Quarter Two | 2022
NEWSLETTER
Dear SOS Family,
We are excited to provide you an update on the work that our Lord is doing in our midst! So much ministry has taken place since our March newsletter. It is impossible to include it all. Below is a small sample of some of the things that have occurred.
Our prayer is that you are encouraged by this update and the stories shared. All that is included below is ultimately made possible because of your faithful prayers and support. Thank you as always for being such an important part of the work that our Lord is doing in our community.
For the King & His Kingdom,
Shannon Hurley
Founder & CEO | SOS Ministries
SHEPHERDS TRAINING CENTER
Accreditation Update
On the week of April 25th we shared the exciting news that a subcommittee from the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) visited SOS in order to evaluate Shepherds Training Center's facilities, paperwork, and readiness to open up as a degree-awarding institution. We are grateful that the two days of meetings went extremely well. If you missed this update, please click HERE. We ask for your continued prayers as we are still waiting to hear back from the council as to the status of STC's accreditation. We will keep you updated!
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Easter Service & Youth Camp
CBCK EASTER SERVICE
We hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter celebrating our risen Savior! Easter here in Kubamitwe was a full day of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ through worship, skits, and the preaching of God's word. After the service many gathered together to share a meal with one another.
Click HERE to view a clip of Easter Sunday!
CBCK YOUTH CAMP
One month ago an incredible team of 19 volunteers from Community Bible Church of Kubamitwe (CBCK) put on a camp for the youth who live in our community and the surrounding villages. Our team ministered to 162 young men and women. The theme of the camp was biblical purity and holiness. There was food, fun, and of course, the teaching of God's Word!
Click HERE to read a blog post by Zeek Hurley. In this post Zeek shares the stories of three individuals who were impacted by this camp.
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
Providing Mobility & Eye Care
On May 6th our community outreach team, in partnership with Dr. M from Kampala, saw 194 individuals who were in need of eye care. It was a joy to be able to serve our community in this way!
We are also grateful to have had a team from Joni & Friends on campus for a visit. While visiting, the team conducted disability awareness training for our Shepherds Training Center pastors and Legacy Christian Academy teachers!
KARUMA MEN'S CONFERENCE
Encouraging Pastors | Building Up the Saints
On April 20th through the 23rd a small team from SOS had the opportunity to share at a men's conference in Karuma, Uganda, which is 3 hours north of Kubamitwe. This was a special time, as the pastor of the hosting church is a former Shepherds Training Center student who had recently been called to pastor this church. The SOS team was able to encourage this new pastor and build up the local church through teaching and worship.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Pray that God continues a powerful work in the hearts of the 70 men that are attending Shepherd’s Training Center.
Pray that God will continue to raise up God-fearing African leaders.
Pray the National Council For Higher Education will grant Shepherds Training Center authority to grant diplomas and degrees.
Pray that God will use the leadership of Legacy to disciple the kids of our community.
Pray that God will cause growth within the Believers of our local church.
Pray that God will provide resources as inflation affects our country.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Zeek Hurley's Missions Trip
If you haven't had a chance already, make sure you read this awesome story of how God answered a prayer of a pastor who lives in a remote village 7 hours north of SOS. In this blog post Zeek Hurley shares a story about a recent missions trip that included a divine appointment and an answered prayer.
Click HERE to read!
Community Outreach Story
One year ago we shared a story about a man named Abdul Kintu. Abdul is a 42-year-old nominal Muslim living in Buyuki Village. At a very young age, Abdul was diagnosed with Polio, which crippled his left leg and foot.
READ this story to hear how our community outreach team was able to serve Abdul.
CBCK Youth Camp Story
It is difficult to hear of the heartbreaking situations that devastate the lives of so many of our youth, but we know that the hope of the gospel of Christ is able to mend the brokenness. In this blog post Zeek Hurley shares the stories of 3 individuals who were impacted by a recent youth camp held by CBCK.
Click HERE to read!
LCA Student Highlight
Ronald Ntege is an easy-going, soccer-loving 5th grader whose favorite subject is Science. He seems like a typical child living in a rural village. But a recent conversation with Ronald revealed a remarkably mature twelve-year old.
Click HERE to learn more about Ronald and to take a walk through the Bible with a Legacy student.
LCA Staff Highlight
Sarah Nakigozi is passionate about loving students, knowing that the love these children receive is the only love that some of them experience. Sarah can relate firsthand, as her own parents gave her up at the age of three to be raised by a distant aunt.
READ how the Lord brought Sarah to LCA and uniquely equipped her to love and care for students and teachers.
