THE REBULIC OF SOUTH

REEP EDUCATION AND EVANGELISM PROGRAM MISSIONARY JOURNEYS TO THE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS AND TRIBES IN - FINDING AND EVANGELISING THEM These are Toposa tribal people. No Gospel teaching had ever reached this area until Favor's missionary team passed by the Toposa land on their two day journey by foot, up in the mountains, to find the hidden Kachipo people. For the first time ever, as this Toposa tribe heard about Jesus Christ who loved them and died for them, all those who listened gave their lives to Jesus, as their personal Savior.

The remote Jiye tribe is living high on the top of the Boma mountains in Eastern along the border of . Our missionary team journeyed a long and treacherous two day journey through territories of wild animals, and warring tribes of youth who all had AK47 guns. Our team preached the Gospel in this region one day as they were passing through to go deeper into the mountains and bush areas along the eastern border. They were continuing their journey to find the hidden tribes hidden deep in the jungles. As they stopped to preach Jesus along the way, many of the Jiye tribes people in this region, gave their lives to Christ that day. We then left one of our team members there to open a church.

01 As we continued on our missionary journey, these are Jiye who accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. They lived in a village called Rummit.

02 These are the Kachipo tribes people who had never heard the Gospel until our missionary team from Favor, along with a visiting missionary team, came to their village deep in the bush, and far up in the mountains, called Kakumogo. As they heard the Gospel message for the first time, they all gave their lives to Jesus Christ as their Savior, and pleaded for a church in their village to know and understand more of the stories of this Creator and His Son, Jesus. We will be sending a missionary team there for a two month Portable Bible School discipleship class. We will also be taking a trained pastor there, who will plant a church for these new belivers in their own village.

03 KACHIPO MISSIONARY TRIP Kachipo is a tribe found in the Eastern site of Boma moun- tains in the borders of Ethiopia and South Sudan. The name Kachipo is a name given them by other tribes, but their origi- nal name is SURI and they speaks the . They live in a remote and inaccessible area and have no church existing even close to where they are. Favour sent missiona- ries first by a small plane into the remote eastern part of the State of Boma. After landing, they began hiking for two days from Boma Mountain to Meun plateaus for the sake of the Great Commission and of reaching every tribe with the message of the Gosepl. Finding the Unreached people groups (UPG) was our goal. The team hiked through fighting tribes of youth, who would shoot at anything that moved. They went through dangerous regions of wild animals, followed one night be a lion, but were saved through prayer. When they found the Kachipo tribe buried deep in the mountainous areas, the missionaries found that the tribe believed heavily in witchcraft but they were very receptive to the Gospel. The team prayed for the sick people and shared salvation to every hut in the village, going from door-to-door with prayer and evangelism. Over 200 people received Jesus as Savior, including Chief Sokoro who requested for a church to be planted in their village, and expressed his eagerness to give the land for the church building. Favor will now send a missionary teaching team to hold a two month Portable Bible School in this village, and then plant a church there, following the disciplship training.

04 KAKUMOGO VILLAGE Kakumogo is a village located north of Meun, and has about 20 household huts built there. The Gospel has never reached this village. When the missionaries first came to this village, Nyamandambu, the Suri witch doctor, who was also the Chief of Kakumogo was the first one to confess Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord. He openly welcomed the missiona- ries and mobilized the rest of his village men to come and listen to the Word of God.

Chief of Kakumogo 20 more people gave their life to getting saved Jesus Christ during the sharing of the Gospel

05 KAKUMOGO VILLAGE Rummit Village is made up of the Jiye tribe found on the top of the Boma mountains. They have never been reached with the Gospel message of salvation, until our missionary team climbed up these mountains to find them and evangelize them. They come out in great number to listen to the Word of God that day, and they gave their lives to Christ as Savior. The next day, we prayed with them, starting their Sunday service times. We met under the mango tree and had church with these people for the first time in the history of that area. Among them was Simon, who seemed capable and able to read in English. We choose him as a leader of these new believers until we could come back and hold the first Portable Bibles School there.

Over 200 people got saved in this village that day.

06 REEP - RURAL EDUCATION AND EVANGELISM (EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM KWORIJIK VILLAGE PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Kworijik is the village located north of about 8km away from the city. The Mundari Community in this village face water shortages during dry season. There are a few churches in the whole village region, but pastors begin without under- going any Bible School training, and most of them are uneducated. The two month Portable Bible School Disciple- ship and equipping training was carried out in this area by our trained misisonary team. 5 different churches participated and 84 people including pastors, deacons, evangelists, youth leaders, children's workers, and village chiefs were trained and

07 graduated. Bibles, certificates and talking Bibles were given. These activities were carried out for the two months in the whole Kworijik village area. Door-to-door evangelism and 140 were saved Baptism service and over 101 were baptised. 85 people graduated with certificates and PBS books Bible study books were given to all. 80 written Bibles and 40 Audio Bibles were distributed. Church construction is undergoing at the site. Plans for putting in a water well to help with the water shortage, is underway. The community has been totally transformed due to the numerous activities of Favor's missionary teams in their village. Chief Peter Modul who was saved, baptized and graduated from the discipleship training school, also received an audio Bible during the graduation. He testified in the church that after 5 months of listening to the audio Bible and the Bible teachings on it, that he now knew the Word of God, enough to share his faith, and even teach some lessons. He said he sat with the Lord in teaching him, through His audio Bible training. He stated, 'May God bless the Favor missionary teams who have brought us these Bibles, and teachings, and the great truths about God's Word”.

08 MANGATEEN PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Mangateen is an area that was also severely affected during 2013 civil war. The hatred and hostility between the Dinka and Nuer tribes, has caused them to kill each other for years. Even in the refugee camp settings, these two tribes would never sit in one place together, though they resided in the same IDP camps. Due to their enmity and hostility, even the believers would have their own houses to worship in, but never mixing between these two tribes. When Favor missionary teaching teams, brought the Portable Bible School to Mangateen, for the first time, these two conflicting tribes came under one roof peacefully, to learn the Word, eat together, and drink from the same cup. The discipleship training was conducted twice in one church and 127 people graduated from the class. They were well equipped with the Word of God, restored to their brothers 09 and sisters of the opposite tribe, and went out together with boldness, preaching the message of peace, love, unity and healing. 127 people graduated with certificates and PBS text books. 120 written Bibles and 7 Audio Bibles were distributed. 87 people gave their lives to Christ in the door-to-door evangelism.

10 (POC) SITE CAMP - 'PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS' PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING This is a UN camp in Juba, where a large number of refugees were hosted from the Nuer tribal fighting during the 2013 war. It is located on the south-west side of Juba Town. Most of the refugees living within had been deeply traumatized and lost hope because their children, husbands and wives were killed in the war. Only the Word of God could heal, and strengthen them, restoring hope for a better future once again. The Portable Bible Schools discipleship training was held in this camp twice and 181 people enrolled and graduated with certificates, Bibles and PBS texts books as 170 people gave their lives to Christ during door-to-door evangelism and over 200 people were prayed for and counselled. 181 students graduated from the discipleship training with certificates and PBS text books. 200 Bibles, both written and audio, were distributed.. 170 people received Jesus Christ as their Savior. 200 people, both men and women were counselled in trauma counseling.

11 GOROM PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Gorom is an Anyuak tribe refugee camp which is 12 km away from Juba Town. These tribes people were displaced during the 2013 war conflict. They had no adequate services helping them within this camp, and many of the people were affected by diseases of various kinds. The Portable Bible School was activated in this area. Residents of this area brought their children and the sick for the missionary teaching team to pray for them. God delivered and brought healing to many lives during this two month period, both spiritually and physically.

12 125 students graduated with certificates and teaching books given. 125 Bibles, both audio and written were distributed. 100 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches. These 12 youth got saved during door-to-door evangelism in Gorom.

13 TEREKEKA PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCILESHIP TRAINING Terekeka lies on the western bank of the Nile, 53 miles North of Juba. The people are known as Mundari by tribe and they speak the Mundari language. The small churches in the area lack training for their pastors and church leaders. One of the prominent Bishops expressed the need for this kind of training in their area. Portable Bible School discipleship and church leadership development is always there to answer church’s and community’s needs. Favor's PBS missionaries trained 63 pastors and church leaders in Terekeka, including Bishop Commissary and Parliamentarian Hon. John Konga. 63 students graduated and were issued certificates and PBS books.. 65 written Bibles and 10 audio Bibles were given out to the students. Door-to-door evangelism and prison ministry were done. 327 gave their lives to Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. The training transformed lives and equipped pastors and evangelists, teachers and missionaries, as they testified that now they knew the Word more and were trained in how to prepare a sermon, win souls to Christ and improved in pastoring their own churches.

14 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 is located in the far Eastern Equatorial region bordering Imatong to the west and Boma State to the north. Ethiopia is to the east and the -Uganda border is to the south. The language group of this area is Toposa, Buya, and Didinga. The Portable Bible School was mobilized and was conducted in a church in the village area, where 4 churches participated. 103 graduated from the training and were given PBS books. 83 written Bibles and 20 Audio Bibles were given. Door-to-door, market evangelism and prison ministry were done and 300 people were brought to salvation. 4 church construction application forms were given. “… what God has joined together, let no man separate”. Rebecca was a PBS student who planned to divorce her husband in June 2019. They had no children since they had gotten married 9 years before. She sought opinions and advice from pastors and mothers in the church and all had supported her idea of divorce. But when she attended the Bible School lesson on divorce, and learned that God hated it, her mind and heart were totally changed. The next day she confessed

15 to her husband and the missionary teachers, and the Word of God was glorified in this restored family.

16 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Torit State is found on the far east of South Sudan. The people of this area speak Lotuko, and . There are several church denominations in Torit although Catholicism is the dominant religion. Our missionary teaching team, mobilized and conducted a Portable Bible School in this region, where 60 church leaders, pastors, and other believers attended for the two months. 12 people accepted Jesus Christ during the door-to-door evangelism. The church leaders testified on how greatly they had benefited from this training and were requesting a training center to be built in their region. One of the leading Pastors testified by saying The PBS training had built their understanding of the Word of God in personal application, as well as better able to teach it. This training had given them all knowledge and skill on how to win souls and how to deal with sin in a Biblical way within their churches. That it motivated many of them to become missionaries and teachers in their own region, going now and training others.

17 TALI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Tali is a county under Terekeka State, and is 150 miles away from Juba. Our missionary team activated a Portable Bible School in this area, where 4 churches participated and 84 students comprising of pastors, church leaders, and other believers graduated. The activities done in Tali were 84 students were graduated with certificates after the two month training, and they were given PBS text books. 74 written Bibles and 10 Audio Bibles were distributed 95 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation, through door-to-door evangelism. 120 people were baptised. 24 Bibles were given to four church Pastors in their own language.

18 19 TESTIMONY Pastor Luka Gurak testified that before the Favor missionary team came to his region, there was a high lack of training and Bibles, poor church attendance and no outreach or witnessing programs. But now Favor came and provided them with Bibles and trained them on how to undertand the Word, live it and teach it, prepare a sermon, pastor a church, grow the new believers, and how to win souls for Jesus Christ. He stated his church is now packed with new converts, and he pleaded that they needed this training again. He prayed that God would bless Favor missionaries for following the Great Commission and for remembering them in their missionary journeys.

20 GWOLIAR PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Gwoliar is a county under . The people known as Aliab live there and speak the . Some Episcopal churches have been in the region, but pastors have been preaching without attending any Bible training. They have challenges in church leadership, and some did not know how to preach while others were not allowed to preach in public. Other pastors did not have Bibles in their own languages. As our missionary teaching team began the Portable Bible School, enrolled church leaders and students of the Gospel were trained, given Bibles in their own languages and taught how to teach and preach and share their faith with others. They learned door-to-door evangelism ministry and began to lead others to the Lord Jesus Christ. 76 students of God's Word graduated from the two month discipleship and leadership training, and were given certificates and PBS text books. 66 written Bibles and 10 audio Bibles were given. 100 people received Jesus Christ as their Savior. “ …we are not under the law but under grace”. Achol was a Portable Bible School student in Gwoliar who testified of what the Lord had done in her life through this training. She stated that she had been going to church for 22 years but had never given her testimony in front of other people, or openly shared her faith. She had never led anyone to Jesus Christ. She was taught she was under the law, bound by the doctrines of her denomination, instead of knowing the freedom she had in Jesus Christ. She was so thankful to God for the Favor missionary teachers who opened her eyes to see the

21 truth in the Bible. She now understood that sharing her faith and winning souls was the responsibility and privilege of every believer. She rejoiced that now she was free to witness about Christ in public or in private, in the church or in the street.

MALUAL CHAT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Malual Chat is an army barrack located south of Bor town, and the soldiers there that are believers attend the Episcopal Church of South Sudan. No Discipleship training had ever been done like this in their area. They were unequipped, with no knowledge or understanding of the Word of God. Favor's missionary team settled there for the two months of Portable Bible School training, and three churches participated. Generals and Brigadiers enrolled for this training course. Door-to-door evangelism was done and many gave their lives to Christ. The training did a lot to impact the whole community, for it brought fruit and fruit that remains. It strengthened the

22 believers and taught them and empowered them to go and preach the Word of God to other people, as Jesus commands us to do. It taught them to understand the Scriptures and rightly divide the Word of truth, something their churches and denominations don’t teach them. 171 people graduated with certificates and PBS text books were given 151 written Bibles and 20 Audio Bibles were distributed 22 people gave their lives to Jesus in the door-to-door evangelism outreaches One woman gave a testimony, that she had been separated from her husband, who was a soldier since the 2016 war. She had never had a report or communication from him on whether he was dead or alive. She stated that she had suffered with her children, sometimes even going without food, and for all these years has been without him. She asked for prayer for her husband to return, or just to know whether he was dead or alive. We prayed and believed with her that God would hear her cry. The next day she received a phone call, and before she even recognized the voice of her husband, she knew in her heart, that God had heard her and He really answers our heart cry.

23 PIBOR PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Pibor is a town center found in Boma State in the eastern side of South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border. It lies approxi- mately 342 km north-east of Juba. The language group is Murle. They have almost no development in that area, due to continual fighting over cattle, stealing of children, and constant tribal wars, with killing and guns, that continue year after year and are predominantly amongst the youth and the neighbouring tribal people. There are few churches and few believers in the area, and most of the people are still believing in their cultural practices and traditions of darkness. Favor conducted an outdoor evangelistic crusade there, which was then followed by the two months Portable Bible School training, during which time, many people gave their lives to Jesus Christ as Savior. As the PBS came to an end, 70 people graduated from PBS with certificates and PBS text books 60 written Bibles and 10 Audio Bibles in the Murle language were distributed Over 1,000 people received Jesus in the crusade and the door-to-door evangelism that followed 24 One of the struggling pastors in the area who came faithfully to the training, testified that Favor was the first Christian ministry that came had come to Pibor as far back as he knew. Others stated that there had never been a missionary come there in almost 100 years.

25 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ during this Gospel sharing mission, from the center of Pibor.

25 ABARA PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019. Abara is a village under County in Torit State on the eastern side of South Sudan. The people there speak the Acholi language. A Portable Bible School was conducted by the Favor missionary team and held in one of the churches which had been constructed by Favor's church construction missionary team. As the discipleship training took place daily in the village for two full months, three other small churches participated together and were equipped by the knowledge of the Word of God. From out of this training, the graduates formed an evangelical team to continue spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as missionaries to their own people. Upon finishing in Abara, 32 pastors, church leaders and believers graduated and were awarded certicates 32 Bibles and certificates were given to those who finished the two month discipleship course 24 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches

26 MOGIRI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Mogiri is a Payam, which is a large group of villages under a Chief-dom. They are under the larger umbrella of Mangalla County in Jubek State. Though it is Bari land, many tribes like the Dinka, Nuer, and Murle are also living there. Only 2 small house churches have ever been meeting there, and there has never been any training in disicpleship or the Word of God. As Favor missionary teams took the Portable Bible School to that region, 62 church leaders and other believers, gathered for the two months of training, and finished well, learning how to understand the Word, apply the Word, and share their faith with others. After the course was finished, many shared their eagerness and readiness to begin evangelizing and sharing the Gospel aggressively to neighbouring tribes and regions.

27 62 Graduated and received Bibles, certificates, and PBS text books 34 Received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior in door-to-door evangelism. LOKWILILI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Lokwilili is one of the most spiritually dark areas around the suburbs of Juba City, where there has been an increased amount of witchcraft practices, drunkardness, practices of immorality, and domestic violence. The area has had little knowledge of the Word of God and their response to any spiritual activities or training was very low. 11 people were trained and graduated from the Portable Bible School held in this area. The struggling church in the village, had been enduring many spiritual challenges due to the presence of strong witchdoctors in the community. Favor missionaries went ahead of the teaching team, to pray and evangelize in the region, and identify these dark strong holds that had been resisting the entrance of the Gospel, and the presence of God's truth. As a result of their praying, the main witchdoctor in the community, moved away, stating she could not live under the spiritual pressure coming against her. It was the power of God's light, in His Word, opposing her darkness, and though she resisted repenting, she was pressed out of the community in answer to the prayers of God's people. During the door-to-door evangelism, 141 gave their lives to Jesus Christ and were then ready to join the churches in the area, and begin to grow in their faith. Now the village is spiritually peaceful, the church is growing both spiritually and physically, and more souls are getting saved weekly. 28 The Favor missionary church construction team came and built a church building for the believers in the area, to handle the growth and increase in Church numbers. We believe these buildings are always to be 'disciple-making factories'. 11 people graduated from PBS and they were given certificates and Bibles 141 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation during the door-to-door evangelism

29 MUDARAT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 The IDP (Interdisplaced People) is a refugee camp within Juba, near the Konyokonyo main market. Most people living there are Anyuak, and Murle refugees who have fled their areas of living in the northern and eastern parts of South Sudan, and come down to Juba to seek for safety and refuge from the continual wars and tribal fightings that have ravaged their regions. Before the Favor missionary team came there with a Portable Bible School training, the believers there were very weak and people lived with differences, offenses, revenge and hatred in their hearts. As the PBS training started, 74 people from different tribes of Murle and Anyuak enrolled. Though they had differences and conflicts amongst themselves and from their places of origin, they were united by God presence, and upon the unity of His Word in discipleship. Their hearts were healed and restored, and they promised to become missionaries of peace and reconciliation to their own people, as they return to take residence amongst their own tribes, once again. 74 Certificates, Bibles both written and audio, and PBS text books were distributed upon graduation Trauma counselling was conducted in their area for two weeks, by our Favor Trauma Counseling missionary teams, with great testimonies of emotional and spiritual healing Community health education and evangelsim (CHE) was also conducted by Favor's trained missionary teams A Literacy program was also conducted here by Favor's trained missionary literacy and evangelism team Many people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches 30 All these missionary ventures made a great and positive impact in the whole community.

NOTE: In the New Testament Church, the persecution against scattered the believers, and the power of God's Word was taken rapidly, far and wide. So also we see here, that the suffering of wars and years of conflict, have forcefully gathered people and tribes together under one roof, in camp after camp. This persecution is enabling us to rapidly equip these believers with the knowledge and power of God's Word, and the truth that will enable them to become missionaries, teachers, evangelists, and pastors, as they go back to their tribal and ethnic regions, after the wars come to an end in their areas. God is using what the enemy meant for evil, and turning it around for the good of evangelizing this nation.

31 GIYADA PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 'Bibles Replacing Bullets' is one of our vision statements on the mission house wall of Favor Ministries in the House of Prayer, in Juba City. This is our focus wherever we go, in all directions, with the power of God's Word. Giada is a SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army), army Barrack within Juba town. Though there are some churches and believers in the area, most of the soldiers have not been reached with the Gospel. As Favor brought their missionary team to these barracks and mobilized for the Portable Bible School discipleship training, 88 people including church leaders, Brigadiers and Generals in the SPLA Army all attended and finished the course. They strongly pleaded that this life changing PBS discipleship training be taught in all the army units in South Sudan including Bilpam near the City of Juba.

88 graduated and were given Bibles, certificates, and PBS text books 23 gave their lives to Jesus Christ in the door-to-door evangelism outreaches

32 A TESTIMONY A Muslim man named Abdallah Deng renounced Islam and accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour during this Portable Bible school and immediately joined the class.

33 REEP (RURAL EDUCATION AND EVANGELISM PROGRAM) CHILDREN AND YOUTH. BULUK A2 PRIMARY SCHOOL, JUBA Buluk A2 Primary School is a government administered school, under Juba City Council Directorate of Education. It is a day school, where boys and girls are studying together. It is represented by most of the tribes of the South Sudan, in attendance, including neighbouring countries like Sudan. They are using English as the language of instruction in the class rooms, making it difficult for the students who speak other tribal languages and have never learned English as a second language. (Primary 6 & 7 classes) (Primary eight class)

Before the training: Pupils didn’t know what life skills was. Since being a government run school with teachers poorly paid teachers were not able to control pupils well in order to teach

34 After training (program impact): Pupils (participants) learned about life skills, especially topics of: making friends, HIV/AIDS, decision making Pupils realized they had a responsibility for making good choicesin the area of actions, friendship, and helpful or harmful decisions. Pupils learned that only Jesus Christ has accurate instructions for improvement of our lives and for His glory • 98% of the pupils confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour • Some of them participated in leading prayers during the life skills teaching.

LITERACY PROGRAM 2019 MUDARAAT CAMP LITERACY AND EVANGELISM PROGRAM This is a camp within Juba town near the River Nile Park in a Muslim territory. Many people came from because of the violence that took place there in 2013. They are from the Dinka, Anyuak and Murle tribes, and all speak their own local languages. This camp was affected heavily by the last war as well, and were violent in their areas even before coming to the camp. The rate of illiteracy is so high, they can't read their names, and can't read the Bible in their own languages. Favor conducted a literacy training in the camp for three months, along with disicipleship. 52 people enrolled in the class for this three month period. Most of those numbers gave their lives to the Lord in salvation during that time.

35 Favour missionary and literacy training teams are also training those in the camp that have asked, to learn the , the alphabet and their own Murle language. They want to read the Bible in their own heart language, or mother tongue. At the end of the class, most of the students were beginning to read the Word of God for themselves. They were filled with joy at their accomplishments.

36 KWORIJIK LITERACY AND EVANGELISM PROGRAM Kworijik is a small village located North of Juba City, the capital city of South Sudan. The communities there are Bari and Mundari. Both these tribes speak the , and most of the villagers are non-literate. Favor missionary and literacy teams took a literacy program to this village for three months.

140 received Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior 111 were baptised 85 graduated from portable Bible College. 80 Bible and 40 Audio Bible were given out. Church Construction is on going.

37 COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE) COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM Favor missionary teams that are trained in Community Health Education, also use this entrance opportunity into camps, villages, schools, women's communities, youth and children's areas, and other communities where they are invited, to bring in the teaching of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus. Favor team has called the CHE training, Community Health and Evangelism. MUDURAAT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPE (IDP) CAMP COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM This Camp is centrally located in the heart of Juba City in Konykonyo near the Nile River port. This center is comprised of different tribal communities of South Sudan such as the Anyuak, Murle and Dinka tribes. They were formed into a camp here as they fled to Juba for refuge during during the 2013 war which affected their states. Favor missionary teams held a CHE training in their camp. 31 graduated from the training, learning community health, disease prevention, hygiene, clean water, and discipleship- following the teaching and example of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many received Jesus as their Savior and they were given Bibles at the end of the course.

38 GIADA CHAPLAINCY MILITARY TRAINING CENTER COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM These military barracks are located within Juba, the Capital City. The Community Health and Evangelism training included representatives from the Moru tribe, Dinka, and Nuer tribes. In the class was a Major General, 3 Brigadiers and many others officers. The students who enrolled, were taught and trained in health, morality, and basic Bible character and conduct. They were introduced to following the Lord Jesus Christ, as Savior and very receptive to the Gospel. Salvations came from the training, and Bibles were given at the end of the course. The whole student body expressed a great amount of gratitude for Favor

39 TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP (TC) The Trauma Counseling trained missionaries became a full and independent department under REEP (Rural Evangelism and Evangelism Program) this year, in South Sudan. This was a result of the immense need for emotional healing, peace and reconciliation, and restoration based on forgiveness. The ministry launched a two week TOT (Training of Trainers) training and selected six strong field missionaries to respond to the cries for healing, hope, and help from so

40 many different directions throughout the nation. The Trauma Counseling missionary teams target churches, schools, prisons, police groups, war refugee camps, areas of high tribal fighting and conflict, military barracks and locations of rebel group operations. As this specialized missionary team was trained and sent out this year, for two weeks discipleship teaching in every area they are sent, they were able to target ten different locations near or around the Juba area. These have mainly been in churches, IDP (Inter-displaced People) Camps and in schools. They were able to train 522 people on the ground and hundreds who listened to the Trauma healing lessons and forgiveness series on Favor's daily radio program. Favor missionary teams are committed to seeing healing and transformation of the hearts, minds, families, and tribes of the nation of South Sudan, through this specialized discipleship focus. Below is the table showing the trainings conducted in different locations S/NO LOCATION CHURCH MALE FEMALE PEOPLE TOTAL SAVED GRADUATED 01 Mudaraat IDP camp 18 5 All were 23 witnessed Merkolong African Inland 16 17 33 Church. 03 Giada military base St. Stephen’s 33 38 8 71 chaplaincy church 04 Gudele II United Pentecostal 20 28 All were 48 Church of South witnessed Sudan (UPCSS) 05 Protection of Civilian Grace Sudanese 58 12 21 70 Site (POCI) IDP Camp. Reformed church UNIMISS protection site. 06 Lologo Lologo Pentecostal 33 27 60 church (SPC)

41 07 Lokwilili Assemblies of God 12 3 6 15 church 08 Jebel Yesua St. Stephens ECSS 18 44 62 church 09 Buluk Buluk primary 57 22 48 79 school 10 Jondoru Iman/Faith church 8 53 2 61 Total 273 249 85 522

MUDARAAT IDP CAMP TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP Before the trauma counseling and discipleship training, the situation in the camp was tremendously poor emotionally, spiritually, and socially. The atmosphere was volatile as most of the tribal residents were deeply traumatized from war. Our team could sense the atmosphere was full of violence, anger, bitterness, talks of revenge and a spirit of un-forgiveness. Many people were still holding others in their hearts with anger and plans for revenge, especially those who had killed their family members or stolen their land, cattle, or children. As the discipleship training came with healing and power, the people attending the classes came to openness and willingness to release others, forgive them and themselves and receive healing and transformation. As 23 participants listened eagerly to the transforming power of God's Word, and how they, too, had been forgiven of great crimes and sins by the Master, you could see their faces begin to release those they were hating and tears of forgiveness would begin rolling down their faces. Only God and His love can forgive and heal, and take the pain, anger, and memories away of the horror and atrocities of war. These precious people were set free during these days. One gentleman called Peter, who went through our training, is still continuing the discipleship, and helping his own people

42 in the camp with the same teaching, even long after the missionary team moved on to another place. The class attendees received certifiates and Bibles, both written and audio, in their own languages at the end of the course.

MERKOLONG AFRICAN INLAND CHURCH (AIC) TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Before this discipleship and training, most of the people in the church and community, who came to be taught, did not know what trauma and emotional wounds were. They just knew they were in pain, but they didn't know it could be healed, and didn't know what to do about it to be free. Most of the women from the surrounding community who came to the teahing, were single parents, either to loosing their husbands during the war, or having traumatized husbands who abandoned them. This left the women alone with the children, as the sole bread-winners, trying to raise their children and deal with their own internal pain from so many losses all at the same time. Some has lost homes, husbands, health, and buried one or more children. The trauma counseling training in Merkolong was attended by 33 people, with healing of the hearts and minds, much

43 prayer, the Gospel presented and received, salvations were recorded and forgiveness flowed freely. Bibles both written and audio were distributed to all the participants and the celebration of joy was overwhelming amongst the church members and community both.

44 ST. STEPHEN CHAPLAINCY CHURCH (GIADA MILITARY BARACKS) TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM It was new and challenging for the Favor missionary teams to stand before military Generals and other officers and soldiers who were deeply traumatized due to their war experiences. God gave the team courage and confidence as they shared about the results of the war in gaining independence for the nation of South Sudan, and the freedom gained, though at such a high cost. Many of them saw and did terrible actions of violence, while others lost limbs and loved ones, and had never healed from the deep traumatic pain.

The first day of the discipleship and teaching, those attending began to share their terrible and hidden pain, and for the first time, release it openly. They embraced the healing power of God's love and forgiveness, and began to release others as the Lord Jesus Christ had forgiven them, and in so doing began to realize His deep healing of their hearts and minds. In Giada Chaplaincy Church, we trained 71 hungry hearts, and among them were 6 army Generals. 8 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ and they were given Bibles and discipled in how to grow in salvation. Giada Military Base is mostly dominated by army personnel and the common language there is Arabic and Dinka. The training changed and impacted so many people in the whole area. One woman testified that she was rescued from suicidal thoughts. After the teaching, a General went and reconciled with his family who had left him due to his domestic violence in the home. Another General is taking the discipleship materials and trauma counseling to his work.

45 UNITED CHURCH OF SOUTH SUDAN (CSS), IN GUDELE 11 TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Before the missionary training team came to Gudele II, the people in this region were living in a state of constant trauma. Many of them had resorted to drinking, wild partying and immorality, taking illegal drugs, and committing crimes of stealing, and violence as a result of internalizing their trauma. Most of the teenagers were not in school and they became vulnerable to very negaitve peer influences. 48 spiritually hungry and needy lives were trained and completed the discipleship and healing of the heart class. Bibles both written and audios were distributed and many of them professed faith in Jesus Christ during the training. As they received forgiveness and healing, they began learning how to give forgiveness and healing to others.

46 47 PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN SITE (POC 1) IDP CAMP UNDER UNMISS (A UN Agency) TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM In POC1, the situation was devastating, ranging from poor hygiene and sanitation, low levels of health, and high levels of trauma, almost no clean water for drinking or bathing, and terrible congestion. Hundreds in this camp were traumatized, and many had lost family members during the last two wars in 2013 and 2016. Others had lost homes, businesses, animals and all their assets. They were broken down by pain and emotional distress, and their eagerness to listen, learn and be healed was so high. We taught, trained and discipled 70 eager adults, and 21 people gave their lives to Jesus. Our missionary team distributed Bibles, written and audio in the language of Nuer, as they prayed for healing in the hearts and minds of these precious people. They were trading their pain and sorrow, for the healing joy of the Lord, just as Isaiah 61 tells us.

48 LOLOGO CHURCH (SPC), LOLOGO AREA TRAUMA COUNSELING AND Before the training, the members of Lologo Church opened up to the teaching of discipleship and emotional healing, very slowly. They were suspicious and not sure of what we were bringing them, but as we continued on with the mesasge of salvation and God's love and healing, you could see their faces change, and they began to open up their hearts. Lologo is a slum area within Juba and the people lived in poverty and with little sanitation. They listened with eagerness to the Word of truth, as they began to understand, and they opened up to salvation and receiving Jesus as their Savior. 60 people went through the discipleship and training and finished until the end. Bibles, both written and audio were distributed to all the participants and they were taught how to read them and read them to their families and others around them, as they grew in sharing their faith.

49 Lologo area consisted of many tribes such as the Acholi, and Madi but is dominated mainly by the who are the original settlers. The teaching of the Word and God's healing, brought freedom to the people. One young man called Stephen Wani was going through so much trauma and pain because he had been falsely accused of murder, was arrested, and spent years in prison, then later was proven innocent. He lost trust in people and lost hope for life, but due to the teaching, he was touched and convicted and gave his life to Jesus Christ. True freedom flooded his heart and he smiled and rejoiced.

50 ASSEMBLY CHURCH, LOKWILILI TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Lokwilili is a very spiritually dark area where there was a high prevalance of witchcraft, drinking immorality, theft, and domestic violence. There was no exposure to the training of the Word of God and the people's hunger level to God's truth was very low. 15 however, went through the whole discipleship training based on God's Word of truth, His healing power and His love and forgiveness. 6 people gave their lives to Jesus in salvation during the teachings, and Bibles were given to those who came and were hungry. Lokwilili was an area of Bari speakers and comprised of the Kuku, Pojulu, Bari, Mundari, Kakwas and the Nyangbara tribes people. The discipleship teaching opened up and softened the hearts of the people in the whole area, not only the ones attending the classes regularly. One witch doctor who had been operating in the community, moved away from a loss of business there. God began working miracles within the hearts and lives of people. As our missionary teams went door-to-door witnessing and sharing the message of salvation, 41 more community residents became born again. Following the trauma counseling and discipleship training classes, more Favor missionaries came into the area and held a two month Portable Bible School training in the same community with tremendous fruitfulness.

51 52 ST. STEPHENS EPISCOPOL CHURCH OF SOUTH SUDAN, JEBEL YESUA TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Many church members are in the church, but not discipled, and are completely unaware of trauma within the hearts and how to be healed in your spirit, mind and emotions through the teaching of God's Word. Even those who receive salvation, still live in pain, struggling with bitterness, and unforgiveness. This exactly was what our missionary team found in Jebel Yesua. Believers would know little of the Bible, and were constantly talking of those they haven't or couldn't forgive. Many were unwilling to release others from the deep trauma and offenses they caused during the wars and tribal fighting, and would choose, rather to live with hatred and revenge that was eating away at their hearts internally. As God's Word was taught and shared so clearly, it began to penetrate with conviction deep into the hearts of the participants, and bring change. In Jebel Yesua, the trauma healing missionary team taught 62, who attended daily to hear the Word of God, and receive understanding, healing, and freedom. Jebel Yesua is mainly occupied by the and the main languages spoken are Zande and Arabic. Other tribes lived there, too, however, like the Baha, Muru, Balanda and some Bari speakers. These precious tribes of all mixtures, declared after the teaching and training class, that this was the first time they felt they had ever really overcome the pain and issue of their own hearts. Many stated that never had any kind of teaching been brought to them before, that healed their hearts and opened their eyes to the power of God's truth, love and forgiveness. 53 54 BULUK PRIMARY SCHOOL TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Buluk Primary School is one of the government run Primary Schools, under the Juba City Council Directorate of Education. The Principal stated that most of the children in the school go through large amounts of daily trauma, through the domestic violence in their homes, from very traumatized and emotionally wounded or disturbed parents or care givers. Young girls are struggling with the culture of forced marriage by their parents, so they are not fully supported to stay in school, which is where their hearts are. Girl education has held little or no value in most African cultures. The children knew little or nothing about Jesus Christ who is the Savior. We trained and graduated 79 pupils and 48 of them gave their lives to Jesus. Our missionary team gave out one football, and 2 Bibles to the Principal's office for the school's use and they were joyful and grateful. The Trauma Counseling and discipleship training brought hope and light to these children. They learned how to take their fears to Jesus in prayer, and to get help and counsel to deal with bad or wrong thoughts. They learned the value of studying God's Word and putting Him first, if they wanted to reach their goals in life. They learned about the power of God's forgiveness for them, and how to forgive others. As we taught them about the love of God and 48 accepted Jesus into their lives, we taught them about sharing their faith with others and being in a strong Bible believing Church.

55 56 IMAN - FAITH CHURCH, JONDORU TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM Jondoru is one of the more remote areas outside the City of Juba, and the people living there are mostly peasants and small farmers. The area has very few churches, and access to clean water is a challenge. Most men and women both, spend much of their time drinking locally made brew, called Siko, which is cheaply made alcohol and is affordable by even the poor. The high level of drunkardness, leads to high levels of domestic violence and immorality with the diseases associated with those life styles. Favor's missionary Trauma counseling and discipleship team trained and graduated from the two weeks teaching, 61 participants. These were Bari speakers, and most of them from the tribes of Kuku, Pajulu and some Bari tribe. The powerful training transformed many lives there. Most of the people witnessed a tremendous amount of trauma during the 2016 war. Our missionary team not only taught the group daily, but spent a large amount of time in one on one trauma counseling and prayer, especially for the alcohol addicted women. Many of them were drinking to cover the heart pain from so much trauma and woundedness and a lack of knowledge on how to overcome these internal issues. They were thanking and praising God for the salvation, prayer, and healing they received. One of the SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army) solidiers gave his life to Jesus during the training and discipleship class. The pastor of the church requested for a Portable Bible School to be taken to their area, which it was.

57 58 TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP DAILY ON THE RADIO IN JUBA AND REACHING BEYOND (96.3 FAVOUR FM) One hour discipleship teaching on healing of the heart through the power of God's Word and forgiveness, comes on the radio, at 96.3 Favour FM by one of our missionary team members. God is using this program daily to bring healing and hope to thousands and even millions of listeners, who would be reached no other way with the Gospel. So many people are saved and healed within their hearts as they listen daily, and they call in to the radio phone line for prayer and testifying.

59 Testimonies of Healing from the Trauma Counseling Discipleship One woman testified about the condition of her hunched back, which started when she was eight years old. Her parents tried to get medical assistance but to no avail and even went to witch doctors who also failed. After all this, her parents gave up on her.

She began facing discrimination and rejection both from her family and friends, and was not allowed to go to school. She was told that nothing good could come from her life. The trauma counseling and discipleship teaching began to reach into her heart, and as she received Jesus, she was healed and comforted, knowing her life had value to God and His Kingdom. At the end of the training, she testified of being free from all negative thoughts, knowing that God accepted her and loved her just the way she was. She was so grateful to Favor and to God for coming with the teaching of His love, to her area.

60 This woman of about 70 years old during Trauma Counseling class in Jebel, gave her life to Jesus Christ after her painful testimony of how she was abandoned by her own children. She is left alone with no one to take T care of her as if she had not had any children. No one would know when she fell sick or when she was hungry or even if she was save. She states this training had E really softened her heart and she had decided to forgive her children. S T I M O N Y

61 This SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army) solider confesses Jesus Christ as his personal Savior during the trauma counseling and discipleship teaching in Jondoru. He began confessing some of the crimes and T atrocities he committed against innocent people during the war especially the recent war of July 2016. We thank God, that he was able to receive the love and E forgiveness of Jesus, and he is now set free from the pain, guilt, and memories of these war traumas that he S had been carrying for so long. T I M O N Y

62 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING JULY – AUGUST, 2019 WAU PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Wau is the capital town of Western Bahar El Ghazal State, where the majority of people are Arabic speaking and of the Islamic religion. This city was chosen by the Arabs during the war of Independence of South Sudan, to become the Muslim capital of South Sudan, but their efforts were overthrown by the SPLA (Sudanese People's Liberation Army). Wau people are now free from Islamic rule and traditions, since the nation's Independence in 2011, but few of the population have turned from Islam to Christianity.

Favor missionary team could only reach there, as many other places in South Sudan, by small aircraft. The missionary teachers began and finished the Portable Bible School training, with great receptivity and thankfulness in the hearts of all those that attended.

98 believers graduated after the two months training, and they received Bibles in Arabic, English, Dinka and Shilluk languages, along with training certificates.

85 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation, during the door-to-door evangelism.

63 All who attended testified that they have been totally transformed and are now ready and equipped to carry the Gospel to the lost. They were so grateful for the grounding in the truth and the understanding they now had of God's Word and its power to change all men from the heart first, to the outside of their lives.

Sinosi Awad was a Muslim young man who denounced Islam and received Jesus Christ as his Savior.. He converted to Christianity during our Bible school training in and joined the Bible school immediately. Sinosi for the first time in his life, chose to fast and pray to the living God, that he might know who Jesus Christ really was. As he slept, he had a clear dream, in which Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses came and chatted with him.

64 Then Jesus also came and greeted him. Sinosi knew that Jesus was from the same Bible as these great Patriachs had come from and that the God of Christianity was really the true God who is alive. He saw that Jesus Christ was real, and the real prophet, and this also confirmed to him, his decision to receive Jesus. Since he grew up in Islam, he stated, that he had never seen Mohamed in a dream as he had seen Jesus the night before. Now he knew that Jesus was the true living God, and he was filled with great joy.

NEW SITE PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING New Site is a residential area within Juba city, near South Sudan Defense People's Army Headquarters in Jubek State. Most of the population are military, residing there with their families. There are a few churches in the area, but they are 'Christian' by name only, without knowing the Word, or making any real impact in their region. Many of what are called 'Christian' churches, are mixed together with the tribal religious beliefs and cultural doctrines of different ethnic people and are not grounded on God's Word of truth.

This area was desperately in need of effective teaching and discipleship, training and evangelism outreaches. Favor's missionary teaching team took the Portable Bible School training there, and began to enroll students, and even military Generals attended. They were overjoyed with the Word of Truth coming to their area, and received it with great eagerness, determined to take it and share it with others. 65 78 Church leaders and Believers graduated from the Bible School training

68 Bibles were given to the graduates in English, Arabic, and Dinka languages Certificates and PBS text books, and Bibles were given to all that graduated 35 people came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ through the door-to-door evangelism program 22 people were baptized

This is the Portable Bibles School class in New Site

66 Through this PBS training many people were healed by God in prayer, from various diseases, which doctors could not help them recover from. Many others have now been equipped to carry the Word of God to the lost and become evangelists to their own communities and tribes.

Elizabeth Achol and Veronica Elizabeth Achol and Veronica were addicted to Marijuana (illegal Cica drug) for more than T 14 years. When they heard about Jesus Christ and His love and power to save them and change them, E during the Community Health Education training that also took place here, they gave their lives to S Christ and have now stopped taking drugs. They are free daughters of the Kingdom of God, T and have testified with great joy. I M O N Y

67 GUDELE ONE PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Gudele One is a community on the western side of Juba City in Jubek State. The residents here are nominal Christians from various denominations, but most of them confessed that they were spiritually cold and not walking in the truth of the Word of God.

They desired teaching to better understand the scriptures and give their lives afresh to the power of the Gospel and the obedience of being a disciple of Jesus Christ. They listened with eagerness to the training, and were so grateful to have teachers who knew the Word come and disciple them.

68 During the training the participants were testifying that their eyes had been opened through the teaching from God's Word, and they were now ready to go out and share their faith, preaching the Gospel to others.

68 Believers and church leaders Graduated and received Bibles and certificates

12 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation during the door-to-door evangelism

TESTIMONY T Johnson Johnson had been backslidden from Christianity for E 15 years. During the door-to-door evangelism by the Bible school students, he was found, and he S rededicated his life to Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. He joined a Bible teaching church in his T neighborhood, and committed to serving God I the rest of his life. M O N Y

69 GUMBO BRIDGE PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Gumbo Bridge is a residential area within Juba City in Jubek State, along the Nile River Bridge nearby Gumbo One Market. Most of the people in the area are from the Dinka speaking tribe, while others speak the Arabic language.

Their spiritual background is that some have been exposed to Christianity, but with no knowledge of God's Word or it's power to set them free. They have no understanding of what it means to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, so teaching and training was desperately needed. The Favour missionary team began the Portable Bible School in this region, and 70 people enrolled. 70 church leaders and believers graduated from the PBS training with certificates and Bibles being given to all the graduates 240 people came to the Lord Jesus as Savior during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches

70 NOTE: Needs and Pleads for More Discipleship Training come from all Directions. Reconciliation and transformation have taken place in people’s lives and families, and they have been so thankful to God for what Favour missionary teaching teams have brought to them. They are pleading for more discipleship programs in their areas. Our missionary teams, have challenged them, to now go out to their own communities and churches, families and tribes, and become the instruments of ongoing transformation, just as they have been empowered to do.

GUMBO TOWN PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Gumbo Town is a residential area located on the eastern side of Juba City in Jubek State, where there are a mixture of tribal people living in this area. Most of them speak the Arabic language in common, and then they all have their mother tongue dialect. Here, again, as in so many areas, they confess they are 'Christian' in name only, but have no roots in the Word of God, and understand very little about following Jesus and being His disciple.

People have mixed their tribal beliefs and systems with what they call 'Christianity', so non-believers have become very confused over what is truly Jesus' life and His Word, and what is false doctrine and paganistic teaching.

71 This area desperately needed discipleship training and empowerment, and a knowledge of the true Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, with the power it has to enable them to be His followers and walk in a new lifestyle.

Favour missionary teams began the Portable Bible School in this region with 43 people and professing believers, but who had little knowledge of God's Word. 48 graduated from the PBS training and received Bibles in the English, Nuer, and Arabic languages, and all received PBS text books Many new believers were saved and came to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior during the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches. All those who attended the training were thoroughly equipped to understand the truth, and begin growing in it. They were empowered to take the Gospel to the lost, and begin making disciples of all their own tribes.

72 Many of these believers are already testifying to this fruit in their lives, and pleading that this kind of discipleship be conducted 3 or 4 times each year in their area. They were so grateful to the Favour missionaries for the impact this had made in their whole area.

73 RENK PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Renk is the Capital town of Northern Upper Nile State, close to the Republic of Sudan border. Most of the population here are Muslim due to the influence of Sudan's Islamic beliefs. Some are Catholics in the area, and others steeped in the dark religious occult beliefs of their tribes. There are few born again believers in the region.

Favour was asked by those that were believers, to please come and bring discipleship and training to them. Our missionary team was flown to that area and for the two month training in the Word of God, taught daily and faithfully to the 70 who enrolled and were committed to the classes. 70 believers graduated from the PBS training and received Bibles, certificates, and PBS text books . 10 people have given their lives to Jesus as Savior in the door-to-door evangelism outreach program. Renk community has been deeply affected by the Islamic religion and occult cultural practices, and they are in great need of this training, discipleship and evangelism to continue in the whole state and region.

74 TESTIMONIES: Awad Mohamed Chol T Awad Mohamed Chol is the Chairman of ICC at the State E level, and the official in charge S of SIC. He was one of our T Portable Bible School students I and testified that he had been M a former Muslim. He stated that O since he had become a Christian, N he had never had any training on how to evangelize other Muslims, Y

75 but now through this discipleship, he knew how to bring other Muslims to Jesus Christ. He was thrilled that he had been equipped to share his faith in a new and understanding way.

Renk community is deeply affected by Islamic religion and cultural religious doctrines. There is urgent need of much evangelism and training in the Word of God, so the work of the ministry may continue changing the lives of the people of Renk, and empowering them to carry the Gospel now to others.

NOTE As former Islamic believing Sudanese, are becoming followers of Jesus Christ, and are being grounded in the Word of God, they begin producing 'fruit that remains', and they quickly become powerful missionaries to the Islamic country of Sudan, north of them.

This is the 'window of opportunity, into the 10/40 window' where the greatest numbers of unreached people groups in the world reside.

The nation to the north of South Sudan is Sudan, and if the South Sudanese believers and churches can be trained, empowered and equipped quickly and steadily, with the truth and foundation of God's Word, these Sudanese missionaries will become 76 the greatest and most 'violent' in their faith and in taking the Gospel northward into these hostile and Islamic nations, even at the cost of their own lives.

As these new believers are 'rescued' from Islam, and the jaws of darkness and death, they become the most radical, sold out believers such as the New Testament Church witnessed. They must be established in their faith, empowered and equipped, and then engaged in service, while there is still the time and the presence of religious freedom in South Sudan, in order to equip and activate them to go as missionaries.

They are ready to go, and lay their lives down in service to their King, to these northern Arabic speaking countries of the world, including the nations of the Middle East.But together the church must equip them and send them.

77 NARUS PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Narus is a village in in Kapoeta State, bordering the Republic of Kenya. The community speaks the Toposa language, and are active in their traditional occult practices of darkness and witchcraft. Some Catholics are there, and Episcopals, but they too, have been mixed with the cultural practices of tribal traditions, occult and spiritual darkness. There are no churches or believers that are bringing light or truth to any of the villages.

Favor missionary teams were asked to come and bring discipleship and training in the power of God's Word and how to become a real follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Portable Bible School took place, bringing transformation and change to hearts and regions. 100 church leaders and other believers, graduated from the Bible School training and were awarded certificates, Bibles and PBS text books 60 people came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ from the door-to-door evangelism outreaches Changes happened daily in these villages from the teaching and training of God's Word. A true awareness of the Gospel was taking place deep in the hearts of all men and women present. Many were set free from demonic hindrances and oppression, and the joy of the Lord replaced the cultural heaviness and darkness. People were empowered to live Godly lives and to carry the Gospel out to others, liberating those in bondage and darkness.

78 9 SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army) soldiers gave their lives to Christ during outreach programs by the Portable Bible School students and field teachers in Narus

These in Narus, gave their lives to Christ during door-to-door evangelism

79 SHIRIKAT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Shirikat is a community on the eastern side of Juba City in Jubek State. The tribal residents of this area speak Arabic, and other local languages. As in many other areas we evangelize and teach in, we see their traditional religious practices, being mixed with the little they know of Christianity, and leading many into heresy and false doctrine.

The need for the pure discipleship and power of God's Word is immense in every direction. As the Favour missionary team mobilized for the discipleship training in this area, they were again received with great joy and enthusiasm by the believers. As the two month training finished, the team saw- 65 believers graduate from the two month Bible School training Bibles, certificates, and PBS text books were given to all those who graduated 30 people came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ during the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches

80 The participants stated that through the training, they had learned how to study the Word of God, understand it, and now share their faith with others. Hearts were healed, and transformation came to the community. The believers were so thankful for the missionary team coming to them, and they promised to continue sharing their faith and spreading the power of the Gospel wherever they went.

TURALEI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Turalei is the Capital Town of , where the Dinka language is spoken. Most of the people in this area are still under the culture of dark demonic traditions and cultural rituals. There is the presence of some Christianity there, but most of these church gatherings feel oppressed spiritually and are in need of true foundations of God's Word and the understanding of discipleship, as well as a real reviving in the whole region.

Favour missionary teams began to research these needs, and after getting on the ground in the area, and confirming

81 the spiritual climate and hunger, they started the two month discipleship training. At the end of this time, a great graduation celebration witnessed the change in hearts and atmosphere of the whole region. 120 believers graduated from the Bible School training, and received certificates. Bibles and PBS text books were given to the graduates. 20 people came to salvation in the door-to-door evangelism program that took place daily, through the discipleship participants. Those that went through the class, testified how this discipleship impacted their lives and gave them the ability to forgive others for the first time in their lives, and to see peace and unity amongst their tribal people in that area. They are overwhelmingly grateful to God and the missionary teams for coming.

GIADA 2 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Giada is an Army Barrack within Juba, the Capital City of South Sudan. Military soldiers and their families mostly reside in this area, and the language spoken is Arabic. Christianity in the community has been in name only, with no marked difference by the presence of the Gospel.

As Favor missionary teams came to begin the discipleship classes they were welcomed eagerly, from an immense hunger within the hearts of the participants, to be trained and grounded in the real truth and power of God's Word. At the end of the two months-

82 51 believers graduated from the Bible School training and received certificates. Bibles, and PBS text books were given to all those who graduated. 15 people came to salvation during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches.

83 RUMBEK PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Rumbek is a Capital town in , where Dinka is the language spoken. Spiritual darkness has covered this region, including a great amount of violence, and witchcraft operations. It is known to have witchdoctors in every village, where people have been used to going for prayer for sicknesses, getting revenge against an enemy, gaining political power or control, and more. All sectors of society are imbedded deeply in the occult, where animal and even human sacrifices are the norm, in order to appease the gods of darkness.

Knowing the tremendous needs in this area, the Favor missionary team set out by small engine aircraft transportation to take the Gospel to these Dinka tribes people who were sitting in great darkness. As the Word of God says in Isaiah 9, that those who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and we see this passage coming to fulfillment before our eyes.

People received the Word with eagerness, though the spiritual darkness and opposition in the area took an immense amount of prayer from the missionary teaching team. The discipleship training took place and graduated with great victory and changes in lives and the region at large.

129 church leaders and believers graduated from this Bible School training and received certificates. Bibles and PBS text books were give to all who attended and graduated. Salvations took place daily in the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches. 84 BOR MAROL PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Marol is a village area within Bor town located in Jonglei State. The language mostly spoken is Dinka, and the tribes people are a mixture of Dinka and Bari. Great massacres from recent wars have taken place in this region, and people are living in fear, hatred, trauma, bitterness, and even rage. They are constantly planning on how to revenge and bring retaliation upon their enemies.

The little bit of Christianity that has penetrated this town, has not brought the healing and freedom needed in the hearts and minds of the people in this area. The missionary teaching team of Favor came bringing a message of hope and healing, through the power of God's Word, and the understanding of the truth, that can heal and set imprisoned hearts free.

As the two month discipleship training finished, they witnessed - 144 church leaders and believers graduate from the Bible School training course. Bibles and PBS text books were given to all who graduated. Many new believers came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ during this training, as the door-to-door evangelism outreaches took place, and numerous backsliders returned to following Jesus again.

85 Through the training changes took place in the community, as they testified of the new found unity they now had amongst the denominations and churches. The participants stated they now understood the Word of God, how to pray, to witness, and share their faith with others effectively.

86 NOTE The Favor missionary teaching teams travel to these far, dangerous and remote regions throughout South Sudan, taking the Gospel and spreading discipleship, and the Good News of God's love, freedom, healing and power, amongst all men and all tribes.

They research the areas of the greatest need and they go. They pray and follow the Lord's leading and direction, and go where the Macedonian calls are coming from. The harvest is plentiful, and though the laborers are few, God is raising up His strong, grounded, established, and trained, Sudanese army in these days, to take His Gospel of love and power to their own people, and regions beyond.

They are doing in a shorter amount of time, and accomplishing it faster, safer, with less expense, no complaining, and more zeal and selflessness, than the western missionaries usually come with.

87 POC (PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS) 3 REFUGEE CAMP PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 POC3 is a UN civilians' protection camp in Juba City. It was established to give refuge to vulnerable civilians who were most affected by the recent war breakout of 2016. The majority of the residents in the camp are the Nuer ethnic group and they speak the . They are a fighting people of violence and aggression, propelled by their dark religious beliefs of killing, bloodshed, and revenge for three and four generations following their own. They are in desperate need of God's love, healing, and forgiveness, to extend to themselves and to others freely.

Our Favor missionary team was called to go and train them with the transforming power of God's Word. The Portable Bible School discipleship training was taken to that area for two full months, with great and lasting spiritual results.

148 church leaders and believers graduated from the two month Bible School and were given certificates. Bibles and PBS text books were given out to those who graduated. 43 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches. The people who went through the discipleship, testified that this teaching helped them see God for who He was, above all their ideologies and false religious beliefs. They were able to trust God for their situations, and receive Him as the Prince of Peace, instead of pursuing constant revenge and bloodshed.

88 They learned how to forgive others, and feel freedom for the first time in their lives. They thanked and praised God for this new found liberty, and thanked the missionary teams for coming and opening their eyes to truth.

The training empowered believers to trust God in each of their challenging situations, and to learn how to forgive others and not seek revenge.

89 JUBA 2 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Juba 2 is a tribal village area within Juba City where a mixture of tribes reside. Though Christianity has been there, there is no unity amongst the believers, but denominational struggling, which has opened the door for generational traditions, and non-Biblical cultures to creep into the church.

The need for disipleship and a true Biblical foundation for families, communities, and all sectors of society, was desperately needed. As the Favor missionary team began the two month Portable Bible School training, it was with the vision that empowered people would now empower others. As the training course came to an end, they began to witness that very thing.

115 church leaders and believers graduated from this Bible training course and received certificates of completion. They were sent out to grow in and to apply what they now had learned. Bibles and PBS text books were given to all who graduated. 43 people gave their lives to Jesus in salvation during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches. One was baptized. Through this discipleship, the community stated that they learned to love and understand the Word of God, how to share their faith with others, how to pray effectively, and to desire to live Godly in Jesus Christ. They rejoiced with great joy, that missionaries had come to serve them and to empower them to now serve others.

90 PARIANG PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Pariang is a village in Rowing State, located in the northern part of Bentiu Town bordering the Republic of Sudan, and on the side near the Nuba Mountains. Most of this community speaks the Dinka language along with Arabic. They are severely affected by the Islamic religion and Moslem traditional cultures, which they so closely border. Leaders there called Favor head office to please send them missionary teams who would disciple them and help them establish strong Christian churches built on the foundational truth and principles of God's Word.

In response to their cries, our team flew by a small engine plane into the area of Bentiu and mobilized the discipleship training in the Village area of Pariang. They were welcomed with great joy and enthusiasm.

91 115 Church leaders and believers went through the two month Portable Bible Schools and graduated, all receiving certificates and Bibles in their languages.

43 New believers came to salvation through the door-to-door evangelism outreaches

YEI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Yei is the Capital town of Yei River Sate. It is located not far from the border of Uganda and DR Congo. It has been one of the area most affected areas during this last civil war in South Sudan, with rebel groups still fighting and killing, in opposition of the current South Sudan government.

Our missionary teams could not go in by road, due to the ambushes and gun firing constantly on the road ways to Yei, which at one time, used to be open and free for travel. Many of the residents of Yei, have had to flee to refugee camps in Northern Uganda for safety from daily ambushes and killings.

The community there speaks the Bari language, and although there are Christian churches most of them are in need of teaching, discipleship, healing, and unity. True discipleship which exemplifies forgiveness and reconciliation, hope, and peacefully living together, is desperately needed. They have desperately needed the Bible training which would 'disarm' the hearts of rebel groups

92 that have been filled with hostility against the church and government. Our Favor missionary team labored there faithfully amidst daily unpredictable safety.

35 church leaders and believers graduated from the Bible School training and received certificates. 8 people were saved during the door-to-door evangelism outreaches. The people of Yei have been living in fear constantly of continued rebel attacks. There is instability and uncertainty on every side. But the hunger for help and hope, was deep. All those who came risked travel insecurities, or commitment challenges, in case of being found or present when unannounced rebel attacks might hit the town next.

God's Word prevailed, however, and every one of the believers discipled, testified of having been changed and established on something solid, for the first time in their lives. This was the solid and secure foundation of God's Word, something they could always put their confidence in, no matter what was happening around them. They were committed to now being missionaries and ministers of peace and reconciliation in their whole region.

93 TESTIMONIES: T Margret Poni Samuel Margret Poni Samuel, a Portable Bible School E student had separated from a tumultuous marriage filled with conflict and anger since 1997. During this S training she learned to forgive and pray, and as she shared her pain and struggles with the field teachers, they prayed for her. She repented and was reconciled T happily with her husband, agreeing that they would seek Godly counsel, go to church together, and build I their home on the principles of God's Word. M O N Y 94 Harriet Neola T Harriet Neola, a Bible student in Yei, testified that she had disregarded the place of prayer and the Word of E God in her life, and that she only attended church for show. But during the teaching from God's Word, she S repented of her life style and made a choice to read and study her Bible and apply its principles of truth to T her own life. She felt her life had already changed, and she was walking in a new found joy in the Lord I Jesus Christ. M O N Y

95 KIT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Kit is a village alongside the Juba – road, in Magow County in Torit State. Due to its close proximity to Northern Uganda, the main language spoken is Acholi. This village area has been dominated by Catholic traditions which have been mixed with paganistic rituals. Most of the community who may attend the churches in the area, had not read the Bible, didn't know how to, and had never been taught the value and power of God's Word.

This all changed as Favor's missionary teaching and training teams spent two months of discipleship in this area.

32 church leaders and believers graduated from the Bible School discipleship training. Bibles and PBS text books were given to all who graduated. 10 people received Jesus Christ into their lives during the door-to-door evangelism. After the course, the participants testified how they had never heard the Word taught like this before, and now their eyes were opened to the truth. They now understood the importance of reading the Word, knowing the Word, understanding it, and sharing it with others. They are still pleading with the missionary teams to bring more training like this in their village.

96 YIROL PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Yirol is the Capital town of Eastern Lakes State, located in the very center of the nation of South Sudan. The Dinka tribes people live there and they speak the Dinka language. The Dinka tribe historically, is known for it's deep cultural rituals and traditions, and it's not been easy for the Gospel to penetrate their hearts and minds, and bring change. It takes much prayer, and a real work of the Holy Spirit deep within, for them to be open to truth, and transformed thinking.

97 Often, they fear rejection or ridicule from their own tribes people if they receive Christianity, which would be viewed as weakness by others. The are strong warriors by nature, so embracing Christian truths and doctrines, has appeared extremely foreign to their minds and lifestyles, and been labelled as weakness in their nature, from their fellow tribesmen.

If weakness is seen by others, it could result in their death, due to bringing shame on their warrior tribesmen, and they could be killed by their own community for not portraying a man or woman of strength with a warriors' bravery.

It is into these strong Dinka warriors and fighters, that the Gospel is penetrating. As Favor missionary teams settled in Yirol for the two months of training and discipleship, the Portable Bible School was received by those who knew and believed the truth, and brought others along to join them. At the end of the two months, there was great victory in hearts and territories taken back from darkness, for the Kingdom of God. 75 church leaders and believers graduated from the Bible School training and were given certificates. Bibles and PBS text books were given to all who graduated. 150 people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior during the door-to-door evangelistic outreaches.

98 Those who attended the two months equipping, stated with confidence that this training had opened their spiritual eyes to help them see the real truth in God's Word, and how to live a holy and God fearing life, with the help of the Holy Spirit. Many came and asked for prayer for sicknesses and diseases. God answered prayer and worked miracles, so the people saw God's power and love for them in a brand new way.

TWIC STATE PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Turalei is a capital town of Twic State, and the Dinka language is spoken here. Most of the people are still rooted in witchcraft traditions, ungodly generational cultures, and if they have heard of salvation, it's tainted with denominational discriminations. They were defeated and depressed spiritually, and have desperately needed the power of God's Word, and teaching of the truth, which is what the Portable Bible School brought to them.

99 120 Believers and church leaders graduated from the two month Bible School training and received certificates. 120 Bibles were given out in the Dinka and English languages. 44 new believers came to Christ and were baptised during the graduation.

100 A TESTIMONY FROM MARY NYADIT Mary Nyadit was an 18 year old bright student of Primary School in the 8th grade level. She went totally mad and insane after one of her family T members dedicated her to the satanic witchdoctor called a spear master in the region. During her madness, she used to fight and beat people, E stripping off her clothing and sleeping naked in the open market places. Her family tied her down with S ropes, but she could tear the ropes ropes off and run back to the streets again. She was finally chained to a tree in the village for over 7 months. T When Favour Portable Bible School students reached her home during their door-to-door I evangelism, they prayed for her and God in His loving grace and power, freed her and healed her M from the madness. O N Y

101 A TESTIMONY FROM MARY NYADIT This is Mary Nyadit now after Jesus had healed her. Her mother testified with great joy that her daughter had been mad and chained for 1 year T and 7 months, but was now giving glory to God, the living God, who had saved her family, and set her daughter free from oppression. They both E were saved, and joined the Bible school training, and were baptised during the graduation. What joy S in the city, and what joy in heaven, when even one T sinner comes home to Jesus! I M O N Y

102 A TESTIMONY FROM BONA Bona Barach Manyuat was brought by his brother, from Mayen Abun the State Capital. He was mentally deranged and his brother knew that only T God could heal him. He was prayed for by the Favor missionary teaching team and God touched his life and gave him a sound mind. E He gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ and immediately joined the discipleship training. S He testified that God healed his mind, through the teaching and the power of the Word of God, as he sat through the classes and understood the T scriptures. I M O Here, Bona, together with his wife, were baptised and openly declared their decision to follow N Jesus for the rest of the their lives, and serve Him Y by telling others what God had done for them.

103 44 new believers were baptised during the Wau graduation. We praise God for what He did through the missionary team in this region. One precious new believer so radically changed by God, testified, 'Now my soul rejoices indeed, because I have become a born again person. I have died to my old life, and now have been raised through baptism, together with Jesus Christ, and am ready to follow Him and serve Him for the rest of my life. May the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified!'

104 STATISTICS FOR THE TRAININGS CONDUCTED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS (JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2019)

S/N LOCATION PEOPLE PEOPLE O GRADUAT SAVED. ED 1. Mudaraat IDP camp 23 ALL WERE WITNESSED 2. Merkolong 33 ALL WERE WITNESSED 3. Giada military base 71 8 4. Gudele II 48 ALL WERE WITNESSED 5. Protection of Civilian Site (POCI) 70 21 IDP Camp. UNIMISS protection site. 6. Lologo 60 ALL WERE WITNESSED 7. Lokwilili 15 6 8. Jebel Yesua 62 ALL WERE WITNESSED 9. Buluk 79 48 10. Jondoru 61 2 11. WAU AWEIL JEDID 98 85 12. TWIC STATE 120 44 13. NEW SITE 78 35 14. GUDELE ONE 66 12 15. GUMBO BRIDGE 70 240 16. GUMBO TOWN 48 ALL WERE WITNESSED 17. RENK 70 10 18. NARUS 100 60 19. SHIRKAT 65 30 20. GIADA 2 51 15 21. RUMBEK 129 ALL WERE WITNESSED 22. BOR MAROL 120 ALL WERE WITNESSED 23. BOR LANGBAR 144 ALL WERE

105 24. POC 3 148 43 25. JUBA 2 86 10 26. PARIANG 115 43 27. YEI 03 8 28. KIT 32 10 29. YIROL 75 150

TOTAL 2,140 880

106 THE REBULIC OF UGANDA

REEP - RURAL EDUCATION AND EVANGELISM PROGRAM

107 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2018 Parabongo in Amuru district is 32km North West of Gulu Town. This place was chosen because after the 20 years of LRA (Lord's Resistant Army) war in Northern Uganda, people began to group themselves under clan- ships, living under and performing traditional cultural practices. This greatly decreased the presence of Christianity in the area, therefore this training was urgently needed for the building of believers to fight these evil practices of darkness. The discipleship training took place for two months drawing participants from 6 different surrounding village areas. . Participants were trained on true Biblical doctrines, Community health education, Literacy, Youth and Children Ministries and Trauma counseling.

108 Graduates with their certificates after the two month training- commissioned to 'Go, make disciples of all nations...' These are some testimonies from Parabongo This lady called Florence Okiya said, when they were taught how to go out for door to door evangelism, it was her first time since she got saved to share her faith. When she testified about Jesus, going from hut to hut, four (4) people got saved. Also her husband, who, for a long time didn't want anything to do with salvation, got saved and now they are living peacefully together and establishing a Christian home. Florence praised Jesus for making all this possible.

109 Geoffrey, one of the participants said that during the practical door to door evangelism outreaches, he led a whole family of 12 people to salvation. Then he prayed with them in their home that was bound with witchcraft and demonic worship and they all repented and denounced those things, praying for a new home, now filled with Jesus and His Word. The whole family all praised God for the new experience in their lives and how God had saved them and set them all free from satan worship. They were so thankful to Favor for bringing in the message of God's Word, and hope for their whole village.

KOTIDO PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Kotido is the most remote District in Northern Uganda where the most wild tribe of the Karamojong reside. In terms of Christianity and development they are far below any average levels of economy throughout Uganda. Schools and churches are almost non-existent and the children grow and are taken to cattle keeping camps instead of schools. Early marriage is another community weakness, as young girls are forced into marriage legally, through acts of 'rape'. After the Portable Bible school took place, these young girls began to be rescued from becoming 'rape' victims, and believers in the area, began growing and spreading the principles of God's Word and values for Christian homes and families.

110 This was door-to-door evangelism in Kotido area and was targeting the people in the local drinking areas.

Discipleship training in session in Kotido. 82 graduated after the two months of training.

KAABONG PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING This place is also one of the Karamojong regions where there is no education or churches.

This is door to to door mission outreaches in Kaabong. As our Bible school field team witnessed to this family, 8 people gave their lives to Christ. 71 graduated from the Discipleship training classes.

111 OLWAL PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Olwal is 30km North-west of Gulu, in a small town. 152 Bible school students finished the two month training successfully. 103 were saved during the door to door evangelism outreaches. One church was planted deep in a neighbouring village called Guruguru, after the evangelism outreaches. So many new believers were from that rural area, where there was no church, and so a Bible school graduate, become the pastor, coming under the authority of a pastor in the larger community. The new believers in this area were so zealous for the Lord, as they felt a sense of spiritual awakening for the first time in their lives. They said they were eager to fulfil the Great Commission, and 46 of the new believers were baptized.

112 113 Mary gave her life to Christ when she was paralyzed and instantly she got healed after prayer. In her response to the call she went out to also witness for Christ and 4 gave their lives to Christ because of what God had done in their life. She said that was her first time to preach the gospel. This testimony also reached her husband; and he opened his heart to Salvation and gave his life to Jesus as well.

114 These are new believers at Olwal getting baptised. 46 were being baptised and as they were, 4 more people gave their lives to Jesus Christ and were also baptised the same day.

TOT (Training of Trainers) IN GULU TOT Refresher training, based on II Timothy 2:2 This training was done for all our field missionaries, in order to provide refreshment, greater empowerment in the Word of God, and more equipping in their various missionary skills. It included Biblical refresher courses, Adult Literacy, Trauma Counseling, Community Health, and Children's and Youth workers empowerment. This refresher course of TOT is done twice a year within Favor, in both Uganda and South Sudan, with all the field missionary teams and leaders.

115 The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Gulu District (the highest Presidential official), came and celebrated the closure of the refresher course with our trainees and training team.

116 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOLS 2019 PURANGO PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING The Villagers of Purongo in Nwoya District received the Gospel with open hearts. 131 pastors to be, and other believers, registered for the Bible training and successfully completed the two month discipleship course. There was a great revival of souls, in the area villages and the surrounding communities as 112 people confessed Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. 32 people were able to be baptised the day of the Graduation celebration.

117 32 were baptised on the day of Graduation

Participants received certificates and Bibles with great joy, after completing the two month intensive pastoral training and disciple course.

118 KITGUM-MATIDI PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Kitgum Matidi is one of the biggest and busiest Sub- counties in Kitgum District. Located 15km south of Kitgum town, the Sub-county had a large number of believers in the area, but no training for them. Due to a high demand amongst the Christian community for discipleship and church leadership training, our Favor missionary leadership team conducted the two months of equipping in their region.

151 participants registered and finished the two month course successfully and were awarded certificates and Bibles. There was total transformation in the community as 92 people gave their lives to Christ during the door to door outreaches. They wlll be followed up with discipleship classes in the area churches, and

119 become established in the faith, as they now become soul-winners themselves.

LAMWO, PALABEK PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING At this training site, 117 registered but 73 were able to successfully finish the training and graduate. 82 people became believers during the student's door-to-door outreaches during the two month period. Palabek accommodates the war refugees from South Sudan and as we placed a discipleship and church leader's training this area. It was also a sign of bringing healing and restoring hope to these Sudanese, who will later become missionaries back to their own nation. As these Sudanese graduated from the training, they were commissioned as missionaries for restoring peace and healing in their own communities back home.

120 73 graduated from Palabek and during the graduation, one of the Bishop's from the East Acholi Pastorates which comprises of Lamwo, Kitgum, Agago and Pader Districts, stated that the only way to see transformation is to allow the power of God's Word and the work of the Holy Spirit to change the hearts and minds of people, and people will then bring the needed changes in their land. He appreciated Favor so much for being there to train church leaders and disciple the body of Christ. ABIM – KARAMOJA REGION- PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Karamoja Sub-region is a region very low, in terms of human welfare, living conditions and the quality of life. The lives of the people in Karamoja have declined considerably, due to various factors such as environmental issues (semi-arid desert area), insecurity, marginalization, illiteracy, poor health, poor infrastructure and dirt roadways. The Portable Bible School training was taken to the region to help bring change to hearts, as well as some of the conditions affecting the lives of the people particularly, spiritual, emotional and social. As they are not used to training, 60 people were

121 registered for the discipleship class, but 45 managed to complete the two months of classes. There was a high level of dropouts from this training, because most participants had to go and look for food to eat daily, as there were high levels of hunger in the area.

Students pose for photo after graduation

122 45 Bibles were given out as 45 participants graduated and received their certificates

PATONGO IN AGAGO DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING At Patongo Portable Bible School we registered 106 students and 96 graduated successfully. Out of the number of graduates, 23 were prison inmates from Patongo Government Prison, who were allowed to attend the daily discipleship. 108 people were saved during this two month time period from the practical village evangelistic outreaches. All these participants being trained were from 9 different small local churches. We saw a great move of the Holy Spirit during this training, unlike any before. The prisoners who were filled with anger and bitterness cried out from their pain during the teaching on forgiveness. Most of them who resentful and deeply angered about their prison sentences and how they arrived there, were shown new life in Jesus Christ.

123 The missionary teams trained them in different subjects of the Bible, Trauma Counseling and life skills. As 23 inmates graduated and were given Bibles, they promised to embrace Jesus and His Word as their greatest hope and friend. This is real transformation starting from the heart.

124 These are participants at Patongo on a day of thePortable Bible School class training.

OYAM (ICEME) PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Oyam (Iceme) Portable Bible School is the first PBS that was done in Lango Sub-region. This region borders Acholi Land on the south and is still in the Northern region of Uganda. The need for mission work in this region was realized, since they have been decades without Bible training.. Out of the 206 that first enrolled, 187 completed the training successfully and graduated. 105 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ in salvation, during door-to-door evangelism.

125 Participants during graduation, as Bibles and Certificates were given

126 LITERACY AND EVANGELISM TRAINING Literacy is one of the programs aimed at impro- ving the literacy rate of our rural communities. Most of these communi- ties have not had formal education available, either due to financial limitations of the villagers, wars and insecurity, traditional or cultural belief systems opposing education, child labor in place, and many other factors. Through this program, the non-literate community members are led through a catch-up program in order to be able to begin reading and writing, and do some numeracy. Their main desire is to be able to read the Bible, to help their children in school, do simple marketing and budget keeping, and read simple letters. We also focus on training potential trainers in literacy, who will continue the instruction in the villages with the materials we leave them, long after our missionary team leaves the area. 10 people were trained in 5 Portable Bible School sites as TOTs (Trainers of Trainees), in order to continue the ongoing training in their villages. These facilitators are also guided in teaching others how to read and write.

127 All literacy classes are combined with discipleship, and centered on the Bible, as the greatest book for training literacy from.

Students of Adult literacy class Kitgum Matidi. This program puts a lot of smiles on the face of villagers who have never been to school and it boosts their self esteem as they are now able to write their own names and begin reading words in the Bible. One believer stated that this will increase their faith as they are now able to read the Bible on their own, other than others reading for them.

128 In Lagoro village, 15 people were trained in adult literacy. The community that joined them in the training, gained an increased amount of self worth and this gave them even more confidence in communicating publicly..

Two people were trained as TOT's (Training of Trainers) to continue with the literacy empowerment in the community.

129 LATORO LITERACY AND EVANGELISM TRAINING. Group photo of participants at Lagoro Adult literacy in Latoro, Nwoya District. 29 students were trained and two TOTs were assigned to further the on-going training in Latoro as the demand there for learning was so high.

130 YOUTH LIFE SKILLS AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Life Skills-based Education (LSBE) is a form of education that focuses on cultivating personal life skills in Youth, such as wise decision making, critical thinking and goal setting, problem solving and interpersonal skills, morality and work ethics. LSBE is aimed at equipping and empowering youth to reach their full personal potentials and callings, as well as to prepare them for the challenges of everyday life. These children and youth have been trained on: -Love – the four kinds of love and loving one another God's way -Why wait – ten reasons why a youth should wait for intimate physical relationships until after marriage, and the value of staying pure according to God's Word. – Understanding adolescence and walking in the fruit of the Holy Spirit through the power of God's Word.

131 PATONGO YOUTH LIFE SKILLS AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING

Youth at Patongo after a football (soccer) match. Sports evangelism is a major tool in reaching the youth for Jesus Christ, even in the villages

Youth being preached to after a football match at Patongo. 4 received Jesus in Salvation after the football match.

132 COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM (EDUCATION) CHE- Community Health Evangelism, is aimed at transforming lives physically and spiritually in local communities by meeting people at their point of physical needs and understanding of health. As Favor, we use the training as Community Health Evangelism (CHE). This focuses on disease awareness, health education, maternal-child well being, hygiene, clean water, sanitation, and simple sickness treatments, all based on the scriptures and the Word of God. These CHE lessons provide teaching materials a trainer may keep and use in continuing to teach, and prepare the local villagers in the implementation of disciple-making, and implementing the clean water and sanitation, as well as disease preventative practices.

133 COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM (CHE) This has been one very strong way of reaching to the community with the Gospel. In the Portable Bible School training sites, participants in the class are the ones now being trained to go and practice what they learn. They are taught how to sensitize and teach their own community members on health issues while preaching the Gospel at the same time. Community members went out together to clean up their village water source area.

TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM PURONGO IN NWOYA DISTRICT TRAUMA COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM TC (Trauma Counselling) training course, teaches skills and strategies to help wounded people with wounded hearts understanding how those wounds came, apply the power of forgiveness, how to cope with stressful situations, handling emotions and memories of trauma, and relating to those in trauma. The end goal is to help people understand experiences in their lives in relationship to the Word of God and their identity in Christ. It goes hand in hand with salvation and discipleship, and learning to walk in the

134 freedom of forgiveness. As these empowerment sessions continue, even after our missionary team leaves the village, some of the Portable Bible School students trained in facilitating this ongoing counseling, will be the ones to continue the program.

This was TC training at Purongo, Nwoya district TESTIMONY OF ABER JACKLINE Aber Jackline had a broken and strained relationship with her husband, and chose to abort her pregnancies on five occasions. She testified that Jesus, through this training and discipleship brought salvation and healing to her heart and home, and restored her marriage from being on the verge of a divorce.

135 TESTIMONY OF AWUNU JENIFER (AWACH TC) This lady is called Amal Shara, and is 22 years old, shown here with her mother-in-law Awunu Jenifer, 52 years old. Awunu Jennifer said that she had a plaguing evil spirit of darkness that was brought into her home by a co-wife. Since the darkness had been in their home, every baby born had died unexpectedly. When this lady and her daughter-in-law received Jesus, it was the day before Shara's baby was due to be born. For the first time in their family line, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl who lived, and did not die. Both of these ladies saw the goodness of God in their salvations, and now in the miracle of a healthy child. They promised to serve the Living God forever.

136 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR PBS SIX SITES FOR THE 1ST QUARTER 2019

S/n PBS SITE NUMBER OF CHURCH NUMBER NUMBER DENOMINATIONS GRADUATED SAVED 001 Lamwo 4 77 82 002 Kitgum matidi 4 150 105 003 Patongo 9 96 108 004 Abim 5 46 40 005 Oyam 5 187 105 006 Purongo 6 130 65 TOTAL 3 3 682 505 PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 AROMO – LIRA DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Members of the local community, church leaders and some government District leaders registered for this training. In this area, there were 104 going through the two month program and 60 graduated. This is the home village for the murderer and rebel leader Joseph Kony who led the last twenty year war in Northern Uganda. In these village locations, Kony and his LRA militia, cut out people's mouths, even cooked human beings in one village and ordered children to eat in cannibalism or they would be killed. His atrocities were beyond human comprehension. The community and villagers were so grateful to see the discipleship that was brought, now begin to heal and transform the hearts and minds of those victimized and traumatized. They believed along with our missionary teams, that by the end of the training the people will be transformed through the transformation and forgiveness in their hearts first.

137 APAC DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Located on the extreme west of Lango Sub-region, Apac District is isolated due to poor road access and the long distance from other villages. Our missionary training team forged through the rural bush areas, and mobilized villagers there for a two month Portable Bible School equipping. 60 church leaders and community leaders registered for the training and 88 members graduated.

138 AWACH SUB COUNTY – GULU DISTRICT – PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Most of the Portable Bible School training takes place deep in villages and hard to reach areas. 146 were trained through the PBS program here and graduated. This village was chosen because of their painful history. They were also one of the most affected Villages in Northern Uganda by the twenty year LRA rebel war. The level of witchcraft, animal sacrifices and idolatry, which had taken root in the village was alarming. As Favor missionary training teams, our call is to bring holistic transformation, and we strongly believe that the Portable Bible School discipleship is a powerful tool for cultivating this transformation.

139 LATORO – NWOYA DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 The community members of this village have long been yearning for the Gospel. Being isolated in the middle of the wildlife game park in the North-eastern part of Uganda, most missionaries have never been able to access this village because of the wild animals which are extremely dangerous to travel through. Favor missionary teams responded to this call and began the Portable Bible School with 113 people registered. 93 graduated, due to a large number of them digging in their gardens to make a livelihood during the rainy seasons, and also trying to keep the elephants and wild animals from eating their only crops.

140 LAGORO SUB COUNTY – KITGUM DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 68 participants registered for this discipleship training in this rural area. Villagers from the neighbouring Sub-county of Amida and Kitgum Matidi are also attending this same course. The hunger for God's Word is high and almost every community in the Northern Uganda Districts is pleading for the Discipleship Schools to come to their areas. It is a 'such a time as this' season in reach and time to equip the bride for the GROOM. The Kingdom of God, needs laborers in His harvest fields who will reap the harvest as fast as it is ripening.

141 PALABEK CAMP – LAMWO DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 The first Portable Bible School training that our team conducted in this war refugee camp and village area, was amazing! Testimonies came from all the indigenous churches. Church leaders began to testify about the inter- church unity that the training has brought. The church leaders, members of the camp and village, and the camp leaders, all requested the Favor to bring more training into the very center of the refugee camp. We responded to the call by sending our missionary training team to hold a two month Portable Bible School discipleship program.

Our teaching team is thoroughly equipped to bring the discipleship training and they are targeting on training leaders within the camp as well as ones outside the camp. During the day time practical part of the equipping, the students conduct door-to-door evangelism every morning and evening. Transformation in their lives, especially of the South Sudanese refugees, is causing a daily growing number of testimonies. Formerly fighting Sudanese tribe members are being changed from the inside out, and are learning to live with different tribes as brothers and sisters in the Lord, with total peace and harmony. 82 participants have been in the training, and 80 graduated successfully from the two month course.

142 NAPAK MATANY PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Napak District is in Karamoja Sub-region and one of the Districts highly affected by famine and witchcraft. This District has almost no roads even dirt ones, and no schools or Health Centers. Churches are rare to find and the church leaders there have not had any formal Bible training or even Sunday School classes. We responded to the call of these few struggling church leaders, District leaders, and believers. As we brought the two month Bible training and discipleship to empower and equip them for the work of God, 63 church leaders and other participants registered for this course. 50 graduated successfully and were over joyed to receive a Bible and certificate. They were commissioned to now go and take the Gospel of healing, hope and power to their own rural villages and communities and continue church planting and discipling others.

143 KIRYANDONGO TOWN PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 72 members registered from this local busy Trading Center area, as they attended the two month Portable Bible School training. 66 graduated

144 KARUMA TRADING CENTRE- KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 Karuma Trading Center is one of the busiest trading centers in Kiryandongo District because of the Karuma hydro-power dam construction taking place near this area. This Center has attracted people from different places and there is high level of cultural practices and social degeneration in the region. Traditions of darkness have eroded any moral or civil culture and Biblical Doctrine and practices are almost non-existent. BWEYALE CENTRE- KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING 2019 140 people registered for the Portable Bible School training from Bweyale Town in Kiryandongo District.

AWACH SUB-COUNTRY PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL, DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH The history that surrounds this village is so tragic. It was one of the most affected villages in Northern Uganda by the 20 year Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) war, and the level of witchcraft and idol worship in this area was alarming. As the body of Christ, we are called to bring transformation to nations and we strongly see and believe how the Portable Bible School discipleship program, has been changing and training the lives of whole communities and entire villages, as they are brought to the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Pictures of students after graduation

146 131 Graduated from the two month Bible School Training and received certificates and Bibles. They were commissioned to now go and make disciples amongst their own people, whom they received readily, to go and do.

92 People came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ through the Portable Bible school student's door-to -door evangelism.

PALABEK CAMP, LAMWO DISTRICT PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING AND TRAUMA COUNSELING Palabek is one of the largest refugee camps in Northern Uganda and it holds over 20,000 war refugees who have fled from South Sudan. The living conditions are poor, and there is intense hunger in every direction, severe illnesses and water shortage. According to the demand from the community and other local Pastor and leaders, Favor of God conducted a two month powerful Bible school training in a very marginalized community within the camp. The participants and the local Leaders both testified about the tremendous inter-church unity that the training brought, also pulling tribes together, that had once been at war with each other in South Sudan. They pleaded with Favor to bring more discipleship and training into the middle of the refugee camp. They testify of great transformation, of refugees, both spiritually, physically and socially. The unity they are now enjoying amongst each other and opposite tribe members, has changed the whole atmosphere of the camp. 147 82 Church leaders and believers graduated from the Portable Bible school training and received certificates and Bibles LAGORO SUB COUNTY BIBLE TRAINING AND DISCIPLESHIP Located in the southern part of Kitgum District, Lagoro Sub- County is one of the most populated sub-counties in the District. The village is named after ‘Lagoro Hill’ which can clearly be seen from the village. The hill is where the villagers have learned deep tribal traditions of occult worship and sacrifices, and have been deeply rooted in these for many generations. They have worshipped a god called ‘Got Lagoro’ in false worship and ritualistic animal sacrifices, for crop harvests, marriages, child bearing and health. The community, through their spiritual leaders have sacrificed tremendously and forcefully to appease this idol twice a year. This area has also been the highest amongst all surrounding counties, in suicide, famine and domestic violence. Through our Bible training and discipleship class, we saw transformation in the lives of this community. Over 83 community members participated in the two month Bible school, adult literacy and life skills classes. The teams who

148 graduated were commissioned for the work of the great harvest through the work of continued evangelism and discipleship in their whole region, which they received with serious earnestness and great joy. Mego Santa (pictured below) said that in spite of her disability, nothing would be a barrier to her sharing her faith and preaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

149 Local leaders of the area confessed that because of this training, Lagoro Sub-County will change from its ritualistic and demonic practices of idol worship, and turn to serve the one and only Living God. They believed they would now begin to see a change in the whole spiritual, physical, social, and economic atmosphere over the whole region. 83 believers, and ready to be, church leaders, graduated from the two month training and received Bibles and certificates 71 People gave their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ in salvation, during the training. 21 others were prayed for, as they chose to denounce occult practices and come out of tribal traditions of satanic worship, and begin to follow the Lord Jesus Christ STATISTICAL CHART FOR ALL THE RECENTLY COMPLETED PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL SITES

S/NO VILLAGE TOTAL NUMBER GRADUATED 01 AROMO 108 02 APAC 60 03 AWACH 148 04 LATORO 113 05 LAGORO 68 06 PALABEK CAMP 82 07 KIRYANDONGO 72 08 NAPAK 63 09 KARUMA 100 10 BWEYALE 140 TOTAL 924

150 REEP (Rural Education and Evangelism Program), is the umbrella to all our Field and Rural Training Programs in Favor. It covers the Portable Bible Schools, the Women Empowerment programs, the Literacy programs, the Youth and Children's training and training workers' programs, the Community Health Education programs, the Trauma Counseling programs, and the Church Establishment and Building programs, and the Village Learning Center Programs (Using the church locations, as places for the beginning of primary aged school and academic class settings)

These Programs and activities together, or in any combination within any rural village setting, become our COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION MODEL

PORTABLE BIBLE SCHOOL VISION

This is an Interdenominational, two month consecutive in- depth, Bible Discipleship and Training program, for Pastor, Church leaders, Church workers, Missionaries, Discipleship of Believers wanting to grow to another level in their faith. Courses- Homiletics, Church Doctrine, Holy Living and Spiritual Warfare and more. We are also beginning to use the Bible School on Wheels Courses in these two month Portable Bible Schools, from TEN (Teaching all Nations). At the end of the two months, we have Graduations, Give certificates of training, Bibles (audio or written, in their language), and have Water Baptisms for the new converts

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FAVOR'S COMMITTMENT TO SEEING NATIONS TRANSFORMED THROUGH AGGRESSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE DISCIPLESHIP MAKING IN EVERY TRIBE AND EVERY TONGUE AND EVERY NATION

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PORTABLE BIBLE STUDIES CHURCH Transformed hearts transform nations

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LIFE COMMUNITY BIBLE MOBILE FAMILY CHURCH TRAUMA ADULT COMMUNITY SKILLS HEALTH SCHOOL CLINIC WOMEN BUILDING/ COUNSELING LITERACY WATER Children

Centre EMPOWERMENT TRAINING ON (Wells) PLANTATION Youth and Youth SOURCE WHEELS PROJECT Community Study

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