Illinois Jurisdiction
Church of God in Christ, Inc.
THE EMWI FAITH CONNECTION
EMWI Missions Strives To
Help Ugandan Children
One Village at a Time...
By Evelyn Smith
saving unresourceful minds uganda1A missions trip to Uganda, East Africa unlocked one couple’s passion to help underprivileged children one village at a time. After a mission trip to Uganda with members of the Eastern Missouri Western Illinois Jurisdiction Missions Team, God gave Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten a vision that he would adopt a little Ugandan orphan named Sarah. At the same time, another little Ugandan orphan named Grace stole Evangelist Shirley Wooten’s heart. “We initially intended to adopt one child from Uganda,” said Evangelist Wooten, wife of Bishop Wooten. God gave Bishop Wooten the name of the child we were to adopt however I saw another child that I could not get out of my heart. She kept shouting and shouting until I told my husband about her and he said ‘bring them both.’”