Testimonies

In December 2023, I went for my internship in Gulu. After completing my internship in January 2024, I didn’t want to stay back in the village. I carried my bag and told my parents that I would be leaving for Kampala. They asked me, ‘What are you going to do in Kampala?’ I told them, ‘Jobs will locate me.’ They asked me again, ‘Where are you going to stay?’ I told them, ‘Don’t worry about me, I will have somewhere to stay.’

I carried my bag in January 2024 and came to Kampala. I went to my former hostel and begged the custodian to allow me to stay. By God’s grace, she allowed me to stay. Life was really hard; I could barely eat. Sometimes I would have to wash the utensils used by the guys who were around, hoping that they would give me food afterwards. Some gave me food, and some didn’t. I would buy cassava for 300 Ugandan shillings and eat it with water every evening.

I was tired, depressed, and very confused, regardless of the fact that I had been the chairperson of the Kyambogo Christian Union. The people I led used to call me ‘Papa,’ but by that time, that title ‘Papa’ could not make sense to me, because the things that were happening in my life could not relate to that title.

I would come to church to seek God about the matter literally every day. In that season, the man of God was teaching about the message titled ‘The Unstoppable Word of God.’ I started listening to that message, and one day it dawned on me that I should take some good days to fast and also rewrite down the list of the things that I wanted God to do for me.

I would fast, pray, and confess the word, but still, something was not right, except for the instruction that came to me that I should join the ushering department. After joining the department, there was one faithful day; it was a Saturday, which was a day for ushers to clean the sanctuary. I came that day, and I didn’t find anyone, and later I was told that the ushers had gone for some training.

I wanted to go back, but the Holy Spirit forbade me and instructed me to clean the church alone. It was the first time I cleaned that carpet and the entire church. My knees got wounded while cleaning the carpet, because whichever part I would clean, it would look like it had gone back to normal, and the Holy Spirit would say, ‘Go back and clean again.’ I got so tired and hungry that I felt I needed to break the fast; I started walking towards the wife of Mr. Okumu, by that time she was preparing food for the builders, and I wanted her to help me with something to eat. The Holy Spirit told me, ‘There is no food for you; you should go and should not allow anybody to see you.’ I argued and debated with the Holy Ghost, but I had to take heed of the instructions.

I didn’t finish arranging the chairs, but no sooner had I left than the ushers and protocols came back from the training. As I was going, there was so much joy in my spirit, and the Holy Ghost said to me, ‘For this one secret labor for me, you will receive an open reward.’ Two days later, I received a call from the man of God, Apostle Geoffrey Okeny. When I saw the call, the Holy Ghost told me, ‘This is it!’ My hands began to vibrate; I couldn’t hold the phone well.

I went and met him at church, only for him to tell me that Erick, I want you to shift to the ministry offices and help in the follow-up department. I had never shared with him about my situations, and usually, I find it hard to share my situations. After that meeting, I felt like a chain was removed from my legs. That was the beginning of peace, joy in my life. That’s how I ended up getting a 4×6 bed from the gentleman I visited, and I got my first job. Hallelujah, glory to God. There is nothing God can not do. A very big thank you to the most excellent Apostle, Apostle Geoffrey Okeny.