Update on Jeannie's Ministries

Many of you were praying for Jeannie and her ministries last week, so we wanted to thank you and give you an update of how it all went! First of all, her seminar on sex education was amazing! She was able to present her talk to about 20 teachers, which represented 12 out of the 15 high schools in Arua! It was very interactive, and Jeannie did amazing! She was so confident and had a wealth of knowledge to share with these teachers! She said that her confidence definitely came from your prayers, so thank you for praying! There were even representatives from the Muslim schools, and in her talk on sex ed. she was able to incorporate abstinence, God's plan for sex within marriage, that He gives us this boundary to protect us (physically & emotionally), and she was even able to walk through the plan of salvation!

And our trip to Uleppi (a village just outside of Arua) was another huge success! (I am copying & pasting most of Jeannie's blog entry for this one, since she can explain it much better!) Jeannie & Dr. Stella (the agriculture director for Arua) met with 10 cattle owners and the sub-county chief to discuss the details of breeding some of their cattle in the near future. The way they have arranged their herd is that everyone contributes and buys a few cows. Then as needs arise in the community they can sell cows to provide money for sicknesses, funerals, school fees, etc. It really is a brilliant system that they have come up with and it not only works, but benefits the entire community. In our meeting they discussed how to keep accurate records, how to determine when to breed the cows, and how to invest in these cows for their future. They then assessed the cows together to determine which sperm to select for insemination. They have done a very good job choosing the cows to breed, and we were impressed at the care they had taken of these animals!

After working with the cows we moved to the church to meet with some of the congregation. And there, Jeannie had the opportunity to preach her first sermon in the village! She preached on the "Power of a Praying Village." She did amazing again! Jesus really showed up and helped her! Thank you so much for all of you who were praying! Please continue to pray for the village of Uleppi, that it would become a beakon of light for the surrounding villages and for all of Uganda!