Olivia Bahemuka

Olivia Bahemuka came to faith in Uganda during high school and served with the First Presbyterian Church of Uganda before attending Kuiper College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Throughout her Bible college and nursing school days, she engaged in summer missions with various member churches, learning to mobilize and plan medical mission efforts between the U.S. and East Africa in support of church planting.

Later as a nursing professor, Olivia worked on U.S. grants supporting various sub-Saharan African countries. This work raised doubts and questions, and deepened her conviction that efforts toward human flourishing outside the gospel were ultimately unsustainable. She sought comfort turning to invest in the next generation for Christ, a passion brought on during her attendance at Briarwood Church. God led her to a faith-based university in Nashville, where she taught nursing, while attending and serving at Christ Presbyterian Church.

However, an MTW 2024 vision trip to Govan, Scotland, proved pivotal—she was confronted by the spiritual need of a land that once sent missionaries worldwide, especially to the East African region. Olivia’s mission region plan was disrupted as God convicted her on the needs of the churches she had visited. Surrendering to God’s conviction, Olivia is joining with MTW/UK Partnership to support the Scotland Free Church vision of a healthy gospel church in every community of Scotland, through women’s pastoral care, discipleship, and mercy ministry including counseling, a food bank, and recovery programs.

Prayer Request: Please pray for Olivia’s transition to Scotland, for fruitful ministry among Govan’s multinational community, and that God would be glorified as His church is built up across Scotland. All glory to our kind and longsuffering God!