Serving with the Church Mission Society (CMS), they are based in ARUA, Northern UGANDA, working with Bishop Joel & church leaders in the diocese of Madi & West Nile. Last September they launched the community health and agridultural initiative - CHAI - programme

They have a vision to see individuals equipped and empowered to use their God-given talents to benefit their families and communities. 

Latest news for October

David has overseen the planting of moringa trees.

Give thanks they have grown well & pray for Heather who has planned Moringa Nutrition and Cookery days for women in two parishes.

Pray for them in their busy-ness -

They are hosting two seminars on Natural Medicines and then going to the East African natural medicine conference in Eastern Uganda.

Then five days will be spent in Nairobi at the CMS mission partners' conference.

On the way back they will visit Kisumu in Kenya to help a community project by giving teaching on fish farming & digging a fish pond.

Pray for Heather as she goes to the newest country in the world, the Republic of South Sudan, for 2 weeks to teach at the Bible School & pray the women from the Nuba mountains & Abeya will be able to come.

David is an agriculturalist and enjoys teaching people how to make the best use of local resources. He teaches how to use local plants as natural medicines, how to farm fish, to produce a rich source of much needed protein, how to keep bees and produce high quality honey, how to grow a wider variety of fruit and encourages farmers to farm their land sensitively, to maintain fertility and avoid erosion. With the changing climate, he encourages the use of drought resistant crops, such as soya and sorghum.

In the diocese he is already helping on the model farm - Eden farm - & the archdeacons are excited about the CHAI programme which means he will bring teaching & training to their archdeaconries. 

Farming is a challenge because of loss of soil fertility, environmental degradation & unpredictable rainfall. Tobacco growing & beer brewing are tempting sources of income for poor farmers.

Pray David will find alternative ways for income generation which do not compromise their faith or the environment & the best means of introducing them.

The 5 tree nurseries David established have been successful,

Pray other pastors & church leaders will be encouraged to plant tree murseries in their parishes & to plant trees by every church & every home.

Heather uses her midwifery skills to teach and promote safe motherhood and child health among women. She also enjoys Health promotion among school children.

She has been invited on to the Health Board, which oversees the health strategy & vision for the diocese. Through the CHAI programme she will be able to train the health officers in each archdeaconry & help them to teach the local people.

Uganda is the "youngest" country in Africa. It also has the highest teenage pregnancy rate. The number of young girls getting pregnant after finishing Primary 7 is a major concern for the diocese. Working with the Women's Department, Heather wants to develop clubs for teenage girls, where they can be taught about a biblical approach to relationships & inspired to live pure lives & have a positive impact on those around them.

Give thanks Heather is getting involved with community health  & pray she & the Health Board will have wisdom & discernment in all their discussions & decisions they make.

Many children die from diseases that can be prevented by good hygiene. Heather & Alice Bayo are visiting many parishes to do Healthy Homes, Healthy Families seminars.

Pray that more women will improve their homes and help their families to be healthier.

Pray for energy & safe travel for Heather & Alice.

Malnutrition & preventable diseases are increasing.

Pray Heather will  be given the right opportunities to give training in nutrition & hygiene.

Pray for her as she looks at the possibility of implementing an HIV programme asked for by the Province of Uganda.