BackgroundPastor Joseph Nsubuga and his wife Margaret respondedto God's calling to spread the gospel of our Lord JesusChrist by starting a church in 1993 in Komamboga, asuburb of Kampala city in Uganda. They started from ahumble beginning of door to door preaching and afterbeingjoined by a few followers from the community, theministry made its first home in a rented, deserted house ata rate of shs 5,000 per month. After about one year, theowner of the deserted house evicted the upcomingchurch but the Pastor and the other followers did not losehope. They went on to rent a piece of land on the samevillage at rate of shs 20,000 per month and the Pastor gota vision to establish a permanent sanctuary for theministry in this place. The ministry has grown from 20members to about 500 strong believers, and changedfrom makeshift structures to permanently constructedstructures, like the office block which has beencompleted. Plans to construct a permanent churchbuilding are underway.

In December 2001, Pastor Joseph heard a voice from theLord "Be strong and of good courage" (Joshua 1-9) Heheard this voice as he sought to minister in one of thechurches in Uganda. Like in athletics where the audiencecheers the athletes against giving up, so the Lord toldJoseph to do the same for his people in this generation.The Lord further spoke to Joseph and told him " Mypeople are weary, tired and weak but go to them,encourage and strengthen them to wait upon me and puttheir trust in me, for I am still their God" Heeding thisvoice by Pastor Joseph was the beginning ofAmbassadors of Encouragement Ministry.

Ambassadors of Encouragement MinistryPastor Joseph Nsubuga responded to God's calling byestablishing the Ambassadors of EncouragementMinistry in 200 I with the following vision and mission.Vision Taking courage to the Lord's people, the church,in th is generation.Mission: to take courage to the body of Christ, i.e.leaders, m in istcrs and the church, to rise up and do whatGod sent them to clo.Goals l.Dcpopulate hell & convert all to God's.Kingdom2. Help each convert know his/her value in the Kingdom3. Encourage the converted to wait upon the Lordand .. put their trust in Him by continuously doing~ood,.lovjngflnd followshipping.4.Knowing tho Bible truth, which truth sets people free

.11011' those who have accepted Jesus to grow insulvnt ion.and Inherit the kingdom of God

International Missions/ ConferencesIn 2005, three major international conferences were heldin the great lakes region. These include 'Take Courage'conferences in Bujumbura, the capital city of Burundi,Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigalithe capital city of Rwanda .. In these conferences, severalsouls at the edge of backsliding took courage andrecommitted their lives to Jesus Christ.

Local Outreach MissionsAt the local level , over 20 'Take Courage' conferencesand crusades have been conducted in the districts ofKampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Palissa, and Luwero, In allthese places, many people took courage and their hopeand trust in Jesus Christ was restored. In additionconferences were also held in the three sister churches ofEden Revival Church.

Specific Objectives:1. To build the body of Christ with Christian

character, diligence and honesty - nomatter what circumstances might beprevailing at any time.

2. To take courage to leaders andministers called, and given visions by Godto turn them into reality with out becomingweary and tired.

3. To take courage to market placeministers through supporting market placeevangelism, enterprise development andincreased incomes.

Key Activities:1. Organize and conduct 'Take Courage'

conferences, crusades and seminarsworldwide.

2. Plant churches in regions where theydo not exist.

3. Organize and conduct 'Take Courage'leadership workshops and training

4. Conduct 'Take Courage' evangelismin schools, prisons, hospitals and otherneedy communities.

5. Support market place evangelism,enterprise development and incomegeneration at community and householdlevels.

6. Air 'Take Courage' messages on radioand TV programs.

Joseph preaching at Kigali, Rwanda conference

'Take Courage' conference at Bujumbura, Burundi

Margaret at one of three sewing machines receivedby women's ministry. Need: seed money for fabric

Planting Churches In Regions of NeedSince 2001, three churches have been establishedwith the support of Ambassadors of Encouragementministries. These include Eden Revival ChruchBusabala, in Mpigi district, Eden Revival Church,Kungu, in Luwero district and Eden Revival Church,Wagaba in Wakiso District.

'Take Courage'Radio ProgramOur Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28: 18-20 instructedus: "Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and makethem my disciples. Baptize them in the name of theFather, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teach them toobey everything Ihave commanded you". Based onthis scripture, Pastor Joseph, with support from otherministers, started a radio program in January 2008 toair the message of 'Take Courage' over one local radiocalled 101.7 Mama FM. The radio station covers awide geographical area of Uganda and this includesthe most populated areas of the country namely,Kampala, Jinja, Mukono, Entebbe, Msaka, lganga,Mpigi, Luwero, Mubende, Through this radioprogram, many people who have not yet given theirlives to our Lord Jesus Christ are reached and hencerepent of their sins and become saved. Souls haveturned to the Lord, thus depopulating hell andwidening rho Kingdom of God. Furthermore, theminister'S who have become weary and tired havebeen encouraged, through this radio program, to riseup auain and do what God sent them to do.

Ma r k c t Pluce Evangelism, EnterpriseDcvelopmcn j & Incom c Cencration:Market place ministers arc undergoing training to beublo to spread the gospel of encouragement at theirplaces or work and among the general public wherethey live. Through the department or women in the.hurch, women have been mobilized and equippedwith the enterprise development and businessplanning skills which have enabled them to set upincome generation activities at group and householdlevels. Consequently the incomes of the women, both01 group and household levels, have improved, thusenabling them to financially support the work ofspreading the gift of encouragement. However thissupport is still small. ~

Strategies for Expansion for the year 2009I.Ambassadors of Encouragement Ministries will work

with other churches and friends in the great lakes regionto spread the 'Take Courage' message by organizingand conducting five conferences, one in each of thegreat lakes regions countries: Rwanda, Burundi,Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Tanzania

2.1n order to keep the fire burning in Uganda, the ministrywill continue to hold 'Take Courage' conferences andcrusades in different districts. The target for 2009 is toreach 15 districts, including Kampala, Mukono,Wakiso, Palisa, Luwero, Mbale, Tororo, Busia,Masaka, Mbarara, Lira, Gulu, Soroli, Kum, Sironko

3. As a way of increasing outreach, especially to districtswhere it is difficultto reach physically, the ministry willcontinue running the popular radio program of 'TakeCourage' on 10l.7 Mama FM by increasing the airtimefrom one hour to two hours per day for five days perweek. This program attracts a large audience wherevarious people call in to give their lives to our Lord,give testimonies, report answered prayers andencourage others to change their lives.

4. The annual 'Take Courage' conference will bemodified and expanded to involve other delegates andpreachers outside Uganda. This will not on Iy enable themessage of encouragement to reach people beyondUgandan borders, but will also bring blessings fromother nations. Furthermore, the conference will also bespiced up with setting up a 'supermarket', including avariety of items like household utensils, women's andmen's attire, farm equipment and other necessities oflife. The 'supermarket' items will be contributed by thernern bel'S of the m in istry, but will be taken home by thevisiting delegates as a way of blessing from theministry.

5. Forty five (45) marketplace people will be trained to beable to preach the gospel of encouragement at theirworkplaces. In addition to training to enhance them in isters' evangelism capacity, the marketplace.people will be supported with business advisoryservices to be better able to develop profitableenterprises that will enhance household income, thusbeing able to financially support the work of them in istry through giving. Marketplace people will alsobe supported with seed money to increase their workingcapital and invest in equipment to increase theefficiency of their enterprise.

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P.O. Box 16655, WandegeyaKampala, Uganda, East AfricaEmail: joemarg2001@yahoo.comJoseph. Cell: 256-772-421468Margaret. Cell: 256-782-326379