Muyenga Barber Shop Ministry

A customer, Moses,” the barber man” and Ben

While in Muyenga before departing for Kisumu, Ben asked me to visit his friend Moses “the barber man” as he calls him. About a year ago Ben shared the Gospel with Moses while he was getting a haircut. Every time Ben showed up for a haircut there were spiritual discussions. Many men hung out at the shop and there was always a radio playing with the latest secular music. Then one day Moses called Ben and said I need your help, can you please come. It seems someone had agreed to rent his radio then took it without paying and ruined it. This was an important piece of equipment for the shop since it brought customers to him. Ben prayed for him and Moses thanked him. Later the prayer was answered. Moses was beginning to see God at work and the peace he could have if he seriously followed Jesus. It was hard for Moses to turn from his friends that hung out at the bars and wanted him to participate in ungodly behavior. They were always encouraging him to go with them and kept asking, “why don’t you like to hang out with us anymore?”

Ben continued to visit and talk and gave him his Life Application Bible. As Moses read the Word, prayed and discussed with Ben different basic topics, he understood and could see the different path his life could take if he was completely sold out to Jesus. (Thanks for the Life Application Bibles they continue to be prized possessions in Uganda!)

So when I arrived Ben asked me if we could visit and discuss some of Moses questions. This was a fun experience for me since I’ve never had the opportunity to answer questions about the Bible while people are coming and going in a barber shop. There were both ladies and gentlemen arriving and we talked about relationship between men and women, submission, encouragement, deception…whatever they wanted to talk about and I was amazed at the picture of how we are to “make disciples of all nations” as we go along wherever we are…even in a barber shop!