Joshua Nations Schools 4,351 Schools in 35 Nations

77,500 Students, 8,399 Graduates

March 2012

I began teaching, their teacher instructed them to get their notepads from their rooms, and that is when I saw him: a student who was lame (non-functioning legs) dropped off his chair and "scurried" across the ground on his white, calloused knees to get his notepad. He then "scuffled back," pulled himself up onto his chair, and with a huge smile began to take notes. Personal tragedy had not taken away this man’s joy for his Heavenly Father.

This Month:

Northern Uganda South Sudan India Training More Leaders New Initiatives and Needs The Heart of Jesus Jesus died to redeem the lives of the lost from darkness to spiritual light, to separate their souls to Him, and to minister to the physical man. We do well with the spiritual part, work with the sanctifying graces, but many times neglect the physical part. These are the hurting and diseased bodies, the poor and castaways that litter the landscape of the country sides and the cities of the world in incredible pain and suffering. Our hearts are burdened by what we have seen and felt in Northern Uganda, South Sudan and India. Therefore we are undertaking a greater holistic approach through Joshua Nations. A couple of these are in this newsletter. Pray for the suffering of the nations and for Jesus to stir all of our hearts toward those for whom He died.

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P. O. Box 745728 ~ Arvada, CO 80006-5728 ~ U.S.A. ~ 303.940.6407 www.JoshuaNations.org ~ rlfrase@joshuanations.org

Ugandan students, man with crippled legs <continued on next page>

Dear Joshua Nations Partner,  Northern Uganda Lana and I have returned from Northern Uganda having spent time with our team host, Diane Brask. We have been around the world many times over, but I do not know of a time when our hearts have been so profoundly broken, troubled or moved as they have been by this trip. We had heard about the army of children forced to serve Joseph Kony, a madman driven by Satan, but nothing could have prepared our hearts for the horrors we experienced. Our spirits and our emotions will be affected for a long time! We heard stories of leaders who have had their loved ones butchered with machetes. We listened in gut-wrenching anguish about the nine to twelve-year-olds who were forced to eat the cooked body parts of their friends. This was to instill fear into them from Kony's rebel army so they would join the rebels in their systematic reign of terror, torture and murder of the Ugandans. Many of these kids were also made to kill their parents. Lives, families, entire communities have been massacred. These are just a few of the barbaric acts committed on the people of Northern Uganda. Even under such cruel and unthinkable circumstances, we still experienced the manifested glory of God's presence. One day I was teaching a group of students under the shade of a tree. Before

Ahmadabad, India From Uganda, I sent my bride home and then I flew to India to join a team to minister at a Global Advance Front Line Shepherd's conference. Oh, how hungry these pastors were. We met for three days with six sessions each day.

• 100 leaders committed to daily devotions • 100 leaders committed to plant 100 churches in the next year • 3 leaders committed to go to the nations

The following two days, I trained forty leaders to start Bible Training Centers. There is such spiritual hunger that one of the leaders had already studied five of the lessons.

We trained Northern Ugandan pastors who committed to start 100 new Bible Training Centers that will bring new hope and light to many in this part of the earth. I spoke in several churches, consulted with church leaders, and had the honor of preaching in a Ugandan prison where twenty-two gave their hearts to Jesus. South Sudan We were not allowed into South Sudan, so we brought two apostolic leaders into Northern Uganda. I trained them to go back to start Bible Training Centers in their country. They are mighty men of God who envision planting many churches and schools there.

One day a pastor came home from an extended time of ministry to find a huge ruckus in the village square. The village people were ready to kill a man who had in fact been found in bed with the pastor's wife. The pastor forgave the man and released him to go. Because of the pastor's actions, the whole village gave their hearts to Christ.

Make a joyful shout unto the Lord!!

Our Vision To disciple the Nations!

Our Mission Unbelievers become Believers Believers become Disciples Disciples become

Leaders Leaders become Fathers Fathers become... Leaders of Leaders

(ABOVE) Team Host Diane Brask with Ugandan Leaders

(RIGHT) Donated pumps for watering crops

(FAR RIGHT) Gardening tools donated by

team member for Ugandan villagers

Being the Hands of Christ:

One of the biggest joys of going into other nations is being able to be a blessing to them. Diane Brask, our team host, blessed many poor farmers with forty sets of brand new farm tools and four new irrigation systems. The farmers were also blessed with donations of sugar, salt, and oil. What a glorious day!

Dr. Frase and Lana with Ugandan Leaders

Dr. Frase Planning BTCs with Leaders

Always Forward, Russ & Lana Frase

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March 30 - April 7 Congo, Rwanda, Burundi

Ministry Conferences and Graduation Ceremonies Jack Gaudin, Carl and Lani Rogers

April 12 - 28

Ethiopia Training for BTCs

Dr. Frase

May 2 - 14 Tanzania

Training Leaders in Four Major Cities Dr. Frase, Pat Loomis, Jack Gaudin and Team

September 27 - 30 Pereira, Colombia

Global Advance Conference

2012 Itinerary

New Initiatives!  

The goodness of God allows us to  continue with: 

 

• The  translating  of  our  curriculum into the following dialects:   

• Acholi (Northern Uganda) • Cebuano (Philippines) • Oriya (India) • Vietnamese (Vietnam) • Classic Arabic (South Sudan, 

Egypt, and 1040 Window) • Juba Arabic (God’s Story)  

• Printing 2,000 more books for Cuba  

• Purchasing  brick‐making machines  for  the people of Northern Uganda and South Sudan 

 

• Investigating  the  purchasing  of tractors for Northern Uganda 

 

• Purchasing 100 “God’s Story” solar‐powered audio players for Africa 

 

We praise God for these Kingdom Advancements!!!  To God be the Glory!!! 

Calcutta, India Leaving the saints in Ahmadabad, we flew to Calcutta to conduct another Global Advance Front Line Shepherd's conference. Here, hundreds of leaders were equipped and empowered to do the work of the Lord. The people of India are beautiful, but have many needs. We are expecting a mighty harvest in this nation.

Just Ahead: Congo, Rwanda, Burundi Jack Gaudin and Carl and Lani Rogers will travel to the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi where they will minister in four conferences and conduct graduation ceremonies. These graduates are the fruit of Bible Training Centers that were planted just two years ago. We thank God for His working in the hearts of these graduates who will go on to disciple hundreds more for the King! Ethiopia and Tanzania I will be home for three glorious weeks, and then we go to Ethiopia and Tanzania where we will train hundreds of leaders in eight locations.

Training Leaders in Calcutta