Few ministers have shaped my spiritual walk from a distance as profoundly as Dr. John MacArthur. Though I never met him personally, his unwavering commitment to Scripture became an anchor during my early years in ministry. Especially when I was navigating weighty doctrinal questions and wrestling with the will of God. It was through 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 broadcasts and his verse-by-verse expository teaching that I found clarity and conviction. He didn’t preach to impress—he preached to be faithful. And his reformed, Christ-centered theology continues to influence how I teach, lead, and live. “𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥.” — 𝘋𝘳. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥.” — 𝘋𝘳. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 Dr. MacArthur stood firm through decades of cultural shifts and theological battles—not for applause, but for the authority of God’s Word. His work at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 reached far beyond the pulpit. I must also mention the late Dr. R.C. Sproul—another giant whose teachings helped me see the beauty and sovereignty of God in every line of Scripture. Together, their voices guided me in seasons when I had no physical mentor beside me. Dr. MacArthur’s legacy reminds me that faithfulness outlives the one who carries it. “𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴.” — 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 116:15 Well done, sir. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗻 — 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 Back in Senior One or Two, I had a strange habit—I didn’t like showering on Fridays. Teenagers being teenagers, it became public knowledge. Fast forward to adulthood—clean socks, boyfriend responsibilities and growth — yet someone from the past still asked me, “𝘚𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺?” Really? Some people hold on to your past like it’s a birthmark. Our society is like a memory vault—people keep emotional receipts, screenshots, even body odour allegations from high school. It reminded me of Acts 9, where Saul, murderer of Christians has a divine encounter and becomes Paul, the apostle. But even then, people weren’t convinced. Ananias said, “𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮.” — 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘴 9:13 (𝘕𝘒𝘑𝘝) Translation: “Are You for real? That one is a murderer.” Saul had changed, but people still saw him as Saul. In Uganda, once drama is attached to your name, it sticks. You could be leading prayer meetings, tithing, or drinking aloevera juice, and someone will still say, “But didn’t he…?” Here’s the truth: If your change is real, let your character prove it. Not everyone will believe it. Some won’t come around—not because you haven’t changed, but because they haven’t. And that’s okay. Transformation is proven through consistency. Show up in your new self again and again until your new you becomes undeniable. Let your “Paul” speak. The one who has grown, healed, and yes—showers daily now. 😂 Keep going. Your fruit will speak. Let me even go and shower for the third time today. 😂😂😂