Uganda

I.N. Network Ministry

IN Network Uganda first began in 1994 and now, under the directorship of Reverend Justus Miwanda, the ministry operates through the following avenues:

A Health Centre in Kiyindi, with a full-time staff of 12 people, including community health visitors, mid-wives, nursing aides and laboratory assistants.

A Primary School in Kiyindi with 18 staff and helpers. The school has an enrollment of some 460 students, of which about 300 are sponsored.

A Primary School at Buikwe with 18 staff and helpers, and an enrollment of 780 students, of which about 600 are sponsored. The sponsored children fall under the direction of the Child Development Manager, who is assisted by six child development officers. 

Trinity Bible School seeks  to train 10-15 church planters and pastors in a one year basic Bible course and church administration.

Ten to twelve church planters seek to plant and build up churches in outlying areas within that part of Uganda.

There is also a  ministry center at Buikwe from which a regular church operates under the senior pastor.

Evangelism is the core reason for all of the above and IN Network Uganda seeks to win, train, and disciple men and women, boys and girls to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. Both Buikwe and Kiyindi are in strongly Muslim and traditional religious areas of Uganda. An office has been opened in the nearby town of Lugazi, which will become the centre of operations and expansion for the future

Country Summary

The colonial boundaries created  by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962.

The dictatorial regime of Idi Amin (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton Obote (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri Museveni since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.

Under Amin there were restrictions and intense persecution of Christians. For a time the Muslim minority was favoured. There is now freedom of religion.