Dr. Dickson J. Onen Obwoya

Strategy

Global Church Movement and Africa Region

Marital Status

Married to Joy N. Onen Obwoya

What I love about the role I play in ministry?

• Through the activities of Unto in the communities, we are able to position LMU as a strategic partner in national development.
• Through the Military Ministry we are adding spiritual values to the life of men and women in uniform including senior officers.
• As coordinator of the Northern Region, we are well pleased to be able to come alongside the church to strengthen the foundation of evangelism and discipleship, and empower the church to focus on its primary mission through the NLTC and MC2.
• The Africa Regional Prayer role is an opportunity to strengthen prayer throughout the region as I work closely with both National and Cluster Prayer leaders.

About me

Joy and I have been married since 1975 and the Lord blessed us with 6 biological children and one adopted son. We have been in LMU since 1991 and served in many different portfolios both in Uganda and at the regional office. We see ourselves as called by the Lord to serve those who are serving – minister to ministers (M2M) across denominational and societal divides

My Story

I grew up in a Christian environment but lost any semblance of faith when I moved to the city and was influenced by non-Christians school mates. The phrase that best describes my life then onwards was reckless abandon.

On September 23, 1985 while in Kisumu, Kenya I went downtown to enjoy gospel music and planned to hook up with Christian girls. However, the group leader of the team interrupted my plan. He preached about a woman who had been suffering from blood issues for twelve years. She believed that Jesus would heal her if she touched his garment. The man said that whoever did not have Jesus in their life was bleeding and nothing would ever stop it, at that point I decided to commit my life to Jesus Christ.

I spent that night reading the Bible thoroughly enthralled by what I read. Upon returning to Uganda, I sought believers' gatherings for fellowship, growth, and prayers. I became actively involved in my local church and held several leadership responsibilities

I gained ministry skills through the NLTC training and became a Trainer of Trainers in the Jesus Film (JF). I volunteered on the Kampala JF team for a couple of years before joining LMU staff in 1991. In 1995 my wife and I were challenged to join the Area (regional) team and we subsequently moved to Zimbabwe and then South Africa where we served until 2010, returning to Uganda to serve as National Team Leader. We ended the national leadership chapter in 2019 as we handed it over to David and Sarah Wataba but continued with giving leadership to Prayer in Africa Region. We also coordinate the ministry of Unto and the Military Ministry in Uganda. In 2023, the National Leadership assigned us the oversight of the ministry in Northern Uganda, a responsibility we feel honored to carry out.