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Light In The World Ministries Update August / September 2015

Posted on September 7, 2015 | Leave a comment

1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

(57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

August was a busy month for the ministry. We had schools running in five different countries. The first was in Northern Cameroon in a place called “Maroua”. The purpose of this school was to draw pastors from the neighboring countries of Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Chad. Due to civil unrest in the country of CAR it made it difficult for some of the pastors to travel into Cameroon. The areas highlighted above are places of intense persecution for Believers. We pray that the pastors who went through the school were fortified in their lives to go back to their homes and take the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to those that don’t know Him.

2016-08 Maroura, Cameroon Above: SOC Maroua, Cameroon

Other schools that we ran in August were in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where we sponsored one school in Kinshasa (West DRC) and another in Bukavu (East DRC).

Above SOC Kinshasa, Congo

I visited a new school we were running in Ghana on the eastern side near to the border of Togo. This is the first time we have run a school in this region.

In Hammanskraal, South Africa we graduated a school on the 8th August. The next school that I had planned to run in South Africa was booked for October. However, such was the demand from the pastors to run another school, I agreed to run two more concurrently in the same area. Both of these schools graduated on the 5th September after completing three weeks training.

Above: SOC Hammanskraal, South Africa

Above: Graduation Meal, South Africa

In Impfondo, Congo we graduated our second school with twelve students.

Above: SOC Impfondo, Congo

In this month of September, we have great openings in the country of Kenya. Our director, Joseph, has been able to introduce the school to 70 pastors in the Kisumu area of Kenya. The school will be running there this month.

The mark of a life governed by the Holy Spirit is that such a life is continually and ever more and more occupied with Christ, (T.Austin Sparks)

Light In The World Ministries September 2014

Posted on September 12, 2014 | Leave a comment

1 Thessalonians 2:4

(4) But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

I am thankful for the Lord’s reminder through the Word of God, that it is His Gospel, His Church, His Word and in His infinite wisdom He has entrusted the care of such to men. So Paul states that his desire is to please God with that trust.

As the ministry moves forward in Africa, it is my desire that we would indeed please God with the work that He has entrusted to our care.

I just recently returned from Africa where schools were running in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo.

A school was planned for Nigeria, but it was canceled due to improper organization. We have now postponed that school until November.

It was our first time to run a school in Burkina Faso. We had 45 pastors in attendance from different organizations but mostly from the Assembly of God church. During the second week of the training we lost twenty of the pastors due to the discipline and teaching of the school. Some of the pastors did not agree with the teaching, which caused disruption and confusion to the class, so they were asked to leave. Thankfully, those who were hungry for truth and reality came through refined and ready to go back to their churches seeking to please God and be a blessing to God’s Church.

In Democratic Republic of Congo I met with the present class and former students of the School of Christ. There is great team of workers in DRC who throughout this year have sought to take the school into other cities in their country.

Other schools that have graduated during this past couple of months are in Congo Republic (Brazzaville) and Togo.

We are presently running schools in this month of September in Uganda and Tanzania.

I do request your prayers for the the brethren on the ground in these countries who help us in forwarding the work of the Lord across Africa. Please also remember me in prayer, that I would have wisdom in proceeding forth with the ministry across Africa.

Picture Below: Burkina Faso

Picture Below: Togo

Picture Below: Kenya

Picture Below: DR Congo

Picture Below: Congo (Brazzaville)

Light In The World Ministries April 2014

Posted on May 13, 2014 | Leave a comment

We just completed three schools in the month of April in Nairobi, Kenya; Rwamagana, Rwanda; and Mubende, Uganda. I count it a great privilege to witness the great hunger there is amongst the Lord’s servants in Africa. There is a priceless sobriety, discipline and yearning to seek the things of God. May God continue to water, give life and minister to His leaders in that continent.

Picture of Graduation: Mubende, Uganda. April 2014

Whenever I visit the schools, my work is mostly overseeing and making sure that the schools are functioning in the lines of discipline, adherence to Biblical truth, and accountability in the finances. We have native directors on the ground that see to the actual daily running of the schools. I try to spend a few days with each class in most countries, during which time I see how the director is doing and how the school is functioning.

Picture of Graduation: Rwamagana, Rwanda. April 2014

The job of these directors is more than just playing videos. They have to answer questions, keep the discipline in the class, and make sure the cooks are not siphoning off the food to somewhere else.

Most importantly, they set the example for the class. That means they have to be present for the prayer meetings and ensure that no heretical teaching creeps in. They have to understand that the position they hold is not for the propagation of their own ideas (the school is not a platform for their own personal ministry.) Not every pastor or preacher can be one of these directors. We carefully choose them. Not all the directors have stayed with us, some have been like Judas, some have had their own ideas and so we let them go their ways – but we continue forward. Knowing what the Lord has placed in our trust is vitally important to us. We take seriously the charge and seek to hold that stewardship for His Glory and Kingdom.

Other schools that have finished recently and some presently running are as follows:

There has been a youth session in Brazzaville, Congo Republic; and regular schools in Togo and Ivory Coast. In Democratic Republic of Congo they are starting a school in a place Kasaji, which is a completely new area.

Tag Archives: Democratic Republic of Congo

Light In The World Ministries Update August / September 2015

Light In The World Ministries September 2014

Light In The World Ministries April 2014

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