Pastor Kaweesa, 59, died together with Pr. Ed Polreich, 50, and Pr. Scott Volz, 49, when a Toyota Prado TX they were travelling in rolled into a valley behind Yeesu Akwagal Church in Seguku, Entebbe on Monday, March 28th.
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Scott Volz and Ed Pohlreich served as missionaries with World Outreach Ministry Foundation (WOMF), a U.S.-based nonprofit that plants churches and offers other services in several countries.
They had just returned from the primary school graduation ceremony at one of the ministry’s schools in Sudan when the accident occurred.
Pohlreich and his wife, Marcy, served with the organization for 27 years, beginning as field missionaries in Uganda.
Last year, Pohlreich began serving as chairman of the board, overseeing international missions. He also served as a pastor at Generational Hope Christian Center in Maple Valley, Washington – USA.
Volz joined the organization in 1998 with his wife, Brenda. They both worked as teachers at Yesu Akwagala Bible College in Uganda.
Volz also served as the chief operating officer for missions.
The US ministry received a call from its Ugandan branch about the accident that same day, and after the vigil on 29th, they were taken back for burial.
Members of Generational Hope Christian Center started a GoFundMe page which is still running to support the three families involved. It has already raised more than $17,000.
“We’re going to greatly feel their loss,” said Cindy Byers, WOMF’s treasurer to World Magazine media sources. “They’ve been with us from the very beginning, and we’re going to miss them greatly.”
“It’s definitely heartbreaking,” Byers further said. “They loved God, and they loved people. They died doing what they loved best.”
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