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The Presbytery of Tres Rios
Texas
 Team Member Joey Willis and Ugandan school children wave to the camera.
In June 2007, a team of thirty members from the Presbytery of Tres Rios journeyed to Kanyolo, Uganda, to partner with the Presbytery of Eastern Uganda in developing a new congregation. Before they left, funds for a church building, pastor’s house and salary, and community water well had been sent to Uganda. Each day team members went two by two, from hut to hut, sharing their own stories of Jesus and inviting the villagers to that day’s crusade. Team members visited schools and prisons and worked with a Ugandan doctor to hold a medical clinic. They were able to see 1,289 patients. Several team members offered Sunday school training, and every church in the presbytery sent a delegation to receive curriculum and materials.
Team member Joey Willis shared, “If you really want to know what Uganda was like, read the book of Acts; or picture in your mind the little children gathering under a tree to hear Jesus, and the power and majesty that come when belief is born.”
In a nation faced with poverty, malaria, AIDS, and the lack of clean water and health care, the team found it a humbling experience to witness the incredible joy of the Ugandan people. The stories shared by the mission team are reminders of the simplicity of
God’s will — to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.
The Presbytery of Tres Rios has 33 churches and 6,898 members. It is home to social service agencies Project Vida, St. Andrews Mission, Project Dignidad, and Pasos de Fe.
Presbytery Staff
Rev. Jose Luis Casal, general missioner
Rev. Patty Lane, stated clerk
Elder Jimmy Stevens, treasurer
Theresa Wright, administrative assistant
PC(USA) General Assembly Staff
Sarah Zimmerman, GAMC
Beth Zornick, BOP
Jerry Zwakenberg, GAMC
Gracious God, we lift before you the people of Uganda and all those around the world who live with poverty and illness. Forgive us for being blind to the issues of justice and compassion that are close to your heart. Help us to have eyes to see and hearts to help those who are lost and hurting wherever we are, whether close to home or far away. Amen.
Ps. 98, 147:12–20 Ps. 45, 96
1 Kings 3:5–14
James 4:13–17, 5:7–11; John 5:1–15
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