Saturday, March 31, 2012

Feb./March 2012 Mission Update

Arise; Let your light shine. Isaiah 60:1

Photo: YWAM Arua Deaf-Hearing Go Camp team ran a healthy drink workshop in Labone town market-place, S. Sudan. Here, camp outreach leader, Rita, shows the local community how to make a fresh lemon juice cordial. The team explained its greater health, social & economic benefits when compared to home brewing

Dear friends and partners. 
Are you in the UK looking forward to Spring as much as we
are to the rainy season? In January we were both heavily
involved in the planning/leading of YWAM Arua’s Go-camp,
for deaf/hearing16-25year olds. On outreach in South Sudan
God really helped us live, love, learn and laugh as a mixed
hearing-deaf team and to understand, adapt to & serve
Labone’s community there - through daily bible readings,
each other & the community. More news inside.
Helen thoroughly trained staff and planned much of this
programme and another, King’s Kids, for 8-16 year olds
with some deaf on staff. Both programmes left many
involved with a much clearer understanding that disability is
not inability. Interested? -Then please apply to join YWAM
Arua’s next deaf-hearing DTS here in Arua in June! Adam









In This Update..
YWAM Arua mixed deaf-hearing Go-Camp
Kings kids 2012 - “the life of Noah” deaf-hearing programme
St Phillips deaf youth join Arua Youth Camp for first time.
Signs & Wonders: Boniface & Clodine.
In the Refiner’s fire: The “For tomorrow” Tribe
News from the family. March-April Focus: See last page

Friday, March 30, 2012

YWAM Arua mixed deaf-hearing Go-Camp


 We were really happy to welcome Kampala volunteer Hellen, circled, as sign translator and our partially-deaf friend Walter, above centre, from England who brought lots of passion; puppets from his church and laughter! 




Our local training was very well planned by Helen. The outreach preparation included bible study & practical exercises to know God more and make Him known better. We also learnt more about living with a physical disability Although we had five deaf (inset) at first, lack of parental consent/ support meant only one completed the outreach.


On the YWAM Arua deaf-hearing Go-Camp 
we investigated the production costs of home-brewing…
…with the help of one brewer and agreed it is unprofitable. Then our team went to Labone market-place where the local alcohol is traded. There we performed a drama about ploughing to encourage onlookers not to give control of their lives to alcohol any more. We then practically showed the financial losses home brewing brings. Then, with the willing help of local brewer women we showed how a fresh lemon cordial can be easily made in minutes rather than days, is profitable and has far greater health benefits to children,. We closed with a song that was later broadcast on local radio.