Pastor's Conference!
What an awesome opportunity we had today! Bishop Taban scheduled a pastor's conference for Saturday. Although we did not know it until a couple of days ago, he wanted us to teach the conference. Fifteen pastors showed up from the surrounding area. Most of them walked or rode a bicycle from distances of 3 to 20 miles. What devotion!
David started out with God's teaching to His churches found in Revelations 2 & 3. Bryce followed that with a lesson on Faith and Forgiveness. Mike taught the last lesson on being a servant leader as Christ displayed in the flesh to us. The highlight of the day, however, came at the end of Mike's teaching time. After discussing how Jesus washed the disciple's feet, Mike grabbed a basin, a towel and a container of water. As Mike washed each of the pastor's feet, Bryce & David prayed over them individually. Words cannot describe this intense time of service and prayer!
As expected, God's timing was perfect. Bishop Taban came in during this time. When we made it around to washing his feet, the wind kicked up and it thundered outside! Awesome!
Although that was hard to follow, we reconvened after lunch for a time of discussion with the pastors in which many of the pastors shared their testimonies and struggles. After that, Pete McLain came in and told the pastors all about the MT4 project. This meeting allowed Pete to probe the pastors about ideas for MT4 content.
What an incredible day!
David started out with God's teaching to His churches found in Revelations 2 & 3. Bryce followed that with a lesson on Faith and Forgiveness. Mike taught the last lesson on being a servant leader as Christ displayed in the flesh to us. The highlight of the day, however, came at the end of Mike's teaching time. After discussing how Jesus washed the disciple's feet, Mike grabbed a basin, a towel and a container of water. As Mike washed each of the pastor's feet, Bryce & David prayed over them individually. Words cannot describe this intense time of service and prayer!
As expected, God's timing was perfect. Bishop Taban came in during this time. When we made it around to washing his feet, the wind kicked up and it thundered outside! Awesome!
Although that was hard to follow, we reconvened after lunch for a time of discussion with the pastors in which many of the pastors shared their testimonies and struggles. After that, Pete McLain came in and told the pastors all about the MT4 project. This meeting allowed Pete to probe the pastors about ideas for MT4 content.
What an incredible day!
posted by A life to Love at 11:03 AM
1 Comments:
I was the 15th Viewer but the first to comment. Again, I thank you guys for making this mission trip so accessible.
We prayed for your team on Saturday morning (about 6:30 California time).
It wasn't all that long ago that I recall hearing that Sudan was a dangerous place for Christian witnesses. Other than that one observation, I haven't before had any personal connection with Sudan.
Now, you are it . . .
Thanks for the education.
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