President Commends SDA Community for Holistic Transformatio
President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Seventh Day Adventist Church for combining the preaching of the gospel with economic emancipation of its followers. He said that their approach was aligned with the beliefs of the NRM party.
The President made the remarks Saturday morning while attending a prayer service convened by the SDA community at Kololo ceremonial grounds. The service was also meant to welcome the visiting World President of SDA, Dr Ted Wilson and his wife Nancy.
“The Bachwanga (SDA) don’t only preach the Gospel but also deal with economic issues. Yesterday when I met you (Pastor Dr. Ted Wilson President of SDA) in Entebbe, you told me that part of the pillars of SDA is to deal with the health issues and feed the hungry like Jesus did. That is what our Party, the NRM, believes,” he told the cheering congregation.
Dr. Wilson, accompanied by his wife, Nancy, has been on a pastoral visit to Uganda since 14th February 2018.
President Museveni once again warmly welcomed Pastor Dr. Ted Wilson and his spouse Nancy Wilson to Uganda. He hailed the church for teaching him the alphabet, which he recited to the congregation and also praised the followers of the SDA Church for being law abiding and strict Christians.
Museveni called on the visiting SDA President to emphasize to the members of the faith the mandate bestowed upon them by God to establish dominion over nature.
On Friday, when the President hosted Dr Wilson, his wife and other SDA leaders from Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan at State House Entebbe, he noted that followers of the SDA faith in Uganda possessed strong discipline.
The President, upon the request of Dr. Wilson said he would consider giving directives to ensure that exams are not set to take place on Saturdays which is the prayer day for the Adventists. He said that weekdays (except Friday) are sufficient to address examinations’ needs in the country without interfering with prayer days.
Saturday’s service at Kololo which was graced by the leader of the SDA Church in Uganda, Dr. Daniel Matte was attended by Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi and Deputy Parliamentary Speaker, Jacob Oulanya, among other dignitaries.
