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Kwo Manyen Goes Regional

Well it's time for another update on what is going on.  as January concludes and February arrives a shift takes place in my youth ministry here.  From the last blog you know that the outreaches have stopped.  In essence summer break for the Ugandan kiddos has ended and it's back to school.  Let me give you a glimpse into a students life here.  They probably get up around 6 am and some of them start walking then.  The distance really depends on what school in town they go to.  There are no distinctions like school districts here, everyone goes where they think best.  Those who have money send even their 9 years olds half way across the country to get a good education.  Those who dont pick the school closest and hope its a good one.  So they leave at 6 am in the morning and most of them get to come home around 4 or 5pm at night.  When they come home they are taken up by many chores.  So the best time to reach students is summertime.  Now that they are back in, things change a lot.  As some of you know from prior years I go into the schools and do Romans road presentations.  That is what I plan on doing this year.  Oh ya by now some of you are saying why did Ryan say something about being regional.  Well I have friends that I have known for a long time and they have a primary academy that is trying to change all the rules as to how kids are taught in Uganda.  It's a good thing.  Lets just say the system is here is broken but nobody is humble enough to say so, or invested enough to change it.  So year in and year our Uganda pumps out students like Hostess cupcakes.  Its not till they are exposed to the rest of the world that they realize they have been given something much less than they paid for.  Okay off that tangent.  My friends Keith and Lisa Coggins have an academy and it is in Gulu(an hour forty five West of me).  They have asked me to teach twice a month the same program that I've been teaching the kids here in Kitgum.  I am so excited for this opportunity to have an entire year to invest in a group of about 100 kids.  So I would ask for your prayers for these 100 kids, that in the course of this year their hearts can be impacted for eternity.  Pray that they would be the ones that change their country and the world for that matter. 

Posted 2 days ago by Ryan Tomás McCabe

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The End and the Beginning

As some of you well know for the last 6 weeks we've been going to different locations around town and doing Bible studies.  Our target age group has been 9-13.  During the six weeks they were presented the Gospel and various teaching on the fundamentals of the faith.  I think anything can be taught its just the method that you teach.  I am grateful to Richard who translated for all the gatherings.  So last week was the final week.  So how did it go?  Well in all locations we had multiple kids come to Christ.  Secondly from two of our studies we have 15 kids joining us in the main church.  The vision of these Bible studies was firstly exposure to the Gospel and the second was getting them to come to the church to join the others in Kwo Manyen.  I do believe that both of those things have been accomplished.  There were many times when I told the Lord that if he wasn't going before me I wasn't going.  It was an awesome time and I hope that every school break we can do this.  I used to be a huge fan of the youth conference, and I still think they are beneficial.  However I would rather be in a community and get the opportunity of meeting them where they are at, at little to no cost.  I want to thank all of you for making this possible.  The many who support by prayer and financial giving, I wouldn't be able to do this work had it not been for you.  Please keep all the kids in the different areas in prayer, our desire is for them to join us at the church.  So as we end up one program others are in the works to get started.  One of them being school outreaches, again going for the same age ranges.  So pray for favor with the schools.
   Okay so maybe you want to hear a little about the house.  Well its almost finished.  The grass should go on this week.  The interiors walls will be plastered and door frames added next week, then the next week will be the finish on the floor and then I'll move in.  I want to thank everyone again.  I had only put aside 3/4 of the money for the house.  So far the cost has gone far beyond that and God has provided every step of the way.  So thank you for answering His call, whether through prayer or through financial support.  

Posted 1 week ago by Ryan Tomás McCabe