Elisha - Powerful Prophet of God Profile of Elisha the Prophet, Successor of Elijah

 Elisha replaced Elijah as Israel's chief prophet and also performed many miracles through the power of God. 

He was a servant of the people, demonstrating God's love and compassion.

Elisha means "God is salvation." He was anointed by Elijah while plowing in his father Shaphat's field with 12 yoke of oxen.
He received a double portion of Elijah's spirit before the latter was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha served as a prophet of the northern kingdom for more than 50 years, through the reigns of kings Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and into the reign of Joash.

Elisha's miracles included purifying a spring at Jericho, multiplying a widow's oil, bringing a Shunammite woman's son back to life (reminiscent of a miracle by Elijah), purifying a poisonous stew, and multiplying loaves of bread (foreshadowing a miracle by Jesus).

One of his most memorable acts was the healing of the Syrian army officer Naaman of leprosy. Naaman was told to wash in the Jordan River seven times. He overcame his unbelief, trusted God, and was cured, causing him to say "Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel." (2 Kings 5:16, NIV)

Elisha helped rescue the armies of Israel on several occasions. While events of the kingdom unfolded, Elisha dropped out of the picture for a time, then reappeared in 2 Kings 13:14, on his death bed. The final miracle attributed to him happened after he died. A group of Israelites, frightened by approaching raiders, threw the body of one of their dead comrades into Elisha's tomb. When the corpse touched Elisha's bones, the dead soldier came to life and stood on his feet.
Edwine

STARS OF HOPE MISSION

STARS OF HOPE MINISTRIES

Fort Portal
Uganda
Tel: +256 788 447023
P.O. Box 800
Email: starsofhopemins@gmail.com

 

MISSION

Creating a dynamic,empowered and hopeful
community in which livelihoods are
led to a rightful direction based on Love.

MOTTO
We go low and slow
You can help or volunteer through the following.
1,Clothings
2.Finances
3.Transport
4.Public address system.
5.Construction and building
6.Nursing in medical outreaches.
7.Video equipments.

Send your Donation, thru. Money gram or western Union.

Contact us on.
Tel:+256-788-447023
+256-700-503585
Email:starsofhopemins@gmail.com

THE CORE VALUES
The organization motto hold these values.
• Truth
• Equity • Trust• Respect• Efficiency• Transparency• Voluntarism• love


MISSION.

Creating a world of hope on a foundation of love for
the broken, lost, forgotten, and unloved,, giving them
a chance to hope for a bright hopeful future through
implementation of Stars of hope ministries aims and
objectives

OBJECTIVES:

• Offering chances to the hopeless orphans, widows, street
kids, to attain education through sponsoring them in their
nearest schools.
• Ensuring means of sustaining them through getting them
scholastic materials, clothing’s, meals, in their respective
schools.
• Providing transport to get them to school and from
school to their area of residence on daily basis.
• Providing them with food to eat while at home while
not at school, and providing them with basic needs while at
home in holidays.
• Empowering the orphans with means of growth in the
word of God and ways to know God as their Hope and
everlasting father.
• Bringing hope to the orphan children who are born with
HIV/aids by giving them counseling and feeding and their
basic needs like medications.
• Training orphans headed families’ means to self sustainability
by conducting workshops and sensitization in their
areas of residence.
• Creating a home for the homeless and ensuring growth
both spiritually and materially as well as providing
education to them
• Conducting village medical outreach to the orphan
homes to ensure a steady, spiritual and physical growth.
• Reaching out to helpless widows in the villages through
the gospel of love and helping them in their infrastructures,
• Preaching the gospel to all corners through Crusades and
house to house evangelism, counseling and loving them.
• Conducting HIV/ aids sensitization workshops through
holding meetings right from grass root, at village levels to
national level.
• Conducting missions to the different geographic areas as
the lord speaks with the God given people.
• Equipping church leaders with training on true biblical
principles and sending them back to their home churches
full of the love more passion for the gospel.
• Bringing more love and life to families with marriage
problems through teaching, and counseling them, and giving
them biblical concepts about true love on relations in
marriage.

ACTIVITIES:
1. We do outreach ministry in form of crusades,, Village
visiting in form of house to house evangelism.
2. Schools outreaches. We go to different schools.
Preach the gospel through music dance and drama,
3. We reach out to the needy families, we help the orphan
headed homes, we assist them in their building etc.
4. We do Volunteer HIV/Aids counseling and testing
in cor. With the help of the Government health units,
We conduct HIV/ Aids sensitization workshops.
6. Peer education programs for the youth.

Board Members
Missionary Edwin Businge. (Director)
Mr. Stephen Muhumuza . (Deputy)
Mr Tusiime Richard. ( Cor-ordinator)
Mr.Denis Kusemererwa ( Mobliser)
Mrs Mpumwire Annet. Missions Director

In hope of a bright Future
Edwine Businge
Founder President

The Prodigal Son

The story of the Prodigal Son, also known as the Parable of the Lost Son, follows the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. Jesus is responding to the Pharisees' complaint: "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

Jesus tells the story of a man who has two sons. The younger son asks his father to give him his portion of the family estate as an early inheritance. Once received, the son promptly sets off on a long journey to a distant land and begins to waste his fortune on wild living. When the money runs out, a severe famine hits the country and the son finds himself in dire circumstances. He takes a job feeding pigs. He is so destitute that he even longs to eat the food assigned to the pigs.

The young man finally comes to his senses, remembering his father. In humility, he recognizes his foolishness, decides to return to his father and ask for forgiveness and mercy. The father who had been watching and waiting, receives his son back with open arms of compassion. He is overjoyed by the return of his lost son! Immediately the father turns to his servants and asks them to prepare a giant feast in celebration.

Meanwhile, the older son is not one bit happy when he comes in from working the fields and discovers a party going on to celebrate his younger brother's return. The father tries to dissuade the older brother from his jealous rage explaining, "You are always with me, and everything I have is yours."

Points of Interest from the Story:

• Typically, a son would receive his inheritance at the time of his father's death. The fact that the younger brother instigated the early division of the family estate showed a rebellious and proud disregard for his father's authority, not to mention a selfish and immature attitude.

• Pigs were unclean animals. Jews were not even allowed to touch pigs. When the son took a job feeding pigs, even longing for their food to fill his belly, it reveals that he had fallen as low as he could possibly go. This son represents a person living in rebellion to God. Sometimes we have to hit rock-bottom before we come to our senses and recognize our sin.

• The father is a picture of the Heavenly Father. God waits patiently, with loving compassion to restore us when we return to him with humble hearts. He offers us everything in his kingdom, restoring full relationship with joyful celebration. He doesn't even dwell on our past waywardness.

• Reading from the beginning of chapter 15, we see that the older son is clearly a picture of the pharisees. In their self-righteousness, they have forgotten to rejoice when a sinner returns to God. Bitterness and resentment keeps the older son from forgiving his younger brother. It blinds him to the treasure he freely enjoys through constant relationship with the father.

Questions for Reflection:

Who are you in this story? Are you a prodigal, a pharisee or a servant? Are you the rebellious son, lost and far from God? Are you the self-righteous pharisee, no longer capable of rejoicing when a sinner returns to God? Maybe you've hit rock-bottom, come to your senses and decided to run to God's open arms of compassion and mercy? Or are you one of the servants in the household, rejoicing with the father when a lost son finds his way home?
Blessings
Edwine

Share Jesus Without Fear

Share Jesus Without Fear - God's Guidance
Do you want to share Jesus without fear? Perhaps the thought of sharing your faith in Jesus Christ causes feelings of fear and guilt in your heart. We need to look no further than the first book of the New Testament to see that we are commanded to share God's good news with others. Matthew 28:19-20 says, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." However, God did not intend for this command to give you feelings of inadequacy. Instead, this command illustrates God's desire to include us in His wonderful plan to redeem mankind.

Would you like to know the secret to fearlessly sharing your faith in Jesus Christ? Sadly, there is no special trick, but it is comforting to know that God hears your prayers, and He is faithful to grant you anything according to His will. Since God desires to see everyone come to the knowledge of the truth (2 Peter 3:9), you can confidently ask Him to provide opportunities to share your faith. Praying for God to guide your Christian witnessing encounters allows you to rely on His supernatural power rather than your own ability. He will remove your fear of witnessing.
Share Jesus Without Fear - The Questions
If you want to share Jesus without fear, how do you get started? Starting a discussion about spirituality is often the biggest barrier to sharing your faith in Jesus Christ. Do you wonder how to approach the subject in the midst of everyday conversation? You can make this a much easier task by using the simple technique of asking your friend questions about his beliefs. This technique usually has two benefits. First, your friend may be more obliged to listen to your beliefs once you have listened to his. Second, and more important, this technique allows you to know what is going on in your friend's life so that you can better minister to him.

Here are a few questions that can move the conversation from a secular topic to a spiritual topic. The questions act as a funnel to introduce the Gospel.

• Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs?
• To you, who is Jesus?
• Do you think there is a heaven or a hell?
• If you died tonight, where would you go?
• By the way, if what you were believing is not true, would you want to know?

These five questions, asked in the order listed above, can move a conversation from the secular to the spiritual. And if your friend answers "yes" to the final question, you will have the privilege of sharing your faith with your friend. Share Jesus Without Fear - Let God's Word Speak
You can share Jesus without fear! Rather than recite an elaborate presentation, simply open your Bible and let God's Word speak for itself. For this to work, you will need a Bible (preferably a small one because small Bibles tend to be less intimidating to non-christians), and a few salvation passages to share. Some passages that serve this purpose are listed below:

• "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
• "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
• "In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again'" (John 3:3).
• "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6).
• "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, 'Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame'" (Romans 10:9-11).
• "And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again" (2 Corinthians 5:15).
• "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).

Invite your friend to read a verse aloud and then have him explain the verse to you. Take him through all the verses listed above. If your friend interprets a passage incorrectly, don't argue or offer your interpretation, but politely ask him to read it again, and then explain it a second time. Misinterpretation should not be much of a problem if you use the Bible verses listed above.

Even if your friend mentions that he doesn't believe in or agree with the Bible, it is best not to argue. You can state that you simply want him to understand what the Bible says about eternity. Isn't it wonderful to know that it's not our responsibility to convict? Conviction is God's job. All we can do is share. Once we have shared, we have done God's will. Witnessing for Christ is a no-lose activity. 
Edwine

Global Evangelism

Global Evangelism - Shake the Fear & Guilt
Evangelism should be a part of every Christian's life. However, many believers are scared to death of this word, because they envision street corner proselytizing, door-to-door "cold calling," or sweltering nights in a jungle somewhere. Also, many Christians feel nervous speaking and unequipped to deal with people's questions. Yes, some believers have a "gift of evangelism" and they're called to reach out to the world in dramatic ways. However, all of us are called to be witnesses for Christ and this should be a soft and natural extension of our everyday lives.

"And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

Global Evangelism - Grow Where God's Planted You
When it comes to global evangelism, we don't necessarily need to search out a profound mission field somewhere far from home. You're probably already there! Where has God placed you? Where do you already spend most of your time? Think of your friends. Think of your family. Think of your workplace.

Now what? As a Christian, am I somehow supposed to jump up on a soap box and preach Christ to everyone I know and meet? If I'm not, am I somehow a lesser Christian? Should I feel guilty? No way! Realize that global outreach is a process, and as believers, we're all part of that process-usually, on a local level. Most often, evangelism isn't a one-time event-it's a gradual progression of cultivating trust and growing relationships throughout our neighborhoods and throughout the world. It's relational evangelism. 


Global Evangelism - One-time Event vs. Organic Process
"Event-centered evangelism defines success as getting a person to pray to receive Jesus as personal Savior. But when evangelism is seen as an organic process, this 'decision' is only the climactic step of a long process that God uses to draw a person to himself. God's process typically enlists a number of people with a variety of gifts-each playing a different but vital role in helping someone take a step closer to Jesus. Accepting God's gift of salvation-obviously the goal of evangelism-is dependent on many steps before it." (Peel & Larimore, Going Public With Your Faith, 2003)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field… (1 Corinthians 3:5-9)

Both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors. (John 4:35-38)

Global Evangelism - Think Like a Farmer & Plant Yourself in the Process
So then, what is global evangelism? Biblically, it's the entire process of cultivating, planting, watering, and harvesting throughout the world. We cultivate the hard soil of the heart and prepare it for the truth of the Gospel. We plant and water that heart with emotional support and intellectual evidence for the Gospel. Finally, someone gets the blessing of bringing in the harvest of that heart, as someone makes the willful decision to receive the gift of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. As believers, we're not necessarily called to a life of "preaching the Gospel." However, we're all called to do our part in the organic process of global evangelism. We're all called to be Christ's farmers in the field of His Great Commission! 


Blessings
Edwine

Ministry Photos,28th - 29th July 2012

Praying for missions in the world

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age"

Opening of the great commission open air crusade and seminar  in Kamwenge District,over nine thousand people attended.
 Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Out on outreach crusade
 In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." 
Luke 24:44-49
He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.

Alter call people gave their lives to the lord.

Training session for leaders
John 20:19-23
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.

Stars of hope staging a song with drama to teach about the great commision

people standing up to enjoy the power of praise.

The spirit of God at work

this prayer time,Jesus said" do not leave  the upper room until you have been filled with the power from God"

The lame and sick were brought for prayer.
 Mark 16:15-18
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.

People witnessed, God healed many.Another important aspect of verse 19 is that Christ is specifically teaching the doctrine of the Trinity to His followers. The three Persons of the Godhead are each equally and fully God and here presented in the logical order of Father, Son and Holy Spirit - yet only One God from the beginning (see Romans 1:20).

At this time we had an over night prayer at the crusade ground that ran through the early morning hours to around 3am. and we experienced the power of God as people were being healed and delivered from demonic powers.

The Great Commission - Its Significance for Christians
The Great Commission is the end of a Gospel and the beginning of faith in action for all Christians. This command from Jesus is significant because it's a personal instruction for Christians to have a profound faith in Jesus Christ as indicated in verse 18. "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." This is an incredibly powerful statement which demands faith in Jesus Christ, validating His power in the lives of Christians and their commitment to Him. This verse acts as a clear claim to Christ's omnipotence, and therefore His deity. If Christians do not believe this statement, complete faith does not exist. Jesus is very clear about His authority in the world -- it is complete and total from the beginning of time itself (John 1:1-3).

Prayer went on as also praised and worshiped God in spirit and power.

The Great Commission - A Personal Calling
In the Great Commission, Jesus calls every Christian to step out in faith and spread the Good News. This is faith in action! People who obey this command change their spiritual lives forever! It could be spreading the Good News to a neighbor or moving to another country to reach the people there. It could be sharing with less fortunate kids down the street or spreading the Word in a town two hours away. Wherever we go, every faithful Christian is compelled through obedience to share the Gospel. If you're a believer in Jesus Christ, where has He called you to go? Who has God put on your heart to share the gift of salvation? What small or large steps can you take, with the knowledge that Christ will be by your side, "to make disciples of all the nations"?

Many people were set free from all oppression as many were vomiting witchcraft and crying out for the power,Praise God he manifested his presence that day.

Finally, in verse 20, Jesus provides specific direction with affirmation to His followers, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Christians are instructed to teach others about Jesus Christ and the entirety of His truth. We can't profess Christ as Savior and Lord, while rejecting certain of His teachings. As we teach Christ's truths, verse 20 declares that we can be confident, in faith, that Jesus Christ will support us. This fact has proven trustworthy throughout the centuries as millions of believers have heard, accepted and shared the Good News of Jesus Christ. Yes, Christ has ascended back to heaven, but He is present by the power of the Holy Spirit in every believer!

I also spoke about the fathers love to the masses that turned up in large numbers.

Blessings to you as you obey the Voice God.
Missionary Edwine

Call to Missions

Missions

“Missions are a major part of our vision to share the Gospel and touch future generations. The ministry is reaching out to thousands each and every day in very practical ways by providing shelter, food, clothing, medical supplies, and educational materials. Our partners are truly making a difference”

Crisis Relief—Stars of Hope Ministries has formed strategic partnerships  to move quickly when natural disasters strike. With assistance to victims of terrorist attacks in the earthquakes and land slides, floods  tragedies throughout the great lakes region , and hailstone destruction along the slopes of mount Rwenzori, our partners literally reach out in the midst of chaos and disasters with food, temporary shelter, and hope. These life-saving relief efforts are invaluable in opening doors to spread the life-changing Gospel.

Children’s Homes—This Year the partners of Stars of hope ministries will share in providing the food, clothing, shelter, education, and religious training for 250children around the the district of Kabarole through partnerships with 5 different missions and relief agencies. Additionally,Stars of hope ministries Is intending to open a Father’s House children homes in Uganda to provide year-round care for over 1000 abandoned and parent less children by 2025. Father’s  Love House children’s homes will be built from the ground up through the support of Stars of hope ministries partners and ministry friends. These wonderful facilities include dormitories, administrative buildings, cafeteria, chapel, and vocational training areas where hundreds of children of all ages can learn a trade while being nurtured in God’s love. We continue to develop, build, open, and help operate centers for homeless children in such far-reaching, needy locations. Many of our outreaches are in cooperation with ministries already established in selected poverty-stricken areas.

Feeding Programs—Working in partnership with numerous local, regional, national, and international organizations, Stars of hope ministries has hopes to sponsor  massive feeding programs, not only throughout the the great lakes region, but also in poverty-, war-, and drought-stricken areas of the Northern and western Uganda. Additionally, partner support enables our ministry to provide food and household supplies to multitudes during Miracle Crusades around the globe.

Hospital and Emergency Care—For a number of Months,Stars of hope ministries   partners have helped support the operations of a hospital in the great lakes region Africa. Each year, over 200 patients are prayed for and sent back home healed. Located in a city of 800,000 people , this much-needed facility is an open door to reaching an often otherwise closed country with the Gospel.

Outreach to Political Leaders—With an ever-increasing public presence, the influence of Stars of hope ministries now extends to the highest levels of church, government, business, and entertainment leadership. Missionary Edwines, often sought after for prayer and personal ministry, is also frequently asked to address local leaders and governing bodies in the districts where he visits and holds crusades.

National Healing Fellowship —The Lord spoke to Missionary Edwines to start National Healing Fellowship for those in ministry who need resources and encouragement. The FellowshipTM serves people with cutting-edge technologies, scripturally sound resources, and biblically based encouragement. The Fellowship is helping to raise up a new generation of powerful ministers to take the message of salvation and healing around the world.


Education—During 2008, Missionary Edwines was led to start the this Ministry. The response to this calling, which meets all the ministers and ministry supporters every once a year, has been amazing. The Covenant Partners and ministry friends of Stars of hope ministries continue to join together to ask for financial support for missions and building programs at selected Christian schools of higher learning.

Saving Miracle Services

Untold hundreds have experienced God’s saving and healing touch from powerful demonstrations through Holy Spirit Miracle Crusades around the District, including the large healing services . It is a new day for evangelism! More than ever, Stars of hope ministries crusades are a major focus as we seek to fulfill the   Great Commission

By Muhumuza stephen