Faith in Action: From Wichita to Uganda with Bob Powers

In this episode of Arena Ablaze, Marco Sandoval and Todd Powers sit down with Todd’s father, Bob Powers, a longtime member of Wichita’s Catholic community, author and former Wichita State basketball player.

Bob shares how he went from simply following the structure of the Catholic faith to developing a deeply personal relationship with God. He discusses raising children, the health crises that brought his family to prayer and why he has attended daily Mass for nearly 50 years.

Bob also tells the story of his involvement with the Men of the Sacred Heart and how he helped enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in nearly 300 Wichita homes. What began during one of the most difficult seasons of his family’s life became a mission to bring prayer, hope and devotion into the homes of others.

The conversation then turns to Bob’s friendship with Father Vincent Kajoba and his work supporting Catholic communities in Uganda. Through churches, dormitories, water wells and other projects, Bob helped meet the physical and spiritual needs of families living in extreme poverty.

His book, “The Journey of Father Vincent Kajoba: Building Saint Kizito,” documents that remarkable journey from Wichita to Madudu, Uganda.

Bob’s story is a reminder that faith is more than attending church. It is a lifelong journey of prayer, service, sacrifice and saying yes when God gives us an opportunity to act.

Welcome into the arena.

BOOK by Bob Powers:
The Journey of Father Vincent Kajoba: Building Saint Kizito