USA – Africa updates, Feb 7, 2026

Many thanks to our co-laborers in the USA, Canada and Mexico that pray and have provided support for our many co-laborers in central Africa – Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Burundi and the DRCongo. With the encouragement from your prayers and support, we now have missionaries scattered to different parts of Africa, the middle east, Europe, North America and even Australia. Martin Ochieng shared some of the wonderful opportunities to maintain and expand the global vision.

   A number of years ago, Simon, our coordinator in the desert region of north Kenya needed a truck to travel to the many different tribal groups scattered throughout the region and has even evangelized and planted church families in south Ethiopia. After these years, the truck engine failed and is broken down in Nairobi. We are awaiting an estimate on what may be required to get him and his team back into those harvest fields.

  Two years ago, while ministering in Georgia in the USA, Martin met with the Renew Outreach ministry group and found out about solar-powered evangelism back packs with all the equipment to meet the practical needs of the evangelist and equipment needed to evangelize in these types of conditions. We purchased one and we are now in need of two that will help reach the scattered tribes and Muslims that live in these remote areas. For one set with wifi, screen, projector, solar panels, sound equipment that can be carried by one person for evangelism to groups up to 300 people is $2,060 plus shipping from the USA to Nairobi, Kenya.

   We currently have the widows of two of our former coordinators, John Light (South Sudan) and Kennedy Mtyaba, (Kaliro, central Uganda). Sarah, John’s wife, lives in the Adjumani refugee camp in north Uganda, where we were able to help her with schooling and set up a small business. Her youngest child attends school in Gulu a short distance away and the other two are in school in Kampala under the oversight of Martin and his wife and Suzan, the HVA admin coordinator and her husband. Joan, Kennedy’s wife, lives in Kampala and attends the Kabalagala church family and is being supported through their help. Recently, George, a friend of Martin from England has connected with him and wants to begin a ministry targeted to help the families of these men who have already been promoted to be with Jesus, similar to the widow in 1 Kings 4:1-7. We look forward to partnering with George and those that follow the vision that the Lord has entrusted to him.

    Martin is thankful for the Busolwe children’s church that is being constructed in eastern Uganda which the Harvest Kids from the USA provided the funding for. He is waiting for the estimate one of the brothers from the church will be providing to send to Harvest Kids to refurbish some buildings on the church property to begin a kindergarten day care for 3-5 year old children from the slum neighborhood. This will also give the kid’s family members the opportunity to come and help with the teaching when they are able to break away from their task of trying to make enough money to feed and care for their families and orphans that live around them. A win – win for everyone and a super blessing to everyone that helps and a super – super blessing for God who inspires the vision and ultimately provides all the needs. The vision is to complete the day care and open in January 2027.

       If you would like to make a donation, they can be made on line through the “electronic giving” on the home page of the www.harvestvisionministries.org website. You can also mail donations to Harvest Vision Ministries, at our new ministry mailing address, PO Box 15, Concrete, WA, 98237. All donations are tax-deductible and help advance the gospel of Jesus Christ and build His Kingdom. We operate totally on a volunteer basis and no one receives any compensation for the labor that is required to over-see the ministry. All monies go to our co-laborers that are actively reaching the lost and teaching new believers to be true disciples in the various harvest fields He has called us to.