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LITWM 2012 End of Year Update

Posted on January 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

It has been an exciting year here in Africa! The Lord has done so much more than we anticipated when we moved here in December of 2011. We are thankful for your prayers, love and financial support as we seek to continue the work of training pastors and leaders, using the teaching of Bro. B.H. Clendennen. I will list the months and what has been done in various countries of Africa.
January
Fasting & Prayer for SOC graduates in Kenya
February
Visit Brazzaville, Congo for SOC setup
March
SOC in Dol Dol, Kenya training Masaai Pastors
April
Fasting & Prayer for SOC graduates in Kagera Tanzania
Fasting & Prayer for SOC graduates in Kampala Uganda
SOC introduction in Lilongwe, Malawi
May
SOC Brazzaville, Congo
SOC Revision Class, Lome, Togo
June
SOC Pointe Noir, Congo
July
SOC Brazzaville, Congo
SOC Pobe, Benin
August
SOC Rwanda
SOC Yei South Sudan
September
SOC Iganga, Uganda
SOC Rwanda
SOC Pointe Noir, Congo
SOC Lagos, Nigeria
October
SOC Kisangani, Democratic Republic Congo
SOC Rwanda
November
SOC Nebbi, Uganda
SOC Rusumo, Rwanda
December
Visit contacts for SOC in Burundi and Goma, Congo
SOC Revision Class Nigeria and Togo
SOC Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
SOC graduation in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Picture: December 2012 Class, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa

Light in the World Ministries Dec 2012

Posted on December 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

Matt 24:6 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled…”

We are seeing this very clearly in Africa right now. In the eastern part of Congo is a city called Goma that during the month of November was taken over by an armed rebel group called M23. This region has seen repeated conflicts over the years and is very unstable. In the past the School of Christ has been run in the cities of Bukavu, Goma and Uvira in the Eastern part Democratic Republic of Congo. We had planned running a school in a city called Butembo in November, but one week prior to the running the school everything had to be put on hold because of the takeover of M23. This unfortunately meant we are not able to run the school there as planned, but we continue to look for it to open up for the future. We will be meeting with pastors and SOC graduates from eastern DRC in Uganda next week to discuss how we can continue the work in that region under these hostile conditions.

Uganda, Nebbi

This is the first time that we have run a school in Nebbi, which is located in the Northern part of Uganda. We had 26 students come through the school that lasted 3 weeks.

Rwanda, Kirehe district

Because of a resounding interest from the last school we ran in this district, we agreed to run another school in this area. We had many Pentecostal pastors who had not been able to attend the previous school, come through this one that we ran in November. There were 34 graduates of this School.

South Africa, Pretoria

I was contacted a few months ago by a previous graduate who went through the first school I ran in Pretoria in South Africa. He told me he had been running the school in the church and asked if I could come and visit the graduation. I was not able to attend the first graduation but I went for the second. It was a great blessing to see so many young people who had come through the school, who were fired up for Jesus, praying and studying the Word of God. I am planning on traveling back at the end of January for a joint graduation of two schools from December and January.

Upcoming in December

In December we had plans to run a school in Tanzania, unfortunately, violence has erupted in that area as well. We have postponed the school until January.

I am leaving this week to meet with former students in Burundi. I will then go to the border of Congo to meet with pastors who are former school of Christ students, as mentioned previously. God willing, on the 16^th I will travel to Nigeria and Togo to meet with former students and encourage the forward movement of the school in these countries.

At the end of the month we will be running a school in Kinshasa (capital of Congo) and are expecting about 50 students.

Colossians 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ…God Bless,

The Cartwrights.

Light in the World Ministries October 2012

Posted on November 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

SOC training in Kisangani, DRC.

“Jambo”

It’s been a busy October here in Africa, which has included some interesting travel experiences.

Country: Congo – Democratic Republic of Congo this is the largest land mass country in Africa. Although it is rich in natural minerals, oil, gold etc, very little of the money has reached the general populace. On the eastern side of this country there have been wars and fighting, which has included brutal and tremendous disregard for human life. There is no direct highway that connects east from west, instead travel has to be done via plane.

The School of Christ training was run in the city of Kisangani which is located in the North central part of Congo. Their were 110 registered students of which 69 graduated. Attendance and discipline issues kept the others from graduating with a certificate, although some stayed on and finished the School. They were so blessed by the teaching, they did not want to leave.

Country: Rwanda – Rwanda is a country in East Africa that experienced a horrific genocide in the 1990’s. We continue to run Schools here as the word has spread over the years about the effectiveness of the teaching. We ran a school this month with 30 students. All of them were either Pastors or Bishops, which here in Africa means they are responsible for more than one church. The testimonies from some of these leaders is encouraging. They have been through Bible schools, but this is more than they have experienced before. Praise God for the opportunity to meet the need in this land!

Country: Nigeria – We had a bit of a set back in this country this month, as there were two schools scheduled having 25 students each. However, when I arrived to start the schools only six people kept their word and turned up for the training. I amalgamated the two schools into one and we ran it in the city of Lagos. Although the turn-out was not as good as we had planned, we thank the Lord for the six who graduated and look forward to further work in Nigeria.

The family is keeping well. We have had a visit from Hilary’s mum, Frances this month. It has been great to have her over. Homeschooling is still progressing and the children are all growing quickly. Their days are filled with school, animals, tree forts, rope swings and each other. We really appreciate all of you who pray for our safety. We have seen God’s hand in so many ways lately,keeping us from great danger, it is such a comfort to know you are praying for us.

By the grace of God, we are trying to take advantage of every opportunity the Lord places before us here in Africa. Thank you for praying, giving, and encouraging us in the work of LITWM here. We are so thankful and blessed to be part of it together with you.