Tombstones and Banana Trees

Tombstones and Banana Trees:
A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

By Medad Birungi (David C. Cook)

Medad Birungi started World Shine Ministries to help orphans, widows, and children and women in violent homes in Uganda—people experiencing extreme poverty and other hardships similar to what he endured as a child and young adult in that African nation. The pastor of an Anglican charismatic church, Birungi details his life experiences and how he learned the power of forgiveness in Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness.

To order from Amazon.com: Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness »

Read some of Birungi’s story in the March/April 2012 issue of Outreach.

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

Angulus Wilson: Evangelism Is the Heart of God

When the church taps into the mission and the heart of God, she gets mobilized, she can get revived. We can see growth and new initiative.

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.