2012 Juba
UBF first conference report
“Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus,
Don’t be afraid just believe, and she will be healed”
Luke 8: 50
We held the first summer Bible Conference in Juba, Southern Sudan with 20 students. In this conference we studied three Bible studies in three groups based on Gospel Luke. The
opening address was given by shepherd Padiet Deng, a briefing of our
ministry of who we are, why and how we study
the Bible, and our purpose of studying the words of
God to the university students and raising them to become Jesus’ disciples.
The first main message was given by shepherdess Rose Peter, from the Malakal Chapter. Based on Luke 8: 1-21 ” The Parable of the Sower,” the message was full of grace and power that it challenged all of us to change our hearts to be like
good soil which can produce fruits of the Holy Spirit. We confess that we are like rocky and thorny soils. We all accepted to be changed by Jesus’ blood to be good soils, which can produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit and to
become Heavenly Children.
In the morning of the second day, shepherd Saeed Moses
delivered morning devotion
on Luke 9:18-27 “The Christ of God”.
He reminded us about the Eastern and Northern African Conference that we should confess to Jesus in all our life as our Christ, who died instead of us to give us salvation from sin, and hope for kingdom of God. It was the first time for him to deliver a message but with Jesus’ grace, he delivered it well.
The second main message was delivered by shepherd Padiet Deng, which was the theme of the conference “Don’t
Be Afraid Just Believe” based on Luke 8: 40-56. This message empowered us to trust in God alone and have faith in him in
all circumstances and situations, as Jairus did when he
trusted and listened to Jesus only, instead of people’s words. His daughter was saved by Jesus. Especially for our generation in a new country, there are a lot of things that make us fear, due to our national economic problems and dark of security future. But instead of fearing, we should listen to Jesus’ words “Don’t Be Afraid Just Believe”
We continued our conference on Sunday Worship Services, when shepherd Elia Peter delivered the last Bible study on Luke 9: 1-17 “You Give Them Something to Eat.” We have learned how to have the spirit of responsibility
and shepherd’s heart both in our
mission field and in our life as Jesus disciples. We are suffering because of the lack of responsibility in our nation that no one can change and teach about. Only Jesus is the way in solving all humanity’s issue.
The most important things to do are writing spiritual testimony and sharing all attendants’ testimonies who have written them. Based on the two Bible studies,
most of us confessed of not producing the fruit of spirit, being controlled by the fear of devil, and not listening to Jesus’ words. So we prayed and asked Jesus to forgive us and start a new decision of faith to live and trust
in him alone.
In this conference we raised candidate Gorge Mario to a shepherd. He was one of our disciples in Khartoum, and when we started our ministry here in Juba, he joined us. He is happy to be a shepherd. Actually he is taking care of his two sisters with the word of God.
His testimony was taken from Mathew 6: 33, “seek first his
kingdom and righteousness and all this thing will be add to you” he emphasized to seek God with all his heart and mind by seeking for
sheep and feeding them.
He was praying to be a good shepherd and excellent Bible teacher. May our Lord Jesus help him and raise him to be a good shepherd
and Bible teacher.
These are our prayer topic:
1. A Permanent place for study and Sunday
worship services.
2. Raise 12 disciple of Jesus with strong determination by the end of 2013.
3. Shepherd Elia Peter, Saeed Moses to be very
strong shepherds in the future.
4. Our Sunday worship to be 15 in attendants and have weekly Bible study with 20 students.
5. My family to join me by the beginning of New Year.
6. May God bless our first Christmas in
Juba
In Christ
Padiet Deng
Juba – Southern Sudan
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