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Light in the World Ministries Update January 2026

Posted on January 5, 2026 | 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.

Thank you all for standing with us in prayer and faithful support during 2025. It has been another great year! We rejoice in the goodness of our God and His faithfulness to His Church. 

In December of 2025, we finished the year off with two schools in the following countries: 

Nyabihu, Rwanda, 30 students (27 Pastors 3 evangelists)

Rwamwanja, Uganda 51 students (42 Senior Pastors and Bishops)

We were able to run and finance 22 full-time schools across the following countries (listed by area / country)  in 2025:

Abeokuta, Nigeria:  Gisenyi, Rwanda :  Kampala, Uganda:  Lome, Togo:  Nkwende, Tanzania:  Goma, Congo:  Mahama, Rwanda:  Maradi, Niger:  Mbarara, Uganda: 
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso:  Runzewe, Tanzania: Rwenjeru, Uganda:  Bamako, Mali:  Oudtshoorn, South Africa (Locally Supported):  Abidjan, Ivory Coast:  Kabarondo, Rwanda:  Rweminyafu, Uganda:  Bwanga, Tanzania:  Kaolak, Senegal:  Nakasongola, Uganda: 
Nyabihu, Rwanda:  Rwamanja, Uganda

We are planning, Lord willing, to run schools in the following locations in 2026:

LITWM Calendar 2026
Month / Countries

February:         Congo, Togo, Rwanda, Uganda

April:                Ivory Coast, Uganda, Rwanda

June:                Togo, Rwanda, Uganda

July:                 South Africa (Locally supported)

August:            Congo, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda

October:          Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Uganda

December:      Togo, Tanzania, Uganda

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Light in the World Ministries Update October 2025

Posted on October 9, 2025 | Leave a comment

Mat 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.

Below are photos of recently completed schools from August.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: 34 students

Rweminyafu, Uganda: 32 students

Kabarondo, Rwanda: 28 students

October Schools presently in session:

Bwanga, Tanzania – 31 students
Nakasongola, Uganda – 32 students
Senegal

Most of our students that come through the School of Christ training are presently pastoring with some of them overseeing several churches under their care.

Repeatedly we have seen the great need for a True foundation (which is Christ), and a life of prayer coupled with obedience to God’s Word.  

Many of the pastors we have recently trained have mentioned the great assault of the devil to compromise the Word of God and lives of those in the ministry. However, the Word of God is true. The description of the Christ’s church is that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  This signifies to me that the Church of Jesus Christ is not holed up, cowering away trying to survive another day, but it is marching forward in the battle against sin and the devil to rescue the captives!

Many of the students from these classes have testified to a renewal in prayer, correction of wrong doings, and repentance from error.  Thank you for your prayers for these schools.

In one of the recent schools that graduated in Uganda, a student testified of abuse in the home. During graduation, after repenting before the class, there was reconciliation, and all were praising the Lord in the congregation.

It has been amazing to see the restoration of marriages through the school, as incidents like this have taken place time and again. We thank God for his victory through the Word of God!

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Light in the World Ministries Update August 2025

Posted on August 5, 2025 | Leave a comment

(Mat 16:16-17)  And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Recently completed schools:     
Ouagadogou, Burkina Faso:
As we said in our previous newsletter, this has been our twelfth year running the school here. During this time, we have been able to reach many pastors and leaders in different parts of the country. Please continue to remember the graduates from Burkina Faso in your prayers. 

Runzewe, Tanzania: This school graduated in July with 22 pastors present and 6 evangelists. The Lord continues to open doors for future schools in Tanzania. (picture below)

Oudtshoorn, South Africa: This was one of the best schools I have ever had the privilege of running. The students were spiritually minded, receptive and asked very perceptive questions. We thank God for their spiritual hunger, the Lord’s provision and the people in leadership who carry a burden to see the school established in their country.  (Picture below)

Bamako, Mali. We have trained many former Muslim converts that are pastoring churches and daily hazarding their lives for the gospel.  It is a difficult environment, and we thank God for our director, who has traveled there to help oversee the schools over the years.  We had a total of 43 graduates in this school.

Schools presently running this August   
Rwanda – Kabarondo
Uganda – Rweminyafu
Ivory Coast – Abidjan
Thank you for standing with us in prayer and concern for the training of these pastors and leaders. It is a privilege to be a part of what God is doing in His church all over Africa.

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Light In The World Ministries Update June / July 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 | Leave a comment

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Recently completed schools:     
Rwenjuru, Uganda:
This is our fourth school that we have run in this particular region of Uganda. We had been invited by a Church organization to train their pastors (over 400 leaders).  The head overseer was greatly blessed and challenged by the school. 

Schools in session:        
Ouagadogou, Burkina Faso:
This school will graduate on the 28th June. This has been our twelfth year running the school in this country.  We thank God for the privilege of training many pastors over the years.  This is our final school, for the moment, in this country. Prayerfully, we will return at a later date.  Remember this country in your prayers.

Runzewe, Tanzania:
School started the 16th June. We have 22 pastors present and 6 evangelists.

Oudtshoorn, South Africa:
School starts the 28th June. It has been a while since we were last in South Africa running the school. We are expecting 18 students. The school is mostly self-supported. We thank God for the provision and the people who carry a burden to see the School established in their country.

Bamako, Mali. This class starts at the beginning of July.

Upcoming schools for August    
Countries:
Congo 
Uganda 
Mali 
Rwanda

Thank you for standing with us in prayer and concern for the training of these pastors and leaders. It is a privilege to be a part of what God is doing in His church all over Africa.
To God be all the Glory!

Photo Above: Rwenjuru, Uganda graduated school June 12th 2025

All schools (unless stated otherwise) are financially supported through Light in the World Ministries.

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Light In The World Ministries March 2025

Posted on March 13, 2025 | Leave a comment

Isaiah 40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

It has been a busy six weeks. We have run five schools in five different countries.  I believe the Lord has been greatly glorified and shown forth His Truth and Life in the midst of His people that have passed through the schools.

The following schools have been run this year so far.

Kampala, Uganda where we had 33 students graduate. One of the great testimonies, and one that is recurring in the schools, was a restoration of a broken marriage.  Thank God for His Life that cures all ills!

Picture Above: Kampala, Uganda

Gisenyi, Rwanda
Our second school was in Gisenyi, Rwanda. During this school fighting broke out in the neighboring city of Goma, but we were able to continue the School of Christ training.

Picture Above: Gisenyi, Rwanda

Lome, Togo, is in West Africa.  We had 66 students graduate from three different countries represented (Benin, Togo and Ghana). Many students were senior pastors.

Picture Above: Lome, Togo

Abeokuta, Nigeria. We had 16 students graduate from the training. This is the second school we have run since our restart in this country last year. We appreciate your prayers for Nigeria.

Nkwenda, Tanzania. We had 31 students graduate. This is one of the many rural areas in Tanzania where there is a real hunger to receive the Word in fulness. We thank the Lord for the lives that are being changed as they give themselves to the Word of God and prayer!

Picture Above: Nkwenda, Tanzania

Our next projected schools start in April in the following countries.
Uganda
Rwanda
Niger
Congo

Thank you for standing with us in prayer and concern for the training of these pastors and leaders. It is a privilege to be a part of what God is doing in His church all over Africa.
To God be all the Glory!

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Light In The World Ministries November 2024

Posted on November 9, 2024 | Leave a comment

Give me the love that leads the way,
The faith that nothing can dismay,
The hope no disappointments tire,
The passion that will burn like fire;
Let me not sink to be a clod—
Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God!
Written by Amy Carmichael (missionary to India)

We recently graduated schools in the month of October in the following countries.

1) Ntungamo, Uganda 2) Nyamogita, Tanzania 3) Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

After many years, we were invited back to South Africa to run an introduction class. In years past we had schools in the Pretoria region, but this time we traveled to a town called George located on the coast of South Africa.  Thirty two people gathered to watch the School of Christ lessons that Bro. Clendennen recorded in 1999. it was a great time of praying and allowing the Holy Sprit to speak to our hearts through His Word.

Picture Below: Class, Ntungamo, Uganda


In this little town in Western Uganda, every day for four weeks at 6:30 am, forty five students were gathered to pray and spend the day, studying the School of Christ.  At least twenty of these were church leaders that were pastoring churches in the surrounding towns.  Great was the hunger for reality! How the simplicity of prayer and the Word of God exalting Christ, kindles a fire for God in human hearts!

Pictures Below: Nyamogita, Tanzania


Picture Below: Abidjan, Ivory Coast


Picture Below: SOC Introduction Class, George, South Africa


This month of November we presently have a school running in Luuka, Uganda

Upcoming schools through till the end of December.

City                      Country
Rubavu,               Rwanda
Bukavu,                Congo
Thies,                    Senegal
Mbarra,                Uganda

Please also remember our following facilitators in prayer as they conduct these schools: Richard Kairu, Peter Rwaka, Isaac Rutihinda and Shalom Mawunou

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Light In The World Ministries April 2024

Posted on April 4, 2024 | Leave a comment

Acts 3:26

(26)  Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your prayers, we recently graduated schools in the following places.

City                        Country

Lome,                   Togo
Sengerema,        Tanzania
Masha,                 Uganda
Bukavu,                Congo

Pictures Below (Lome, Togo)

Sengerema, Tanzania       

Masha, Uganda

This month of April we are running schools in

City                        Country

Kampala              Uganda
Muhanga             Rwanda
Niamey                 Niger

Yours in Christ and for His Glory.

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Light in the World Ministries July Update

Posted on July 29, 2015 | Leave a comment
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
God’s truth is marching on. He is not defeated. He is still on the throne. He is still saving, healing and delivering people. Praise His Name!
In my last email update, I mentioned about new doors of opportunity for the ministry in South Africa.
 Shoshanguve South Africa
Picture Above: Graduation Soshanguve, S.Africa
After the graduation of the full-time school in June, we started a day school with 21 students in a place called Soshanguve.
One of the pastors in attendance testified that his life had been changed and that he had met Christ in a very real way. The simplicity of knowing Jesus and making Him real worked deeply in his heart. He was stirred to take the message back to his church: that the answer to everything in life, is a fresh revelation of Christ. It is a testimony like this that keeps us encouraged in our labors.
At the graduation groups of pastors from different districts met with us desiring us to come and help teach their leaders.
It is not often we witness such a hunger, desire and willingness to help facilitate the training.  We started another school on the 20th July, in a place called Hammanskraal near to Pretoria, with 55 leaders present.
Ougadougou, Burkina Faso – This is the first time I had ever visited this country.  During the month of June we had forty students attend the training but due to disciplinary issues only twenty graduated.  Those that did not graduate will be able to attend again in the future.
 Burkina #1
Ougadougou, Burkina Faso Class
Burkina #3
Burkina Faso
Burkina #2Burkina Faso, Graduation
Shinyanga, Tanzania – The host for this school was the vice-president of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (Canada) in Tanzania. He allowed us the use of his church and facilities and was also a student in the school himself.  He stated that many years ago in his district, the message of the Church used to be Biblically sound and God confirmed His Word with signs following. That message seems to have been lost in recent times as new preachers have brought in unstable doctrines to the church.  He greatly rejoiced that in the school there was a return to the truth – the sure foundation of what the Church was to be built upon.  Jeremiah 50:4-6
 Shinyanga Tanzania
Shinyanga, Tanzania
This month of July, we have started a school in South Africa as mentioned above. In Kenya our director met with over 200 pastors in an area called Kisumu to introduce the school.
In August we have two schools running in Democratic Republic of Congo one on the east side in Kinshasa and the other in a place called Bukavu on the west side. In the same month there are also schools running in Ghana and Kenya.

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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 GraduationGeita, Tanzania, SeptemberPicture Below, SOC Mubende, Uganda
Mubende, Uganda, September

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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.
 Lilongwe, Malawi #1
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!
Lilongwe, Malawi #2
 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
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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