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Hebrews 4:14  Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession

We recently graduated schools in the month of June and July in the following areas.

1) Bukavu Congo 2) Bugamba Uganda 3) Rulenge Tanzania 4) Ougadougou Burkina Faso

Picture below: Bugamba, Uganda (June)

Picture below: Rulenge, Tanzania (June)

Picture below: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (July)

This month of August we have three full-time schools running in the following countries.

City                        Country
Bamako                Mali
Ibanda                  Uganda
Butare                  Rwanda

Below is a recent testimony from a school we ran in Rwanda

The Pastor in charge of the church that housed the SOC in Muhanga testified:

“When we started with one hour of prayer, I thought, ‘What am I doing? I came here to learn the lessons.’ One hour was very difficult to pray without other things. Now I know prayer is the one thing in our lives as a pastor.” Our director Peter Rwaka said, “Others came to the school and realized the School of Christ is different than learning history. They may have a diploma but they don’t know how Christ is real. They learn the history but nothing happened. Here they learn they must have the life of Christ.”

Revelation 19:5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

Psalms 68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. 

Dear Friends,
 We give thanks and praise to our God for a productive year of ministry.  Thank you all who have participated in prayers and support.  1 Corinthians 3:8, “Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.”  

  Our final schools of the year graduated on the 13^th December in Mbarara, Uganda.  We had 52 graduates complete the four-week training.                 

Picture Above, SOC Mbarara, Uganda December 2023

The school running in Senegal also graduated.

Picture Above SOC Thies, Senegal, December 2023

This year by the grace of God, we have been able to support the running of 26 schools in Africa.  Below is the summary of the countries in which schools were run in 2023.

Thank you all for your continued prayers. We live in perilous times. God has ordained that the Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations and then the end will come!

Yours for Christ and His Kingdom.

Picture Above: SOC Senegal November Class

Revelation 1:17-18
(17)  And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
(18)  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

It is a great privilege seeing how the school changes people, by the power of God’s Word in conjunction with His Life. He is challenging and strengthening many of the Church leaders who attend the schools we run. 

In October, we completed and graduated the following schools:
Bukavu, Congo 
Abidjan, Ivory Coast 
Biharamulo, Tanzania 
Mukityaza, Uganda 

In the month of November, we started / will start schools in:
Senegal,
Buseresere, Tanzania
Bujumbura, Burundi
Kyera-Nyamitanga, Uganda

Thank you all for your continued prayers.  We live in perilous times. God has ordained that the gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations and then the end will come!

2 Corinthians 3:17-18
(17)  Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (18)  But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus!
God has graciously enabled the forward movement of the training of the pastors across the continent of Africa.  I recently returned from a trip to Rwanda and Nigeria.

During my time in Rwanda, we were running the School of Christ training in a city called Musanze. We had 27 students gathered for the monthly training.  What a precious time it was to be with these saints as God stirred our hearts to once again rise and diligently seek the Lord. We were all challenged to be a vessel of revival in this generation.

Pictures above SOC Musanze, Rwanda August 2023

In the final week of the school in Rwanda, I was approached in the evening by three pastors who presented me with a list of 39 ministers who were asking to go through the training.  I queried them about how they heard about us, and they replied,
“We saw what happened to the former students and how their lives were changed during the April 2023 school.  We wanted the opportunity to also experience and go through the training.”
We graduated on that Friday and started the next school the following Monday with these pastors.  Thank the Lord for the open door and open hearts.

In the month of August, we finished a month-long school in Nakasongola, Uganda.

Here is a testimony from the school from our director Richard Kairu.
“Hello Brother Stephen today as we were on last lesson of pneumatology (The convictive work of the Holy Spirit). Students started crying as they repent of their sin and confessing their faults to one another, we had to pause the lessons for a time of prayer, there has been a great move of the Holy Spirit.”

Picture above SOC Nakasongola, Uganda August 2023

Also in August, we completed a school in Bamako, Mali.

During this month of September, we have two schools running.
One is in Lome, Togo (2^nd school in Togo this year), and the other in Musanze, Rwanda (3^rd school in Rwanda this year).

For the month of October, we are starting schools in:

• Bukavu, Congo
• Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• Tanzania
• Mukityaza, Uganda

Matthew 24:14
(14)  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

1 Corinthians 1:21
(21)  For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

In June / July 2023, I visited the following schools that were in session, We thank God for giving us faithful directors in each of these countries to help run the training.

Picture below. June, SOC Rwampara, Uganda

Picture below. June, SOC Insenye, Tanzania

Picture below. June, SOC Ougadogou, Burkina Faso

Picture below. July, SOC Musoma, Tanzania

These are the schools presently running, this month of August 2023

1. Nakasongola, Uganda
2. Bamako, Mali
3. Musanze, Rwanda

Please pray for wisdom as we go forth. We may be small in number, but this year has been a testament to the faithfulness of God as we have run sixteen schools so far and project to run ten more before the end of the year.  All glory to the Lord for this.

John 1:36

(36)  And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

Dear Friends,

                Greetings again in the mighty name of Jesus.  We thank the Lord for His continued faithfulness and sustaining grace to continue the work in Africa.

During the month of April, we completed three schools in the following locations (town, country)

Niamey, Niger
Ndinzi, Uganda
Musanze, Rwanda

Picture above: school in Niamey, Niger

Whenever I visit the schools, my work is to ensure the schools are functioning with discipline, adherence to biblical truth, and accountability in finances.  We have directors on the ground that see to the actual daily running of the schools. I usually spend at least a week with each class during which time I see how the director is doing and the school is functioning.

The job of these directors is more than just starting the videos.  They answer questions, keep discipline in the class, and make sure the pastors / church leaders are fed and accommodated.

Most importantly, they set the example for the class. That means they are present for the prayer meetings and ensure that no heretical teaching creeps in.  They understand that the position they hold is not for the propagation of their own ideas. Not every person can be one of these directors. We carefully choose them, knowing what the Lord has placed in our trust is vitally important.

We have one school running this month of May in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

In the upcoming month of June, please remember the following schools in prayer.

Rwampara, Uganda
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Isenye, Tanzania