Review from Ryan

Last week after 6 months I returned to visit the town I once lived in, in Karamoja. It is a blessing to see so many faces that I know. On the flip side there is always a different feeling when you revisit the past. Almost like when you work somewhere like a restaurant and stop working there, whatever it was before is never the same afterwards. It's like entering Disneyland through the service entrance. I realize now that Karamoja was training for what I'm doing now. It was the beginning of a treacherous journey to find what God wants me doing. Aside from all that reflection the Lord allowed me to lead Mariano(the boy who translated for me while I was there) to saving faith. It was truly exciting seeing as he was the first person I led to Christ in Karamoja. Since coming to Kitgum I've found God has me to be on the harvest side of His kingdom. Anyhow I digress the trip down was great. It was good to be there for Miriam's Birthday and to encourage the team. The next section of my trip was not so great. I had to visit OPC to pick up some panels and batteries. While I love seeing the gang at OPC I dread the roads that have worsened greatly. The whole trip was like driving over a lake not knowing what was below. At one point a dip in the road took my vehicle to new depths(on the hood to be exact). That was enough for me after getting the panels we headed back the scenic and long way. After two days myself and Godfrey headed back to Kitgum. As we move forward in time a bit we come to Saturday. As some of you know started a youth ministry in the village around a month ago. Since that time we've seen over 11 you give their lives to Christ. It's truly an exciting time and a huge opportunity for discipleship. In fact the discipleship has already begun. So far we've covered the two natures, forgiveness of sin, repentance and faith. It's an honor to lay those foundational truths in the lives of the youth here in the village.
The work on the Bible training continues. I've finished the rough draft of the Old testament Survey and have moved onto the New Testament. As for my training with Jonah(the Ugandan guy I live with) we're also wrapping up in the minor prophets. In these few weeks he's gone from little to no knowledge of the old testament to knowing the order of the books and a basic summary of them. My goal for this last month and May is to take him through the survey course and the introductory teaching course. It's a lot to attempt but I think it's possible. I think that's enough for now. Enjoy