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Following a powerful Europe Teen Challenge Convention in Italy, thanks to your prayers and intercession, I was able to get to Africa. God made a way out from under the cloud of volcanic ash that stranded 7 million passengers in Europe. In Rome I caught a flight to Cairo, Egypt connecting to Africa to arrive in Nairobi on time. Thank God for the Leonardo DiVinci Express. I went into Bologna Monday night by faith. When I left the hotel in the morning, the taxi driver said, "Sorry all of the flights were cancelled today... I walked into the airport to a departure screen which revealed the next 27 cancelled flights! As I prayed, the screen changed revealing a departure time on the flight to Cairo, Egypt connecting into Kenya. God is faithful. Thank you for praying! |
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| I arrived to a wonderful welcome from Steve Pippen at 5 AM in Kenya. I shared a wonderful time with the Teen Challenge students, choir rehearsal, and ministry. As international guests began to arrive Fri/ Sat, Kenya TC hosted a goat barbecue. A blessed time of fellowship was interrupted by a last-minute call asking us to come to a street meeting in the North Mathare slum. The Liberia team joined me for ministry. As the evening skies began to cloud up and the threat of impending rain tried to dampen our enthusiasm, God held back the rains until the altar call when many came forward to confess Christ as their Lord. |
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AFRICA LEADERSHIP TRAINING
The training will take place at the
East Africa School of Theology
in Nairobi, Kenya April 26-30.
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Please pray for Doug Wever who arrived sans luggage with a rotator cuff injury in real agony. We are providing training and preparing emerging leaders across the continent of Africa. John and Annie Martin, executive directors of Kenya Teen Challenge are hosting leaders from Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Swaziland, South Africa, Nigeria, Seychelles, and Mauritius.
Steve Pippen worked hard to get preparations in order for these six powerful days of ministry, vision-casting, teaching, encouragement, and prayer.
We joined with Pastor Nathan for street ministry in the slums of North Mathare to apply the lessons that are being taught and engage addicts where they live.
A highlight of this conference has been the contributions of Jacobus Nomdoe, pioneer and executive director of Teen Challenge Western Cape in South Africa as well as Kevin Ward who have shared the Ministry and powerful way from an African context. Kevin Ward continues to pioneer Teen Challenge ministry in Swaziland, now the largest Teen Challenge outreach on the continent. In a unique way he is able to challenge the five nations planting new centers that if God can do it in an AIDS ravaged, poverty-stricken nation like Swaziland where less than 300,000 people earn more than one dollar a week . . . He can do it anywhere on the continent. |
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The LTI ministry here, for all of its blessings, has not been without opposition. More violence and killings in Kaduna Nigeria have delayed the arrival of Pastor Barnabas Yohann (see prayer request below)
The representative from Seychelles had to leave early due to the passing of her mother from meningitis. Ametepey Emanual from Ghana is also delayed for financial reasons. Please pray for a powerful completion of the All Africa Training in Nairobi. |
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PARTNER
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2010 |
1) Please pray for this exciting training here in Nairobi Kenya as I complete this mission across 3 continents in the last five weeks. Please pray for healing and strength for Doug Wever, incoming Global Teen Challenge Africa representative who is in tremendous pain due to a torn rotator cuff and also that they will locate and return his luggage.
2) KADUNA, NIGERIA: Pastor Barnabas Yohann ... Two days ago three of our rural churches have been attacked by Muslim radicals again. I was hoping it was not so bad so I could still travel but after visiting and seeing the devastation, I do not feel right leaving those devastated missionaries and their families at this great time of need.. We are however watching to see how things unfold with the security forces and the people and that will determine whether I am able to still make it.
3) Pray for Lucknow Teen Challenge in India, Graduation is on May 2, 2010. Nine (9) our students are graduating- Five (5) of these graduates will go on to bible college. K.K Devraj, director, founder, pioneer, and President of Bombay Teen Challenge and Dr. Leroy Gruner are the speakers. The new
100 bed facility for Lucknow Teen Challenge is under construction and the dedication/foundation stone laying Ceremony will be on May 1. Pray for their safety in Uttar Pradesh.
4) PLEASE pray a special blessing for the wonderful folks from Scotland who were such a blessing to me. Here are two of the reports of dear friends who have finally gotten home from the conference.
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GLASGOW SCOTLAND
: What a week, finally 2 friends had to drive all the way to Italy by mini bus to fetch us. We left 9 am thurs morn and I was home by 5.30 Fri night.
We had breakfast in Italy, lunch in the Swiss Alps, dinner in France and supper in Paris. How good is our God. Awesome.
(after all that eating, I'm just glad that no one got seasick on the ferry ride)
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SIBERIA. Ilya Bantseev . . . What an adventure! This past week I attended a European Teen Challenge conference in Italy. Being with over 300 leaders of TC centers throughout Europe was a wonderful experience. It was an honor to be able to give a presentation from Russia, as I was the only one representing this country. During the conference, all flights were canceled because of the volcano in Iceland. I'm thankful to the Lord for providing a ride for me to drive with TC directors from Italy to Poland.We drove for two days continuously through Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, and Poland. When we came to Warsaw, Poland, I tried to get a train ticket to Moscow. As I was standing in line for a ticket, I was told that there were no more tickets for Moscow until Saturday, which was five days later. Afterward, a man stood up in the
crowd and made an announcement in Russian.
He said, "We're driving to Lithuania, and we have one space in the car if someone wants to go with us." The Lord miraculously provided a ride for me to travel to Lithuania and Latvia with strangers and also gave me the opportunity to share with them about the Lord! God is great! Finally, from Latvia I was able to get a train ticket to Moscow. Praise God! I'm also thankful that the flights within Russia weren't canceled, so I didn't have to take the 3 day/3 night train from Moscow to Novokuznetsk.
6) Pray for workers for the Harvest ...Teen Challenge Centers in 86 countries need staff and we currently have invitations to start Teen Challenge in 43 nations. They are crying out for help. They need the power of God to meet a pressing social need... but we know it has a SPIRITUAL ROOT.
We offer SPIRITUAL RESOURCES to meet the need.
MATTHEW 9: 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
38 Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
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INTERNATIONAL
SCHEDULE
Around the world, Evangelism,
preparing . planting . partnering |
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STATESIDE SCHEDULE
Current services.
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April 26-30
ALL AFRICA LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Nairobi, Kenya
July 5-12 (8-10)
ROCK THE BLOCK SANTIAGO
Santiago Dominican Republic
Aug 1-8
TCA USA National Convention/ GTC STAFF
Branson, MO
AUG 12-17
National Youth Convention
Havana, Cuba
October 15-27
Third World Conference on World Evangelization
Cape Town, South Africa
November 1-6
ALL Africa Leadership Training Anniversary
Mbabane Swaziland
November 8-12
Bombay Teen Challenge Anniversary
Mumbai (Bombay), India |
We have two open Sundays in May and two open Sundays in June. We would love to come to minister to your church. PLEASE give Cathy a call at 757 728-0347 to arrange an exciting time of worship, ministry, music, and the word.
Be a part, hear the miracles. Send us as your missionaries to the world.
May 23, 2010
Restoration Church
10:40 AM Hampton, VA
June 6, 2010
Newport News Rock Church
Newport News, VA
June 9-13, 2010
Banquet for Liberia Teen Challenge Minneapolis, Minnesota
As we prepare our exciting year of
ministry in 2010, we would love to come to minister to your church.
PLEASE give Cathy a call at 757 728-0347 to arrange an exciting time of worship, ministry, music, and the word.
Be a part, hear the miracles, and send us as your missionaries to the world
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