Mark’s gospel 16:15 says, “ He said to them, ‘ Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”

Uganda is located at the center of African continent. It was once called “ The pearl of Africa.” It takes 17 hours from Chicago to Entebe international air port. When I arrived at Entebe air port, it was night. Missionaries Dr. Samuel and Maria Yoo welcomed me. The following morning when I woke up by the sounds of African birds, it was indeed a bright morning and I felt warm as if I were in the month of June.

In Uganda UBF, there are two house churches; recently David and Abigail’s house church has arrived from China. Dr. Samuel Yoo came to Uganda 17 years ago through Korean government program as a medical instructor at Mullago hospital. A few years later Dr. Luke Lim came. Once they were professors in a medical school. While missionary Samuel Yoo was staying and working there, his oldest child became ill with viral encephalitis and she became critical but he was helpless. He had to take care of her at home. She was almost dead or would have been severely crippled but God of mercy and power healed his daughter miraculously and she was fully recovered. I met her and talked with her. She became a partner for Uganda mission. And Dr yoo was poked by needles three times which was used for AIDS patient. Yet God became his shield that his HIV tests have been negative. After the government program was no more in effect, he could go back home or come to US; instead he has managed to stay there and serve God with integrity of heart. After few years, Dr. Luke Lim joined to his ministry. I heard that Dr. Yoo gave all he had built last many years to Dr. Lim and he went out to pioneer Kymbogo university. I visited the campus and prayed for the students; then we went to see the new Bible house which is a manger itself; since it has no electricity that he has to carry a portable generator for worship service and for Bible study. There are seven growing shepherds and shepherdesses; they are Patrick, Julius, Abraham, Kenneth, Sarah, Beatrice and Barbara. Julius is Abraham of faith for that ministry. The campus is right across the street. I heard that students are open to Bible study invitation. Since nation’s economy is just good for surviving, they said that students have more spiritual desire for Bible study. Dr. Yoo said that the field is ripe for harvest but workers are few and he urged me to come over there asap. Dr. Luke Lim and Dr. Rebakah Lim are like field workers for the ministry in Mekeree university which has been known as the best in Eastern Africa area and 40.000 students are enrolled. There are many shepherds and shepherdesses; whose name I cannot remember. I talked to one of them; he is shepherd Steve; his English is British style saying, “ Thank God,” and his presentation about German was excellent. I learned that there are many elites like Barack Obama in Uganda that the country’s future looked bright. There is something better than that they are humble to learn the Bible from Koreans.

I joined to a medical team which has visited Uganda for medical service last three years. We were all 30 members; 22 from Kwang Ju III led by prof. David Park, four from USA and three from Germany. One of German doctors named Dr. Titus Keller, he is 32 years old. He is a son of shepherd Abraham Volker Keller whose wedding we had attended long ago and prayed. I was grateful to God for this grace that God has blessed his ministry thus far near half century.

We traveled by bus four hours from Kampala and arrived at a place called Lyantonde where there is a government hospital. We heard that there are 400 inpatients for whom only two general practitioners are working for them. On the first day, the team saw around 700 patients. They came to see doctors from long distance; many women came to doctors for their own immediate problems and some came with six children; They all have some kinds of medical illnesses; some have infection on their heads; some have malaria, some have chronic diarrhea and some have lung tuberculosis. They hardly see doctors because there is absolutely shortage of doctors in the country. We heard that they issue medical license to foreign doctors through paper work only. This reminded me of the situations of Korea right after liberation from Japanese rule and after Korean War. At that time, many Koreans suffered and died from Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, dysentery and malnutrition. At that time God sent American missionaries to Korea; they built schools and hospitals and churches and seminaries. In the process of carrying out their mission, many of them and their children died and buried in Korea in their early ages from infectious diseases and from unknown illness; some died, I heard, from overwork. I remember Dr. Codington; he was a good friend to mother Barry. Dr. Samuel Lee respected him a lot and me too. He was rewarded by Korean government for his work to eliminate Tuberculosis from Korea; after he finished his work in Korea, despite of his old age, he went to Bangladesh as a medical missionary; then he went heaven few years ago. Korea now is free from Malaria and Tuberculosis and small pox and malnutrition. God reminded me of the things in the past and helped me have a sense of God’s history and made me know what to do next. I believe that now time has come for us to go out with the gospel of Jesus to preach the good news to all nations and to serve people who live in under privileged and un-reached countries. We are thankful because many second generations have become doctors and many want to be doctors in their future to become medical missionaries.

The following day one third of our team members visited further to a smaller village where we met a few hundred more patients. There we did not see a single church building nor school buildings. One young woman of medical team members sang a song of Jesus in Korean language while walking on the small alley, about 20 children gathered around her in one or two minutes and they followed her songs exactly what she sang; they even imitated her throat clearing sound. I was mistaken that we were in a music drama. From their shinning eyes, I learned how much they are eager to learn. Since they are unschooled now, it looked they are very thirsty for learning something even songs. How about knowing the Christ Jesus who said,” Do not hinder children to come to me.” I came to know that Ugandan children need, not only doctors but also Sunday school teachers and Bible teachers and missionaries. Let’s pray that God may raise 100.000 missionaries and send them out to 233 nations especially to un-reached nations by the year 2041.

The following day we saw few hundred more patients; in all according to a report, 17 to 1800 of patients were seen by the team in three days. We were just like a passing shower of a summer day. So we prayed that God may be their shepherd for one by one and God may send many Bible teachers and shepherds for God’s flock of sheep there.

As we see African map, it looked to me the largest one which is divided into 52 nations. God has sent missionaries to 14 nations from UBF; yet many nations to go. Even though nations in Africa suffer from AIDS and poverty and lack of education, God can change them into a kingdom of priests and a holy nation through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let’s have God’s vision and pray that God may pioneer all the nations of Africa through UBF missionaries. Personally I pray that in God’s time I and my coworker Esther may be sent out there so that we may serve God in a new mission field. Please remember Dr. Samuel Yoo and Luke Lim in your prayers that God may bless their campus mission and medical mission as well.

Jesus said,” Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Amen