Cordial greetings! We thank all of you who have been praying for the Church
members training about Addiction that was jointly conducted by Teen
Challenge Uganda. We are also grateful to Anchored International Relief
(AIR) for the financial support that enabled us to feed the participants who were
hosted for the whole day of training.
There has been widespread crime rate like robberies, theft, raping and
defilement attributed to wide spread drug abuse especially among the youths in
the communities of Buwama! The church members including other community
members appreciated the training content and pledged to reach the communities
using the gained knowledge to curb the increasing drug abuse.
It was appreciated from the training that, Addiction is a condition of being
habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something, not only
drugs although that is the most common association, but also other vices like
homosexuality and Lesbianism that is becoming a spreading evil.
The training covered the following areas among others:
- Susceptibility to drug and alcohol addiction and those vulnerable –
Factors that may lead to drug addiction and those that are likely to be
easily affected - Dangers of Alcohol and drug addiction
- Misconceptions and myths which promote addiction
- Warning signs and symptoms to tell when a friend or your child is
involved in the drug abuse or any other addiction – The members
appreciated the 22 warning signs as these will help many parents to
follow up their children and help them to come out of the addiction - Overcoming alcohol and drug addiction as recovery is possible. But
acceptance is the first step of recovery and many who are addicted should
first appreciate from the word of God the need to accept their state.
We were amazed of those people who have been rehabilitated from the drug
addiction that it was the integration of the word of God in the program that
enabled them to recover and their mind restored! As Romans 12:2 says,
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and
perfect will of God.” We will continue to preach the gospel in the
communities as we create awareness to the communities about drug
addiction and how the hope of families may be revived for the loved ones
who are lost in the Drug addictions.
God bless you.
In His love,
Pastor Jjagwe Charles
Calvary Chapel Buwama.
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