The Hope of the World

Abram and I spent the day yesterday in Qwa Qwa visiting local pastors. We wanted to see how they were doing since our last Hand in Hand leadership conference, and to get their feedback about how we are doing and ways we can help in the future.

Pastor Mojaki and his wife have been happily married for 32 years. They would like help pouring into other married couples knowing that Satan works hard to attack families in order to erode the foundation for leaders, churches and society as a whole.

Pastor Seobi has dreams of teaching the Word of God in the schools and currently leads a Pastor Council that consults with the Department of Education. He also dreams of a Community Action Team formed by local churches to serve the poor and reach the lost. His passion and vision were contagious, and it reminded me of what Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek, often says – that the local church is the hope of the world!!!

Pastor Mile said that he has seen tremendous growth through his partnership with us. He has grown as a leader and pastor, his leaders have grown tremendously as well, and members of his church have been blessed by Launch Pad and Leadership Summit. One is now a coach with us, stepping out to mentor a group of young people.

Pastor Maria (picture) told us that she has learned so much from our conferences and cds, and teaches what she learns to the rest of her congregation. The learning opportunities, along with the mission teams that serve in her community, have raised her ministry to a whole new level.

Our goal was to encourage our church partners – they work tirelessly and have such a tough job! But I must say, we were pretty encouraged as well as they shared their hearts, expressed their gratitude, and gave us their love and support right back.

Please pray for these mighty leaders – that they continue to carry out God’s vision for their churches and communities and for this nation.