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October 2012 - GCYL Certification
December 2012 - Christmas Carols Party
Appreciated Letter to share Re: GCYL
Mathew teaching

Mathew Prepairing for the lesson
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Child reciting memory verse

Reciting Memory Verse

October 15, 2011

Dear Friends.

BSFK is pleased to honor the request of Mathew in the assistance of Biblical materials for his "kids."  His first letter to me was December 2, 2010.  Mathew had basically, on his own, started Sunday School and Bible Classes for children in his neighborhood church. There were over 100 children who visit the classes on given occasions.  While he was grateful for the success, it had put a strain on his efforts to keep up with materials for children. 

We are glad to help out.  So far 6 boxes of books, Bibles, coloring pages, lesson materials, sissors, colored pencils, crayons, etc. have been sent in the last 6 months.   

For anyone to say that you cannot make a difference ... or take on teaching ... Yes, you can.     - Linda



PERSONAL MESSAGE
from
Mathew's Blog

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I love the Lord my God and I think it is the reason why He is using me to minister and proclaim His word to the world through this Sunday school and Bible study programs. I do not regret time spent in it. Please take your time and identify yourself with me in the ministry as a servant of God. You never know God may come to live in you if only you live in Him.

In a special way I want to thank Linda Shanks (BSFK DIRECTOR) in her service for the Lord for providing for the study, and all those who are with me in spirit and prayers for the service. May the Lord our God provide for you abundantly.

MY VISION

1- FOR THE CHILDREN.

A spiritually resourceful generation such that the Gospel of God is spread to a wider range and those Children involved in the study may look forward to meeting their Lord God with no doubt when the time comes.

2- FOR THE MISSION.

A home for the word of God where children can meet to share, discuss, rejoice, acquire, inquire from one another the works, wonders, promises, miracles and experiences of their Lord God.

MY PLANS

1- FOR THE CHILDREN.

Initiate them to Christ so that they cannot be misled by the wonders of earthly lusts.

2- FOR THE PROGRAM

Develop the program to become independent with a center established for the operation of its activities where training can also be conducted to children and study leaders as on leadership skills and spiritual nourishment.

HELP ME LORD IN THE SERVICE YOU HAVE PLACED ME.

Mathew.

Mathew

 


... Dates on pictures are incorrect as some reflect a 2009 date. 

These represent the some of the first classes with the first boxs of materials sent in May and received June 11, 2011
Class group

Time for some study with another teacher
Kids

Students

Coloring

Working on lessons

Fun stuff

Checking our their new books

Church

Church Building

Learning How to Pray

Learning how to Pray

Coming for Bible Class

Children coming for Class

Mathew's Class

Mathew's Class
Kids

Students
Praising

Praising
Colored page

Colored Page
Church and neighborhood

Church in the neighborhood
Down to business

Books and colored pencils
Supplies

Sticker book and other supplies
Inside church building

Drama in progress
Leaving for home

Leaving for home. 

The second box sent contained a labtop so that the
Bible Study for Kids Powerful Points lessons could be presented to the
classes.  This was a unique way of teaching that had not been available
before.  But putting children around one laptop was indeed challenging.   

Some funds are send during the summer for
sports equipment and
tournament are set up between churches. 

No pictures of those activities however. 

The items mentioned above in the introduction continue to be sent.  
 
March of 2012 - Meeting
Global Christian Youth LInk
Specifically, to find ways to fund a generator and sound system for
making use of a donated computer, and projector for
providing for services and educational classes.  

Attendance has grown with these tools that God has provided. 
Christian Videos, music Cd's and teaching supplies are welcome.
If you would like to help, contact Linda who is the U.S. Mission contact.

Meeting in Progress at Church
Special meeting to discuss future needs
for Global Christian Youth Link and how to make it a legal organization.  Meeting held
at a neighboring church building.

Meeting

Leaders discussing possible funding

Special Meeting

Members listening to those leading the meeting

Tea time with rice

Prepairing some refreshments


Prepairing the refreshments

Prepairing the tea/refreshments

Enjoying the tea and rice

Enjoying the tea and rice

Others at tea time

Others at taking time for refreshments. 

Kids enjoying some refreshments

The children taking time for refreshments of tea and rice. 

After the meeting

After the meeting. 

Those who attended

Family and friends. 

Kitchen duty

Kitchen duty after the refeshments. 

Mathew and Kitchen help

Mathew and those doing kitchen duty. 

Children at play.

Children at play during the meeting. 



Another time,  and

other days. 


God bless you all.  Keep those smiles coming.

-  Linda -

Church

A class saying hello to Mr. Bush. 

Making mud bricks

Mathew, helping to make bricks for a future building project. 
       




April 2012
Mathew's family and college teacher Mr, Bush

Mathew's family and a guest, one of his college teachers, Mr. Bush
Patrick with a class

Patrick with a class.
Working on some puzzles

Working on some puzzles
Students

Students
Students

Students
Togtherness at Mathews home

Some friends at Mathew's house.
Projector to be sent

Future equipment to be sent.
Materials

Waiting to be boxed for a trip.
Hermie and Flow

Hermie and Flow
Video Study materials

Video Study materials
Projector works

Projector works on my wall





May 2012
Equipment has arrived

Equipment has arrived
Harmie is excited to be there.

Harmie is waiting
Screen is ready

Screen is waiting
Movie time

Where is the pop corn?   Ahhh .... treats? 
It can't happen without this

None of this can happen without
this generator. 

When it was offered that a projector and video equipment could be made available ... the question was ...

How does an organization using a church that has no electricity make use of the items?  

A fund raiser was the answer and by the time the equipment arrived the generator was in place. 
 
       
A song fest

It's time to play music and do some singing.
Entertainment

Worship time
Memory verse

Memory verse ??? time.  
Resitation

Another voice heard from.
       
Global Christian Youth Link
sponsors a
Two day training session in
September, 2012
Training in progress

Training in Progress
Group discussion

Group discussion
Another Group discussion

Another discussion group
Training facilitator and guest speaker

Training facilitator and guest speaker
Joining the group

A serious discussion
Lunch time

A lunch was provided for those attending
Lunch

Lunch
Students presenting a lesson

Practice teaching
Group discussion

Group discussion
Activity practice

Don't just tell them ... show them. 
An ending and a thank you.

Thank you for coming....  Mathew.
Bibles for gifts

Bibles for awards
Good student

Awarded
Good student

Awarded
Donated

Donated Bibles
       
Global Christian Youth Link
Awarded Certificate of Registration
October 15, 2012
for
YOUTH, WOMEN, PWE and CBOs

Administration includes:
Board of Govenors
Secretariat Officers
 
Membership:  

Chairman

Chairman of the Govenors.
Secretary

Secretary
Deputy Director

Deputy Director
Taking some notes

Taking some notes
Meeting

Meeting
Meeting

Meeting
Meeting

Meeting
It all started here.
Can one person can make a difference. 
Mathew has.  
Implementor and GCYL DIRECTOR
Prepairing tea for the meeting

Tea is prepaired and served to those in the meeting.

2011 & 2012 had several FIRSTS
in bringing people together for Christ.

INCLUDING:
Connecting with BSFK
Start up - GCYL as non profit
Acquiring supplies for classes
Acquiring a laptop and solar charger
Sports events between churches

More firsts ....

Fund Raiser for Generator
Generator for future use of equipment
Video and some audio equipment
The showing of Christian Video
Two-Day Teacher Seminar
Official Registration of GCYL
Planning a 5 church Youth Event/Rally for Christmas. 
       
"The Christmas Carols Party"

Five neighboring churches
in a "first time" event
came together for a December 23,
2:30 to 6:00 pm.
celebration of the birth of
our Lord and Savior.

"You shall name him ... Jesus."
Christmas Party

Awaiting the start. 
Christmas Party

Stars for the stars.  Glitter sticker stars from BSFK were handed out and could be worn where they wanted to put them. 
Christmas Party

A presentation.
Christmas Party

Guests and presenters
Christmas Party

Parents and friends
Christmas

Parents and Friends
Christmas Party

Sound system for the day
Christmas Party

Christmas Party

Audience from the back
Christmas Party

Dancing joyfully for the Lord
Christmas Party Christmas Party Christmas Party

A poem is presented
Christmas Party

Memory Verse
Christmas Party

Memory Verse
Christmas Party

Creative Dance
Christmas Party

Creative Dance
Christmas Party

Creative Dance
Christmas Party

Presentation
Christmas Party Christmas Party Christmas Party

Prepairing refreshments
Christmas Party

One of the visiting teachers
Christmas Party

Paul giving a speach
Christmas Party

Gifts to visiting teachers to take back to their church for the children
Christmas Party

Gifts to visiting teachers to take back to their church for the children
Christmas Party

Gifts to visiting teachers to take back to their church for the children
Christmas Party

Parents enjoy refreshments
Christmas Party

Children enjoy refreshments
Christmas Party

Children enjoy refreshments
Christmas Party

The refreshment line
Christmas Party

The refreshment line
Christmas Party

Visiting guests head home from
5 outlying churches. 
Christmas Party

End of the day ... a cleanup and
thoughts about how everything went!!!
December 28, 2012 - with permision to share.

Dear Linda,

Greetings in Jesus name.

Merry Christmas, I hope you had wonderful celebrations. We indeed had a wonderful time together with quite a great number of kids, youth, church leaders and elders from 5 Churches. The afternoon began with a blessing of rain, which was quite unusual because this time we experience dry spell lasting up to March or April (Nov - Mar) but this time was a big blessing.

GCYL as an organization has picked up so well being embraced by the Church leaders and impacting the lives of young people. I wish we had the video covered, you would have seen games etc, I hope Mathew was able to send you great in the lives of young people. I was invited to speak in an overnight in one of the Churches that participated in the Chrismas celebrations and we had also their Sunday School teachers trained last time. It was surprising to see the whole place of worship filled with Children and youth, I think I was the oldest person in the room. The whole night
children sang, testified and some got saved. The situation here years back was different in terms of Childrens ministry, but this is becoming history by the grace of God.

I must say, thank you for great partnership, the churches received the gifts of devotional materials with great joy and it's our prayer that they
will use the books to help the children better. We shared meals together, I told Mathew to take the actual number of children, it was great. I believe that in years to come such get together for children to be together is a great way of learning from each other. Each Church had different
presentations to make which is a positive indication of one church learning from another. May with time also having the churches bring the children together for a whole day with a number of activities will help children learn and the teachers as well.

May God continually bless you and guide you in all you do. Isa 58:11. Extend our sincere appreciation to all those who prayed, supported and sent
the devotional materials etc and thank you for having a heart for the children and youth here. Its our prayer that God enables us to do what we
can when we are still able to the glory of his name. I share this with you as the Patron, GCYL.
 
Anguyo Joshua
Regional Ministry Coordinator
Scripture Union of Uganda - North Western Region, P.o. Box 183, Arua.