Transitions

We’ve just finished a week’s training in Namibia, and it went very well. We were hosted by Keith and Teresa who opened their absolutely stunning guest house with large classroom space on a beautiful property to our class. Our Namibian man of peace and dear friend of Percy, Pastor Jack, has gotten to know them and has been training them in his Bible School.

Our focus in Phase 3 was twofold, quickly review Phases 1 and 2, and then turn our attention to “Foundations of Pastoral Care: Receiving, Being, Becoming and Doing” which was taught by Abby, and “The Importance of Vision in Ministry: A Study of Nehemiah” which was taught by Doug. Our students, Keith, Teresa, Jack, Selma, Naomi, Athanasius, Blassius and Japheth, were just wonderful, allowing for open and helpful discussions. The last five came 200 miles from Divundu, deep in the Caprivi Strip, for the week of training.

One of the most encouraging comments during our class was made by Teresa, with everyone concurring: ”Others who have not taken these classes will continue doing their ministry the same. But as for us who have had these classes, we will do ministry differently from now on.”

At this point, we are excited to say that Percy and we are transitioning from this Namibian class, and joyfully handing them over to our new Director of Church Planting, Bosco Kutoma, and his team for future training. We’ve had a great run with this group of students and are excited about their future potential!

Medical Update: Our friend and GTN colleague, Michael Brogna, who was to have joined our training team in Namibia, has cleared numerous medical tests which is great, but he is still awaiting more results so please keep praying for him.

We have now returned to Livingstone, Zambia, and are once again working with Pastor Tom. We are training a new class of twenty young Bible School students from a variety of churches, many of which are quite far away in remote villages. We’re excited about this new partnership and believe it holds great promise for the future. This Saturday, we will train Pastor Esau’s leadership for the third time, and then Doug will preach in his church, Multiply Livingstone.

It’s been an intense, but very encouraging trip so far, and we are very grateful for your faithful, prayers, support, and encouragement. And, please remember, that when we go you always go with us.

The photos below are from our day trip with Laura Rumple into Chobe National Park and a few of our Namibian class. Enjoy!