Pastoral Support Care
"TO ENCOURAGE THE ENCOURAGERS"
Pastoral care and ministry support is to help cover basic needs and ministry provisions for our Pastor's and their families who are on the front lines of the ministry for Mercy Joy.
Mercy Joy Ministries partners do not receive salaries, but steadfastly help us to carry out our organization's mission to bring HOPE to the needy and to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rev. Moses & Esther Mugalu - Programs Administration
Rev. Moses and Esther Mugalu love the Lord and are dedicated servants in the ministry of Jesus Christ. Rev. Moses serves as the Administrator of Programs for Mercy Joy Ministries in Uganda. He also serves as Chaplain of the Kampala Chapel which is part of the Diocese of Kampala under the Church of Uganda. His wife Esther is a Lecturer at Uganda Christian University and is his helpmate in the ministry.
Rev. Moses holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Makerere University in Uganda. He also graduated from Uganda Christian University with an Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) specializing in management.
Despite educational credentials that could have availed him many financial opportunities in business and the private sector in Uganda, Rev. Moses answered the call to enter full-time ministry when called by God. He has also obtained a scholarship to attend Uganda Christian University, Bishop Tucker School of Divinity and Theology where he will pursue his Master’s degree in Divinity when Universities reopen in Uganda.
Rev. Moses ministry vision is focused on “Equipping the Saints for God’s Ministry” (Ephesians 4:12). Through that vision, he is persuaded that the great Commission of making many disciples for Jesus Christ will be fulfilled and achieved. Mercy Joy Ministries is so excited to be able to partner with such an amazing and God-filled couple. Rev. Moses and Esther have recently been blessed with their first-born child Myra (daughter).
Rev. (Captain) Titus and Mary Baraka are God-fearing, long time laborers and dedicated servants for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. Titus is the proprietor of the Trinity Grace Support Organization which is a vocational sponsorship program that primarily focus on building vocational skills to maximize talent potential of students, spiritual development, and teaching life skills on how to be well-rounded individuals in society.
Mercy Joy Ministries and Trinity Grace partner to provide a high-performing, God-led vocational school program. Rev. Titus is also the Executive Director of Words of Hope Ministries in Uganda and also volunteer as media coordinator of services in the Office of the Archbishop in Uganda. Rev. Titus studied Missional Church and Family System Counseling at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.
Rev. Titus son, Peter Baraka is the Program Manager at Trinity Grace, overseeing the day-day operations of the program and perform home visits with students and their families to help us know more about the life of each student. His team also checks on the living conditions of the students and families to assess their well-being. Peter is a steadfast and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, and graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree in Development Economics from Makerere University in Uganda.
Mercy Joy Ministries is truly honored and humbled to partner with such a wonderful organization and family to provide educational and economic empowerment through the vocational sponsorship program. Rev. Titus and Mary have 7 beautiful children together.
Rev. Titus & Mary Baraka, Vocational School Administration
Rev. Asaph & Margaret Senoga - General Missionary Support
Rev. Asaph and Margaret Senoga are long-time partners, friends and dear loved ones of Mercy Joy Ministries. They worked with the Mercy Joy Ministries co-founders in Mityana, Uganda from 2012-2019 to provide missionary support to many children and Schools in the region.
Rev. Asaph served as the Director of Finance for the Mityana Diocese under then Bishop Stephen Kaziimba. Margaret was Co-Director of the Child Sponsorship Program that supported up to 80 children education and spiritual development. Rev. Asaph and Margaret will provide general missionary support to Mercy Joy Ministries and will support the ministry where most needed in Uganda.
Rev. Asaph is currently a PhD in Theology student at Uganda Christian University. He holds a Master's degree in Theology from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan and a Master's degree in Divinity from Uganda Christian University. He also graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor's in Commerce & Accounting.
Rev. Asaph and Margaret are a spirit-filled and God-led couple that love the Lord and have dedicated their lives to God's ministry and serving others. Mercy Joy Ministries is so excited to work with and partner again with such an amazingly talented and God-filled couple. Rev. Asaph and Margaret have been blessed with 5 beautiful children.