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Matching Grant Program - Help us Complete Shepherds Training Center!!

SOS has been blessed by anonymous donors who have offered to match up to $400,000 in donations through a matching grant program. That means with your help we can raise $800,000 toward Shepherds Training Center including its dorms and faculty housing.

Ready to make an eternal investment?

The construction of Shepherds Training Center (STC) is now well on its way! We have completed all of STC's classrooms, offices, library, student center, and cafeteria/ auditorium and are now working on teacher and student housing for a launch of the initial School of Discipleship in January, 2019. This is the first of three phases (Others being: the School of Biblical Studies and the School of Pastoral Ministry) of the entire Shepherds Training Center. This is SOS's most significant endeavor to strengthen and build God's church in Uganda, for which we have been laying the foundation for the past decade with the Baptist Union of Uganda. Please be watching the upcoming newsletters for more details for Shepherds Training Center.

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Why has SOS Ministries established a Pastoral Training Center?

If one were to travel to Uganda, one would be overwhelmed with the reality that there are a lot of organizations training pastors in this country. There are 100's of pastors' conferences each year, 100's of missionaries, and over a 100 Bible schools in Uganda. Such a presence of Christian leaders and institutions begs the question of why SOS Ministries, Uganda would feel the need to develop another pastoral training institution. Well, after working in Uganda for 11 years, SOS has come to see that another training center is not only needed, but we believe it is mandatory for significant kingdom impact.

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As a ministry we have come to see, despite the strong "Christian" presence in Uganda, that institutions and missionaries with a strong, loud, biblically voice are almost non-existent. We have become eyewitnesses of the fact that much of what is considered "Christian" in Uganda is entrenched in the false doctrines of the health/wealth/prosperity gospel or Word of Faith Movement. As a result, most institutions training pastors are training pastors in confusion or are being trained in a false man-centered system. Consequently, the vast majority of institutions in Uganda are not suitable to be considered a Christian training center.

SOS Ministering to Pastors from South SudanFurthermore, it is apparent that there are some good, God-honoring institutions faithfully training men for ministry. Yet still, we are convinced that most of these institutions are not equipped well enough either from a personnel standpoint or from a facility standpoint to be able to train men effectively or sufficiently. Most institutions seeking to honor God are very poorly funded and staffed and often are not biblically weighty enough to gird a minister for effective service. The few adept institutions remaining are often controlled by the Ministry of Education to the point where they become ineffective. The Ministry of Education most often forces schools to become universities, necessitating multiple faculties beyond pastoral training, and the schools ultimately become distracted in their mission and are consumed by these other more lucrative disciplines. Due to such practical deficiencies, we are convinced that there are very few institutions capable of providing high quality training, worthy of the high calling of pastoring God's Church. Subsequently, God's Church remains weak and God's truth muted by the booming screams of Pentecostal false teaching and echoing Muslim calls to worship. We believe that not only is a school like SOS's needed, but that 100 such schools would be ideal. An army of God honoring pastors needs to arise, which calls for several, well-equipped, truth-infused, and well-strategized training centers needed. We hope to be one of them.

- Shannon

Questions? Please call or email.

Shannon Hurley: shannon@sosministries.com 011.256.793.702.502

Kevin Thomas (SOS Executive Director): kevin@sosministries.com 714.269.7427

Make an Eternal Investment - Current SOS Financial Needs

Would you like to financially support SOS? God is doing amazing work through SOS throughout East Africa. It would be a tremendous blessing for you and SOS and the dear brothers and sisters in Uganda, for you to join us as a partner or even increase your monthly support. The primary areas of greatest financial needs are noted below, to help you prayerfully consider your support:

Matching Grant Program - make a one-time donation toward the Shepherds Training Center. Donate to the matching grant program here.

Legacy Christian Academy - as Legacy continues to grow, we are in need of faithful sponsors for the Legacy students. Find out more here. Sponsor a child here.

Monthly Supporters - as Christ grows the ministry in Uganda and our impact extends through East Africa, there is a growing need for faithful monthly supporters. The SOS ministry has over 60 staff on its 160-acre campus, providing biblical training to over 1,500 churches, community outreach and discipleship through Community Bible Church of Kubamitwe, and providing high quality Christian education to 300 children from local villages. We currently are projecting a monthly shortfall of over $6,000/month, separate from one-time donations that support campus construction and biblical training conferences. Become a monthly financial partner here .

Other Ways to Support SOS

You can also support SOS through using Amazon Smile and selecting SOS Ministries (see article below).

Text To Donate! SOS now uses Text to Donate. You can either send a text with the desired dollar amount to 714.500.8578 to set up your mobile donation, or you can click this text to donate link via Kindrid and set up your donations - https://give.church/hj7l71q/give.

Updates from the SOS Family

Bosco and Mae with Dan Dumas: SBTS Graduation

Emma Hurley: Graduate of The Master's University!

Women's Conference at SOS

Hurley extended family devotions...

Keep up with our Missionaries - see Facebook links below and additional information at the bottom of the Newsletter.

Shannon & Danielle Hurley

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Damon & Jen Cupp

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Anthony & Mary Basaba

Francis & Caroline Bisagni

Legacy Christian Academy Uganda

GIVING PLANNING?

As you make plans for giving this year, please consider part n ering with SOS with the Shepherds Training Center, Legacy Christian Academy and community outreach efforts to transform the village of Kubamitwe and nation of Uganda. Contact Us for more information, or

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SOS Prayer Requests

Please join us in prayer for:

* the Hurley family as they travel through the States on furlough and church visits

* the SOS Uganda senior leadership team, continuing to "excel still more" in unity and service together

* the Baptist Union of Uganda and other like-minded churches in East Africa

* for God to raise up ministry partners in prayer and financial support

NEW - Support SOS through Amazon Smile

When you shop on-line, please consider shopping on Amazon and select SOS Ministries for you charitable organization. Amazon now contributes 0.5% of all purchases to SOS when donors use Amazon Smile and select SOS !

Bosco Andama has graduated from Southern Seminary (SBTS). Please pray for Bosco as he serves on the SOS Senior Leadership Team in Uganda, as Worship Leader and teacher.

Edward Kintu, SOS Senior Leadership Team member and Pastor of Kubamitwe Community Bible Church, is at Southern Seminary pursuing an MDIV to return to SOS in three years.

ABOUT SOS - Sufficiency of Scripture (SOS) Ministries is a unique 501(c)(3) faith-based organization, dramatically impacting the precious people of Uganda through sound Biblical teaching and training in God's Word, and through sacrificially demonstrating Christ's love.

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August 2017

SOS Ministries Updates