Telling Your Story
Acts 4:20 (NLT)
We are Kenneth and Delight Hopson, missionaries to Uganda, East
Africa. We are so blessed and count it a privilege to be used in
Uganda to further Christ’s Kingdom in our everyday lives, doing
our everyday things. So many times God calls people to serve Him
as doctors, pilots, teachers, pastors and church planters, but God
also uses ordinary people doing ordinary things.
Delight serves in many capacities. She finds joy in welcoming guests into her home. She loves
entertaining visitors, friends of our teen children, neighbors and complete strangers. The
number of guests that have had a meal in our home is too numerous to count and she enjoys it
all! For the last two years she has also been volunteering as the Librarian at Heritage
International School. What a joy it has been to be able to encourage kids to read a number of
different books, but the biggest blessing is when a child coming from a non-Christian
background decides he wants to chose a children’s Bible story book to take home for the week.
Delight likes to silently pray for the kids as they are checking these types of books out. Her
prayer is that Jesus’ truths spoken in that particular book will permeate through the family. As
the Bible says in Isaiah 11:6, “…a child shall lead them…” and what a special thrill it is to be a
small part in sharing that sweet message with young hearts.
Kenneth serves Jesus in many capacities also, but his deep joy comes from printing materials
that will ultimately direct lost people to Jesus. Kenneth began The Print Shop in 2005 in its
beginning stages and since then has printed so many pieces of literature in the form of books,
Bible studies, membership manuals and pastoral training guides; along with primers in a
variety of languages for many tribes in Uganda as well as the surrounding countries and even
much more. God has been using Kenneth and this ministry for His Kingdom building. He
stands in awe at how much Jesus has blessed this ministry. It is often said and in a teasing way
that Kenneth is running a one-man show in the shop, but in reality there are two. Jesus is the
one who gets those machines rolling and the millions of sheets of paper to slide through the
press and Kenneth is the laborer and receives the blessings and ultimately giving God the glory!
So, you see, we are ordinary people that Jesus has chosen to use for His Kingdom work.
Wow…He really does use ordinary people, doing everyday things and allowing Him to, He will
do the same for you!
Prayer:
Dear Lord – How many times do you hear us say, “I can’t do that, Lord”? Teach us to open our
hearts and minds to what you have in store for us. Show us the way, Lord. Show us how to meet
people right where they are and tell them our story. Use us, Lord! Amen.
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Delight Hopson is married to Kenneth Hopson and they live in Uganda with their three
children – Kaleb, Austin, and Emilee. The Hopsons serve as endorsed CP missionaries.
Telling Your Story
2013-2014