John's Journal

AUGUST 21, 2018

AUGUST 21, 2018           Last Spring’s Board of Directors (BOD) meeting, the BOD received the requests of Rev David Ntogohnya and the Gulu District Leaders for $10,000 to build a wall around the District Conference Center (DCC) and the District Lodge (DL). The BODs initially discussed their reluctance to put money into a wall when … Read more

June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018 Greeting to all our donors, friends and website visitors. The mission of the Gulu Methodist Partnership Inc  (GMPI), Uganda,  East Africa, is to support the Gulu Methodist District and its churches in their efforts to make disciples. Over the past eight years, the requested support of District leaders fit into four primary … Read more

MAY 21, 2018

MAY 21, 2018 GMPI PRAISES GOD FOR HIS DIRECTION AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE A NEW AND VITAL LIFE SAVING MINISTRY TO GULU VILLAGES Praise the Lord for working in the hearts of those who donate to Gulu Methodist Partnership Inc (GMPI). For this reason GMPI is expanding its ministries to include repairing village wells and … Read more

APRIL 5, 2018

APRIL 5, 2018 This John’s Journal Article is taken from reports written by mission team members: John Lane and Callie Pendleton The 2018 March Mission Team was composed of GMPI Well & Pump Repair Technicians and other short term missioners from Centenary United Methodist Church (CUMC) Lexington. The team was led by Julie Broderson. Julie … Read more

MARCH 9,2018

MARCH 9,2018 Edie and I had the privilege of praying for and seeing off, the March 2018 Short Term Mission Team sponsored by Gulu Methodist Partnership Inc (GMPI) and the Centenary United Methodist Church (CUMC) in Lexington Thursday, March 8 from the Lexington, Kentucky airport for Gulu, Uganda. (Top Row –Lft: Isaac, Tony, John, and … Read more

December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year I thank God for what He is doing through you for the pastors, churches and villages of Gulu, Uganda. Through your gifts: pastors are being supported, pastors and church lay people receive training in the Christian faith, wells are drilled and pumps repaired to deliver … Read more

November 1, 2017

Dear Friends I am requesting your support for a mission to save from sickness and death, a multitude of people in Gulu, Uganda, East Africa Contaminated water kills an estimated 3.4 million people each year; many are children. Contaminated water lowers the immune system, causes Cholera and Typhoid epidemics, Dysentery, Guinea worm disease and many … Read more

September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017 Yesterday I visited the WaterStep Organization (WaterStep.org) in Louisville, Kentucky where I met two very amiable staff members: Sarah Yoder and Diego Lyra. I arrived without an appointment but they made room for me on their schedule. Diego gave me a comprehensive tour of their training site. WaterStep trains people to fix … Read more

August 14, 2017

Dear Friends,  Here is Gulu District Superintendent David Notogohnya’s inspiring update (words and pictures) on God’s work being done in Gulu.. It is affirming to know that GMPI’s work is complimented by the work of other churches and mission teams. For example the foundation of the  Hospitality Wing at the District Conference Center was constructed and … Read more

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017 The Board of Directors (BOD) of the Gulu Methodist Partnership Inc (GMPI) met last April 29 at the Campton United Methodist Church for their Spring Meeting. The BOD voted in favor of a reorganization that divided up the Executive Director’s (ED) responsibilities among the ED and two Associate Directors. The reorganization also  … Read more