has provided temporary relief for our communities but it can only last them for a couple of weeks at most. However, the need is still so overwhelming.

Wentz Medical Center has also done a great job of sensitizing people about the spread of the Coronavirus disease and also provide the slum areas with jerry can 'water tanks' so as to emphasize hand washing in the community.

Just today, the president extended the lockdown by another 21 days. Whereas this will surely help curb the spread of the pandemic, it presents numerous challenges for our people. Our hope and prayer is that we can continue ministering to these vulnerable families through provision of food, hand washing items and sharing with them the gospel of hope during this tough season.

We pray that God will provide, protect and give hope to families in Uganda and elsewhere in the world.