Deaf Arua youth to attend three year full-time pastor training

It was great to see a large number of deaf and hearing members at St Phillip’s Special Needs Fellowship service I attended. The service was made more special with the great news that financial support was available to cover the school fees for one suitable deaf youth to attend a three year full-time pastor training course at Immanuel Bible Training centre for the Deaf in Kampala. The Centre director, Samuel , centre, was there to make the announcement. The whole fellowship was so happy.

An interview panel was hastily set up for the deaf youth Lydia (centre) who’d previously applied. I was invited to join the panel. Happily she was passed the interview and was selected. We were able to help
ensure her critical travel/childcare needs were met.

We have now  started a project to train more sign interpreters. Trainee interpreters such as David and Dorcas (right) are clearly improving, thanks to Jonathan who trains them.

Rev Allan (left) and I met later and we have agreed to visit the churches of a couple of pastors who attended our inclusive communication course last year to see the extent to which they have implemented its objectives. We have also agreed to jointly interview several more deaf youth who are interested in attending the YWAM Go Camp next January, to help them know God better. 

Rev Allan is in the process of updating the Special Needs Ministry programme as are we DC’s. We agreed to discuss them after both are drafted when we return to Uganda later this year.