 |
|
 |
|
|
||||
| Get to know the McCabe Team | |
|
Missionary Care Team |
Missionaries:
Location:
Uganda
Team Background: In 1999, during the Calvary of Albuquerque School of Ministry, Ryan participated in a short-term mission to Ghana. Ryan was filled with a desire to someday return to Africa. He believed he would one day minister to youth in Africa. In 2001, Ryan began serving in Jinja, Uganda, at Called Christians Calvary Chapel, a church plant ministry of Calvary of Albuquerque. He now disciples over 150 youth each week in high schools as well as many more youth in the 6th, 7th, and 8th classes in primary schools and in the church’s youth and child sponsorship program. Ministry Description: Ryan's Spring Newsletter Greetings from Uganda! First of all, I want to thank all of you for your faithfulness as we are well into the new year. I am grateful to know that I have such a team supporting me in prayer and in financial support.
A New Transition Ever since I came to Uganda, I have had a love for discipling Ugandan students in God’s Word. But at the same time, my heart has always been for those considered to be the outcasts of society. I guess it could be because I can identify with them due to the fact that during my childhood, I was fairly much an outcast myself.
During my time in Uganda, I have observed that the tribe that is the most despised and rejected, is one called the Karamojong. This tribe comes from the North Eastern region of Uganda with a region named after them, called Karamoja. I guess you could say that the name suits them, as it means, “People who chose to stay back”. In the beginning of 2008, I began praying about the possibility to begin a new work in that area. I then heard about two friends of mine who planned to return to Uganda and start a ministry among the Karamojongs. Being that this was with the very group that has always been on my heart, I informed them, as well as the team here in Jinja, that I was interested in possibly joining them. So, needless to say, my time in Jinja is soon coming to a close, while a new chapter with a new ministry is just about to begin. The new ministry, however, will still be under the care of Calvary Chapel Jinja. Right now, the plan is for me to be moving up to the Karamoja region and joining a church-planting ministry. Our goal is to first learn the language and then begin a method of sharing the Gospel called “storying”. Storying is way to depict the events in the Bible in an effective manner for an oral society. In an area where very few people read, as is the case with the Karamojong, it has proven to be a very effective tool to sharing the Gospel. We look forward to utilizing this tool, specifically with the group called the Dodothi, the people who we will primarily be working. We will begin by going to the village of Nabilatuk and build African style huts and study the language called, Ng’karamojong for the first year; although I have already begun to learn the language from someone who now lives in Jinja but grew up in Karamoja. Then the next year we will move to an area called Kaabong and begin to really share the Gospel through Storying with the Dodoth people. Primary School Ministry This term, Kelli and I have been able to teach nearly every week. I've been teaching through the Ten Commandments: one per week. Primary school students are by far the best to work with because they are still interested in what you have to say. They are also very animated and this adds to the enjoyment of the lesson, on their side as well as mine. I really enjoy teaching in two schools each week and it is a blessing to be part of such a season in their lives.
Youth ministry In the last few months, many things have happened in the youth group. In late January, we took a group of 26 kids to Entebbe and learned about being set apart from the world according to the passage in Romans 12:1-2. In the beginning of April we began a new series in the youth group called the “Race to Revelation,” which is basically the Bible from 30,000 Feet for students. During each youth group service, the goal is to do a survey of an entire book. I am excited at the potential for our kids to become more familiar with the whole message of the Bible. Along with a change in the series, there has also been a change in leadership. On March 21st I officially stepped down from being the Youth Pastor, and Richard, who has been my assistant, has become the new Youth Pastor. We have been planning this for some time, and I was still around to give him some assistance because I plan to leave in June to Karamoja, I wanted Richard to have some time to step into the new position while I’m still around. Worship Ministry Otim has begun leading on Wednesdays which has been a huge blessing to me. The worship ministry is about to come into a season of uncertainty with my leaving. We are currently looking for ways to get more people involved, but also to find someone who can be the lead singer. Although Otim is helping to lead right now, he is in a very busy season of life as well. Pray that God would help us to find people with musical giftings in our church, and pray for the students who are learning. A Closing Remark All of you who have supported me over the years are such an encouragement. I have never really worried about support in the 8.5 years I have been on the mission field and that has been more of a blessing than you will ever know. Thank you for that. And of course, I thank God for enabling you. Now as the chapter changes, I want to invite all of you to take a new journey with me. This journey is very exciting as I get to embark onto a new frontier of the mission field and reaching out to a nomadic people. I cannot fully imagine all the challenges I will face but I ask you to take this journey with me. Prayer Concerns: Pray for the worship team that I would be able to prepare them to lead worship on their own. Pray for the ministry @ Danida that God would guide me to grow it and make it more of a community outreach. Pray for God to provide funds to fix my existing guitar or to replace the one I have. Praise Reports: Team Needs: Contact via eMail |
|