Kato
Mivule
My
Take: This prayer seems to have been extrapolated from one of those US
Evangelical Dominionist websites, politically motivated, and to bring those who
CRITIC Prez. Museveni into SUBORDINATION.he
President denounced a number of "sins" in this prayer, BUT a cursory
look at the prayer, the word FORGIVENESS in the context of
RECONCILIATION isn't even included; and that is the best gift Uganda
can get @ 50.
Also SEE
Uganda at 50: Despite the prosperity lies from Museveni’s government and the Pentecostal wing, Uganda is slowly but steadily sinking into violence, dictatorship and apathy(abantu bakowu): The country is more divided than ever before and is an accident waiting to happen.
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2012/10/uganda-at-50-despite-prosperity-lies.html
50 years of Ugandan independence: A pseudo democracy with authoritarian traits
Museveni dedicates Uganda
to God
Publish Date: Oct 09, 2012
By Moses Mulondo
President Yoweri Museveni has repented his sins and the sins of Uganda as a nation in a move aimed at establishing Uganda as a God-fearing nation.
President Yoweri Museveni has repented his sins and the sins of Uganda as a nation in a move aimed at establishing Uganda as a God-fearing nation.
The President made this historic move at Mandela National stadium Namboole in the early morning of today (Tuesday) at 2:00am during national prayers for dedicating Uganda to God.
“I denounce witchcraft and satanic practices. I repent on behalf of Uganda. We confess our sins. We repent of the sins of shedding innocent blood, corruption, bribery, sexual immorality, drunkenness, rebellion, insubordination, tribalism and sectarianism,” Museveni repented amidst ululations from the Christians.
The president dedicated Uganda to God to be his nation anchored on his principles and values.
The President, indicating that the next 50 years belong to the young generation, advised the young people to be God-fearing referring to the Biblical verse in Proverbs 9:10 which says, “The fear of God is beginning of wisdom.”
For the young people who are still in school, he used Ecclesiastes 3:1 which says there is time for everything to advise them to concentrate on their books and abstain from sex.
For those who have completed studies, he advised them to look for more skills, jobs, and start families established on God’s principles.
He advised the youth to keep fit through physical exercises and sports activities and to help their parents.
The prayers were organized by Uganda Jubilee Network, an association of Anglican, evangelical and Pentecostal churches.
The network, coordinated by Dr. James Magara of Intercessors for Uganda, has been guiding Christians to fast and pray for Uganda to be a God fearing nation in the next 50 years.
“The jubilee season provides us with an opportune time to seek and return to the Lord. It is a time for liberty, amnesty, family reunion, justice, debt release, economic emancipation, restoration and chance to reset the clock and start over again,” Magara said.
The President’s seeds of wisdom to the young people fell on the fertile soil which had been already cultivated by the church leaders.
Earlier, the church of Uganda archbishop elect, Stanley Ntagali, called upon the religious and political leaders to repent and put right what had gone wrong arguing that jubilee is about restitution and attaining God’s eternal life after forgiveness.
Drawing from Exodus 4:22 where God said Israel is his first born son, Born Again Faith leader, Dr. Joseph Serwadda, prayed to God to make Uganda his second born son established on his values and principles of love, righteousness and justice.
Apostle Alex Mitala, who became the most captivating preacher, preached a radical message lambasting the young people over indecent dressing like miniskirts which expose their wickedness.
At the end of his speech, hundreds of youths came out and repented of indecent dressing which does not glorify God and recommitted their lives to God.
Rev. Simon Peter Emiau said no matter how many times Ugandans pray, God will not intervene in the affairs of our country without fulfilling the conditions in 2chronicles 7:14 of repenting and turning away from wicked ways.
Calling upon church leaders and Christians to repent, Apostle Charles Tumwine attributed the current high level of immorality in the country to the wickedness/darkness in the church arguing that what happens in a nation is usually a replica of the state of the church.
The believers were entertained by various choirs and artists who included American celebrated singer Judy Jacobs of Days of Elijah song and Pastor Wilson Bugembe who thrilled the gathering with his Biribabitya and Nangirira Omwaka Gwamukama Ogwemirembe.
The believers also prayed for Uganda’s media and communication, arts and entertainment, the judiciary, parliament, cabinet, the president, local governments, churches, and the education sector that they will all be revived on God’s principles and values of righteousness, love and justice.
Christian Dominion-ism: Here below
is the full transcript of the "Prayer" and declaring Uganda
as "God's Nation" as published by New Vision. You notice that the
word RECONCILIATION does NOT appear any where in this Prayer... Why?
Uganda is God’s nation
Publish Date: Oct 09, 2012
On Sunday, October 7, in the
year of our Lord 2012, We the people of Uganda came before the Lord in a
solemn convocation.
We have come before the Lord
for the past 50 days, in fasting, weeping and mourning, humbling ourselves
before the Lord God in repentance for our sins as a nation
We recognise that 50 years
ago as Uganda
was being born, we did not stand in the gap and dedicate our nation to the
Lord. We did not seek the Lord’s face and His blessing over our nation.
Instead, we the people and
our leaders, made covenants with the kingdom of darkness, we trusted in
witchcraft, incantations and sorcery. We handed over our nation to wickedness
and we have paid a dear price for those agreements.
In the fi rst 50 years of
our existence as a nation, Uganda
has experienced every form of evil and calamity. We have suffered civil war,
bloodshed, turmoil and insecurity. We have been plagued with epidemics and
diseases.
We have endured the reproach
of poverty, shame and degradation.
Over the years the name Uganda has been
associated with disease, war and poverty. O Lord, we recognise the cause of all
our calamity as a nation is that we did not put our trust in you from the very
founding of our nation.
But in Your mercy and loving
kindness, You did not leave us alone. Even in our darkest seasons, You drew
near to us and revealed Yourself to us as a people. You sent Your Spirit to
stir up revival and bring the Light of the Gospel to Uganda.
You raised up faithful
intercessors that stood in the gap and prayed for Uganda to come out of the darkness
and into marvelous Light. You delivered us from war, You saved us from HIV/
AIDS, You did not allow us to be cut off forever.
With a strong hand and
outstretched arm, You saved us from the garbage heap of history, You redeemed
us and brought us back from the pit and from the grave. We are standing here
today, because of Your Mercy, Love and Grace.
This day, as we gather here
before You from every walk of life, we confess Father the sins and failures of
our past. We ask You to forgive us for the iniquity that we and our ancestors
have walked in.
And we ask You to cleanse us
as a nation and a people by the
Blood of Jesus and cover the
multitude of our sins. Father, as we approach the spiritual gate called
Jubilee, we cry out to You for mercy and for Grace.
On our own we are not able
to stand but we know that by Your Grace You can make us stand and not fall. We
pray, that today will be a new beginning, a fresh start for us as Ugandans, a
people in covenant with the Most High God.
And with one voice and one
heart, we declare that Uganda
is the heart of Africa and will take her place as a prophet nation in the
continent of Africa. Lord give us the boldness
to be Your Voice In Africa, and let the Truth of Your Word ring out across the
world.
Uganda is a land where the heavens kiss the earth and the
possibilities are as broad as the horizon. Uganda is a land where the African
sun is tamed and the rain gently waters the earth. A land divided by rivers,
lakes and streams.
Uganda is a nation where the people’s faces are warm and
kind and their welcome is genuine. Our hearts are true and our word is our
bond.
We dedicate all the
mountains of our society to the Lord God. May they be established on the Rock
of our Salvation.
The mountain of the Church,
the mountain of Family, the mountain of Education, the mountain of Media, the
mountain of Arts and Entertainment, the mountain of Economy and the Mountain of
Government.
Father, Let Your Kingdom
come and may Your will be done in Uganda. Let Uganda rise up
as the fi rst nationally transformed nation in the world. Lord, establish Uganda
and let the world come to the Light of our Rising.
Surround Uganda as with
a shield; rejoice over this nation in Your Love. Father defend our cause
amongst the nations of the world. We cry out to You to restore all the years
that the locust and cankerworm stole. Father we cry out RESTORE!
Father, let the Church in Uganda
be a transformational Church, that takes the gospel of the Kingdom to all the
world.
Father build the Body of
Christ in Uganda
and let the Lordship of Christ be evident for all to see. Let the world know
the Church by our love. We dedicate every family in this country into Your
Hands Father, reign over our families and let the true image of God the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, be mirrored in our families.
Lord, we speak to those
children yet unborn, that they will live in peace in Uganda and that they will
be free to pursue their God given dreams and unlock their full human potential
in this nation.
Father we dedicate our Media
to You, let this be a tool in Your Hands instead of a weapon in the hands of
the enemy. Let the Media in Uganda
be a voice for Africa, and let Truth be told
without prejudice.
Let our Media be a force for
good, for encouragement and for telling a new story in Uganda. Your
Story of Restoration.
Father we entrust our
Education to You, we ask that the greatest goal of our education system is to
disciple future generations in the fear of the Lord. For we know that if that
is our foundation, You will establish our education system and the fruit will
be wisdom, understanding and knowledge.
Establish our education
system on a sound foundation that will instill character, responsibility and
virtue so that our children and nation will be exceedingly blessed.
O Lord, we dedicate our
Arts, Culture and Entertainment to You. Let them reflect your attributes, wisdom,
majesty and power. Let the beauty of Africa be
seen in the world.
Lord for so long, Africans
have despised what is theirs and loved what is foreign but we pray that You
will redeem all areas of our arts, music, fashion, entertainment and culture and
let us be a blessing to the nations. Let us discover who we are in Christ and
shine that light in the world.
Uganda is a nation where gold is as common as stones and
silver as the sand. Our economy is founded on the corner stone of Jesus Christ,
we will never be shaken. The value of our currency is pegged to the Name of the
Most High God, we are forever strengthened.
Father, remove and cancel
the burden of debt from our economy, reverse the age-old trends, let us lend to
many nations and not borrow.
We dedicate the forces of
our demand and supply, we give our markets to You Lord, remove the reproach of
poverty from our people. Even as You usher in unprecedented prosperity, such as
the world has never seen, we pray that our eyes will never focus on our wealth,
but instead let our greatest wealth and inheritance be our loving relationship
with the Most High God
The Lord appoints our
leaders; they serve the nation with the servant heart of Jesus Christ.
Righteousness and Justice be established in our government and the cry of the
widow, orphan or destitute shall never be ignored.
Our judges, legislature and
executive work together for the good of the people. They serve the country with
excellence and put the needs of the people before any personal gain.
Our leaders rule over us
righteously, ruling in the fear of the Lord. The light dawns on Uganda
like the morning sun rises on a cloudless day and the grass springs forth out
of the earth, through the clear shining after the rain.
We dedicate our nation to
You Most High God, from the Rising of the Sun to the going down of the same, we
dedicate, every city, town, hamlet into Your Loving Hands; Of those that are
and those that are yet to be established.
Lord we speak to the ground,
and command it to release the wealth and resources that You laid up for us from
the foundation of the earth. Lord, the resources You have bestowed on this
country, are a blessing to the people of Uganda,
they will be fully utilized to bless the people of Uganda.
The vast minerals in the
ground, the oil wealth, the agricultural produce, the energy to power Africa and the world, all our resources are dedicated to
the Lord.
The greatest resource we
have as a nation is our human resource and the potential of our people will be
developed beyond all else.
Lord we speak to the heavens
and command the rain to fall in season, and the sun to shine in the right
season, so that Uganda will
fulfi ll her calling of being the bread basket of Africa
and the world. We will feed the world and our stores will always be overfl
owing.
Father we speak to the wind,
the thunder, the lightning, the land beneath our feet. We command that the
earth will no longer vomit it’s inhabitants through landslides, fl oods and
other natural disasters. Father bring peace between us and this good land.
Give us the ability to
possess it and harness all its vast resources for the service of mankind and
the glory of God.
Father, we speak to each
others as brothers and we ask that You will bring a true spirit of brotherhood,
over all the people of Uganda.
Let true brotherhood and unity spread over the member states of the entire East
African Community and finally the frontiers of the whole African community.
Lord it is you who set the
boundaries of our habitation, You determined that we should live on this
continent, therefore Father, we ask that You will make us one people as
Africans. Remove the dividing walls between, tongue, tribe and creed, unite us
Father under the never fading banner of Jesus Christ and the Love of God.
We cry out to You Father and
ask You to give us peace, Lord let us enter into Your rest. Father seal this
covenant in the Blood of Jesus and may the Lord mediate this covenant in Love,
Truth, and Faithfulness until Yeshua returns.
In Jesus’ Name we covenant this:
20 things to
renounce
Therefore, this day, we as
Ugandans come into agreement and renounce the following;
We renounce the abominable
spirit of idolatry, sorcery, witchcraft and all manner of wickedness
We renounce the abominable
acts of human sacrifice and cannibalism
We renounce the spirit
of adultery, fornication, polygamy, homosexuality, prostitution and all manner
of sexual immorality and infidelity.
We renounce domestic
violence, child abuse, neglect, divorce and separation
We renounce
drunkenness, drug abuse and every form of substance abuse
We renounce corruption,
nepotism and cronyism
We renounce selfishness,
self-hatred, lack of patriotism and love for our country
We renounce the poverty
mindset and defeatism
We renounce debt and
dependence on donor aid
We renounce lack of vision
and lack of planning
We renounce the lack of
respect for public property and public space
We renounce
disorder, chaos, poor sanitation and
garbage disposal
We renounce confusion,
quarrels, wasting time and laziness
We renounce crime, begging,
racketeering and gangs
We renounce apathy and the
vagabond spirit
We renounce
disunity, riots, divisions, political upheaval and unrest
We renounce assassinations,
murder and bloodshed
We renounce tribalism and
all manner of religious sectarianism
We renounce the spirit of
rebellion and cessation
We renounce the spirit of
political intrigue and violence during political transition.
National Anthem
Oh Uganda! may God
uphold thee,
We lay our future in thy
hand.
United, free,
For liberty
Together we’ll always stand.
Oh Uganda! the
land of freedom.
Our love and labour we give,
And with neighbours all
At our country’s call
In peace and friendship
we’ll live.
Oh Uganda! the
land that feeds us
By sun and fertile soil
grown.
For our own dear land,
We’ll always stand,
The Pearl of Africa’s Crown.
Mbarara FDC supporters arrested over ‘illegal’ celebrations
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Mbarara+FDC+supporters+arrested+over++illegal++celebrations/-/688334/1529418/-/13mlq43z/-/index.html
By Otushabire Tibyangye & Alfred Tumushabe
Posted Tuesday, October 9 2012 at 17:18
Mr Katembeya was intercepted at Buremba road at midday and ordered to drive to Mbarara Police Station, where he was told to park his vehicle. He was then detained.
Over 10 other activists are said to have been arrested earlier but Daily Monitor could not readily confirm this, with police declining to comment on the arrests.
Police was engaged in running battles with activists in Mbarara town from as early as 11am. The FDC supporters carried and waved black flags to “mourn” 50 years of Uganda’s independence. Information from party members in the district says they were planning to hold a rally at Independence Park.
Southwest Regional Police Commander Martin Abilu confirmed the arrests, saying what the FDC members were doing is illegal. “We warned the public not to hold any illegal cerebrations as per orders from above. This is why there were no parallel cerebrations in the districts apart from national ones at Kololo,” Mr Abilu said at his office.
“We are still carrying out operation. In the evening we shall give the number of those arrested,” Mr Abilu said.
Before his arrest Mr Katembeya told Daily Monitor that there was nothing to celebrate when people cannot enjoy their civil liberties like holding rallies and expressing what concerns them as citizens.
“We are just tired of being policed as if we belong to another country, yet this is our motherland Uganda and we should be allowed to enjoy our rights like the ruling party members,” Mr Katembeya said.
He said nothing will stop them from fighting for their rights even if police continues harassing them.
But Mr Abilu said police would not tolerate lawlessness and said that the arrested would be charged in courts of law.
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