Chris & Jane Sperling

Serving with Equip Ministries in Uganda (click on the link to go to Equip's website)

Fast Facts:

Birthdays: Chris (Jan 2), Jane (Mar 15 )
Family: Andrew (Jan 1), Kenny (Jan 16), Albert (Jan 20), Tugume (nephew), Isaiah (Mar. 31), Ezra (Sept 11/08 – not pictured)
Anniversary: Jan 12, 2002

Ministry-at-a-Glance:

Primary Ministry Focus:
We teach and train people in Agriculture with a discipleship focus. We concentrate on HIV affected communities and orphans, widows and children. We also help run ministries that enable local NGO's to become more self-sufficient financially.

Major Challenges:
We encounter people with a poverty mentality who are difficult to help as they do little to help themselves despite what is given to them. We want to disciple young people and families in a biblical work ethic which will help them to tithe (and support the local church) and provide for their families (so that society is not burdened by poorly equipped young people) and give to the poor (so that Ugandans can care for their fellow Ugandans).

Prayer Focus:

That God's kingdom will be built through the everyday contact we have with the people we work with.
That people will put their faith in God and become mature Christians, loving and caring for those around them.