Bishop Onesimus concludes his first phase of maiden pastoral Visits to parishes in North Kigezi Diocese

Rukungiri: The bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt Rev Onesimus Asiimwe on Wednesday concluded his tour of Kakinga Archdeaconry, bringing to 8 the number of archdeaconries visited in the diocese out of 13.

Bishop Asiimwe concluded the first phase of his maiden visits to parishes at St. Thomas COU Kakibaya parish, where he challenged Christians to get out of their comfort zones and seek Jesus as the biblical Zachaeus did, and also confirmed 50 individuals into the Anglican faith.

The bishop together with his wife, Maama Florence Asiimwe commended Kakinga archdeaconry Christians for the warm welcome and the many gifts they were offered. The bishop announced that he will resume parish visits next year.

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Bishop Onesimus Asiimwe also hailed Country Radio for partnering with the diocese to preach the gospel, saying that it has helped to reach many people, more especially those not of the Anglican faith and those who could not attend physically but through social media platforms.

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The manager Country Radio, Jackie Tumuheirwe said they had been privileged to preach the gospel with the Bishop, and asked people to support the radio, since it’s another development in the district.

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Across all the archdeaconries, bishop Onesimus preached the gospel of salvation and forgiveness of sins where thousands accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, confirmed other thousands of Christians into the Anglican faith, emphasized the need for prayer and deliverance from demonic powers, preached churches’ self sustainability through projects especially coffee growing, education of a boy child and Christians engaging in savings and credit for the improvement of their household incomes.