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1 Corinthians 10:11  Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

We have just completed two schools: one in Cameroon and the other school in Niger.  Both schools went well, and they have now graduated.  We thank God for our faithful Directors to continue the work of training pastors and leaders in this end-time generation.

We had planned to run two more schools this month.  The first one was in Nairobi, Kenya but we have decided to defer this one until October.

The second which will be starting next week, will be in Mali. We will have a revision / introduction class where we run a three-day training showing the lessons and having a prayer time. This serves as a review for former students, but also opens the door for pastors who are interested in attending to see what the training is about. These revision / introduction classes have been highly effective in mobilizing new students to understand the nature of the training and to let them know what is expected of them when they attend the school.

John 9:4  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

The above scripture has been on our hearts for many years, as we have sought diligently to follow the Lord’s leading in the open doors before us. We have always realized that present opportunities may not always be there.  I am sure that many of you have felt the same thing in your lives and sought to glorify the Lord as well.

During this recent situation with COVID-19 my thoughts have often gone back to this scripture. I am so thankful for the brief opportunities that God has given us to go through the open doors and to take the Gospel into the continent of Africa. It amazes me how quickly everything has been closed, in a moment of time.

Now is the time for the Church in these nations to apply what they have heard through the Schools we have run and be the vessel God wants them to be. Even the wonderful new technological advances and means of communication can never replace the bodily presence of saints of God, living out Christ’s life upon the earth. Please continue to pray for the brothers and sisters in Africa during this time.

All the schools that were planned for Africa are presently postponed. I have been in communication with our Directors and many of their countries have been closed to visitors and quarantine restrictions are in place. We are monitoring the situation in each country and will resume classes, Lord willing, as soon as possible.

Our first school to open back up will be in July or August, tentatively in the countries of Cameroon and Mali.

Thank you for prayers.

Light in The World Ministries Update, April 2020

Isa 55:6-7
(6)  Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
(7)  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers,

I think most of you to whom I write are restricted in your movements.  I was due to leave on the 29^th of March to visit schools we had running in Tanzania and Kenya; however, due to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 my flights got canceled and some African countries have shut their borders to international visitors.

We are thankful the school in Tanzania did not get shut down and they successfully graduated with 20 students on April 3^rd.

In March we also started a school in Niger, but after the first week of the class, the government shut down its borders and prohibited public gatherings.  We have postponed this class until a more convenient time.

This month of April, we were supposed to run the School of Christ in Kenya, but Kenya has stopped all international flights to and from the country and placed the population on lockdown.

Thank you for all of you that have prayed and supported the ministry. The schools may be paused for the time being, but as soon as things reopen in Africa, we will resume our schedule.

We trust and pray that you are all well.  During this time, it is easy to allow fear to dominate our lives, but we must keep faith in God and redeem the time we have in seeking God’s face.

In Christ and for His Kingdom.

Rom 2:28-29

Above Pictures: Left SOC Togo, Right SOC Uganda

(28) For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: (29) But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

March 2020:

I recently returned from Africa, where I was present for the graduation of the school in Uganda and for the start of the school in Togo.

It is always a blessing to see hearts stirred by God’s Holy Word and fanned into flame during times and seasons of prayer. On graduation day of the school in Uganda, we heard testimonies of how God’s Word had brought to light the need of truth in hearts. How the life of Christ must be reflected in our daily walk, how the blood of Jesus is sufficient to cleanse and sanctify a life, enabling them to live victoriously in the light of Calvary.

The pastors that graduated from this Ugandan school, requested that we come back to run another school this year, in the same area. After graduation, the students came forward to volunteer themselves to help support another school in the same district this year. One student offered a 50-pound (20kg) bag of maize flour, another 20kg of sugar, another would donate 100,000 Ugandan shillings ($35 approx) another $10, the list goes on.

It is always humbling to partake and see the desire of these students to help support another school. This school they are contributing towards will be run in the month of April. The money they don’t manage to raise, the ministry will help to make up the difference.

From Uganda I went to Togo, where I was present with our Director, Brother Shalom (Togolese). Pastors gathered from three nations (Benin, Ghana and Togo) for four weeks of training.

In many of the West African schools before we commit to running a full school, we hold introduction classes / revision trainings that last 3 days. This gives the pastors a sample of how the training will be conducted. When they gather for the full-time school, then every heart is prepared and in the right attitude to pray and hear God’s Word. These introduction classes help smooth the way for the initial first week. This is beneficial because for many the 2 hours of prayer and 8-10 hours of immersion in the Word of God is sometimes a shock to the system.

Thank you for praying for these schools. Time moves fast! It is hard to believe we’re in the third month of 2020 and our next schools are soon to begin. Following are the schools scheduled to run this month:

Monday 9^th – April 3rd in a place called Nyakanazi, Tanzania.

March 10^th – April 11^th Niger.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

I recently returned from Ivory Coast, where I was with the school in Abidjan the capital city. We had 21 leaders in attendance.  In the final days of the school there was a great stirring in the student’s hearts for revival and to see the hand of the Lord manifest in the churches and communities they came from.

At the same time, we had another school running in Ivory Coast in a location called Akoupe, where 11 students were being trained. Students from both these schools had travelled from the far reaches of Ivory Coast to attend the training.

As we reach the end of this year, it is great to give thanks and take stock of what has been accomplished.  Below is a report of the schools that the ministry has supported and run this year.

Please note some months we were able to run more than one school. See below.

As we approach the new year, we are already making the preparations for schools running in 2020. We start the year on 2^nd January with a school in Uganda. Then in the month of February we have a combined school from three countries: Ghana, Benin & Togo.

Thank you for your continued prayers. Our Lord has been graciously present during my trips to protect, guide and to help and also to keep our fellow workers in Africa safe as well. May He bless and keep you all in the new year.

Eph 4:15-16
(15)  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
(16)  From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

In the month of September, we graduated two schools in Lagos, Nigeria and Bamako, Mali.

It was our first time to run the school of Christ in the country of Mali. We had over thirty leaders gather for the School of Christ training.  This country is predominately Muslim as over 90% of the population associate themselves as such. This has made it difficult for the pastors in the country to stand strong. We are thankful that we have been able to help some of these pastors to be trained in the Word of God, encouraged and disciplined to pray and seek the Lord.

I returned recently from the town of Kabarondo in Rwanda and the country of Togo. In Rwanda we had 26 students graduate from the school, and in Togo the session is presently running with over 40 students gathered.

In November we will be running School of Christ in Juba, South Sudan and Ivory Coast.

Yours in Christ and for His Kingdom

(1Ti 4:16)  Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

The value of one human soul is of infinite worth to God. We know this, for He gave His Son Christ Jesus for the redemption of people’s lives.  To be saved from the dominion of sin and rescued from the eternal fires of Hell is what Christ accomplished at the Cross.

As Christians we treasure what God values, as the above scripture says, “Take heed, unto yourself and unto the doctrine. In doing this you’ll save yourself and them that hear you.”

As we continue the work of running the School of Christ training across Africa, the great need of the above scripture is of vital importance.  The school’s emphasis is that each student should daily be a manifestation of the truth they are learning. It is life changing and doctrinally sound.

In the month of July, we ran four schools in the following countries.

1^st Ketu, Benin Republic (West Africa)

2^nd Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa)

3^rd Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central West Africa)

4^th Runzewe, Tanzania (East Africa)

During July we were able to introduce the school in the country of Mali to an interested group of Pastors. This is our first time to introduce the school in Mali.  The population of the country is more than 90% Muslim as such there has been severe persecution of Christians in this country. We are planning to run a school there in the month of September for these leaders.

God Bless you all, thank you for prayers and support to see these schools continue across Africa.

Isaiah 33:5-6 KJV

(5)  The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

(6)  And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Dear All,

First, thank you for your prayers for our director Shalom from Togo (West Africa). He has safely returned home after a successful trip to Niger during the month of April.  The location of the training was in the city of Niamey.  There was much difficulty in running this school, but thankfully 21 students graduated the training.

We also completed in April the School of Christ training in Nairobi, Kenya.  We had 9 leaders that came from different areas; one pastor traveled from the border of Somalia, two other pastors from Embu and others from different regions in Kenya.  It was a small class, but the quality of the leadership and effect of Truth upon these hearts was a treasure to see.

After being present the last week of the school in Kenya, I traveled to Tanzania to a place called Runzewe, where we had 23 pastors present for the School of Christ training.  During the series of the Almighty Blood, great conviction came to the hearts of these leaders.  During one of the rest breaks, the class leader came and said that the pastors felt the need to repent and could we take time when we came back to class to pray and ask the Lord for his help and forgiveness.

I don’t know what area the Lord touched upon the hearts of these leaders, but I am thankful that He can speak to all our hearts and lead us in the way of righteousness.

Thank you for your prayers for the upcoming schools, in the month of June we shall be running a school in Burkina Faso.

Above Pictures: SOC Graduation Kenya

1 Corinthians 2:7-8 KJV

(7)  But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

(8)  Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

At the end of March, we completed our second school in Uganda this year, in a place called Kyankwazi. We were greatly helped by Bro. Charles Chamblee who came to help run the school during this month.  The area where the school was located had no power or running water, so we used a generator for the School of Christ teaching to go forth. What a blessing it was to have 41 precious souls present to hear the Word of God!

This month of April we are starting two schools; one in Nairobi, Kenya and the other in Niger . 

Please be in prayer for one of our Directors, who has traveled and is presently in Niger at great personal risk, to run the School. It is a very difficult situation because of radical Muslim persecution against the Christians there. By God’s grace, there are pastors in that country who want and need the training we provide for them.

Your prayers are appreciated as we labor together to see the Gospel go forth in these last days!