Life on the Mission Field: Uganda 2026

Last month, Pastor Gary and James Vaca left to Uganda, visiting the village of Naluko as well Calvary Chapel Naluko and the Anchor of Hope feeding center. They were able to bless the people in the village, showing them the love of God by simply being present, while also helping the people with their immediate needs.

We wanted to take some time and share with you some pf the pictures that God has done on our latest trip to Naluko.

Pastor Gary spends some time with the children from the Anchor of Hope Orphanage. He’s holding young baby Sampson, who despite his medical troubles is still full of life and energy. He will most likely need to go to India for life saving cardiac surgery so stay tuned for updates.
James Vaca spends time with some of the parents and older children, ministering to their needs and helping them work on what needs to be done.
Children gathering for Sunday school.
The small kitchen may not seem like much to us, but this is the new church kitchen which cooks for our 100+ kids every Sunday and church staff throughout the week
The dairy cows help supply the village with milk and other essential dairies.
Gary and James take a staff photo with the Anchor of Hope Team. We are so grateful for all the hard work they do.
One of our parents takes care of her young son, she is grateful for the support the anchored team is able to provide for her and her family
Praying for Nabirye and her mother at the government hospital.
Harvesting maize from our Anchor of Hope garden. This garden provides nutritious food for our kids in the feeding center.
The Anchor of Hope team gets ready to distribute the Bags of Hope to the village. Each bag is filled with food to help both growing children and hungry adults
Our kids in the village love to worship the Lord in Sunday School.
Every Thursday the parents and caretakers of our kids in the feeding center gather for a time of worship and encouragement in God’s word.
James Vaca is given the chance to speak with the people after worship. Both him and the villagers are having an amazing fellowship in the Lord together.
The highlight of our Anchor of Hope kids school semester is visitation day when we get the chance to check on their progress and have a fun day of fellowship

Pastor Gary has returned safely, while James and our staff are still in Uganda serving. Please continue to pray for them in all that they do, that the Lord blesses they’re ministry and blesses the people of Uganda. If you are being led to contribute to the ministry, we have our donation page dedicated to helping the Anchor of Hope Project alongside the people of Naluko, as well as our page dedicated to our missionaries like James who go into the world to do the Lord’s work.

We have also begun planning our next missions trip to Uganda next year, likely planned for June 19th-July 3rd. If traveling overseas to spread the love of Christ has been on your heart, pray about if you will be able to join us, and stay tuned with us as we drop more information when everything is finalized.

Thank you all for your continued support, and stay with us as we provide you more updates from James in the coming days. God Bless!

Gary K