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Apr 18, 2026 /
Mark Gillmore (with Pastor Michael & Pastor John)

The Harvest is Ready in Uganda

The harvest isn’t coming—it’s already here. In Uganda, the gospel is breaking through strongholds, raising up faithful men, and multiplying truth in ways you won’t want to miss. Step into this powerful conversation and see why the time to engage in God’s mission is now.

In this episode, Mark Gillmore reports from Uganda, where the gospel is breaking through long-standing religious strongholds and transforming lives. Through the testimonies of Pastor Michael and Pastor John, we see how God is raising up faithful men, establishing churches, and multiplying the truth across communities. Uganda is not just another mission field—it is a harvest field that is ready right now.

Topics Discussed

  • Pastor Michael’s journey from religious compromise to biblical conviction
  • The cost of standing for truth, including rejection and excommunication
  • The early struggles of preaching the gospel in resistant religious environments
  • The transformation of Uganda’s spiritual landscape over the past 30 years
  • Pastor John’s vision for training men to plant churches and reach rural communities
  • The multiplication model of ministry based on 2 Timothy 2:2
  • The role of radio ministry in reaching people trapped in false religion
  • The importance of training local leaders in their own language and context
  • The need to prioritize doctrinal clarity over mere religious activity
  • The urgency of laborers entering a harvest that is already ripe

Key Takeaways

  • The harvest in Uganda is not future, it is present. God is already at work drawing people to Himself.
  • Obedience to truth may come at a cost, but it is the pathway to real fruit.
  • Gospel advance depends on training faithful men who will teach others also.
  • Indigenous leadership is essential for lasting, multiplying ministry.
  • Religious activity without truth leaves people lost. Clear gospel preaching is still needed.
  • God uses simple, faithful efforts to break through even deeply rooted strongholds.
  • There is a real and urgent opportunity to be part of what God is doing in Uganda today.

Do you have a story of gospel advance or a burden for a specific people group? We’d love to hear it. Whether it’s a few sentences or a detailed update, send it to gomission@theegeneration.org.

GoMission, hosted by Mark Gillmore, is a monthly missions-focused program that introduces young people to the people, stories, and opportunities God is using around the world to build His church.

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Mark Gillmore is missions pastor of Falls Baptist Church, faculty member at Baptist College of Ministry, author of The Obedience Pathway discipleship series, and strategist for world missions. He and his wife, Joanna, have 9 children.