Stories
Stories of transformation.
Every story here is a real person, in a real place, in a real work of God. Read them in the words of the teams who witnessed them.
The Power of Love
In Bishoftu, Ethiopia, 10 field teachers graduated after a 15-day missionary training and equipping and are being sent into conflict zones, motivated by love to reach those who are bound and lost.
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Strongholds Collapse
When communities turn from witchcraft, idolatry, and demons to the saving power of Jesus, heaven rejoices and so do we!
Healing From Addictions
Bismark from Owalo, Uganda knew he was trapped in a desperate cycle... until the day he heard a message of deliverance on Favor FM radio.
Simon's and Angelo's Stories
"The smile on my face tells it all, how my life has tremendously been transformed," said Simon. Most of the other GIFT (God's Institute for…
Listening in Prison
When prisoners receive a chance for a new life, the harvest is ripe.
Rising Through the Ranks
As more and more communities throughout Africa find spiritual deliverance through our Trauma Counseling (TC) programs, word continues spreading even…
Student on a Mission!
In a rural Ugandan village, one of our Favor International School of Ministry (FISOM) students David Olara went to visit a piece of land he had…
Healing and Harvest
Portable Bible School (PBS) Students in Ethiopia have been getting healed, which is a demonstration of God's presence and power. As a result, many…
Training Leaders in Chad
God is raising up indigenous missionaries all across the nation of Chad!
A Timely Word
Amongi Hilder had experienced hard times, making the opportunity to join a Women Empowerment group rather appealing. But when hard times came to her…
Restoring the Home
Our radio ministry team brings restoration to homes through the Word of God and through prayer, in person and over the airwaves.
Deep Into Africa
Across eight nations in Africa, more than 15,000 individuals have enrolled in Portable Bible School (PBS) programs eager to study the Word of God and…
What Next??
Christine was born to a Christian father and a Muslim mother. Out of love for her mother, Christine and her other siblings chose to follow Islam.
Those Who Have Ears to Hear...
One woman from South Sudan, the other from Uganda - both were broken, listened when God spoke to them, and were healed!
Curing the Snakebite
In our Trauma Counseling (TC), attendees don't just find the source of their troubles - the ancient serpent (Revelation 12:9) - but they learn the…
The Fear of the LORD
We learn from the book of Proverbs some of the benefits that result from the fear of the LORD. For some, that journey kicked off with Women…
Praying Without Ceasing
On Monday, April 22, we launched a new House of Prayer (HOP) in Aweil, South Sudan, near where our teams have been ministering to refugees in the…
Wars That Win Souls
Over one year later, turbulent fighting continues in Sudan, ceasefire talks have failed so far, and thousands of citizens caught in the middle have…
Members of Parliament Find Forgiveness
At the beginning of April, 45 Members of Parliament (MPs) took the 5-day journey with one of our teams through our Trauma Counseling program.
Restored by the Spirit
It's an exciting time when our Portable Bible Schools (PBS) begin a new year and hundreds of our missionaries spread out far and wide.
Healing Streams
In March, Favor FM joined thousands of media channels across Northern Uganda to stream Christ Embassy's three-day program with Pastor Chris…
Irreversible Transformation
Women Empowerment is continuing to make huge impacts in the lives of women - impacts which overflow into families, children, and the community.
The God Who Rescues Captives
In Uganda, the war against the LRA is long over, but spiritual battlegrounds are still surfacing where decisive wars for individuals are being fought…
Hope Through the Night
For many, hearing Favor FM radio is how they came to know Jesus. For many others and some of the same, listening to our radio programs has become a…
The Gospel in Their Native Tongue
In the remote village of Maaku in the west of South Sudan, many villagers had never known Jesus and no church had been established in the area. The…
Forgetting the Past
For some, forgetting the past is the hardest part of forgiving it. Milly, a girl who entered our GIFT (God's Institute for Transformation) program in…
Opening Doors to the Nations
Following the Training of Trainers (TOT) school in Uganda, Favor prayed over, graduated, and sent out over 100 missionaries to Northern Kenya,…
Listening to Heal
The year 2020 was a hard year for many. For Jackie, it was devastating when her husband decided to divorce her to marry another woman.
Embracing the Call
Encouraged by receiving a building from Favor to meet in as a church, the community in Jondoru, South Sudan came together to build a shelter…
The Women of Paibony
Paibony Deliverance Church in Northern Uganda is thriving in ministry, and one notable reason for that is the church's Women Empowerment group.
Full Circle Transformation
Graduates of our God's Institute for Transformation (GIFT) program in Gulu, Uganda are returning to help the next generation.
What Happens in Juba...
Our House of Prayer in Juba stands as a symbol of unity, drawing together hundreds of believers representing diverse tribes, communities, and…
No Longer Slaves
The Word of God going out from our radio stations has reached and rescued two individuals who found themselves enslaved by the ways of the flesh.
Letters of Thanks
A Portable Bible School pastor rescued 23 orphan girls from the streets of South Sudan and brought them to us for entry into our God's Institute for…
Volunteer Educators Training
Our mission station in Rumbek, South Sudan hosted training at the beginning of February for 13 individuals interested in volunteering to teach at…
Training for the Harvest
Following two weeks of prayer and fasting, Favor kicked off its annual Training of Trainers (TOT) South Sudan conference in January.
Saving Culture
The Women Empowerment group of Nwoya and Omoro districts of Uganda are starting to thrive in the saving culture being cultivated through the training.
Deliverance Surrounding Radio
Within the past couple of weeks, several testimonies of deliverance and breakthrough have come in as a result of our radio teams.
The Cost of a Covenant
At our headquarters in Juba, 11 more couples made marriage vows before God and a crowd of witnesses.
Goats for Women
Women of Puranga, Uganda praised and worshiped God as they waited to receive two goats for each member of their Women's Empowerment group.
The Lord Added to Their Number...
As the calendar year and our last wave of Portable Bible Schools (PBSs) of 2023 drew to a close, testimonies of how God had worked poured in from our…
From Bitter to Sweet
Sandra and Winnie are two girls who have come into our GIFT (God's Institute for Transformation) Girls' program and are now experiencing the…
Satellite Salvations
Two more daughters of our Heavenly Father have shared their testimonies with our radio team of how each of them found salvation through the radio.
Spiritual Sight
Elizabeth Achol used to attend a church service, but when trauma rained down she lost her spiritual sight on God and stopped.
Juba's GIFT
Our team in Juba has admitted 32 new boys into our Boy's GIFT (God's Institute For Transformation) program. Some of the boys have waited a long time.
The Next Generation's Leaders
Excitement filled the Jondoru Village Learning Center (VLC) and Favor Primary School as each recently held a celebration for its graduates.
Laying Burdens Down
The nomadic lifestyle of the cattle keepers raises many challenges in outreach efforts, but having the Jesus Film in their own language has been…
They Almost Gave Up
The power of the great hope God gives us through Jesus is beyond reckoning, especially for those who have met their lowest point and been ready to…
Confessions of Former Muslims
It takes time to transform a person's belief system to one that reflects the One True King. But thanks be to God who through His Spirit has done and…
Airwaves of Transformation
Our radio stations are continuing to transform hearts through the air waves in Northern Uganda.
Ten Days in Chad
Our own Mama Carole recently led a small team of Favor staff to spend 10 days in Chad, networking with ministry partners for further development in…
Hitting the Streets
Once a day or so, our home base teams and students in Uganda and South Sudan set aside office tasks and "hit the streets" - going out into the city…
Vows Made, Molds Broken
Five new couples tied the knot in a Christian wedding ceremony hosted at Favor's farm in Gulu, Uganda - a day that truly highlights God's persistent…
A Generational Shift
Since the early days of Favor International, it was clear that a major shift needed to occur to restore the potential that Joseph Kony, the evil…
If They Hadn't...
Our field teachers face many challenges when they spread out into the nations we're working in. The terrain they travel to remote villages are…
Dressing Their Wounds
Our House of Prayer team in Juba makes daily visits to the streets to evangelize and minister to community needs, not the least of which are street…
The Refugee Church
Ministry continues in the Wedweil Refugee Camp amidst the Islamic refugees who are fleeing the war in Khartoum, Sudan, and the refugee church has…
Hungry and Thirsty
Despite the hot weather and sunshine since the birth of this church earlier this summer in Kotido, Uganda, the community has never stopped coming…
No More Walking In Darkness
Without God's Truth, we are all walking in darkness. But thanks to all who have sowed into the ministries of Favor International - from donors to…
Village After Village
The next wave of Portable Bible Schools have started up across Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya, Central African Republic and Chad.…
Rapid Church Transformation
There's an interesting phenomenon that we don't experience so much in America with "a church on every corner" as it feels in some places - a handful…
The Anaka Crusade
Where do we find the key to success in any major evangelistic work we do? God alone. And that is why our team fasted and prayed for three days prior…
"More Bibles for Ethiopia, Please!"
After two months of leading Portable Bible Schools in Ethiopia, our field teachers have: graduated 763 students, led 112 to salvation, baptized 57...…
Training Muslim Background Believers
In the past couple of months, we have been sharing about the many salvations of Muslims in South Sudan, some who have come as refugees from the…
Celebrating The Harvest
Our Women Empowerment group near the town of Magwi, South Sudan is celebrating their first big success together!
Laying Down The Spear
Favor missionaries were conducting a Portable Bible School in Pathai, South Sudan when they encountered strong resistance from the area’s chief spear…
Streets To School
Our most recent former street youth we've adopted into our GIFT (God's Institute For Transformation) children's home spent their first few weeks…
For Such A Time As This
Muslim refugees fleeing the fighting in Kartoum, Sudan have been pouring into this refugee camp in South Sudan and we've been here to meet them in…
Good News From A Gateway Nation
Reports of celebration have been pouring in from our field missionaries over the nation of Chad.
All Who Are Called
As the Apostle Peter said, the promise of God's forgiveness and salvation "is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone…
Joyfully, No Matter The Road
In these stories, one of the things we try to relate is a portion of what our teams here experience. Our faithful field missionaries go to remote and…
Hand In Hand
We apply this principle from the youngest to the oldest - from our Village Learning Centers to Favor Secondary School, even to the interactions with…
Reaping The Harvest
The Favor Farm (bought in 2021 with the generous support of Favor partners) has blessed us tremendously. This year the land has produced enough maize…
Reaching Muslims Through Airwaves
It sometimes takes a while for the Spirit to change a heart, but the airwaves continue advancing us farther and faster than we could go ourselves.
Rumbek Mini Crusade
For years, we have had intensive evangelism and discipleship programs in the area, bringing over 2,000 new believers to Christ. And God is continuing…
Overcoming Obstacles to Reach Villages
Because of their passion for souls, our missionaries in South Sudan, Uganda, Congo, and Central African Republic surmount enormous obstacles to reach…
Sudanese Refugees
The Sudanese refugees who fled the war in Khartoum and other regions of Sudan have been resettled inside the borders of South Sudan at the Wedweil…
The Jesus Film
Accredited to be the Most Translated Film in history (1,977 languages and counting), The waves The Jesus Film has been making for decades is becoming…
What God's Joined Together...
In a recent TC group we taught, a woman named Florence stood in front to publicly forgive her husband. After learning God's Word and the healing it…
Breaking Through to Chad
It's been only about two weeks since one of our teams finally received their visas for Chad - a spiritual battle we had been working on since…
Salvation & Marriage
The Full Gospel Church in Amuru, Uganda recently hosted a conference on gender-based violence and godly marriage. During the conference, lead pastor…
Medical Center Salvations
God is at work bringing salvation to people through our medical centers.
The Love of the Father
Day by day, transformation is happening in the lives of our GIFT boys. And it starts with loving them as our heavenly Father loves us.
Holistic Transformation
Adong, being a widow, is happy that God used our Women Empowerment project to bless her life. She can now pay fees for her children and…
Radio Team Reports
God is amazing. He is doing so much through our radio testimony team. We are getting powerful testimonies in the community about how we've been…
Strong Foundations in Rural Areas
Giving young children a strong foundation of learning while they're young is so important to their development and growth. We establish village…
A Former Witch Doctor's Testimony
My name is Deborah Yar Marial.
Pabo Revival Crusade
Over 600 more souls turned to Christ this past weekend during a revival crusade in Pabo, Uganda! The first day 108 souls made the commitment, the…
From Spear Masters to Holy Spirit
In Rumbek, South Sudan, witchcraft is still prevalent. But that has gradually been changing as many locals who previously sought healing from the…
The Taposa Tribe
Our missionaries just recently went to the Naliwatom village in Kapoeta, South Sudan where they preached the Gospel to the members of the Taposa…
Mini Gospel Crusades
Our Prayer Teams in South Sudan have been concentrating efforts to evangelize in all areas around Juba and Rumbek through Mini Gospel Crusades. In…
Peace Abounds
"In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!" - Psalm 72:7
Reaching The Unreached
Revival is continuing to spread in South Sudan. Last week a former Muslim man in the Western Equatoria region, this week a report of over 70…
New Spirit, New Name
The harvest has been so plentiful this year. Over the past weeks, we have been celebrating the baptism of new converts from South Sudan, Republic of…
Peace Makers Church
This group of believers used to meet in a small grass-thatched structure that was susceptible to destruction by strong wind, rain, and wildfire...…
Healing For South Sudanese
As political unrest continues in Sudan, soldiers of the South Sudan military and members of the neighboring communities have been finding trauma…
Reading the Bible for Themselves
The Literacy Training Program in Rumbek, South Sudan has been a great success. All 20 trainees have learned to read the Bible and have demonstrated…
GIFT Girl Graduate Turns Trainer
Akidi Irene's story is one of amazing growth and pouring back into others the same grace that was poured into her.
Celebrating Recent Graduates
The month of April has been a celebration season across the nations of South Sudan, Uganda, Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia,…
Steady, Strong Confidence
Transformation is flowing from heaven to hundreds of people in the Karamoja region of Northeastern Uganda through Favour of God Ministries! Local…
Daniel Kidia
Daniel Kidia is a former Mundari cattle warrior in South Sudan.
Wol Abun
Led by the heart of our Father, our teams have endlessly trodden the dusty streets of South Sudan and Uganda looking for His lost children. Many of…
Susan's Testimony of Redemption
Meet Susan, she has been with Favor for almost 17 years now. She was a former child soldier and God healed her body, mind, and her heart! She now…
Emmy, From Orphan to Leader
Meet Emmy who came as an orphan to our House Of Hope in 2006. He grew up amongst the Favor staff. Recently, he has graduated with a Communications…
Man Listens to Favour FM, Receives Sight From God!
Tom Ocana has been blind right from birth, and because of his visual impairment, has faced many challenges. Physical movement was one of his greatest…
God Gives Woman Baby After Salvation by Radio!
Kevin lived in total shame and rejection. When she got married, she had looked forward to having children and a family. However, a doctor told her…
Seek and You Shall Find
Isn’t our new sister beautiful, while kneeling on the dirt floor in her humble shack she became a new being…. now she is radiating with the glorious…
Now I See
What the camera has captured for your eyes to see is the miracle of a new birth; for you see, somewhere in South Sudan there is a migrating cattle…
Spiritually & Physically Hungry
These are just a few pictures of the widows and their children from the Thoony Church in the Bor Jungle of South Sudan. They had been attending Favor…
Teaching God's Word
This is a view of an eight week Portable Bible School in South Sudan taken 6-22-20. These tremendous people gather together coming from throughout…
Testimony from a S. Sudan Field Leader
– A local pastor testified that three days after this worker prayed for him, he was healed of his sickness. He came to give thanksgiving to God along…
I Want the Little Children to Come to Me
Hundreds of little girls like these, who once were truly lost and destined for lives of excruciating pain and/or demoralizing humiliation, now have…
Each One, Reach One (Daily)
Daily at Favor, we send indigenous evangelists out into the highways, byways, fields, market places, villages, tribes, hospitals, streets, bush lands…
Radio Department Testimony
We receive testimonies almost every day about the lives being touched through our Favour Radio station! People get saved, delivered, healed, their…
Trauma Counseling Heals a Former Warrior
The conflict in South Sudan has wreaked terrible pain on the citizens. Both the perpetrators and the victims of the war have been left with deep…
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