November 2015

Why?
Ever since I first travelled to Uganda in 2012,
the word God has spoken to me is, Be still
and know that I am God. In the midst of
learning to be still and know Him, I have
learned to see things through His eyes, to
know His heart and to be His hands. I have
learned that my wisdom will fall short of His
wisdom and His plans.

Baby Katie and me at Doors Primary School

Uganda is a nation with tremendous poverty

and brokenness, but it is also rich with expectancy and hope! There is great physical hardship and many people rejected by men, but
when there is physical hunger and rejection,
there is incredible openness for God to provide spiritual food that does not cost money,
and love that meets them in their destitution.

When I first moved to Uganda, I prayed for God to connect me with community that
was full of His Spirit. Little did I know that his answer to that prayer would change my
life. At DOORS Ministry I met men, women and children who were rejected by men
but are now shining brightly with the love of Jesus. I became friends with those
whose hunger and thirst for Jesus compelled them to follow the leadership of the
Holy Spirit. I was given a place to sink my roots, to love with abandon and to lay my
life down.

How?

DOORS was birthed when the Lord said, Here is this need, I want to use you to meet
it Not when people said, God, I want to meet this need, so use me. Its a subtle
difference, but the first one is initiated and sustained by God.
God asked us to open a door of hope for the oppressed and downtrodden in
Uganda. How does this happen? The short answer is, Jesus. Weve found that by
awakening the wild love of Jesus in people, they begin to have the same hope we
have in Him, which overcomes every affliction. However, it takes reaching into their
lives, sharing joy with them, grieving with them, pouring the life God has given us
into them before they trust us enough that we can introduce them to Jesus. So we
bring children off the street and give them a home and teach them. We teach the
children, and their parents, in the slum so they dont go to the streets. We teach and
disciple new mothers and help them get the medical attention they need. We raise
food at our farm, both to feed them and to teach them how to grow their own. We
become their friends and family. As we enter into their lives, they see Jesus in us, and
easily receive Him into theirs.

Praise

God has called me to

Uganda long-term!

DOORS is growing

That I can serve as

Executive Director

Prayer

For my budget to be
raised before Jan.
28th!

For monthly donors

For me as I fundraise,
travel and settle in to
a new role in Uganda

For the boys at

DOORS to grow in
the Lord

For a good foundation to be built

Support
Please make donations to:
CornerStone International
PO Box 192
Wilmore, KY 40390
Designate: Smith, Paul-ST
Automatic monthly donations
available! (call or email CI office,
1-800-859-4578).
Donate from our website at:
cornerstoneinternational.org/staff-smith/

Donations are tax-deductible.

What?
The first two times I was in Uganda, I asked God if I could stay.
I had come to love the people and felt connected to the ministry of DOORS. This past summer, when I returned to Uganda, I
was excited to be there but no longer had intentions to stay.
Then God began breathing life into the seed that was planted
years ago. Instead of asking God if I could stay, I heard him tell
me to make plans to move. To make a longer story short, I will
be moving to Uganda at the end January 2016 when I will step
into the role of Executive Director for DOORS MINISTRIES
(hispicketfence.blogspot.com).

Helping Monica prepare cassava for the school

of believers who will be ministering to

the people of Uganda, many of whom
live outside of Uganda; I am only one
part of that body.

I will oversee the daily operations of the ministry in Uganda,

meet with the leadership, develop budgets and cast vision.
My personal goals, which fit into the overarching vision of our
board, is to ensure the wellbeing of our leadership team and
staff and to see that we have a solid foundation as we grow in
the coming years. When I first travelled to Uganda, God made
it very plain to me that I do not minister alone. He has a body

As I move to Uganda, will you come

alongside me and be a part of this body
by investing prayer or finances? Will
you ask God what part He has for you?
With lots of love in Christ,

Working with the construction crew on the new property

Paul Smith

(paulinuganda2012@gmail.com)

I thank my God upon every remembrance

of you, always in every prayer of mine
making request for you all with joy,
for your fellowship in the gospel from the
first day until now, being confident of this
very thing, that He who has begun a good
work in you will complete it until the day of
Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:3-6

Hiking with the oldest boys in the Rwenzori Mountains