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December 23, 1998
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Adventist Chef Demonstrates Lifestyle Recipe 
[98/37/04] 

Jinga, Uganda, 06.12.1998  [ANN] "The Seventh-day 
Adventists have much to offer to the world.  If we practice 
what our church stands for, we will leave a very positive 
picture of what a worker can be," says Baraka Muganda, 
Youth Director at the General Conference of Seventh-day 
Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.  

While travelling to Uganda on a gospel outreach program, 
Muganda experienced first-hand the impact a hard-working 
Adventist can have in his work environment.  

"Our outreach program was held in the town of Jinga," says 
Muganda.  "When I arrived at the hotel where I was to stay 
for the next three weeks,  I questioned the clerk in regards to 
the fees involved for such a long stay." 

The clerk called the manager of the hotel, Alice K. Guma, who 
was expecting Muganda's arrival.

"We talked for a while and she shared her experience with 
Seventh-day Adventists," says Muganda. "Then she told me 
there would be no charge for my stay.  When I asked 'why' 
she told me it was because of the hotel's Adventist chef."

Guma introduced Muganda to Wilson Kibuuka, a Seventh-day 
Adventist Church member who has worked at the hotel as a 
chef for eight years.  Kibuuka was trained in Denmark.

"He is the most hard-working, trustworthy, clean, on-time 
worker at this hotel," said Guma.  "He has only one thing in 
mind- to support us and our business.  His food is always 
perfect."

Kibuuka had left such an impression on Guma that she had 
decided not to charge for Muganda's room.

"If he were not honest, I wouldn't think of giving you this 
privilege of staying here for free," Guma expressed to 
Muganda.  "Kibuuka has made a great impression on all of 
us."

The hotel management are not the only ones that have 
noticed Kibuuka's work ethic.  Recently, the president of the 
Republic of Uganda stayed at the hotel.  During his visit, he 
spoke to the manager regarding Kibuuka:

"I have never seen a chef that keeps the hours this man does.  
There are very few people like him who are willing to start 
work at 5 a.m. and have such long days."

Because of his excellent work ethic, Kibuuka has been able to 
secure Sabbaths off, and during Muganda's outreach gospel 
program, Kibuuka was excused from work to attend the 
meetings.

"His manager tells me 'he is so faithful at his job,' and there is 
no question for them that he will complete his tasks," says 
Muganda.  "Not only did he attend the meetings, but he also 
brought co-workers with him. He's not afraid of talking to his 
co-workers about God.  The way he behaves is very 
respectful."

"I want my church to have a good name," says Kibuuka.  "It 
taught me to be this way."

Four days before Muganda left,  Kibuuka asked him to hold 
meetings to address the top management leaders in the hotel.  
Speaking to all the hotel managers, Muganda prayed with 
them and challenged them to strive for the excellence model 
in their daily work.  Muganda also provided copies of Bible 
Readings for Home and The Ministry of Healing for all the 
managers.

"In developing countries, to be an Adventist is not a duty, it's 
a lifestyle," says Muganda.  "Kibuuka is involved in a special 
kind of ministry.  I came to that hotel with faith that the Lord 
would provide for these meetings.  The Lord used Kibuuka 
and his work to provide for a much needed gospel outreach 
program.  As a result, 101 people were baptised."