From Office Clerk to Senior Manager! My Long Road to the Promotion I Earned

My name is Patrick Lumala, and I hail from Iganga District in eastern Uganda. I’ve served in the same government office for close to eight years. I started out as an office clerk, with hopes of rising through the ranks, but for years I stayed stuck in the same role — no matter how hard I toiled, how early I arrived at the office, or how many certifications I added to my name. Each time promotions came around, my name never showed up. Even junior staff I had mentored began getting promoted before me.

It was discouraging and deeply painful. I started to lose all motivation. My supervisors often praised my work, yet somehow, they never saw me fit for leadership. I sensed something was off. I began to wonder if there were forces behind the scenes keeping me down — perhaps someone was blocking my progress. I even feared I might be under some spiritual hindrance. That’s when I confided in an old university friend, now based in Kampala. He listened attentively and later introduced me to a group of spiritual professionals who had once helped him through a personal crisis that nearly broke his marriage. to Read More, Tap Here