Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a multiple part series om the newest Ambassador Institute news. You can find part 1 here.
Uganda
Nate and Rhoda Jore are making adjustments in their work.
- In January, four Ugandans started overseeing the ministry.
- In February, Luke Erickson joined Micah Berger as a Short-Term Assistant.
- In March, they held a teachers training class for 25
graduates who would like to teach others. - In April, they held a prayer and fasting overnight with the ministry team.
- In May, Andrew Olson joins the Short-Term Assistants to work with the translation of the curriculum into Luganda.
- In June, Luke Erickson returns and Katelyn Gudim and
Courtney Jacobson arrive as Short-Term Assistants. - In July, the Youth Ministry Student Missions Team will be
arriving with Brandon Marschner and 9 other students for two
weeks. - In August, Andrew will be returning home to attend seminary.
- In October, Lydia Schierkolk and Ruth Peterson will be arriving
as Short-Term Assistants for 9 months.
All of that, besides working with the ministry team, the teachers, the new classes and their own five kids. There will be some adjustments, but by God’s grace things continue to move forward. Please pray for these opportunities.
One of the projects for the summer will be the translation of the curriculum into other languages. As the training has grown, there have been multiple requests to translate the curriculum,
including Luo and Swahili.
Tracy always had a desire to know God and had attended church but didn’t really have any knowledge of the Bible. When the new Ambassador Institute class was started in Jinja, she was quick to join and faithful to attend. The stories of the Bible were coming alive to her and she was learning how the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled in the New Testament. She learned that the prophecy of God to the serpent in Genesis 3 was fulfilled
on the cross and although Jesus was crucified, Satan was defeated! Previously, she would read the Bible and not understand anything, but in the classes, the Bible started to make sense and have meaning like it never had before. She says, “Now I understand the Word of God. I understand what it means to me. I understand how much God loves and cares for us. I understand the love of Christ. Now I can explain the Bible to people.”
Tracy compares her life to that of Joseph in Genesis. Her life has not been easy. She was nothing, but now she knows that she is a daughter of the King. She shares the stories of the Bible at home and is watching God change them. Recently, her husband, Jacob began leading a Bible study in their home. They have joy and peace that they have not had in the past. Communication, forgiveness and love has begun to grow in their home. She has been able to leave the burdens of life with the Lord rather than trying to carry them on her own. She says, “It begins by giving God the first place in our hearts, in our homes and in our relationships.”
This past January, Tracy completed the two-year Ambassador Institute training. Now she is an exciting part of the ministry team.
Stay tuned for more about Tracy tomorrow!
