Odrek Rwabwogo Reflects on Three Lessons as Wife Patience Is Consecrated Bishop

Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), has reflected on more than two decades of his wife Patience M. Rwabwogo’s Christian service, describing her consecration to the Episcopal Office of Bishop as a deeply significant moment for their family and the Covenant Nations Church community.

Speaking after the consecration ceremony held at Covenant Hill, Maya, Rwabwogo said he had watched his wife serve God quietly and faithfully for more than 20 years, often choosing service over recognition, position and public applause.

He said the journey had taught him and their family important lessons about character, leadership and commitment.

According to Rwabwogo, three particular lessons stood out as Patience entered a new chapter of her ministry: repentance, resistance to the seduction of power and materialism, and commitment to something greater than oneself.

Repentance as a demonstration of courage

Rwabwogo said Patience had taught the family that repentance should not be viewed as a sign of weakness, but rather as an expression of courage and humility.

He explained that genuine repentance requires a person to return to the truth, reconcile with others, forgive and maintain a right relationship with God.

“Patience has taught me that repentance is not weakness,” Rwabwogo said, adding that her example had demonstrated the importance of being willing to correct oneself and remain accountable.

He said this principle had become an important part of their family life and was among the values he believed would guide her as she assumes greater responsibility in the church.

Guarding against the seduction of power and materialism

Rwabwogo also praised his wife for what he described as her healthy resistance to the temptations associated with power, status and material possessions.

He said Patience had consistently been careful about the words she used, wary of excessive flattery and unwilling to allow position or possessions to determine her identity.

According to him, her approach to leadership has been characterised by restraint and purpose rather than a desire for attention.

“She would rather remain silent than speak without purpose,” he said, describing the quality as one that had shaped his appreciation of her character over the years.

Rwabwogo suggested that such discipline would be particularly important as Patience takes on the responsibilities that come with the Episcopal Office.

Commitment beyond self

The third lesson Rwabwogo highlighted was commitment to something higher than oneself.

He said that at a time when many people seek to occupy multiple spaces and pursue recognition from different directions, Patience had remained focused on her calling, family, faith and service to others.

“In a world where many of us want to occupy every space at once, Patience has remained focused on her calling, her family, her faith and her service to others,” he said.

For Rwabwogo, that consistency over more than two decades is part of what gives meaning to her elevation to the Episcopal Office.

He said the values she had demonstrated within their home would now, in his view, strengthen the people entrusted to her pastoral and spiritual care.

Gratitude to those who witnessed the consecration

Rwabwogo expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni for being part of the special occasion.

He also thanked Bishop Dr. LaDonna Osborn, Pastor E.A. Adeboye and Mrs Folu Adeboye, church elders, family members, friends and the wider Covenant Nations Church community for joining the family at Covenant Hill, Maya.

The consecration marked a significant milestone in Patience Rwabwogo’s Christian ministry, bringing together members of the church, family and invited guests to witness her assumption of the Episcopal Office.

A new chapter for Bishop Patience

Congratulating his wife, Rwabwogo said the new position should be approached with humility, courage, wisdom and faithfulness.

He prayed that her new season of leadership would remain anchored in the values that had characterised her service over the years.

“May this new season find you humble in service, courageous in truth, measured in leadership and faithful to the calling that has brought you this far,” he said.

Rwabwogo’s remarks presented Patience’s consecration not simply as an elevation in church office, but as the continuation of a long journey of faith and service.

For the Rwabwogo family, the occasion was therefore both a celebration of a new ecclesiastical responsibility and a reflection on the values that have shaped Patience’s ministry over more than two decades.