Christians encouraged to uphold revival
Christians of North Ankole Diocese have been encouraged to strongly maintain revival as well as uphold truthfulness like it was handed down to them by those who picked the seed of Christianity in the diocese and nurtured it to what is seen today.
This message was delivered yesterday July 1st by the Bishop of North Ankole Diocese, Rt. Rev. Alfred Muhoozi at Emmanuel Cathedral Rushere in Kiruhura district. The prelate was speaking at a Thanksgiving and commemoration of revival in the diocese.
He revealed that revival uplifted people from backwardness to spiritual modernity and cited some of the practices that have been dealt a blow by revival to give way to better practices that have shaped up life. He said that people have learnt to clean their bodies thus fighting parasites such as lice which had taken toll on human life.
Bishop Emeritus, Rt. Rev. John Muhanguzi, the founding bishop of this diocese encouraged Christians to make and treat their bodies as temples of God by using them to do what is right, just and acceptable before God in order to re-affirm their revival.
The former Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament in Ssembabule district, Hon. Sam Rwakoojo was the Chief Guest at the function. He reminded Christians that people who received revival long ago spread the gospel with zeal, love, truth, patience and enthusiasm. They also encouraged education in their areas of operation by constructing schools.
Rwakoojo revealed that even those who went to the bush to fight against bad governance in Uganda who were led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni were products of revival. He encouraged people to always take chance and reap from the seeds of revival that were sowed in their area.
Celebration of revival and Thanksgiving occur annually in the diocese.
