“She said ‘What if it doesn’t matter how the competition goes? I bet the reason you were supposed to be there is to connect with Tim and be part of the mission in Uganda.’ It was like the pressure was suddenly off.
“I told Erica about talking to Tim for an hour about Uganda and then I told her how I was upset about how the second round went,” Wigger said. Submitted photoĭESLOGE – John Wigger speaks during a watch party for his episode of TV’s Forged in Fire hosted by First Baptist Desloge.Submitted photoĭESLOGE – John Wigger speaks during a watch party for his episode of TV’s Forged in Fire hosted by First Baptist Desloge. Feeling discouraged, he called his wife to talk it over.ĭESLOGE – John Wigger speaks during a watch party for his episode of TV’s Forged in Fire hosted by First Baptist Desloge. Meanwhile, the second round of the Forged in Fire competition didn’t go as well as Wigger had hoped. However, he has helped with the youth group at FBCD for many years and serves in other handy-man ways whenever he can, so he can see how God has prepared him for a trip like this. Wigger, who works full-time in school maintenance and runs his forging business with his partner, Joe Nipper, has never felt led by God to go on an international mission trip before. I also prayed that I would meet another blacksmith who would want to go to Uganda with me.’” I prayed about it and though the timing wasn’t great, I decided God was leading me to come anyway. I was supposed to be on another episode, but then got pushed back. “I said ‘I’ve been thinking about it and praying all day and this might sound kind of crazy, but I want to go on a mission trip with you to Uganda.’ Tim started to tear up and said, ‘John, you don’t understand. “We were drained from the day and we were headed back to our rooms and I pulled Tim aside so we could talk for a minute,” Wigger said. For one project, Bamba Forge, Troyer travels to Uganda to teach the art of knife making to orphan and at-risk young men. TRI is a faith-based organization that partners with needy people in developing countries to find opportunities that will bring sustainable change not only to their lives, but also to their entire communities. One of his fellow contestants, Tim Troyer, had told the group about the non-profit organization he founded called The Reckoning International (TRI). On that blazing 106-degree day, Wigger focused on forging a quality blade within the competition’s first-round parameters, however he also couldn’t stop thinking about his fellow contestant’s story and the mission work he was doing in Uganda.
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