The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, the 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, commended renowned businessman and philanthropist Dr. Ben Mugasha, also known as BEMUGA, for his significant contributions to the Church and its ministers. Speaking at a thanksgiving service at St. Mark Church of Uganda Kyeibare in West Ankole Diocese, where Dr. Mugasha commissioned a house he built for the parish priest, Archbishop Kaziimba acknowledged Mugasha’s love for the Church and his unwavering support for its development.
Archbishop Kaziimba together with Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni of West Ankole Diocese
Archbishop Kaziimba highlighted the disparity between clergy and their congregants, noting, “It’s a very big challenge for a priest sleeping in a leaking house to give you a blessing while you sleep in a posh house. The priest is walking on foot or on a bicycle and you have a fleet of cars. That blessing will most likely come with sorrow.”
He likened Dr. Mugasha to the one leper in Luke 17:15-17 who returned to Jesus to give thanks after being healed. Dr. Mugasha shared his miraculous healing experience, attributing his survival to God’s grace after a life-threatening liver condition.
“A few years ago, at one of the prominent functions, my liver burst. I was taken to Nairobi for specialized treatment. Doctors gave me 5% chances of recovery but God gave me 100%. They had even tied a ribbon on my right hand to identify me properly in the mortuary but when they returned, they found me taking tea.” Dr Mugasha said.
Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni of West Ankole Diocese challenged the faithful to use their blessings for God’s work, while General Edward Katumba Wamala reflected on the importance of gratitude, drawing from his own miraculous survival. The service saw the collection of over UGX 132 million, 200 bags of cement, and two cows to support the completion of St. Mark Church of Uganda Kyeibare.
He added, “God instructed me to build a house for the Parish Priest. He was living in a dilapidated house. I was touched. I don’t want this house to be named after me, but after God.”
In his testimony, Dr. Mugasha said, “In 2020, I was at a giveaway of a daughter of one of my friends in Rukungiri after lunch when my liver was medically reported to have burst into two. My blood pressure was reading 235/190.”
He added, “As part of medical specialists findings during the theatre process in Nairobi, my gallbladder was rotten, I had a tumor the size of a tennis ball, and it had to be cut out and this left me with a lot of clots, which made Doctors doubt my chances of survival but my God’s grace, I survived.”
“As we celebrate today’s function, it is exactly 1,694 days (4 years, 7 months and 20 days, I am alive and still counting. As my 62nd Birthday gift, I offer this token of thanksgiving, the vicarage.” Dr. Mugasha said.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala commended Dr. Mugasha for considering to give thanks to God.
Retired Bishops; Yona Katonene and Eng. George Bagamuhunda, members of Parliament, government officials and several dignitaries attended the Service.
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