Titus project is a 3rd level school in the University of Nations where students that have completed a 9 month School of Biblical Studies learn how to practically train and teach what they have learned in their school. I was in Colorado Springs talking to some of the students in the School of Biblical Studies(SBS) at the begining of the year about how they were interested in Titus but didn't know where to do it. So I emailed Jaco- a man from my SBS and asked him about what he thought of us running a Titus in Uganda, since he was living here with his family and I was going to be here- it just seemed right. and of course- God lined everything up perfectly.
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| after about 3 hours on the road side in a "game park." |
So in the begining of October we started the first Titus project in Uganda and were able to train 8 students how to teach the Bible to believers and church leaders in rural parts of Africa. then about 3 weeks ago we set out for outreach. and what a great time it has been!!
The first week of outreach my team set out for Pader, in Northern Uganda. as always we had an adventure on the way as our bus broke down 3 times along the way to Gulu, including one time when we had to wait almost 4 hours on the side of the road in the middle of Africa until another bus that was completely full picked us up so we crammed in double the amount that it was supposed to carry. I road the rest of the 3 hours sitting on the hand rail of the steps coming into the bus... haha. it's always an adventure!
But we were so blessed when we arrived in Pader to be hosted by a pastor names JJ. Getting to know JJ and his congregation was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. About 20 people from his congregation wake up every morning at 3 to go meet in the church to pray and intercede for the church, the nation, and the world. It was such dedication and hunger for the Lord like I have never seen before. We were able to teach them the Inductive Bible Study Method and the Bible overview (a teaching of Genesis-Revelation in 9 easy to remember steps) and they were so grateful for the teaching. they said they had been praying about having teachings like this come to Pader, and we were so blessed to be able to a part of what God is doing there! We also got to share in a womens group started by an incredible lady named Margaret. She is from Northern Uganda and employes women and teaches them how to make shea butter and sesame seeds. On Sunday I got to go with one of the students to "Pader girls academy" it is a school designed for girls that concieved children through the "lords resistance army" and so the school has a daycare for the children as their mothers are in class... seing as how most of the "mothers" are still children themselves being about 15 and 16 years old.
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| our team with Pr. JJ on the right! |
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| most Titus leaders probably don't make their students do traditional dances on outreach. I am not most Titus leaders. |
After a great week we got to come to my favorite place in Uganda, if not the world- Gulu! We had planned to go to Lira for the second week...but the Lord had other plans for us. and it was such a blessing! We were reminded (from a word of the Lord through Jaco) of the great commision in Matthew- that we were to go and make disciples of all nations. and I questioned just which disciples the Lord had wanted us to make...and as we prayed as a team the Lord spoke to us about following up with the foundation that our Discipleship Training School team had left a few months ago. So we decided it was a good time to take a step deeper with some of the boys in the ministry. So the first week in Gulu we had a Bible study and fellowship with the high school boys living in the ministry house at night... and after seeing just how hungry they are for truth...we decided to continue it for the next two weeks we are here! We've had a question box and are answering there questions and having discussions with them each night about the Word (please pray for wisdom as they ask GREAT questions!) We've also had the Titus team sharing Bible teachings in Gulu Hope- our vocational school, and they've been doing a seminar in the mornings with members from the church, as well as another seminar at a local church here in Gulu in the afternoons.
It has been such an incredible time, and such an encouragement to see the hunger for the Word that people have here...as well as their ability and dedication to learn the method. The Lord keeps reminding us of how "fertile the soil" is here in Northern Uganda...and how he wants to bring healing and redemption through His word. Please pray for us as we are here for another week and a half- that we can be obedient to what God wants us to do here, and that God will continue to bring revelation and understanding through His word. And please pray for the seminars that we are arranging for the next few weeks in Gulu and in Kampala!
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| Taylor doing Bible overview withe the boys (and girls) at home! |
