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

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

The 6 R’s of Accountability

Foundational Principles in Ministry & Partnership

Results

Research

Records

Receipts

Reports

Relationship

ACCOUNTABILITY

Expanding God’s Kingdom

4 Pillars of Integrity & Sustainability

Expanding God’s Kingdom

Ministry Sustaining Strengths

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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