Dispatches from the field

Stories, not statistics.

Numbers tell you what happened. These stories tell you why it mattered. New ones are published from the field every month.

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A congregation gathers under a large acacia tree in northern Uganda
From the Director

The Harvest Is Ready

For two years, a congregation in northern Uganda met under an acacia tree, led by a farmer who could barely read the Scriptures he loved. Then one Saturday, everything began to change.

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Congregation holding new study materials
Community Engagement

Churches That Plant Churches

Pastor Martin Onen has helped plant more than 50 churches across Northern and Eastern Uganda. The stronger story is what happened after: four of them went on to plant five more of their own.

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Trauma healing training materials
Trauma Healing

From the shadow of war to a new beginning

Abducted at twelve by the LRA, Piloya Jennifer escaped with her life — but it took years, a mentor, and a trauma-healing training to help her find her way home.

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Children at a community outreach in northern Uganda
Community & Family Care

From "The Unlucky One" to a Future of Hope

At fourteen, Acan had already survived more loss than most people face in a lifetime. She had a name for herself: the unlucky one. Then someone helped her see a different future.

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Common Ground Academy graduation ceremony
Academy

From Fear to Boldness

Claudia Apio Okot spent eight years serving from behind the scenes, too afraid to preach. Then a guest preacher fell ill, and there was no one else left to speak.

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Staff planning the training center
Training Center

Inside the room where the blueprint became real

A look at the planning meeting that turned a decade-old dream of a permanent campus into an actual construction timeline.

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