By KT Reporter
Women under the Remnant Mothers Global Mission have been called to combine spirituality with entrepreneurship as a way of uplifting families and communities.
The call was made during the ministry’s first anniversary celebrations held at DFI Grounds in Kitgum Municipality, where speakers emphasized emphasized that while prayer and faith remain central to their mission, women should not shy away from venturing into business that can sustain their households.
Nelly Mulema, a pastor from Gospel Bloom in Nairobi, urged women not to dwell on the effects of past wars but to focus on building their economic independence. “Remnant women rise in prayer, purpose, and enterprise when others shrink,” she said.
“Even if you are a woman of God, you can do business. You can be Spirit-filled and strategic. Being entrepreneurial and godly is not a contradiction.”
Mulema encouraged women to break societal limitations and embrace business opportunities, arguing that women are good stewards of resources.
“Give women loans to do business and they will transform households,” she added. “No one respects someone who has no money. If you want respect, be a Remnant Mother with both faith and resources.”
Christopher Obol Arwai, chairperson of Kitgum District, drew inspiration from Isaiah 37:31, which was also the theme of the celebration urging women to be deeply rooted in both faith and productivity.
“If you try to bear fruit without growing roots, your growth is crooked. If you grow roots and cannot bear fruit, that too is crooked. True growth requires both,” he said.
Arwai praised mothers as “the backbone of society” through roles in education, community service, and nurturing families.
Betty Odongo, founder of the Remnant Mothers Global Mission, outlined their vision to empower women through what she described as the 4H framework: which comprises the head, heart, hand and households. Implying that they strive to renew the minds by allowing God’s word to transform their hearts, so that they use their hands to transform households financially.
Odongo noted that within just one year, chapters had been launched in different regions and countries, alongside socio-economic projects such as poultry farming, savings groups, skilling programs, and the establishment of a kitchen and store for mothers to support each other.
Dr. Patricia Acan Okiria, former Deputy Inspector General of Government, relaunched her new book The Touch of Humility during the event. She said humility and integrity must guide women in both their personal lives and leadership.
“Integrity is the quality of being whole and undivided. A Remnant Mother must be grounded in integrity, humility, and faithfulness. That is what provides a solid foundation that nourishes growth, like a tree planted by rivers of water,” Okiria said.
In a speech read by State Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Lilian Aber, President Yoweri Museveni congratulated the movement for empowering women at the grassroots through skills training and farming practices.
Museveni noted that such initiatives are in line with the government’s vision of enabling Ugandans to sustain themselves beyond subsistence.
“Empowering a woman is empowering generations.The work of Remnant Mothers is transforming households, strengthening unity, and spreading hope.”
The celebrations were described as one of the first interfaith women’s gatherings of its kind in Kitgum. During the event, the Remnant Mothers’ Kitgum Chapter was also launched. The event drew Christians from the US, Rwanda, Kenya, and several pasts of Uganda such as Karamoja, Acholi, Western and Central Uganda.
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