As an indigenously managed Christian ministry, HIS has made a commitment to be an agent of reconciliation, helping enemies become friends……peacemakers. HIS strives to be an agent of change, perceiving our daily activities and lifestyles to be opportunities to change society to be more like the Kingdom of God. HIS is committed to foster unity among the body of Christ, by accepting and encouraging all Christians as brothers and sisters to work together across denominational, ethnic, and socio economic boundaries to the glory of God. HIS strives to be stewards of God’s truth in Jesus Christ and his message of salvation offered to all mankind. And HIS is committed to being stewards of the resources entrusted to our care so that his Kingdom is built up on the earth. Under girding the ministry of Hands In Service is an operational commitment to demonstrate self sustainability as a way of life. “Let us work with our hands that we might have something to share with others” Ephesians 4:28.
This mission is lived out daily in a region of Northeastern Uganda that encompasses nearly 2 million people from the Teso and Kamum tribal groups. HIS is headquartered in Soroti which serves as the main trading center for the region. Through the years HIS has been involved in many innovative community development and ministry initiatives as a response to the changing societal challenges and problems that arise in this part of the world. Currently, HIS is operating two sustainable initiatives:
JUBILEE WORKSHOP: is a full service custom metal fabrication workshop
employing about 10 people and a number of apprentices in training. The
workshop produces gates, doors, windows, water tanks, and a host of custom and repair work.HIS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: HIS manages and maintains two large
buildings in Soroti that comprise industrial, commercial and office space for rent.
HIS is currently active in directly operating the following ministry outreaches:
HIS VIDEO OUTREACH: a team of HIS employees and volunteers regularly minister to the region using mobile film and video equipment. They go into schools, prisons, churches and other public events using the Jesus Film in the ITESO language and other evangelistic and community development video resources. It is common for the HIS team to do multiple day outreach workshops in many of the remote, outlying areas in the region.
HIS CHILDRENS MINISTRY: Each weekday afternoon, HIS hosts an outreach for children in the HIS ministry center. Nearly a hundred children show up each day off of the street to do special activities and projects oriented to education, outreach and discipleship.
HIS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL: This ministry for young men and women is designed to foster Christian discipleship and vocational training in a year long training program. Graduates often move into the HIS apprenticeship program at the Jubilee Workshop.
HIS MINISTRY TO REFUGEES: Due to the conditions in the region over the past 23 years, HIS continues to minister to the needs of displaced people from time to time as the situation warrants. Though the HIS mission leans toward outreach and development, ministering to those in crisis is a necessity in the midst of war and drought. HIS is attentive to helping mobilize and facilitate other relief organizations that can help in this isolated region
HIS also supports and facilitates other effective ministries in the region, particularly in the area of peacemaking and biblical reconciliation, literacy, micro enterprise, youth outreach, women’s cooperative initiatives, sustainable agriculture development and rural village medical outreach among others.
By God’s grace, HIS continues to be a beacon of light and encouragement not only to Northeastern Uganda, but to North American Christians who capture a vision for what it truly means to serve each other, cross-culturally, as “friends in Christ” and co laborers in His Kingdom here on earth.
