March 2018

MARCH 2018

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LAND: WE FOUND IT!

My hope and prayer when we shared last month about looking for land, was that in this month’s update we’d be able to show you the land that God had led us to buy. Last week I was becoming discouraged because we had found three great spots, but one by one they fell through. One is currently in court because they’re fighting over who owns the land, one spot raised the price on us and another has kept us waiting for over three weeks with no progress.
Then about a week ago, we heard about a new spot. Pastor Thomas and Pastor Alex went to check it out and wanted to take me there right away to see the land because it seemed like just the right spot. They were right. As of Easter Sunday, we have land!  We now have the place where we can begin building the discipleship center! It's 16 acres of about ½ old farm land and ½ bush. It’s roughly a 20 minute drive from Gulu so we’re close enough to town go back and forth easily but far enough away to be in a quiet area to limit disruptions when we begin training. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us during the search. 
God is Good!

We will be posting a blog soon (http://cyphersinuganda.blogspot.com) about God working in the process of buying land. How he led us to a place that is ripe for ministry and connected us to the District Overseer for Agriculture who is excited to see how Farming God's Way works.

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CULTIVATE DISCIPLESHIP IS REGISTERED 

The month of March was really a breakthrough month for us. A few weeks ago, after filing the necessary documents we were approved to officially operate as an organization here in Uganda. The next step is continuing with the process of registering as a NGO (Non-Government Organization) with the help of MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship). We are planning to take a brief trip down to Kampala in the next week or so, in order to also start the process for our work visas and submit other paperwork needed for our NGO status.  

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THE NEXT STEPS

Now that we have land, it's time to get to work. This month we’ll put a fence up around the perimeter of the land, dig a pit latrine (very important) and begin building our first building. We will also begin to prepare and plant the land using the Farming God’s Way program. It's going to be a busy and exciting month as we begin seeing the plans God has given us take physical form.

We’ll keep you up to date with our progress on our blog and with plenty of pictures on Facebook. We’re also setting up our website and it should be ready to launch in the next few weeks. Technology really is a huge blessing that we can live on the other side of the world and still stay connected to our friends and family back home.     
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PRAYER POINTS

• A safe and productive trip to Kampala in the next week or so. 
• For the clearing, planning and preparing that is taking place on the land. For progress to be made in the two months we have until our trip back to North America.
• For connections with the community of Koc-Goma, which we will now be a part of.
• Financial partners as we begin to build the discipleship center.