Following the dry spell that hit Uganda, Jamil Sekyanzi, the senior Pastor of Great Commission Church – Maganjo and Great Commission Church – London has mobilized resources to visit families in areas most affected by the catastrophy.
Through the Sekyanzi Foundation, the Church launched out last month and, is till this date feeding and supporting families with elderly people above 60 years.
The Church this week supplied rice and posh to families suffering from hunger in Masaka district, Kisaana, Namasavu and Kabale district.
“We feed two villages on Monday, kisaana and Namasavu in Masaka District . We saw the elderly smiling like babies; we give God the glory for the provision. Thanks my team for your hard work may the Lord reward you all.” The Pastor said, urging that it was a blessing to bless those elderly people in need.
One of these recent Sundays at Great Commission Church – Maganjo, God used this Church to meet several people’s needs as a way of preaching the Gospel.
“God used us to pay people’s debts, to pay school for children. We paid people’s rent, and feed those who did not have supper. We bless the Lord for using us to be a blessing…We continue to preach the practical gospel and to empower the community.” The Church says.
State of the Dry spell
Uganda National Meteorological Authorities report that more than half of Uganda is in an exceptional drought and, that current drought conditions are the worst in the country’s history.
This drought has since left 9 million Ugandans in urgent need of food aid as compared to only 1.3 million people just three months ago, Mr Musa Ecweru, the minister for Disaster and Preparedness says.
Government’s 1st-10th January weather forecast indicated ‘very hot temperatures with average maximum temperatures ranging from 26.4 to 36.3 degrees centigrade,” with Nebbi district recording as high as 38.5 degrees centigrade.
“The month of January is still dry as it has experienced in the last month of December 2016 (and) water levels in Lake Victoria basin have been consistently diminishing due to dry spell in most parts of the country,” reads part of the UNMA report.
The National Environment management Authority says the changing weather is a result of human activity while the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry reveals that this is a result of the late onset of 2016 rains, which lead to cultivation beginning late.
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