GRATITUDE
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalms 121:1-2
“I found some reprieve when Tukutana provided us with water.”
My name is Ntuyenabo Athanase, I am from the territory of Masisi. I have been in this Bulengo camp for almost two years. When the rebels attacked our territory my wife was far from me, because she had gone to visit her mother who was ill. Suddenly I took my children and some clothes, then I found myself here in Goma and it was my first time arriving in town. Despite everything I submitted to the conditions of the camp despite all the difficulties that I go through without my wife. My struggles continue but I found some reprieve when Tukutana provided us with water. They also made for us a church where we worship God and cry out to Him for help. I ask God to keep my wife safe and bring us together again.
—Ntuyenabo Athanase* | DRC Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp
“This water well, constructed by Tukutana, brought health and vitality to our community.”
—Agobe Davidl, Local Chairman (Rubgowe, Uganda)
“Never before, since the beginning of the earth, has there been water for us to drink from at this spot. Never before have our people had a well in their village. Praise be to God for bringing us this clean water.”
—Okello Geoffrey*
(Iki Iki, Uganda)
“Members of our congregation combined our resources to provide the land, bricks, and labor to construct a place of worship in our community. We worked hard, prayed, and gave all we had but were unable to afford a roof for our church. We praise God for the people of Tukutana who saw our need and provided for us a church roof. Now that we no longer battle heavy rains and hot sun, we are able to attend church and provide ministry programs for the needy amongst us.” — Pastor H. Ssembule
PHOTO: Cardboard model of the church, given to Tukutana as a “Thank You” from the recipients of this church roof in western Uganda.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him;
bless his name! —Psalm 100:4
working together … with hope ®