favor of god history
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FROM
SUFFERING TO
GLORY
From out of the fires of war,
God is bringing forth
His glory
A TESTIMONY OF GOD’S
KINGDOM EXPANDING IN
NORTHERN UGANDA
Carole Ward
Founder/Director
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UNREACHED PEOPLE
GROUPS
IMPACT OF ISLAM
ON AFRICA
NORTHERN UGANDA as a SENDING STATION
Expanding God’s Kingdom through the Great commission
A Ministry Called to Train & Send African
Missionaries to Unreached People Groups
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The 6 R’s of Accountability
Foundational Principles in Ministry & Partnership
Results
Research
Records
Receipts
Reports
Relationship
ACCOUNTABILITY
Expanding God’s Kingdom
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4 Pillars of Integrity & Sustainability
Expanding God’s Kingdom
Ministry Sustaining Strengths
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Teamwork: Over 50 Full Time Acholi Staff
in over 12 Departments of Ministry
Expanding God’s Kingdom
Administrative Structure
● U.S. & Ugandan Boards working in unity
● Missionary covering for tax-exempt status & accountability
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EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Expanding God’s Kingdom by Strengthening the Church & Developing Leaders
Christian Training Institute in Northern Uganda
● 250 Graduates in 4 years
● Diplomas in Christian Ministry
● Training as 10/40 Window Missionaries
● Cross-training in other skills
● Preparing to Reach the Unreached
Construction has begun
Architect’s Rendition of Adult Training Center
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EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Expanding God’s Kingdom by Strengthening the Church & Developing Leaders
Portable Bible Schools (Rural Villages & Internally Displaced People Camps)
True Hunger -- Venue
Flexibility: Classes under
the Mango trees
4230 Acholi Bibles distributed
2 month Portable Bible School
programs throughout 11 districts
● 4012 Bible Students Graduated
● 8299 Saved through student outreaches
Graduates Receive Certificates & Bibles
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EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Expand God’s Kingdom by Training up Missionaries for the 10/40 Window
Missions Training Course (MTC) ● 3 month Training Course
● Classroom & Field Applications
● Both International & Acholi Students
● Focus on Unreached People Groups
● Building Projects
● Mobile Medical Outreaches
● Ministry Supplies
● Crusades & Evangelism
International Short-Term Teams
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Expanding God’s Kingdom by Unifying, Training, and Resourcing Churches
Pastors Network (PPPP) - Church Leaders Capacity Building
Favor of God donating van to Gulu pastors
Interdenominational Pastors &
Lay Church Leaders Training● Monthly Pastors’ Retreats & Fellowships
● Quarterly Dinners for Community leaders
● Partnering in Church Planting
● Tithing Principles Exemplified
● Annual Marriage Conferences
● Stadium Prayer Gatherings
● Mobilizing Large-Scale Conferences
● Directing Focus to 10/40 Window
UNITY & CHURCH-WIDE VISION CASTING
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UNITY & CHURCH-WIDE VISION CASTING
Expand God’s Kingdom by Reaching all Areas of Society
Church Planting
Interdenominational Partnering for
church planting in rural areas
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Expand God’s Kingdom by Reaching all Areas of Society
Self-sustaining Projects● Income generating projects to help sustain pastors &
church families
● Co-ops formed within churches & communities
● Project Sharing: pigs, goats, poultry, oxen &
agriculture supplies, tools, equipment
● Training Principles of Accountability & Tithing
UNITY & CHURCH-WIDE VISION CASTING
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EDUCATION & EVANGELISM
Transforming a nation by transforming a heart - one life at a time, one day at a time!
Christian Primary School
● Educating a generation born during
the war
● 390 Students (nursery through P7)
● Strong academic & Biblical foundation
● Serving lunches, medical needs &
school supplies
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EDUCATION & EVANGELISM
The victims of war are becoming instruments of revival
House of Hope Children’s Home ● 33 Children with more waiting
to come
● Meeting spiritual, social,
medical, nutritional & emotional
needs
● Learning character, discipline &
life skills
● Leading evangelistic
outreaches to hospitals, markets &
barracksPassionate worshipers
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EDUCATION & EVANGELISM
Expand God’s Kingdom Through CHILDREN…
Future House of Hope Children’s Village on ministry owned 10 acres
Home
Clusters:Each family home
includes 8 children
& one mother
Hope restored to widows as they nurture motherless children
Primary
School:Plans for school &
boarding
accommodations
for 1000 children
Village:Will be home for
128 war orphans
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MINISTRY INCOME GENERATING PROGRAMS
Transforming the Land Through Kingdom Principles
Income-Generating Projects to Support Children & Ministry Projects
● Raising Food for
Children’s Home
● Creating Jobs
● Teaching Life
Skills
●Widows Projects
● Ministry
Sustainability
● Resettlement
Projects
● Dairy Cows, Pigs,
Poultry, Goats,
Farming, Fisheries
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MINISTRY INCOME GENERATING PROGRAMS
Expanding God’s Kingdom Through Self-Sustainability
Favor of God Guest Houses
● Ministry Owned & Operated
● Hosting Teams
● Fully Furnished & Self-Contained
● Generating Income for Ministry
Projects
3 John 1:8> We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.
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Making Disciples of All Nations
Evangelism & Discipleship Throughout Northern Uganda
MISSION & EVANGELISM
● House of Prayer
● Marketplace Evangelism
● Outdoor Crusades
200-400 People Pray Daily in the Gulu House of Prayer
● Youth Camps
● Water Baptisms
● Discipleship Classes
Saved Witchdoctor Burns his Tools
Open Air Ministery to Thousands
Over 10,000
Saved in Open Air
Meetings
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MISSION & EVANGELISM
Reaching into Every Area of Society
● Sports Evangelism
● Hospital Outreaches
● Radio Programs
● Trauma Counseling
● Military Bible Studies
“When you do it to the least of these, you do it unto me.”
Over 30,000 Saved in
these outreaches
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MISSION & EVANGELISM
Expand God’s Kingdom by Reaching all Areas of Society
Prison Ministries
● Vocational Skills
● Library & Resources
● Clothing & Hygiene Needs
● Society Re-entry
● Evangelism & Discipleship
● Leadership Training
● Men’s & Women’s Prisons
“I was in prison and you visited Me.”
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MISSION & EVANGELISM
Expand God’s Kingdom by Reaching all Areas of Society
● Mission House
● Ministry Offices
● Training & Retreat Center
● Community Library
● Community Support Programs
● School Sponsorship
Current Mission House & Office
Land & Plans for New Mission House & Office
Food Distribution to the Needy
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MEDICAL MINISTRIES
Preaching the Gospel Through Medicine
● Medical attention provided to
over 1000 people in rural areas per
outreach
● Free treatment to over 4426
patients through mobile clinics in
2009
● Partnering in Mobile Clinics
● Medical & Dental Services
● Evangelism & Medicine
Jointly Administered
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MEDICAL MINISTRIES
Expanding God’s Kingdom through evangelism and medicine
Medical Clinic
● Community health training
● Prayer over each patient
● Specializing in women & children
● Includes Pharmacy & Laboratory
New Clinic Facility in Gulu Town
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FAVOR OF GOD STAFF
Our Most Valuable Asset - People Committed to a Common Goal
This vision is accomplished with your help and over 50 committed full-time staff!
● Continuing Education
● Seminars & Workshops
● Conferences & Retreats
● Cross-Training in Multiple Areas of Ministry
● Develop Leadership Skills
● Ugandan Led Staff
Staff Development Through:
● Extracurricular Benefits & Activities
● Strengthening Marriages & Family