Three scenes from the Prodigal Son stop a listening group in their tracks
Uninvited Guests at the Training
MOVEMENT
116 leaders expected — more than 300 show up including uninvited guests
Pastor Charles Fired for Standing on Truth
MOVEMENT
A pastor is dismissed by his overseer for refusing to compromise Scripture
26 at Busumba, 18 at Namusita
GOSPEL FRUIT
44 professions of faith across two churches in a single week
A pastor discovers his salvation is doubly secure in both the Father and the Son
82 people come to Christ across seven film showings in ten days
A pastor who had been preaching for years gives his life to Christ after hearing Philippians 2
A pastor confesses he has been an absent father and commits to telling his children he loves them
Pastors Resolve to Visit Each Other Monthly
MOVEMENT
After evangelism week, pastors resolve to do community outreach together every month
A single mother finds hope after a breakup through a listening group on marriage
317 Churches with Proclaimers
MOVEMENT
317 churches across Buyende now have audio Bibles — EBC following up with all of them
A blind pastor walks to a neighboring church every week to prepare his Sunday sermons
A young husband learns that marriage is about what he gives, not what he gets
The Parable of the Sower Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group discovers why different people respond so differently to the same Word
"I never knew the significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation until now"
337 hands went up in repentance when he stood before his peers and said “we have been lost and misleading God’s people.”
A man about to be married finally gets answers to questions no one had ever given him
Pastors Who Were Hunting Satan
TESTIMONY
Pastors who used to chase and stone Satan discover the biblical way to resist evil
Eastern Uganda Pilot Trip
MOVEMENT
In six districts across Eastern Uganda, every leadership team unanimously embraced the vision
57 people give their lives to Christ in a single Jesus film showing
Pastors on the Floor in Serere
MOVEMENT
342 pastors show up for training — 78 sleep on the floor without complaint
A pastor who lost his sight five years ago walks every week to a neighboring church’s listening group because it is the only source of Scripture he has to prepare his Sunday sermons.
Pastor David — El Shaddai in Grief
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor grieving his son for a year finds comfort in learning God is El Shaddai
A pastor who was beating his wife commits to building his marriage on Scripture
4,000 villagers gather and an district official gives his life to Christ the next day
A pastor preaches on the mind of Christ and the room weeps
"This verse has changed my entire perspective on leadership"
200 Proclaimers Distributed
GOSPEL FRUIT
150 new churches receive their first Proclaimer — the Word now playing in 317 villages
Pastor Kirya Plants a New Church
MOVEMENT
A pastor leaves a network of false teaching to plant a church on biblical truth
A man learns to think about consequences before sinning
The host pastor voluntarily surrenders his title of Bishop
Pastors Abandoning Fortune Telling
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who practiced divination under cover of prophecy commit to teaching God's Word alone
Joseph arrived at a village to find everyone at a funeral, walked to the grieving father and asked to show the film there, and 11 people gave their lives to Christ.
A witch's daughter hears God's Word in her own language and gives her life to Christ
Pastor Igaaga Peter Kikoma
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who once carried everything alone now raises others to carry with him
"Am I a true pastor or just pretending?" — a pastor reckons honestly with his calling
Hundreds of pastors learn for the first time that a believer cannot lose their salvation
25 years old, crippled in both legs, walking on one stick — he has not missed a session
The Nakabembe Group on Romans 6
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group commits to living as weapons of righteousness after studying sanctification
"I have been in several trainings, but none has transformed me and my family like this one"
“I realized I had been giving poison” — a pastor who resisted training opens Scripture for the first time and repents before his congregation.
96 professions of faith in a village long ruled by a witch doctor
A pastor who tried and failed a marriage seminar before now wants to try again
Victory Church Bukungu Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members learn that God can turn routine struggles into life-changing encounters
48 pastoral couples covenantally restored as pastors submit to Scripture
"My congregation will be set free from the bondage of works-based salvation"
Mercy, Ndibaisa and Lovisa
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three women commit publicly to becoming peacemakers in their community
The Beatitudes move a woman to plan a prison outreach
"The greatest opportunity that has ever come to Buyende"
"Over 100 People Give Their Lives Every Week"
MOVEMENT
Pastor Philemon reports that over 100 people give their lives to Jesus every week through the film outreach
Pastor Sebastian — Wife's Father Dies
TESTIMONY
A pastor's wife loses her father during training week — he stays until the last session
Seventeen church leaders give their lives to Christ in a single session
Evangelism Week — Philemon's Village
GOSPEL FRUIT
123 souls in one day, and 8 women who came back the next morning
90 three-person groups sent out into the community — 123 professions, 4,500 reached
From cultic congregation to the largest listening group in the program
A man who believed God only heard prayers at specific hours reads Acts 10 with his group
$1.50 in coins — "you are a savior who has come to save me from ignorance"
"The fire will burn the whole village through this program"
106 Listening Group Leaders in One Day
MOVEMENT
On the same day 17 pastors gave their lives to Christ, 106 listening group leaders were registered
The Women Pastors of Buyende
REPENTANCE
"We are under spiritual surgery and it is painful, but it is the truth that gives life"
Two pastors who could not look at each other are reconciled after months in class together
The Kidera Group on Obedience
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members are reminded that success follows obedience even when it seems irrational
"There is no better place to be than where God wants you to be"
An elderly woman who cannot read learns the gospel chapter by chapter
A Group Commits to Feed the Widows
WORD TAKING ROOT
A listening group hears Paul on widows and decides to act that week
Pastor Philemon on the Motorbike
TESTIMONY
"Thank you EBC for shading away my tears"
Born with a disability, she planted three churches and stood before a class of pastors
The Bishop Who Demanded 25 Million
REPENTANCE
A Kampala bishop threatened to curse Buyende unless paid 25 million shillings
"Learning about meekness helped me trust God's timing with my anger"
"I realized I am poor in spirit — and that is where God's power begins"
17 at Spring of Life, 7 at True Witness
GOSPEL FRUIT
24 professions of faith across two film showings in one week
"I cannot go back to how I was teaching before"
The Night the Power Went Out
GOSPEL FRUIT
A Muslim man's sound system fails, and over 100 people come to Christ in the dark
Three years of silence ended by God's Word
The Churches That Renamed Themselves
TRANSFORMATION
Congregations shed their old names to signal a break from false movements
The Young Mothers of Bugaya
TRANSFORMATION
Young mothers who cannot read hear Matthew 1 and see themselves differently
Pastor Philemon and Joseph Double the Outreach
MOVEMENT
The field outreach doubles as Philemon joins Joseph in the villages
Four pregnant mothers give their lives to Christ during a care visit
A woman pastor ends a secret affair and resigns her position after training
A pastor who believed Mary was sinless encounters what Scripture actually says
The team expected 30 church leaders — over 500 showed up
Pastor Charles Okello on Anointing
TESTIMONY
A pastor discovers that the anointing of the Spirit is not reserved for special people
Joseph shows the Jesus film at a funeral ground and 11 people come to Christ
A group leader's struggling marriage becomes the group's prayer — and Pastor Philemon schedules a meeting
"I promise to always take the Father's way"
She had nothing to give but firewood, and she gave it
A pastor who turned his home into a war zone apologizes to his family
A man walks forward holding a bottle of local wine and addresses the crowd
33 at Miru Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
33 professions of faith as over 350 people gather at a trading centre
27 at Church of Christ Nangala
GOSPEL FRUIT
27 people give their lives to Christ at a single film showing
Pastors kept discussing what they had learned long after class ended
A former drunkard decides to start testifying publicly about what God did in his life
50 people give their lives to Christ at a trading centre
Pastors Freed from Demonic Fear
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who feared demons more than God discover their security in Christ
36 professions of faith across four film showings in four days
60 pregnant mothers receive mama kits — 40 people including escorts give their lives to Christ
A pastor stops a class of 100 to confess he has never been born again and gives his life to Christ on the spot
"There is no priority above the priority of sitting under this training"
34 professions of faith across two churches in one week in Ikanda
Surrounding Districts Request Training
MOVEMENT
Churches outside Buyende begin requesting training as transformation becomes visible
