UCE loses shepherd and patron

UNIVERSAL CHASTITY EDUCATION

Faithfully Yours

October 2022 Vol. 17 #4

A Message from Universal Chastity Education (UCE)

Leaders of UCE, Ugandan Michael Bahinyoza and Andrew, Kim, and Ken Dernovsek gather with Bishop Michael J Sheridan after radio interview in 2011

In Memoriam

Bishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheridan (1945-2022)

In 2011, Bishop Sheridan hosted UCE on his weekly radio show just prior to World AIDS Day. After learning how Ugandan Michael Bahinyoza and the Dernovseks (Andrew, Kim and Ken) were brought together, Bishop Sheridan endorsed UCE. He was intrigued by this international ministry centered on God's simple precepts of abstinence until marriage and faithfulness thereafter, and he never doubted that this would bring health and save many lives. He believed Christians and others everywhere could unite on teaching youth chastity. He joined existing endorsers Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala (Uganda), Anglican Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (Uganda), Bishop Isern (Pueblo), Anglican Bishop Martin Nyaboho (Burundi), Bishop Ngalalekumtwa (Tanzania) and others in signing support. Four more radio interviews with UCE and the Dernovseks followed over the years, one of which led to a speaking invitation at the International Family & Pro-Life Conference (Abuja, Nigeria 2014) and various EWTN interviews. In the year before Bishop Sheridan's death, he reviewed the 2022 UCE Manual (2nd edition) which had been authored by a coalition of Christians of various denominations. Bishop Sheridan gave his unqualified approval of its updated text. He prayed that the UCE Manual would support anyone in their effort to live a life of genuine chastity.

May Bishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheridan, Colorado Springs, rest in eternal peace.

BURUNDI head teacher:

"I am the fruit of UCE teachings"

“I met UCE teachings when I was a student... I am the fruit of these teaching since 2009. I still have the abstinence card I signed. I’m a father of three children and a school head teacher. I do not regret meeting this team and the transformative message they brought us. This message kept me sexually pure. This is why I want to encourage all the students to keep themselves pure... Consider that UCE team members are messengers from God. God is speaking through them to save lives from HIV/AIDS/STDs."

Prayer Requests from UCE

We ask for God’s protection and blessings when going on UCE outreaches to different schools and institutions.

We ask God to grant all UCE Directors, donors and volunteers good health such that the UCE message is spread to all people of God effectively.

Pray for all pupils and students who have committed to chastity to be protected from all evils that can lead them astray.

Please protect all UCE teams everywhere as they travel out to reach the youth. Protect UCE-Uganda from Ebola virus.

Thank you UCE Prayer Warriors

UCE-TANZANIA

During a recent outreach,

prior to students signing commitment cards, someone shared, “In fact, as a result of this education I have learned where I went wrong. I did not make the right decisions and I was abandoned by the father of the child. I have decided to make the right decisions for the future before I enter into another relationship. I truly believe that TRUE LOVE WAITS.”

UCE-UGANDA, Kasese

Head teacher, Kule Remegio, thanked UCE for the great work at St. Kizito Secondary school, “Despite two year’s Covid lockdown, only one student was reported pregnant. That student had not signed an abstinence card". He added that due to the discipline learned at UCE outreaches and UCE Club activities, academic performance improved and the school population increased in 2022 from 250 students to 555.

UCE-UGANDA, Masaka

During one recent outreach, UCE volunteer Rose inspired the students with part of her own story. She lost her parents due to HIV/AIDs and later her sisters died too. The villagers had spoken insulting words towards them and declared that they would die too. Rose and her remaining sisters and brothers put their trust in God, survived, and are now successful.