Last week Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th March 2022 we had an evangelistic outreach tag Odek Resurrection Crusade, Opong Parish, Kochuna village, Omoro District. Odek is the home Village of Joseph Kony the Lord’s resistance army rebel leader. Many were saved, healed and delivered from demonic oppressions. A total of 115people gave their lives to Christ and also enrolled for discipleship. We also gave local bibles to over 20people who got saved. We would like to thank everyone who partnered with us in making this possible. May God bless you mightily!

Decision hour during day two of Odek Resurrection crusade

Our mission Pastor Tonny Omara giving out bibles to new converts of day two of the three days crusade

The current lock down in Uganda has left many starving and some dying due to hunger. as truth fountain ministries we registered about 300 facsimiles that need food relief.
this week we were able to give 2 packets of salt, 5kg of beans and maize flour to 140 families. we still need more support to help us feed the remaining 160 families

Rev Dr James Okalo Ekwang presiding leader Truth evangelistic fountain ministries, lead Pastor truth fountain cathedral Lira and Country director COTN Uganda on Monday 26th July 2021 while launching a prayer alter at lira City council thanked his worship mayor Sam Atul for inviting him. He said starting an alter is an answered prayer.
The challenge that any cities brings cannot be handled without the presences of God. “There’s no Jewish existence without the bible, there’s also no Jewish future without the bible” said Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyu when he was reinstituting the reading of the bible. Looking at our nation; even the colonialist saw the need to begin with God. When you go to our parliament you will realise it has two chapels, today they have extended it to accommodate more walks of faith to be able to commit the nation and deliberation of the parliament to God! We only shot ourselves on the foot if we think we’re hurrying with life and leave God Behind.
He further added that Prayer is a commitment that is more of an art, meaning you only get good at it by continuing to practice. There is nothing very spiritual about being good in prayer because God wants to see your partnership.
Quoting Acts 17:26-28
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Since all these i.e. nations, boundaries, races, etc. Comes from God then as leaders we need to seek God more than ever.
Genesis 12:7
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
WHY ALTERS IN PLCAES LIKE THESE
1. way of accepting the promises of God
2. Calling on God’s name. Every time Abraham built an alter that is when he called the name of the lord. Every entity like this one needs to have leaders who are mindful of the fact that if they want to go far and the they need the hidden of God they need to create alters in the place because we’re inheriting from ancestries upon ancestries, cultures upon cultures that have built from when these place came into place and we don’t know what they have put on the ground, put on the airwaves, commitments and covenants they have made before.
3. It’s your warranty that you’re able to take the place otherwise anytime you can be booted out
4. It’s a testimony to others. You’re publicly declaring that you don’t depend upon yourself
5. You’re demonstrating faith that you’re able to take it. When you come to a new office cause a change if even you only change the position of your chair.
His worship Sam Atul said the Prayer alter will help gather together all Christians in the market place, strengthen them in their work and also get inspiration from God to do daily work. As political and civil leaders it’s important to seek God. The prayer alter that will be every Mondays from 7:30-8:15am is for all the staffs working at the city.

We want to specially thanks everyone who has been supporting our children’s church construction which is now in the finishing stage. in the past few month we were able to fix aluminium windows on our pastor’s office and prayer room, we have also tiled the floor of pastors office and wash room.

Background:
Truth Evangelistic Fountain Ministries (TEFM) was founded on February 25, 2002 and registered with the NGO National Ngo Bureau on August 25, 2002. TEFM-Lira [main] is a Pentecostal Church and practices a Pentecostal style of worship. TEFM has a vision of building faithful witnesses for Jesus Christ and with a mission of sharing the blessings of redemption.

As we invest in huge spiritual activities around the world, the ministry also empowers the communities where we run religious programs alongside sponsoring education for vulnerable children, supporting widows, conducting leadership empowerment programs, peace building, youth empowerment as well as running fully fledge micro finance services through Truth Evangelistic Fountain Church Lira Community SACCO headquartered at the TEFM-Lira Main Church off-Aloi Road, in Lira City East Division. The SACCO was registered with Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Trade and Industries in 2019 and now has at least active 100 members. While the SACCO continues to grow at such a phenomenal rate, need has a risen to recruit a professional Credit Officer to support the management in managing the credit portfolio among other roles.

We are looking for a Credit Officer to facilitate lending for our clients by assessing creditworthiness and processing relevant paperwork. Credit Officer responsibilities include preparing loan applications, evaluating clients’ financial information and calculating risk ratios. Besides, she/he will be responsible for timely loan collection from and disbursements to clients. This role will require somebody who has a good understanding of the SACCO laws, functions and management as well as lending procedures and customer service experience. Ultimately, you will help our clients acquire loans in a timely manner, while ensuring timely compliance.

Job Title: Credit Officer
Organization: Truth Evangelistic Fountain Church Lira Community SACCO Location: TEFM Lira-Main
Reports to: SACCO Manager Grade A (Jr. Professional 1)
Job Summary:
The Credit Officer is the SACCO’s Loan Officer charged with a responsibility to assess/evaluate, recommend approval or denial of loan applications for people or for business. The job role also requires you to act as liaison between customers and our SACCO institution and you will help qualified applicants acquire loans in a timely manner as well as follow up with prompt repayments based on loan schedules.
Specific job duties
• Evaluate credit worthiness of clients by processing loan applications and documentation within specified limits
• Interview applicants to determine financial eligibility and feasibility of granting loans
• Determine all applicable ratios and metrics and set up debt payment plans
• Communicate with clients either to request or to provide information necessary to facilitate their credit access processes
• Justify decisions (approvals/rejections) and report on them
• Complete loan contracts and counsel clients on policies and restrictions
• Update job knowledge on types of loans and other financial services offered by the SACCO
• Maintain and update account records
• Assess customer needs, explore all options and introduce different types of loans
• Develop referral networks, suggest alternate channels and cross-sell products and services to accomplish quotas
• Go the “extra mile” to build trust relationships, customer loyalty and satisfaction in the institution
• Operate in compliance with laws and regulations and adhere to lending compliance guidelines
• Marketing the Sacco products, identifying new clients and sensitizing them
• Mobilize client and ensure retention, should be able to train, monitor, guide and supervise them.
• Loan processing, should be able to inspect the businesses of the potential clients, appraise the business and repayment capability before disbursement.
• Submission of accurate documentation Submission of accurate documentation before disbursement
• Maintain records of the loans given.
• Supervise the loans and keep track of the repayments, ensure follow-ups and timely repayment of loans and take action on delinquent loans
• Prepare and submit reports on the number of clients, repayments, portfolio quality, loan recoveries and actions taken on delinquent loans
• Keep good relationship with clients and advise them on borrowing, loan management, savings and ensure clients’ satisfaction.
• Perform any other duties that shall be assigned by management
Minimum Required Education & Experience
• Diploma/Degree in accounting/commerce/ Business administration or Banking related fields.
• Basic experience in Resource Development
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Basic experience in managing organizational resources including assets, staff and finances.
• Strong writing and communication skills
Skills & Abilities
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to appreciate and work with diversity in terms of religion, communities
• Background in working with churches and church leaders
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to listen and communicate well in English both verbally and in writing Lango/Luo
• Ability to work independently and in an operational manner
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to focus on results
• Must be a fluent speaker of Luo and English.
• Must have good communication skills
• Must have good customer care
• Must be a problem solver
• Must be self-supervise.
Physical/Mental Demands
• Familiarity with computers and banking applications/software
• Solid understanding of direct/indirect lending products and practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer satisfaction orientation and sales competencies
• Ability to work in a goal oriented environment
• Ability to think outside of the box
• Fast learner and adaptive
• Ability to concentrate in long formal meetings and make reports thereof
• Flexibility to travel within the areas where TEFM operates and work well with public officers/DLGs, Civil society and private sector
• Proven excellent conflict management skills.
• Ability to understand potential risks and managing them-organizational and credit related
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours including Sundays
• Dependability, reliability and high integrity

Application submission:
Are you the one we are looking for? Please submit your application, including a letter of
interest, Curriculum Vitae and academic credentials addressed to and hand delivered to: –
1. The Chairman TEFM SACCO
TEFM Lira-Main Plot 3 off Aloi Road, 8&126,
Imat Maliam Road, Lira City East Division, Lira City
P.O Box 382, Lira
2. By email to tefmsaccojobs@gmail.com with the subject (position applied) – (Your Name)’.
Attach a curriculum vita, academic credentials, SACCO work motivation statement and a cover letter only. The closing date for submitting application is 7th March 2021 13:59 hours. Any form of lobbying/canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification of one’s application. NURDEF is an equal and growing opportunity employer.
Disclaimer
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Our ministry was glad to receive a hand washing facility with a (tank 135ltrs, bucket-30l, sink basin and trash bin), 20-litres of liquid soap and infrared thermometer(temperature gun) from Africa platform for social protection the organization that was created in September 2008 as a network of organisations and individuals operating at sub-national, national and regional levels, with a commitment to promoting and strengthening the social contract between states and citizens. The Platform promotes active engagement of African civil society in the shaping of social protection policies, programs, and practices in 25 countries in Africa. Out of the eleven churches selected in lango region our church is blessed to be among two Pentecostal churches. the items was received by our assistant executive pastor who doubles as our chairman finance and planning. as a ministry we decided to give to one of our branch church since they’re seriously lacking and needs help.

*COVID-19 PANDEMIC OR CHRISTEMIC*
It makes a difference when Uganda’s longest serving President, H.E. Gen. Y.K. Museveni quotes Isaiah 26:20 to the Nation, not only as an expression of his obvious love and care for his people but as a prophet King-he played the role Prophet Samuel or King David severally did to his people Israel. Beloved Ugandans (leaving politics aside), we are certainly blessed that our President would end his speech during such a desperate moment by wishing us GOD’S protection.
Even though the prevailing circumstances spells doom for many, if not all, with attending and or doing marriages, deaths and burials postponed and or restricted to closest loved ones or family members, everything with which our world has known to be run has either been CANCELLED, shutdown or shut up, including the CHURCH, this new global scale terrorism in the outfit of COVID-19 comes as a NO SURPRISE to Bible Christians. It fits into the category of the pestilences Christ alluded to in Luke 21:11, 26, one among many precursors of his second coming. Not the first and the last. But at least by magnitude, this one has sounded a louder reminder.
More interesting is the response of all humans across political, Economic, cultural and Christian divides, and nature must be wondering what is going on with its master-humans-gone hiding from what God placed him in charge of (Luke 10:19, Psalm 91:3)! And about fear, we all do in the wake of such life taking situations (Amos 3:8) so this settles any question whether or not I am personally taking precautions.
*THE GLOBAL CHURCH?*
If we know that God claims responsibility for sending pestilences (pandemic), see 2 Chronicles 7:13, Amos 3:6 and in the East African region, the locust onslaught just went hibernation mode upon hearing their cousin coronavirus approaching, shouldn’t we also believe and act upon the familiar 2 Chronicles 7:14 that implores us to turn from our wicked ways (more than enough wickedness in the Church), so that God would hear, forgive and heal the land. Imagine, he says he wouldn’t heal us but the entire land, meaning we bear the responsibility to entire nations to bring about the relief from COVID-19. It is time to humble beloved friends. I pray that we do not allow this season pass by in laziness and passivity without us searching from scriptures what we ought to do at this crucial moment (1Chronicles 12:32)! Let’s lay aside our theological arguments and club-like postures and do the REAL THING. Thank God for the despised street preachers, the pulpit turned over to them, even now in China! There are tons of Christians out there already PRAYING. It is not only for intercessors or some churches; it is for us all, HIS Church, his people. This is not a time to sit at home and wait this thing out – this is a season of SPIRITUAL ACTION! Though we cannot gather in groups or publicly, and it is spiritual (plus healthy) to obey our leaders, we can do much damage to this ‘devil’ through prayer consultations remotely, in chains, and by the Easter time, we shall see a repeat of the PASSOVER, long experienced by Israel in Egypt. However, make no mistake, when we regroup as the Church, we will have entered a new cosmic dispensation-watch this space!
I will continue this message on our 97.7 FM Lira-Radio Unity sermon hour 9-9:30AM this coming Sunday the 29th March 2020, please tune in also for a live feed then on Facebook (Truth Evangelistic Fountain Ministries inc.)
_James Okalo Ekwang_ .

Truth Evangelistic Fountain Cathedral Lira children’s church that will be the first of its kind in northern Uganda after completion is now at the roofing level. the metallic Iron needed to roof has already be ordered from the factories. we sincerely appreciate everyone who has been supporting this project, May God immensely bless you.