Hazelglen Fellowship

Hazelglen Fellowship yali mu Kitchener - kilomita 100 ebugwanjuba bwa Toronto. Yali emaze emyaka egisukka mu abiri nga gyaliwo, naye si bulijjo lwe yalaba abantu abasukka mu asatu mu kkanisa yaayo. Mu mwaka oguyise, omusumba omunyiikivu yali alabye abavubuka bangi nga bajja mu kkanisa, abasinga obungi nga tebalina musingi munene mu Bukristaayo. Abakadde abasatu baali bakyali mu myaka egy'amakumi asatu, era mu kkanisa mwalimu 'abakugu' babiri bokka, bombi nga basomesa b'abajjanjabi. Abasinga obungi tebaalina mirimu.

Wadde nga mu mwaka ogwayita waaliwo obuzibu obumu, ab'ekkanisa baatwaniriza n'ekisa. Mu mwaka ogwo ogusooka, waaliwo emirundi mingi lwe twebuuza lwaki Katonda yali atuleese eyo. Tewaali maka ga bantu bakulu abalina abaana ab'ekiyaayaana, gye twali tuyinza okussanga ekkanisa ffe n'abaana baffe abawala. Anne yayita mu kulwana kungi okutuusa lwe yakkiriza nti obanga Katonda yali ampise eyo - ky'ataabuusabuusanga - era yalina n'ekigendererwa mu ye n'abawala okubeera eyo; naye ate, ekkanisa eno yali nnungi gye ndi ng'omusumba omuggya, kubanga ddala yali 'kibiina ky'abavubuka' ekyakuŋŋaananga ku Ssande. Anne yabuuzibwa lumu enkyukakyuka ki ezaali mu bulamu bwaffe kaakati nga ndi musumba. N'addamu nti, "Tewali n'akamu. Kaakati akola obudde bwonna kye yali akola bulijjo mu budde bwe obw'okuwummula edda!"

Nnina ebijjukizo ebirungi bingi eby'emyaka gyaffe ena mu Kitchener, naye olw'okuba ng'olugero luno lukwata ku 'mayinja ag'okulinnyako' agatutuusa mu mbeera gye tuli kaakati, birituusa okutegeezebwa mu kiseera ekirala. Kyokka, bwe ndowooza ku ngeri Katonda gy'atuluŋŋamyamu, kiŋŋwanira okwogera ku kye nnayita mu mwaka ogusooka. Buli Lwakusatu ku makya, nnandanga okunoonya kye nnali nzikiririza nti Katonda ayagala mbuulire mu ssaawa yange emu ku Ssande. Mu kiseera ekyo okukuŋŋaana kwali okuva ku ssaawa munaana ez'olweggulo okutuuka ku ssaawa kkumi na bbiri buli Ssande: essaawa emu ey'okusinza, endala ey'okuyigiriza, endala ey'okulya wamu ekijjulo eky'obwesangibwa, n'endala ey'okulya Ekyokulya kya Mukama. Mu kiseera eky'okusinza, ab'ekkanisa baayinzanga okukulembera oluyimba lw'okusinza oba okusoma Ekyawandiikibwa. Buli Charlie, omu ku bakadde, lwe yayimuka okusoma Ekyawandiikibwa, nnasanyukanga. Emirundi egiwera mu mwaka ogwo ogusooka yasomanga Ebyawandiikibwa ebyetooloola ekyawandiikibwa kye nnali nnonze okubuulirako ku lunaku olwo, wadde nga tewaali ngeri gye yandimanyiddemu nga tannaba, wabula Mukama nga ye yamuluŋŋamya, era bw'atyo n'anduŋŋamya nange mu kwetegeka kwange! Osobola okulowooza engeri kino gye kyampa obuvumu okubuulira ekyali kya lwatu nti kye kigambo kya Mukama ku makya ago.

Kyali mu mwaka ogwo ogusooka lwe nnawulira ku "Wham!" oba bwe ntyo bwe nnalowooza nti bwe kiri! Rob ne Tim baali bavubuka babiri balungi abaali baakadda mu kkanisa oluvannyuma lw'okumala emyezi egiwera mu 'The Ark' mu Amsterdam. Baali bakolera mu bamalaaya n'ekibinja ky'abasajja abeegatta ne bannaabwe mu kibuga ekyo. Baŋŋamba nti 'The Ark' yali buweereza bwa YWAM - Youth With A Mission. Bwe nnalaga nti nnyongedde okwagala okumanya, nnaweebwa ekifo eky'ofiisi enkulu eya Canada eyali kilomita 10 zokka mu Cambridge, Ontario. Bwe kityo, wiiki ng'eyise, nnali ntudde mu ofiisi ya Uli Korsch, omukulembeze wa YWAM mu Canada, nga nsanyukira entandikwa y'obwe nnywanyi obulungi bwe twali tugenda okukola. Yaŋŋamba ku nnaku ez'edda ez'ekibiina kino, omutandisi waakyo Loren Cunningham, n'ebigendererwa byakyo n'ebyakyo bye kyayitamu.

Oluvannyuma lw'omwaka ogwo ogusooka, twakyusa enteekateeka y'okusinza kwaffe okutuuka ku ssaawa bbiri ku makya ga Ssande, nga tukyagenda mu maaso okussa essira ku kusinza n'ekigambo ekibuulirwa. Omuwendo gwaffe gwatandika okweyongera era amaka ag'abantu abakulu ne geegatta ku kkanisa. Emirundi egiwera twafuna obuweereza okuva mu bibinja bya YWAM; oluyimba lwabwe olwamanyibwa ennyo, "Toymaker and Son" lwayolesebwa ku ttwale ly'ekkanisa yaffe mu maaso g'ekibiina ekinene. Ku mulundi omulala abayizi 15 aba YWAM okuva Arkansas baamala wiiki nnya nga babeera era nga bakolera mu kkanisa yaffe... era ne tweyongera okukula. Sisobola kwetwalira kitiibwa kya kukula okuggyako nti nnakkiriza 'empungu okubuuka.' Ron Smith yalina omugugu gw'okusaba, era ye yatuyigiriza 'okuwulira eddoboozi lya Katonda' n'okusaba ekyali ku mutima gwe ne kifuuka ekituufu. Osobola okusoma ebisingawo ku Ron n'engeri gye yakwatamu ekkanisa mu kitabo kyange ekirala, "Soar Like the Eagle." Kyali nga tuli mu Hazelglen Fellowship lwe nnayitibwa mu buweereza obw'enjawulo. Vincent Cheah yali muyizi Omumalaysia mu yunivasite ey'omu kitundu era omulabirizi w'ekibinja ekinene eky'Abakristaayo Abamalaysia abaali basoma mu makoleji ne yunivasite ez'enjawulo mu Ontario. Yannyita okufuuka chaplain waabwe, obuweereza obusanyusa nnyo mu bavubuka abo ab'omuwendo. Nnabakubiranga emyeeteano mu Toronto, ne nkulembera olusiisira olw'ekyeya, era ne mbeegattako ku mikolo egy'enjawulo (gamba ng'ebijjulo eby'obwesangibwa). Oluusi baakuŋŋaananga mu Kitchener ne basula mu kyaggwa ky'ennyumba yaffe. Twali tetumanyi bwe baali bagenda okututwala mu mitima gyabwe olw'obwaniriza bwaffe, n'engeri abayizi bano gye baali bagenda okuba ab'obuyinza mu nsi yaabwe oluvannyuma.

Oluvannyuma lw'emyaka esatu, ffenna twamanya nti kaakati kye kiseera eky'okuzimba ekifo ky'okusinza ekisingako obunene. Lwali lunaku olw'ebbugumu era olw'obunnyogovu mu biseera eby'ekyeya mu Ontario, era nnali nnyimiridde ku kaveranda akatono ku mulyango ogw'omu maaso ogw'ekkanisa nga njogera n'omu ku baali baakajja mu kkanisa yaffe, Bill Williams. Nnamanya nti Bill yali yaakalwadde omutima era olw'ekyo yali yeeyawudde ku bimu ku bikolwa bye ebirala n'atandika okuddayo mu kkanisa. Bwe twatandika okwogera ku kwetaaga eky'ekizimbe ekirala, nnamugamba ku kunoonyereza kwe nnali nkoze ku nsaasaanya omulimu ng'ogwo bwe gwandyetaaze. "Tewali ngeri gye tuyinza kugusobola" bwe ntyo bwe nnagamba. Bill n'addamu nti, "Bwe kityo bwe kiri, tuteekwa okukyezimbira ffennyini!" Nnatandika okuseka okutuusa lwe nnategeera nti yali ayogera n'amazima. "Tuyinza tutya okukizimba?" bwe nnabuuza. "Tewali n'omu ku ffe amanyi ku by'okuzimba." Nnewuunya bwe yaŋŋamba nti okumala emyaka mingi yali ye mulabirizi w'abakozi b'ebizimbe mu kitundu ekyo ekya Ontario, mu kyetooloola eky'obuwanvu obusukka mu mayilo 100! Eno ye nsonga lwaki Mukama yamuleeta mu kkanisa yaffe? Bwe kiba nga bwe kityo, guno gwali gwokka gw'ebyamagero bingi bye twalaba mu myezi egyaddirira nga tuzimba. Abavubuka baatwewuunyisa bwe baagaba n'omutima gwabwe gwonna okuwa ssente ez'okuzimba ekizimbe kino ekiggya, era ne tulaba n'ekitiibwa Katonda ng'akola ekyamagero oluvannyuma lw'ekyamagero ekirala.

Enteekateeka z'okuzimba zaaweebwayo bwereere, era ekinnya ekinene eky'ekyaggwa kyaffe kyasimibwa muganda waffe Omukristaayo eyalina yingini y'okusima. Twagula amatoffaali ga ssentaŋŋi ku muwendo ogutatuuka na kitundu kya muwendo gwago okuva mu kkampuni eyali egenda okuggalawo, nga buli limu Bill nange twalikwatako nga tugatambuza okuva mu dduuka okugatuusa ku kifo kyaffe! Twali twetegese okwezingako emikono okutandika okuteeka emisingi ng'essimu ejja mu wiiki eyo okuva eri muliraanwa, ng'ambuuza kye twali tugenda okuzimba. Ye nange twali twatuulanga wamu mu nkuŋŋaana z'akakiiko k'ekitundu nga twogera ku byetaago by'abantu b'ekitundu.

Bwe nnamugamba enteekateeka zaffe ez'okuzimba ekkanisa erimu ekifo ky'okuzannyiramu abavubuka b'ekitundu bye baayinza okukozesa, yambuuza ani eyali agenda okuba omuzimbi waffe. Nnali kumpi okuwulira enseko ye bwe nnamugamba nti twali tugenda kwezimbira ekkanisa ffennyini. Ku Lwamukaaga olwaddirira, yatuuka ku kifo n'abakozi bannaawe kkumi na bataano - bonna nga bazimbi b'amayinja. Yali muwandiisi w'ekibiina ky'abazimbi b'amayinja mu kitundu, era yali asendasenze abasajja bano okututeekera emisingi n'okutuzimbira ebisenge by'ekyaggwa kyaffe!

Baakolera naffe wamu wiikendi bbiri awatali kusasulwa - wadde nga, mazima ddala, twasanyuka okubawa ebirabo ebitono olw'ekisa kyabwe n'emmere mingi eya chilli con carne, coca cola ne aayisi kkiriimu!

Nga 1982 gunaatera okuggwaako twali tumaze okuzimba ekifo ky'okusinza ekirungi ekyatuuza abantu 250, nga waansi waalyo waaliwo ekisenge ekinene eky'okwewummuliramu n'effumbiro eryatereezebwamu ebintu byonna ebyetaagisa.

Ekizimbe kyamalirizibwa bulungi era kyalimu ettaala ez'omukaziko, entebe ennungi ez'okuwummuliramu, ne piyaano ennene! Emirimu gyonna kumpi twagikola ffennyini, nga Bill y'alabirira, era gyandisasuliddwa gyonna mu myaka esatu egyandiddiridde. Naye saali wa kubaawo kukiraba! Ku ntandikwa ya Marisi 1983, nnafuna essimu okuva Victoria, British Columbia, nga bambuuza obanga nnandirowoozezaako ku 'kuyitibwa' okuba omusumba wa Sidney Alliance Church ku kizinga ekirungi ekya Vancouver Island. Oluvannyuma lw'okusaba kungi n'okulowooza ku bigenda mu maaso bya Hazelglen Fellowship, twasiibula mikwano gyaffe egy'omu Kitchener ne tweteekateeka okutambula okwongera ebugwanjuba.