Jireh Ministries Foundation was founded by Jim Fruehan, within a year after his wife, Robyn, returned from a life changing 2-week mission trip to Uganda. Robyn went to the African nation with Believers World Outreach, a church in Oklahoma that coordinates several missionary trips throughout the world. During her trip, she spent a brief time at Jireh Children’s Center where she met Pastor Benjamin Grace Kintu. She made a commitment to Pastor Benjamin that she would get him to the United States. After she returned home, God never let her forget that he placed it on her heart to bring Pastor Benjamin to the United States to share his Ministries.

Robyn worked diligently to raise funds and plan for Pastor Benjamin’s trip to the US, however obstacles prohibited the trip from taking place. Many people prayed for the situation to be resolved and wrote letters to the US Embassy. The children in Masaka even fasted for two days of prayer. Then, out of the blue, Pastor Benjamin received a phone call from the Embassy with news that he was granted a three-year Visa.

Pastor Benjamin’s trip to the US was very fruitful in that he visited places in Texas, Oklahoma, and California.

“We were blessed to have Benjamin stay in our home while in San Diego, which allowed us to talk in depth about his ministries. We learned so much about the great work Jireh Ministries in Uganda was doing, and we learned that they needed help to continue to grow. It was at that time, with the persuasion of the Lord, that I decided to start Jireh Ministries Foundation.”