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Light in the World Ministries update January 2015

Posted on January 10, 2015 | Leave a comment

I am excited about the opportunities set before us for this year of 2015.
Below is a schedule listing the places we plan to run the school during the year. I want to be careful to preface this with as God wills and directs.

January: Ivory Coast

February: Rwanda, Uganda.

April: Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria,

May: Gabon

June: Tanzania, Burkina Faso

July: Cameroon (Chad & Central Africa Republic)

August: East & West Congo, Congo (Brazzaville)

October: Ghana, Benin Republic, Togo

December: Cameroon, Ivory Coast

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Light In The World Ministries 2014 End of Year Update

Posted on December 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

Picture Above. SOC Ivory Coast

Picture Above: SOC, Limbe, Cameroon

Picture Above: SOC Limbe, Cameroon

I returned from checking on schools that were running in Cameroon and Ivory Coast. I’m so thankful for caliber of the directors that are working with us to see the school move across the continent of Africa. In each of the schools there was spiritual life and understanding of the Truth of the Word of God. This worked itself into the anvil of daily prayer, fasting for each of the leaders that attended, seeking God for a move of His Spirit within their own respective families, ministries, communities and countries where these ministers are working in the gospel.

I have been reflecting since I got back on what has taken place this year. My heart is full of gratitude toward God to see His hand provide and forward the work of training leaders across the continent of Africa.

To quote the late B.H. Clendennen from the lesson “The Church is A Prophet”

“Prophetic ministry is in its totality, the ministry of spiritual interpretation. It is the interpretation of everything from a spiritual standpoint. There never was a time when there was a greater need for such ministry. That is, the need for a voice of interpretation – a spiritual voice interpreting things from a spiritual standpoint. Millions are deceived today as the word of God is being interpreted from a carnal view. Men have taken the scriptures and twisted them into lies.”

I may sound repetitive in saying this but this is the great need of the church in Africa and all over the world. There is a desperate need to have the mind of God brought to His Church. I believe that, in the schools that we are running, there is an awakening of the leaders to come back to the foundation of God’s Church – which is Christ. To once again let everything be done decently and in order, that is, to be patterned after Christ.

During 2014 we had plans to run the school in seventeen different countries across the continent, we managed to run it in fifteen of them. In some of the countries we were able to run more than one school. Listed below are the full-time schools we financially provided for. The countries are in bold script.

Gabon

Wau, South Sudan

Goma, DR Congo

Nairobi, Kenya (three schools, April, August, December we covered the cost of one and partially provided for the other two.)

Mubende Nebbi Uganda (three schools, April and August in Mubende and then one school in Nebbi which we covered the director’s expenses and someone else sponsored the school.)

Rwanda,

Malawi,

Geita, Tanzania (Two schools)

D.R.Congo (We have been helping the school go forward in this country through partial support all year long, running schools in different areas of DRC.)

Congo (Brazzaville) (We have been helping the school go forward all year long.)

Burkina Faso

Togo,

Benin Republic,

Ivory Coast,

Cameroon

In some of these countries the directors have been helping to sponsor additional part-time classes.

LITWM is presently sponsoring a translation project in India, updating the Hindi version of the SOC.

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Light In The World Ministries Update November 2014

Posted on November 27, 2014 | Leave a comment

2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

On the day of Pentecost men who were dead in sin and transgressions were brought into a living relationship with Christ Jesus. Jerusalem, the place of intense religious dogma and tradition, the place where Christ was crucified, was now the chosen place for God to bring forth men and women of spiritual life and understanding. What was seemingly a small number of disciples left after the crucifixion of Christ, exploded into three thousand being added to the Lord (Acts 2:41). The fruit was there because of the death and resurrection of Christ.

Someone recently asked me what is the greatest miracle I have seen in running these training programs for pastors and leaders? There have been times during the schools where people have been healed physically of sickness and disease, and that is wonderful. But, the greatest miracle I have witnessed, is people who have come to the school with dead tradition and religion and have been brought forth unto life eternal, into a living experiential life with Christ to be lived out day by day and hour by hour. This is a work that only Christ can do in a man’s heart and life and it is a miracle!

I came back three weeks ago from a trip to Togo and Benin Republic, where the school was being run. In both places it was a great encouragement to see the spiritual life of the leaders being changed and transformed.

In December we have full-time schools running in Cameroon and Ivory Coast.

Thank you for praying and supporting the work we do in Africa. We certainly know we are in this work together.

Pictures Below: Togo Class

Togo #2

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Light In The World Ministries Update October 2014

Posted on October 17, 2014 | Leave a comment

Matthew 24:14 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.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support,

During the month of September I traveled to Uganda and Tanzania to be with Schools that were running. It’s a great encouragement to see people’s lives changed and equipped to go forth and preach the gospel in all the world.

In our troubled times, we have to believe and know that we do have the answer. It is not a new church program, new singing group or “new revelation,” but the answer is in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why we must seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33), that in all things he may have the preeminence (Col 1:18.)

We presently have schools running this month of October in the countries of Togo and Benin Republic in West Africa. I will be leaving on Monday 20th October to work with the schools and directors in these areas and to plan for the future of the ministry there.

In the face of Ebola and militant Islam pray with us that out of these students a vanguard would rise up to live and demonstrate the power of God across West Africa. We do have the answer!

Picture Below: Geita, Tanzania SOC Graduation

Picture Below, SOC Mubende, Uganda

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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)

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Light In The World Ministries June 2014

Posted on June 30, 2014 | Leave a comment

Thank you for those who have prayed for my recent trip to Africa.

The first country I visited was Malawi, in the city of Lilongwe. In 2011 I had been contacted by a former student that went through the School of Christ. His intention in communicating with me was to see the school go forward in Malawi. At the beginning of 2012 I visited him and we started a part time school in his church, which has continued to run these past two years in the evenings and weekends.

Picture: Lilongwe, Malawi

This year I talked about the possibility of running a full-time school in Malawi. On June 9th we started the school, and we had 28 pastors gather from different areas in Malawi. We housed these students at the church. Great was the hunger for the Word of God and for the Spirit of The Lord to have His way amongst us!

Picture: Lilongwe, Malawi

The next part of my trip was to Kenya. I have been involved in running the school in Kenya since 2007. This trip was a revision class with the former students, so we reviewed the series of “The Conflict” and the series of “The School of Christ.” The Director for the SOC in Uganda also joined us and there was great focus and unity of heart as we reviewed the lessons. Toward the end of the revision class we discussed with the former students how the school could move forward in Kenya. We have already run one school in Kenya this year but as these students talked, they planned tentatively to run two other schools this year.

Geita, Tanzania

The final step of the trip was to Geita, Tanzania. The School of Christ has been run in many places in Tanzania. We first started in Mwanza, then the school spread to many parts of the country. At one point we were running schools every month of the year. There has always been a great hunger for the training from the Bishops and Pastors in Tanzania. I had talked with our director for Tanzania about running one full-time school this year. We decided to run the school in Geita, which is a new area for us. At the beginning of the school we faced a problem. We only had space for 26 pastors to attend the training and 80 pastors turned up, the first 26 were given a place and the others have to wait. There is a great and effectual door opened to us there, so we are looking at running the school again in the months of August / September.

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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.

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Light In The World Ministries March 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

Isaiah 8:19-20
(19) And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
(20) To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

East DRC Febraury photp Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Thank you for your prayers the Lord has graciously provided strength and ability during these last few weeks.

Togo, Revision Class

This journey was started in the country of Togo, where we had a revision class for former students who had been through the School of Christ. Then I travelled to Ivory Coast and finally to Nigeria. In each place we looked at the future of the training, how the former students could help and continue the work and get ready for the schools in the coming months.

Nigeria, Revision Class

These revision classes consisted of repeating and emphasizing certain lessons from the School of Christ. Particular emphasis was given to the series of the Holy Spirit, Revival, Rebuilding the Gates and the School of Christ. We stressed the point that God cannot build his church upon man’s fallen nature, so the ideas, opinions and programs of men are always rejected by God. God has his program and his plan – that is the revelation of His Son Jesus through His Vessel the Church. This work, therefore, demands the Cross, so that which is of human nature is ruled out and God’s Spirit would have His way.

Wau, South Sudan

During the month of February we graduated a full-time school in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. They had 22 students, mostly Pastors and Bishops. Then we had a school in Wau, South Sudan. The director testified that this was one of the best schools he had the privilege of running, that the students were blessed with the teaching and not one word of complaint was raised. Praise the Lord!

Ivory Coast, Revision Class

Please pray for upcoming schools in the month of April, we will be running schools in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

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Light in the World Ministries February 2014

Posted on February 14, 2014 | Leave a comment

Ephesians 5:18

(18) And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Proverbs 20:1

(1) Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Strange verses to start a newsletter with, but these are pertinent to the situation we face in some countries in Africa. Last year we ran an introductory school in the country of Gabon. We ran our second school there in January 2014. One of the problems that we came in contact with in Gabon was the issue of pastors drinking alcohol. This highlights the issues that are creeping in throughout Christianity on the continent of Africa. Of course these issues are not new, but seeing them directly influence the church is a means of continual exhortation on our part to Fight the Good Fight of Faith (1 Tim 6:12).

There is a teaching of unbiblical “grace” that has taken root in what were formerly conservative churches around the world. This “hyper-grace” teaching is not the true grace of Titus 2:12 teaching us to deny ungodliness, but it is the teaching of Jude vs 4 where ungodly men have crept in turning the grace of God into lasciviousness.

As such it highlights more than ever the absolute need for the preaching of God’s Word with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven – 1 Peter 1:12.

Paul stated that 1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

This is what we aim for in the schools we run. The training is more than just academic, but we strive to provide the discipline and encouragement for these leaders to “seek those things which are above.”

In January, schools were run in Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasha. We started a school in South Africa, but were misled by the man who invited us, so we had to cancel that school.

In this month of February we are running the school in

Wau, South Sudan

Goma, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Youth School in Congo – Brazzaville.

We will be holding revision classes in Togo, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Please pray for these schools and revision classes that the Word of the Lord would have free course and be glorified (2 Thessalonians 3:1) and that our directors and myself would be kept in safety during our travels.

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Light In The World Ministries End of Year Report

Posted on December 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

Nigeria, Ijebu Land, SOC Graduation December 20143

Nigeria, Ijebu land, Class Photo, December 2013

Thank you all for your prayers and support this year of 2013. It has been a great blessing to see the Lord provide for the continued running of the schools in Africa. I stand amazed at all that has been accomplished and I’m persuaded that what has gone forth has been an expression of God’s Will. Our purpose is to support and help with the running of training programs called the School of Christ across the continent of Africa.

In the months of November and December there have been schools running in Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya and Togo. Below is listed an update of the full-time schools that have taken place in Africa this year. Part-time schools continue to run on a regular basis in the countries of Togo, Kenya, Malawi and DR.Congo.

Schools 2013

January:        Uganda;    Tanzania;     Nigeria;     South Sudan
February:      Tanzania
March:           Nigeria;     Burundi;     Uganda
April:             Democratic Republic of Congo – Kinshasa;     Ivory Coast; Democratic Republic of Congo – Goma;     Kenya
May:               South Sudan;     Gabon;     Uganda;     Rwanda;     Nigeria
June:              Cameroon
July:               Uganda
August:          Republic of Benin;     Kenya;     Ivory Coast
September:    South Africa;     Rwanda;     Burkina Faso
November:     Uganda;     Nigeria
December:     Kenya;

Thanks to the brethren on the ground in Africa who have labored in arduous conditions to see the Light of the Gospel shine forth. These co-laborers I am eternally grateful for, because in the midst of greed and corruption in the ranks of the ministry,God has his people throughout the world who care not for worldly fame or applause but work with an eye single to the Glory of God.

Understanding that the Church (Body of Christ) is usually the direct result of the ministry in charge of it, the need for training Godly leaders becomes paramount. God has graciously given us a tool in the School of Christ teaching that can radically affect a pastor’s life which will impact others under his influence. We therefore work towards this goal. We do not involve ourselves in building projects or social work (not that these things are wrong) but we pray and labor toward the aim of building the Kingdom of God in men’s lives. We believe this work can only be started, sustained and finished by the Holy Spirit, therefore we look to Him to meet the need across world.

In 2014 by Gods grace we look to run a full-time school in each of the 17 countries that we are working in Africa. In January we start with a school in Gabon, West Africa moving from there to South Sudan and Eastern DR Congo.

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