THE UNBELIEVABLE JOURNEY CONTINUES -- MISSION MBALE -- A LOOK BACK AT 2019!!!

2019 IN REVIEW—REFLECTING AND REJOICING!!!

“The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouses of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands.”       Deuteronomy 28:12

REFLECTING AND REJOICING…WOW!!!  God has proven over and over throughout this amazing year that HE is the Master of the impossible!  Truly, 2019 has been a year in which God has chosen to have us trust Him at a new level in order to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of completing the three new classrooms at Ebenezer Christian School by the start of the new school year on February 3, 2020.

Opening day at ECS is going to be so exciting as we add Grade 5!  The door has also been opened for us to bring twenty-five (YES…25!!!) new residents onto the campus bringing to 61 the number of students who will be living on site full-time!!! An additional 33 first-time students will be there for the opening bell to raise the total number of full-time students to 130…UNBELIEVABLE!  “Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just take Him at His Word…”

So much else could be said but the rest of this newsletter is simply going to be a VERY ABBREVIATED recap of the miracles of 2019. God bless each of you who have made these miracles possible through your prayers, your donations, your Child Sponsorships, and your presence on the mission field. You have honored God through your obedience to act upon His call upon your life to be involved in this work!! Because of your faithfulness in 2019, OVER   100 new lives have been added to God’s family!!!! To God be ALL the glory!   For a more in-depth look into this amazing journey please go to our website at missionmbale.org.

JANUARY—Thirteen team members traveled to Mbale to share the Gospel through in-home   Bible studies, village prayer walks, sports camps, and worship services.  The on-going construction on Ebenezer’s new sanctuary was truly a sight to behold!

FEBRUARY—Ebenezer Christian School (ECS) opened its doors in the heart of the Muslim village of Namabasa as the inaugural class of 73 students in Grades 1-4 walked into their new school for the first time on February 4.

MARCH—The roof slab for the new sanctuary was completed and the prep work began to ready the unfinished shell into a viable worship center as windows and doors were placed.

APRIL—Though far from being finished, Easter Celebrations were held in the new sanctuary! Even in its unfinished state, the church building is now a major hub for ministry activity in the Namatala Slum! As an added blessing, the children’s feeding program continued to grow! We continue to pray for provisions to complete the sanctuary!

MAY—Flooding and famine ravaged the villages served by Ebenezer but God’s love flowed deeper than the flood waters as food, clothing, Bibles, and love were shared with those impacted by the harsh conditions.

JUNE— Through God’s blessings, plans were unfolded for the beginning of construction of three new permanent classrooms at ECS! The family of Ebenezer banded together to cook and feed hundreds from the villages of Namatala and Namabasa as flooding continued.

JULY—Twenty-five team members embarked to Mbale to serve and worship with our Ebenezer family in their new sanctuary. We rejoiced in the baptism of 57 new Christians, hosted the annual Pastor’s Conference, held Christ-centered sports camps, Women’s Bible studies, and shared the Gospel throughout both villages at in-home Bible studies. ECS has grown to 91 students who blessed us with a special program of music and dance.  Our American teachers were beyond blessed as they taught in the classrooms of ECS.  We joined with Ebenezer Christian Ministries to begin a three-year intensive training program led by Pastor Fred to provide in-depth Biblical training to local indigenous pastors!

AUGUST—The school was blessed by a vast array of new musical instruments donated to provide the foundation for a music education program. Music is the heart-beat of life here!

SEPTEMBER—A new church was planted at the school by Ebenezer Baptist Church and is already exceeding     150 in attendance each Sunday and includes many weekday programs.

OCTOBER—A team of eight missionaries arrived in Mbale to continue God’s work in that beautiful place…our    third team this year!! We witnessed 33 baptisms and received more requests from Muslim men to come and      pray over their homes than we could honor.  Warren received a very special blessing when presented a rooster    by a leading Muslim family symbolizing our acceptance in this predominately Muslim village! ONLY GOD!!!

NOVEMBER—After many months of preparation, the new “One Child At A Time Sponsorship Program”  link  officially became our one-stop location to view our children who need sponsors, choose your child, arrange      your monthly donation, and begin changing lives.

DECEMBER—God has especially proven His intentions of continuing the work in Mbale through an unbelievable outpouring from those He has chosen to be a part of the Mission Mbale family.  WE TRULY DO SERVE AN          ALL-SUFFICIENT GOD!!

Thank you again for your faithfulness to continue to stand with us in ministry to the   beautiful people of Mbale, Uganda in 2019!  2020 is already shaping up to be another amazing year and we are blessed to know that we     are surrounded by the greatest group   of Prayer Warriors and supporters EVER!!  Continue praying as our first team of the new decade will depart on February 11, 2020. This awesome team of fifteen committed Kingdom Warriors will continue the work that God has called us to join Him in doing in Mbale!

ALL FOR GOD’S GLORY!

The Mission Mbale Family

“And God is able to make ALL grace abound to you, so that having ALL sufficiency in ALL things at ALL times,   you may abound in EVERY good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV

MISSION MBALE, INC., P.O. Box 73975, Newnan, GA 30271

(770)313-5394 (Warren Moore)     missionmbale@gmail.com

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PRAYERS FOR 2020



PASTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM



UGANDAN FIELD OF DREAMS!



TRANSFORMING FUTURES!



WE ARE BECOMING FAMILY!



ONE CHILD AT A TIME

Mission Mbale featured in The Christian Index

What a blessing to have Mission Mbale featured in The Christian Index!  Thank you for a great article!

https://christianindex.org/first-newnan-members-make-mbale-uganda-their-mission/

OCTOBER 2019 MISSION MBALE MINISTRY UPDATE!

EVEN IF ALL ELSE FAILS...A WORD FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART!

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my Words will not pass away." Matthew 24:35

TeamMbaleOctober2019 is back on the ground in America and trying to get re-oriented to life in the fast lane.  Thank you for your prayers that have helped make this an unbelievable trip.  Although every trip is awesome and fulfilling, this trip was extra special in that we were able to see undeniable evidence that the Gospel is taking deep root in the village surrounding Ebenezer Christian School.  The classroom that hosts the 6-week old church plant-Ebenezer Baptist at Namabasa, was beyond packed with many sitting outside on the porch.  The Spirit of the Lord was truly in that place as the people rejoiced, danced, prayed, and gleaned great wisdom from God's Word as Mike Emeott preached his first sermon at the new church plant.  However, the greatest of all the blessings was that an older Muslim man and his wife came forward to accept Christ, along with seven others, and  Pastor Chad Cooper, Mike, and I had the honor of baptizing them along with 31 other new brothers and sisters in Christ on Sunday afternoon at Ebenezer Baptist Church.  Since the baptism pool was completed in July 2019, ninety-one people have gone into those waters to tell the world that Christ is now the Lord of their lives!!! God is at work in a mighty way...ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME!!!!

As I sit here some 9000 miles removed from my Ugandan family, my mind races with many thoughts. Most are simply reflections of the beauty, the victories, the joy, and the "WOW GOD!" moments that defined every step of this amazing journey back to Mbale as well as of the many before. I thank you in advance for taking the time to read this post as it is very crucial that we remain committed to keeping the main thing the main thing as we continue our faith journey together!!

I beg you now to allow me to bare my heart in the following paragraphs concerning those "What If" thoughts (and questions) which are ALWAYS going to exist when doing Christ-centered ministry in a self-centered world. As Pastor Fred always says: "Where there is vision... There will always be provision." Praise God, this trip has strongly confirmed that the vision for sharing the Gospel in Mbale has NEVER been stronger than it is today!  As you read the following words, hear me very clearly in that I do not write this post out of a spirit of fear or doubt about the future of Mission Mbale's ministry presence in Mbale, Uganda. It is simply a reflection on the realities of doing ministry in the real world and the challenges of learning to Stay the Course even when the "course" is constantly changing!

Matthew 24:35 above states that "Heaven and earth WILL pass away" and the reality is that ministry efforts are not immune to this declaration by our Lord! To believe that Mission Mbale could not be impacted by events such as political upheavals, a world-wide financial crisis, wars, terrorism, etc would be a very unrealistic and unhealthy ministry plan!  Just as dangerous though would be for us to begin focusing on the "What Ifs" is and begin pulling back in the ways that we are helping expand the Kingdom of God in Mbale because of a fear of the unknown! To abandon our dreams and visions to spread the Life-transforming Gospel of Christ's love IS NOT an option!

The past four years have truly been a beautiful display of God's perfect timing and provision. However, I fear that the things that stand out most in people's minds are those earthly things that will pass away... Buildings, farmland, school buses, etc, etc! However, those of us who have walked on the ground in Mbale can tell a much different story about the unbelievable life-transformation that is happening in that place!  The last thing we want to do is become numbers-driven but yet we must also not fail to point to Jesus and rejoice in what our Lord is doing there as marked by the ninety-0ne baptisms since July.

My "keep the main thing the main thing" challenge for all of us in the Mission Mbale family as we move forward together in ministry is found in the Words of our Lord in Mark 16:15--And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."  We will continue to build and go as the Lord makes provisions for these things but they will simply be an outflow of blessings that come as we faithfully share the GOSPEL of Christ's love to the people of Mbale. Why? Because of the promise found in the last part of the verse which started this post: "God's Word WILL NOT pass away!"

To those of you who have stood with us over the past few years... THANK YOU! Your faithfulness has rang out this unmistakable message loud and clear: Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness!  We are humbled and blessed to have each you surrounding us and simply ask that you commit to staying the course with us in the months and years ahead! Though we may not know what the future holds... WE KNOW WHO HOLDS THE FUTURE! AMEN? PRAISE GOD! HALLELUJAH! AMEN!

Although there may come a day when the Mazungu's (white people) will not be able walk freely in the villages that we have come to love, if we remain true to doing what we have been called there to do...Proclaim God's love for the precious people of Mbale, the work that God has begun there will continue on because of this promise ... the Words of God WILL NOT pass away!

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith." Hebrews 12:1-3

ALL FOR GOD'S GLORY!
Warren and Mary Faye

 

 

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