Teacher says my time is at hand

What can Matt 26 teach us about missions? In verse 18 Jesus tells his disciple to come and tell one man: “Teacher says…” They went and did as he pleased. Scriptures do not mention who that person was. There were several groups of people who were called the disciples of Jesus. By a definition, a disciple of Jesus is the one who follows Jesus and keeps his commandments. Not all disciples walked with Jesus during his lifetime. Some were afraid to do it because of their position in society. So, as we go on missions today, we must be aware that there may be some people around us who follow Jesus and keep his commandments, but do not do so publicly. That is especially true for the Muslim context. The biggest mistake is to think that God only works with people who can be seen.

“ESL” Students

We continued our meetings with our ESL students in Nov. One woman shared her deepest struggles with us. She was emotionally drained and in great pain. Lilia was able to talk to her about biblical principles. Pray for her and the other students, that each of them would seek the Lord. We praise the Lord for this great opportunity to spend fruitful time sharing the Gospel in a creative way.

Praise and Prayer Points

The Christmas holidays are a wonderful opportunity to bring people to special worship services. Most people become more receptive to spiritual things. Pray that this time will be fruitful for the harvest. Please continue to pray for our “For All” club. We plan to meet again in December. Pray that all members would come to know the Lord. Also, for our trip to Xinjiang, China. Pray that we will be able to encourage Jesus’ disciples there. We still need $500 to cover our travel expenses. Finally, pray for the leaders so that we can discern them and help them to reach their next level in their spiritual growth.

Friends and Family

Last week, each of us was sick on one day or another. We have high interaction with people so it is easy for us to contract an infection. Please pray for full recovery and stamina to keep the work going.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support!

You can make tax deductible contribution to Ufa Bible Ministries which is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit entity. Make checks payable to:
Ufa Bible Ministries
PO BOX 1761, Columbia, SC 29202

Thanksgiving 2025

Greetings from Nicaragua! I hope each of you had a blessed Thanksgiving. I was blessed to spend Thanksgiving in Nicaragua this year with my daughters as well as some of our staff and our Nicaraguan family. We have so much to be thankful for, but we are especially grateful for each of you who keep us in your prayers and financially support this ministry. Thank you so much!

Urgent Prayer Request

We are once again in need of a financial miracle and need your prayers. God has always supernaturally sustained us one way or another, and I know somehow He will do it again!

On the 15th and 30th of each month is when we need to pay our teachers and staff here in Nicaragua and we currently don’t have the finances needed to pay them on Monday. Please agree with us for this need. We once again find ourselves behind on our electricity and social security for our teachers and staff. It’s difficult for me to share this with you, but it’s a reality of where we are financially and we need your prayers.

We urgently need $22,444 to make it through the end of the year. 

Here is a breakdown of the current expenses we have pending:

Staff Salaries = $8,200

In December, not only do we pay our normal salaries to our teachers and staff, but in Nicaragua, by law, each employee is to receive an extra month of salary, which makes our payroll double this next month. Which they more than deserve, but it makes it difficult for us financially.

Social Security = $5,032

We are behind on paying social security for our teachers and staff since September. Please agree with us for the finances to get caught up with this right away so that we can stay current with the government. 

INATEC = $4,712

We recently received this bill from the Nicaraguan government. Inatec is something we were apparently supposed to be paying each month (less than $100 each month), but we have not been receiving a bill from them. So this is the amount they say we owe to get caught up and then we will start paying it each month from now on.

Property Taxes = $3,000

These are local property taxes that we owe at City Hall.

Utilities Bills = $1,500

I am standing and believing God for a miracle! Will you agree with us?

Prayer Points:

Please agree with us for:

-The finances to cover each of these needs.

-Sponsors for the children in our school. We currently have 161 students, and all of our students receive a scholarship of some type. We currently have less than 20 sponsors.

-Monthly supporters needed for 2026.

Our donors who faithfully support New Hope each month come to $2,195 which is an extreme blessing but does not cover our basic operating expenses which is approximately $7,000 each month. Please agree with us for more people who will catch the vision of New Hope Children’s Foundation.

Graduation 2025

Monday, December 1st is our last day of school for the 2025 school year. Our graduations are scheduled for December 10th and 12th. This will be our 20th graduation. Next month we will look forward to sharing pictures with you of the graduations as well as testimonies from some of our graduates. This year’s graduation is going to be even more special for me than past ones as I am blessed to have my youngest daughter Grace graduating from our school, More Than Conquerors! She will be sharing something with you in our next update as well. I am looking forward to what God has in store for her future. I am also grateful to have my other 3 daughters working here in New Hope Children’s Foundation. They are a blessing!

Thank all of you who are already partnering with us in Nicaragua to make a difference. We appreciate you so much!
In Christ,
Charity Ford

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support of

New Hope Children’s Foundation!

Howeths’ Uganda Journey

Praises

So, so many praises for 2025!! We are so grateful to all for praying, sending funds and believing in this journey God has us on!! We wanted to summarize where your donations are being spent and give you a glimpse of 2026 and where we see God moving and where our hearts are. Aside of this list, financially we have your help in staying here which is amazing!!

2025 Here is a sample of where we are spending not only time and money but also where our hearts are connected!!

· Feed My Lamb Kabarole both monthly, some incidentals if led by the Spirit and projects that you all have given to so generously. Of course we continue to wait for the rains to cease so we can continue to build the Girls Dorm.
· 3 pastors we are giving monthly stipends knowing they are working the fields and are Truth teaching.
· All of Bills training materials, travel, and expenses are paid for from your funding, including engaging translators, and their fees.
· One of Bills students started his own CBO and is engaged with the youth here. We give him a monthly stipend.
· Remand-all the materials Debra uses are paid through the funds you have provided including the “sweets” for Sweet Saturday!
· We have supported Brian through (pace maker at 33 years old) several calls for funding for medical assistance. We intend to provide a monthly stipend in 2026. His medical needs exceed the average monthly salary. He just had a major medical need in Nairobi days ago.
NOTE: All the stipends and support do not exceed a threshold which if we were taken out of the picture, would leave a gap. They are enough to help and encourage the brethren.

End of year call:

We would like to surprise a local women who is working with several schools and could use some support in items used for the school training children in gardening. Our goal for is 3M UGX or approximately $850.00.

2026 Is almost here!!
We will be celebrating 10 years mid January!
It seems impossible but I promise it is true!!

We intend to continue to same efforts in 2026 that are laid out above. The gardening call is a one time effort. In addition this is where we will be sending out some additional funding requests in the near future.

· Calvary Chapel Church is starting a building project as the location has some aged buildings. It will be a container church! Each container is $5,000 and there will be a total of 15. You can send funding for tax purposes this year if desired and we will hold the funds until they start on it soon.
· The pastors are now required to be certified and we want to support Nicholas at CCFP for pastor certification (Cavalry
Chapel Fort Portal). We don’t know the amount but should soon.
· We have a funding call into the church we attend, our intention is to add to our student support list for Secondary and trade school candidates. If the church fully funds this effort that would be 3 additional students above what we are doing now. If it isn’t fully funded we would use these additional funds for adding to the 5 total or adding students. (Whichever the math supports. Appx 3M per yr or $850.00) It’s impossible for most families to afford schooling.

Please join us in covering these plans and desires, praying with and for us as we continue to trust in His excellent Will!!

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see The Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25

Praises & Prayers

Praises

Welcome to October and the fall and all the things I love about the change in weather (in Colorado). I know the news everywhere can be discouraging, I am sadden so often when I’m checking in. HOWEVER, scripture reminds us over and over to have hope. I just looked and printed a list of scriptures on hope for the Remand children.
One of my favorites:
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
We also know all things are in His control. So as we journey and remind ourselves that all these things must come to past, I must encourage myself in His Word and promises. As we stay encouraged, we stay with our hands to the plow.
Bill has been busy as ever and continues to work with the Korean NGO that we mentioned in the last P&P. They are starting to schedule in mid November on. We will keep you posted on that.

A session for Bill & George for follow up training. Bill was pleased that most had their books and there is progress with the leadership in implementing changes in the churches. On this trip they had several visits to make.

More Praises & Challenges!

The rains continue. There is a lot of flooding throughout Uganda. The rains will come in localized blasts and cause devastation and then the sky’s open up and it looks great and sunny, but the damages can be significant. Hopefully they will start ceasing and the damages will be limiting from here out.
Last week we had rebels cross the border from DRC and everyone was cautioned to not travel unless necessary. It sounded like a larger effort as western regions were affected. “Ugandan forces on Saturday thwarted a series of coordinated attacks by unidentified armed groups targeting military and police installations in the western part of the country, said the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF).” https://www.independent.co.ug/updf-foils-armed-attacks-in-bundibugyo-kasese-and-fort-portal/
The military will act with swift force to keep the peace. That is the current Presidents appreciated quality, peace.

I’ve been more engaged in Calvary Church with helping Pastor Nicholas organize an effort to get the church engagement off the bench if you will. Much like the US, you find 20% of the people helping in the church and the others on the bench. We will see! A skit and sign up sheets were out recently and of course we have a new year to really hit home the idea of this New Life that we have in Christ, even if we have had this new life for a time.
I am continuing to serve with Remand and love the opportunity to talk about “where does our TRUE Hope come from”. In October there was a big change in the kids as some went home and others went to other facilities. I’m not sure if it is a quarterly event or if it just landed in October. It can be very easy to misunderstand here even with repetitive questioning. Like with most of life we will continue to learn, and sometimes it can be painful!
We did co-host and helped organize a Marriage Retreat which straddled Oct-November. We came home on Saturday. Such a great opportunity in many ways. May we all submit to one another. So much easier said than done!!

Always tricky here with helping because people are not timely. For the most part it went really well. The retreat was not far from home in a hidden gem of a place. Everyone has to save their coins to attend and/or get some sponsorship. We are always aware of to the degree we help, or not knowing there is a fine line. We trust He is always leading and guiding.

Prayers

 Please continue to pray for the new staff at FMLK to be honest and up-right, including the Chicken House crew!! Prayer that the unseen is seen!!
 Pray for another couple of streams of funding for FMLK. This is an ongoing prayer. We certainly see God providing from these young Spanish volunteers and even in this there are parameters and stops. Please keep the relationship in prayer between the founders of both groups. With year end coming, it will be a transition time.
 Pray we stay healthy.
 Please continue to pray as Bill teaches at the 3 churches and now this opportunity with the Korean ministry. Also pray that more of the young Christian adults would be willing to be trained in godly leadership. Too many just want money and are not willing to do success God’s way.
 Please pray as I work with the Remand House (youth detention center), that it is part of His Kingdom building and not just an activity. I’m using scripture to assist in teaching English! Pray that they hear where their help can come from.
 Pray for the Muslim woman I love and having great Spiritual conversations with and that it is all worthy of her considering Christ. Her husband has rejected her and they are now living apart, not sure of all the details but very messy!
 Pray as we serve to see with Spiritual eyes and boldness in these days. Pray that our every effort will make God known and pleasing to Him.
 Pray as Bill works with Robert who is in agreement to work with the FMLK Chapel. He is new to “truth teaching” but is willing and teachable. Praise God that he is there to learn and this will impact many long term!!