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| Vickie, Alex, Alone, Pr Fred (Pr George and I are missing...sniffle) Team's gotta eat! |
We gathered together in the name of Jesus to see that
Surprised by Hope achieves its vision to see that underprivileged East Africans
become positive influencers in their community, in their country, and in the
body of Christ.
With the eye of adapting a leadership curriculum I developed
for small church groups in the States for use in East Africa, each of three
days the team studied the topic. We began with various definitions and examples
of leadership from life here and from Scripture. From there we identified our
center or our motivating force to understand what leadership looks like with
any center other than Christ. Finally we used a spiritual gifts inventory to
understand and encourage one another to use our God-given gifts in service to
the Lord.
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| Vickie, Alex, Alone, Pr Fred and his wife Justine in front of their stationary shop. |
Our afternoons were spent facilitating (on my part) and
learning (on the part of the team) alongside Pull the Net, a group of pastors
who organized themselves in Buwenge. The topic included the second half of the
Entrepreneurship series, typically taught in two parts, which includes
marketing and competition and then strategic framework.
While in Buwenge, we took the opportunity to pray for Pr
Fred and for Alone. The projects they began while applying what they learned
from Surprised by Hope teachings are going on well and we loved the chance to
ask God to continue showering them with His favor.
I'm excited about these people – and sad I don't have a
picture of us all together – because I can see how God is using them to see
that the future of Surprised by Hope in Uganda is certain. Please pray for
their continued encouragement and provision, please pray against any plans the
enemy may be making against them, and pray that they would continue seeking
Jesus in a deeper way.