Obuweereza mu Kiwonvu

Mu myaka gyange ebiri egy'obunafu, nnalina ebiseera ebimu eby'obuweereza ebya makulu. Nnayitibwa okuyigiriza mu ssomero ery'oku wiiki e Lambrick Park, ekkanisa ennene ey'Ab'Oluganda mu kibuga kyange eky'ewaffe e Victoria. Bulijjo nsanyukira okuyitibwa okw'engeri eyo kubanga enkalakkalira yange mu njigiriza n'ekkomo lyange bimanyiddwa okuba nga tebikkiriziganya n'obukulembeze bwabwe. Bo ba ndowooza ya dispensational, ate nze mmanyiddwa nga ‘Karisimatiki ow'enkalakkalira’, nga nzikiriza nti ebirabo n'okukola kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu bwe bimu leero nga bwe byali bulijjo – era nga bya kwetaagisa mu ngeri y'emu.

A W Tozer boogera nti yagamba nti, “Dispensationalism ya kabi okusinga Liberalism: Liberalism etunyaga obubaka bwaffe, dispensationalism etunyaga amaanyi gaffe.” Nzikiriza mu ‘mukisa ogwokubiri’ – okubatizibwa kw'Omwoyo, era nti tetufuna ‘buli kimu’ mu kiseera we tukyusibwa – nga n'abayigirizwa bwe bataafuna byonna Yesu bwe yasooka ‘okubafuuwako’ mu kisenge gye yasooka okulabikira ng'amaze okuzuukira, ng'agamba nti “mufune Omwoyo Omutukuvu.” (Yokaana 20). Waali wakyaliyo wiiki musanvu nga tebannaba kumufuna mu maanyi ku Pentekoote. Bulijjo kimpa essanyu okuba n'emikwano gyange egy'oku lusegere e Victoria, abasajja abaava mu nnono ey'Ab'Oluganda, ate nze ne nva mu nnono ey'Ab'Apentekoote. Bo, nga nange bwe nsuubira okuba, basajja ab'okulaba okusukka ennono zaffe.

Nnayigiriza okumala wiiki kkumi e Lambrick Park, eddakiika 90 buli wiiki, ku mulamwa ‘okusumulula,’ omulamwa gw'ekitabo kyange The Key in My Hand. Nnandisabiddwa okukomawo omwaka ogwaddirira okuyigiriza ebintu bye bimu, nga nnyongezeddwako omulamwa gw'‘ebirabo by'Omwoyo.’ Olw'okuba abantu bangi mu kkuŋŋaaniro eryo baali babuuza ebibuuzo obukulembeze bye bwali butasobola kuddamu bulungi, ate nga nnali nzikiriziddwa nga omuyigiriza, banyita okuyigiriza omusomo ogwo, gwe nnasanyukira okukola.

Era nnayitibwa okumala akawakiisi n'abasajja abaava mu Reformed Episcopal Church, e Parksville ku Kizinga kya Vancouver. Nate, emikwano emipya mingi ne gikolebwa, n'enkolagana ey'obuweereza obw'omu maaso.

Mu Okitobba twasobola okukozesa emiwendo emitono egy'ennyonyi okugenda okulaba emikwano gyaffe emingi e Ontario. Twakyalira Toronto ne tusuza ewa Lorne ne Sandy LeGrow. Baayita bangi ku mikwano gyaffe egy'edda ery'oku nkomerero y'emyaka gya 70, akawungeezi ak'ekitalo ne katuggwaawo nga tujjukira eby'edda, nga tuseka era nga tulya. Oluvannyuma ne tugenda e Guelph okulaba Hugo ne Jacqui Jiminez, emikwano gyange egy'omu mutima okuva mu nnaku za Anastasis, be nnagattira mu bufumbo e Mexico City mu 1995. Akawungeezi ako, twali e Kitchener mu maka ga Ruth Setacci. Baali bakuŋŋaanyizza bangi ku b'ekkuŋŋaaniro lyaffe – n'emikwano – okuva mu Hazelglen Fellowship ku kawungeezi akalala ak'ekitalo. Ekimu ku bikulu kwali kutuukira kwa ssimu okuva eri Ron Smith eyalemererwa okujja kubanga yali tali mu kibuga.

Bwe namutegeeza engeri gye namutwaliramu ng'ensonga ey'okuteekawo ekkanisa eyo, kubanga yali atuyigirizza okusaba, amaziga ne gamuziyiza. Oboolyawo saali mmumanyisizza ekyo emabega. Olunaku olwaddirira kyali kya kitiibwa gye ndi okubuulira nate mu kkanisa yange eya edda era okulaba, n'essanyu, nti ekkuŋŋaaniro likyali lya maanyi.

Ku ntandikwa y'ekyeya mu 2004, nnafuna okukubira kwa ssimu okuva eri omuvubuka mu Lorrane, Oregon. Yali abadde omusumba w'abavubuka e Quisqueya Chapel mu Haiti era yali awulidde nga mbuulira ku Ebyokwesittaza. Yambuuza obanga nnandizze eyo okumala akawakiisi okuyigiriza kino n'ebintu ebirala. Olw'okuba kino kyandituwadde omukisa okukyalira nate Dave ne Ellen Knippel e Portland, twakkiriziganya okuvuga emmotoka okugenda e Oregon, nga tutwala emikwano emirungi ebiri wamu naffe. Kaali kawakiisi ka kitalo nga kalimu obuweereza bungi mu kifo kino eky'omu byalo.

Shane ne mukyala we Christie baali bagenda kufuuka abafumbo abato ab'omuwendo gye tuli, era twali tugenda kufuna ebiseera bingi eby'obulunya obulungi mu biseera eby'omu maaso. Baali baagala nnyo Haiti era baali batutte obuwala obuto bubiri ne babufuula abaana baabwe nga bakyabeera eyo.

Emyaka ebiri oluvannyuma lw'okukyala kwaffe n'olugendo olwaddirira olw'e Oregon, Shane yali agenda kutandika omulimu ku kizinga kye kimu ekya Dominica, Haiti gy'erina ekitundu ekimu, ne Dominican Republic n'erina ekitundu ekirala. Omulimu gwe guyitibwa ‘Mercy League’ era gugenderera okuwa awaka awateredde era awaali weeriisa ku bamulekwa Abahaiti okumpi n'ensalo mu Dominican Republic.

Mu biseera eby'ekyeya mu 2005, nnatwala obuvunaanyizibwa obw'okubuulira mu kkanisa entono eya First Nations ku kifo ekya Tsawout. Omusumba waabwe yali akaakati awummudde, era baali baagala omuntu okubalabirira. Ekkanisa yali ekulemberwa abafumbo abato Abasalish, Peter ne Stephanie n'ab'omu maka gaabwe. Twanyumirwa nnyo okusinza kwabwe n'omwoyo gwabwe, kyeyava kiba n'essanyu eddene bwe twagenda buli wiiki mu ssaawa z'okusinza okuyigiriza ekkuŋŋaaniro eritono.

Nga wayiseewo akaseera katono, omuvubuka Omuducci n'ab'omu maka ge ne bawulira okuyitibwa kwa Katonda okusomoka Atlantic okuweereza abantu bano ab'omuwendo. Marco ne mukyala we baava mu kkanisa y'emu e Rotterdam emikwano gyaffe emirungi ennyo, Henk ne Marta Hempenius, gye baweereza mu bakozi. Ensi nga ntono!

Mu Okitobba, nnayitibwa okuyigiriza buli Lwakusatu akawungeezi, olukalala e New Life Baptist Church, Duncan, ku mulamwa ogw'Obusatu Obutukuvu. Eno ye kkanisa mukoddomi wange Rob mwe yali agenda okufuuka Omusumba Omubeezi oluvannyuma lw'omwaka. Bulijjo nnanyumirwa ebiseera bino mu kkanisa omuwandiisi ammanyiddwa Mark Buchanan mw'ali omusumba, era n'okumumanya nga mukwano gwange.

Akawungeezi kamu, nnafuna okukubira kwa ssimu okusikiriza. Kwava eri omukazi mu Courtney, olugendo lw'essaawa ssatu mu maka ku bukiikakkono bwa Victoria. Adele yagamba nti yava mu St George's United Church; baali baateekateeka okuba n'okuyigiriza ku ‘kusaba,’ era yali aweereddwa erinnya lyange ng'omuyigiriza asuubirwa.

Nteekwa okwatula nti bwe nnawulira ebigambo ‘United church’ amangwago ne mbasalira nga bali ba ndowooza ya liberal mu by'okunnyonnyola Katonda, nga bwe kibadde ku kitundu kinene eky'United Church mu Canada.

Omuntu yeebuuza John Wesley ky'andilowoozezza ku Kkanisa ya Methodist kaakati, kubanga kitundu kikulu ekya United Church! Oluvannyuma lw'okwogeraganya katono, nnakkiriza okuvuga ku bukiikakkono ku Lwomukaaga oluddirira okusisinkana ye ne bakozi banne babiri abaali beetaaga okumbuuza nga tebannaba kutuusa buwolezi mu ‘sinodi’ y'ekkanisa! Mu lukuŋŋaana luno, nnabuuza abo abasatu kye baali bateekateeka, naye kyali kya lwatu nga tebaalina nteekateeka nnamba, kubanga kino kyali kigezo kipya gye bali. Ne mbabuuza kye baalowooza okuba ekigendererwa ky'okusaba, ne bataba na bukakafu nate, kyennava ŋŋamba nti, “Nzikiriza nti okusaba kirabo kya Katonda gye tuli tusobole okuyiga okukulaakulanya obumu naye.”

Ku kino, omusajja eyaliwo, Gary, n'asanyuka nnyo. “Ekyo kye njagala” n'agamba, “Obumu ne Katonda!” Omutima gwange ne guddamu omusajja ono n'okwegomba kwe okumanya Mukama okusingawo, kyennava nkkiriza n'obunyiikivu okutambula buli kawakiisi okugenda e Courtney, okuyigiriza abo bonna be baali basobola okukubiriza okujja buli makya ga Lwomukaaga okumala wiiki ssatu. Mu wiiki entono eziseeyo, Adele yampandiikira email ng'antegeeza engeri ekintu gye kyali kigenda mu maaso – “Nfunye 8 – 9 - 10 abewandiisizza ku musomo” bwe yali awandiika n'essanyu eryeyongera.

Okugenda e Courtney ku musomo ogw'oku makya ga Lwomukaaga, omuntu yeetaaga okuva e Victoria ku Lwakutaano era olw'okuba lugendo luwanvu nnyo mu mmotoka, nnasalawo okutambula nga nkozesa eggaali y'omukka emu eyabaawo mu lunaku. Kino kyategeeza okuva e Victoria ku makya ennyo ku Lwakutaano, ne nkomawo akawungeezi ennyo ku Lwomukaaga oba ku Ssande, ng'ekyo kisinziira ku oba nnali njogera mu ssaawa z'okusinza ku Ssande ku makya. Nnasembayo nga nkola eky'oluvannyuma ku Ssande bbiri!

Nnatuuka e St George's ku Lwomukaaga olusooka ku makya ne nsangibwa abantu abasukka mu 40, nga balina ebikalaamu n'ebitabo eby'okuwandiikako nga byetegese, ku kyafuuka ekiseera eky'ekitalo bwe twali ffenna wamu. Twafuna emikwano egy'ekitalo mu wiiki ezo essatu, naddala Gary ne mukyala we Debbie, abaatusanyusa ku kawakiisi akasembayo nga bayita n'abalala bangi, nga mw'otwalidde emikwano gyange egy'oku lusegere Ron ne Eunice Freeman (omusumba wange w'abavubuka mu Victoria Alliance Church) ne Rev Bill ne Joan Hodges (omusumba Omu-Episcopal ekkanisa ye gye nnakuberako olusiisira lw'abasajja) ku mmere ey'ekitalo eyasooka okunaazibwa ebigere bwe twatuuka. Nga kya njawulo ky'omuwendo!

Nga wayiseewo akaseera katono nga mmaze ebbanga eryo ery'ebiwakiisi bisatu eby'okuyigiriza, twasitula okugenda okukyala e Australia. Kyali nkomerero ya 2005, era nnali nkyawulira nga ndi munafu nnyo naye nga nsobola okuweereza Mukama mu mikisa gyonna gye yampanga.