Harriet Kisakye: I thank God for TD-1 in 2016 which helped us to discover the four relationships in detail and how they are connected. After TD-1, we started running mini-workshops with the church members, which helped us to consider several things and how to develop ourselves. Since we were doing the mini-workshops as a church, they resulted in the birthing of a piggery project that is two-and-a-half years old. I was project lead in the first year and another member of the church led the project in the second year. This project has generated income that has been used in supporting the church. I bless the Lord for that and that it is run by the members.

After attending TD-2 in January 2018 in Mukono, we run and mobilised more mini-workshops, but this time, with members of the community and not just from church. We ran the mini-workshops in groups just as is done in the TD workshop. The attendees generated ideas on how to grow our community while considering the four relationships. The members identified one of the problems in the community as drought and the misconception that the Chinese who grew rice in the nearby community were responsible for the drought. When we asked them what could be done, they suggested that trees should be planted. At that time, we also did not have trees on our church premises. Although they were not born again, they challenged us to plant trees starting with the church compound. After discussion, we agreed that the church would plant trees on its premises as well as in their individual homes in Lubumba. The challenge we faced was ....  Read more