It has been a busy month in April and another busy one set for May. I tried to slow everything down at the beginning of the year by running the schools on a bi-monthly basis, but I’ve found it getting ahead of me, so the schools have ended up running continuously.
Goma, D.R. Congo – For those who are familiar with Eastern Congo, you may already know about the rebel army groups fighting for dominance in the area. The city of Goma was recently overtaken by a rebel force called M23 and the United Nations was forced to move out of the city. It is a very unstable region.
We had a number of pastors who have been in the ministry for many years. They came to the class very disillusioned, because of all the fighting and problems occurring in the region. The Lord met with them during the school and their hearts were stirred up and encouraged to press on in the Lord’s will; for the warfare we fight is not against flesh and blood.
Kinshasa, D.R. Congo – On the Western side of DRC we ran the school in Kinshasa. There were 38 students in attendance.
Nairobi, Kenya. This school had been a long time forthcoming. We have been in Kenya now for almost two years and my heart was concerned that the school had not progressed like I had hoped. The good news was that we had a brother who approached me with the intent to run the school during the holidays when he could use a school building to run the School of Christ teaching. He got the building for free. I said I would help with the food cost and he said that his church would cover the water and electric, Praise God. There were 15 pastors graduated from this training.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – I spent a week with Pastor Shalom from Togo running an introduction class in Ivory Coast for the School of Christ. This was the first time the school has been introduced here. It was a good challenge to the leaders of the churches. We plan to bring two of their leaders from Ivory Coast to go through the complete school in June in Cameroon. This will enable them to know fully what the school is about before we run it in Ivory Coast at a later time.
We have already started a school in Mubende, Uganda. There was such a demand for the school that there were not enough places for everyone who wanted to come. There are 38 pastors going through the school at the moment, and others had to be told to wait until the July class. It is always a blessing to go where the hearts are hungry for the Word of God.
We will be running schools in Rwanda and Nigeria later on in the month. Next week we start a school in South Sudan, in a city called Malakal which is close to the border of North Sudan. I will be leaving to be present for the first week of this school. The situation is difficult because we could not find anyone to rent us a building for one month in that area. So we rented a big tent and will be running the school in it. Also the cost of food is exceptionally high as we are having to import it. We are expecting 60 pastors and leaders to be in attendance.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. The doors are open in the vast continent for much needed discipleship. Please be in prayer for the schools in the month of May and also that God would give me wisdom on how to handle the various situations that arise.
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