This is Jenny Allen and you are listening to the Made for This podcast. Every year, it is our joy to partner with compassion. And in the last year, over 200 kids have been sponsored because of you guys. And we want to keep that going.

And so we believe in this work, we believe in the story of compassion.

Today you're going to get to hear Richmond, Wondara's story,

and I promise you this, you will never be the same. It is so powerful. So let's go.

Before we even begin, pastor, I would love for you to share what you do now in a

really brief, you know, just explain to everybody because I think when you hear the story you're about to hear

to think of how it ends before you even hear it will just cause you to have more awe as you listen

so pastor tell everybody what you do right now.

Hi everyone, my name is Richmond, Wondera. I am in Uganda and I'm the president of

Pastors' discipleship network, a ministry that's making a difference in the Hall of Africa.

We exist as a ministry for one purpose, to bring training to the African pastor in order to deepen the

church and advance the gospel through healthy churches. At the moment,

Pastors discipleship network, the ministry that I founded, is in three countries, South Sudan, Uganda, and Congo.

And we are serving over 6,000 pastors, which means 6,000 churches. The average number of people in each church is about 120,

meaning over 750,000 people are being impacted by our work. And we are so honored to see all the stories of

transformation churches becoming more healthy, pastors homes becoming more

healthy, the gospel advancing with speed but with depth and strength.

And so it's been an absolute joy to see God work and to just look back at my story and

see where it all started is a marvel to myself, my family,

and everyone who gets to hear this story.

So let's go into that story.

The best place to start with is with the major town that took place in my life when I was eight years old.

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