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I am in a village with some of the Pigmy men. These children need a Christian school. There are many orphan children because of AIDS. See our Project H.O.P.E. proposal on the Prayer Request page.
Ministry Description Bryan and Cheri Stensaas are Independent Baptist Missionaries working presently in the country of Uganda, East Africa. They are sent out from a great church, Calvary Baptist Church in Marshall, Missouri. They are proud to have Brother Steve Raglin as their Pastor and friend.
Bryan received Christ in the military in Rota, Spain and Cheri received Christ at Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee where Bryan was attending Bible College. They began their ministry in 1979 as missionaries to the military, starting churches for military families outside of US military bases in Europe. Bryan began working with Dr. Edward Woodfield in Torrejon, Spain and later pastored the church there. While in Spain, Bryan and Cheri helped start other churches throughout the country.
After eight years they returned to the states and pastored the Faith Baptist Church in Sedalia, Missouri for two and one half years. It was there that the Lord directed them to Africa where they have been since 1994. They live in Mbarara, Uganda which is in the south western part of Uganda. Bryan has started several churches throughout Uganda and is presently the pastor of the Independent Baptist Church of Mbarara which he also started.
Bryan and Cheri have both taught in the Bible Institutes which were started to train the Ugandan men and women to serve the Lord. Cheri also teaches the "Women of Faith Bible study and has her own 5 day a week radio broadcast called "Ladies Tea Time." Cheri has also been involved in teaching children's Sunday School classes.
One of the highlights of their ministry is Christian Radio. Bryan started two Christian radio stations in Uganda. Calvary Radio in Soroti and Life Radio in Mbarara. He is currently the Director of Life Radio, a 500 watt Christian FM station where the Gospel is proclaimed throughout the Abankole region 18 1/2 hour broadcast day.
Important Information Bryan & Cheri's Anniversary - July 25, 1970 Cheri's Birthday - July 10, 1952 Bryan's Birthday - September 29, 1949 Keith - Birthday 11 August 1971 Sally Jo - Birthday - 20 August 1972 Keith & Sally's Anniversary - 12 June 1993 Shane - Birthday - 8 March 1995 Stanley - Birthday - 29 September 1997 Shae-Lynn - Birthday - 7 February 2000 Shiloh - Birthday - 11 April 2002 Skyler - Birthday - 12 August 2004 Savannah - Birthday - 7 October 2007 Matthew - Birthday - 23 January 1974 Keila - Birthday -4 August 1975 Matthew & Keila's Anniversary - 27 July 1996 Marcus - Birthday - 20 October 2001 Kendra - Birthday - 23 November 2003 Kirsten - Birthday - 2 June 2006 Kimberly - Birthday - 4 April 2008 Andrew - Birthday - 27 April 1979 Jacky - Birthday - 28 January 1979 Andrew & Jacky's Anniversary - 5 June 2000 Meagan - Birthday - 22 October 2001 Addison - Birthday - 1 August 2003 BryAnna - Birthday - 20 October 2004 Carter - Birthday - 17 April 2008 Alisha - Birthday - 14 July 1983
Statement of Faith 1 We believe in THE HOLY SCRIPTURES: - accepting fully the writings of the Old and New
Testaments as the very Word of GOD; - verbally inspired in all parts and therefore, wholly without error as originally given by GOD; - altogether sufficient in themselves as our only infallible and authoritative rule of faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:19-21) 2 We believe in THE ONE TRIUNE GOD: - who is personal, Spirit and sovereign; - perfect, infinite and eternal in His Being, holiness, love, wisdom and power; - absolutely separate and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the Upholder of all things; - self-existent and self-revealing in three distinct persons - - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, each having a distinct ministry in GOD's relation to His creation and people. (Genesis 1:1; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 John 5:7) 3 We believe in THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: - who is the second person of the Triune GOD; - the eternal Word and only Begotten Son; - without any change in his divine Person, He became man by miracle of the Virgin Birth, thus to continue forever as both true God and true Man, one Person with two natures; - that as Man, He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin; - that as the perfect Lamb of God, He gave Himself in death upon the cross becoming there the sin of the world and suffering its full penalty of divine wrath in our stead; - that He arose bodily from the grave and was glorified; - that as our great High Priest He ascended into the Heaven, there to appear before the face of God as our Advocate and Intercessor. (John 1:1-2; I John 5:20; Matthew 1:20; Luke 2:26-28) 4 We believe in THE HOLY SPIRIT: - who is the third Person of the Trinity, and the divine Agent in nature, revelation and redemption; - that He convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment; - that He regenerates, indwells, seals, and anoints all who become children of God through Christ; - that all children of God are baptized in the Holy Spirit at salvation. - He further empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies and fills believers who daily surrender to Him.
(2 Corinthians 13:14; John 14:16-17; Romans
8:14-27) 5 We believe ALL MEN ARE BY NATURE AND CHOICE SINFUL AND LOST: - that man was the direct creation of God, made in His image and likeness; - that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race which is universally sinful in both nature and practice; - thus alienated from the life and family of God, under the righteous judgment and wrath of God, and has within himself no possible means of salvation. (Romans 3:23,5:12; Galatians 3:22) 6 We believe in SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH: - that salvation is the free gift of God, neither merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work of man but received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom all true believers have as a present possession, the gift of eternal life, a perfect righteousness, son ship in the family of God, deliverance, and security from all condemnation, every spiritual resource needed for life and godliness, and the divine guarantee that they shall never perish; - that this salvation affects the whole man; - that apart from Christ there is no possible salvation. (Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21, 7:9-10; Romans 6:23, 10:9, 10:10,13) 7 We believe in RIGHTEOUS LIVING AND GODLY WORKS: - not as a means of salvation in any sense, but as its proper evidence and fruit; - as Christians, we should obey the Word of our Lord, seek the things which are above, walk as He walked, and accept as our solemn responsibility the duty and privilege of bearing the Gospel to a lost world; - remembering that a victorious and fruitful Christian life is possible only for those who in gratitude for the infinite and undeserved mercies of God have presented themselves wholly to Christ; (Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:10) 8 We believe in THE EXISTENCE OF SATAN: - who originally was created a holy and perfect being, but through pride and wicked ambition rebelled against God, thus becoming utterly depraved in character; - that he is the great adversary of God and His people, leader of all other evil angels and spirits, the deceiver, and god of this present world; - that his powers are vast, but strictly limited by the permissive will of God who overrules all his wicked devices for good; - that he was defeated and judged at the cross and his final doom is certain; - that we are able to resist and overcome him only in the armor of God, by the blood of the Lamb, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Revelation 12:9; Ezekiel 28:14-17; Isaiah 14:12-15) - that His return from heaven will be personal, visible and glorious; - a blessed Hope for which we should constantly watch and pray; - the time being unrevealed, but always imminent; - that when He comes, He will first by resurrection of the dead and translation of the living remove from the earth the saved, then pour out the righteous judgments of God upon the unbelieving world, afterwards descend with His Church and establish His glorious and literal kingdom over all the nations for a thousand years. (Acts 1: 11; I Thessalonians 4: 13-17; Revelation 19: 11-16, 20:6) 10 We believe in THE LOCAL CHURCH: - that the Scriptures teach that a local church is a congregation of immersed believers, associated by covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel; - observing the ordinances of Christ governed by His laws and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word; - we believe the true mission of the church is the faithful witnessing of Christ by all men as we have opportunity, and the building up and edifying of the saints; - we hold that the local church has the absolute right of self government free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations and that the one and only head is Christ through the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 16:18, 18:15-20; Acts 2:41,47, 14:23; Romans 16:17-20; I Corinthians 4:17, 11:23; I Timothy 3; Titus 1) 11 We believe in BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER: - that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, to show forth in solemn and beautiful emblem of our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life that it is a prerequisite to church membership; - that the Lord's supper is the commemoration, by the use of bread and cup by the believer, of the death of Christ until He comes again; - to be preceded always by solemn self-examination. (Matthew 3:6,16,28:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42,8:36-39; Romans 6:4-5; I Corinthians 11:23-28; Colossians 2:12) 12 We believe in SEPARATION FROM ALL FORMS OF APOSTASY: - that modernism, liberalism, and any other gospel and form other than the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, are not of God and that we as believers should have no fellowship with, and separate ourselves from all alliances, churches, groups, and organizations that sanction such doctrines; - that the ecumenical and Charismatic movements which are being used to unite “Christendom” into a one world church is against the teaching of the Word of God, and that tongues, prophecy and the gift of knowledge has ceased and therefore what is being done today in these areas is not of God. (Acts 19:8-10; Romans 16:17-18; I Corinthians 6:14-18, chapters 13 and 14; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 1:8-10; Ephesians 5:11; 2Peter2:1-2; 1 John 2:22; 2 John 1:7-11; Revelation 18:4-5)
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