The Grace Institute’s Will Savell traveled to Uganda last month to equip local pastors with theological resources for biblical training. The Bible Institute there will begin classes on October 16. Interest has been overwhelming, with a neighboring village also requesting biblical training to minister to new Christians in the area. Praise God for the work He is doing in Uganda and throughout Africa.
Prayer
For the equipping of pastors in Cuba
Christians in Cuba are sharing God’s love with their neighbors through intentional ministries that feed the poor, care for the forgotten, and love the fallen. Pray for the Christian pastors there as they receive biblical resources for theological education this week from The Grace Institute, equipping them to share God’s Word.
Will Savell of The Grace Institute works with pastors in Cuba who are eager to receive sound biblical and theological training. Through his connections, Leadership Ministries Worldwide is sharing The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible® with pastors who need these resources.
“Collaboration is key,” Savell says. “Leadership Ministries Worldwide produces resources that preachers are hungry for.” Putting those resources in the hands of pastors on the ground in faraway places is The Grace Institute’s specialty. Through our partnership, thousands of preachers worldwide will receive resources and training that empower them to impact lives, communities, and entire cultures with God’s Word.
“Preaching is a skill set you have to learn,” Savell says. “Having Leadership Ministries Worldwide’s preaching resources is a blessing as the pastors are learning biblical and theological material. What good is theological education for a pastor if he can’t communicate it faithfully to his congregation?”
Reaching out to Christians in Nigeria
Timothy Olonade, Vice President of International Training for Leadership Ministries Worldwide, is leading 2 major workshops for pastors in Nigeria over the next few weeks. He will be in Abeokuta October 3 and 4, and in Ikorodu October 16-18. Please pray for God’s hand of protection over the workshops and the participants. And for Timothy and the pastors he is training – that God’s name will be glorified through their efforts, and that many more in Nigeria will come to know Christ, as the church is mobilized and equipped to proclaim Him.
Pray for Rev. Patras Nazir of Pakistan
Please pray for Rev. Patras Nazir of Pakistan. Rev. Nazir trains and equips ministers throughout Pakistan, a country where only 1.6% of the population is Christian. He is shown here laying the cornerstone for a new church in Pakistan. Please pray for Rev. Nazir and the work God is doing through him: That many in Pakistan will come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit and the faithful witness of those who minister there.
Rev. Nazir is shown here with books from Outline Bible Resources that he has translated into Urdu and is delivering to pastors and Christian leaders across Pakistan. Each week, he travels hundreds of miles across his country to minister in Christ’s name. He carries the books with him on motorcycle, public buses, and trains as he crisscrosses the country delivering them to pastors who are desperate for biblical resources.
As books are distributed in Pakistan, pastors are hungry for more resources. Rev. Nazir will be translating and printing more materials to feed the hunger for God’s Word there. Please pray that God will meet his every need as he continues to work for God’s glory.
Leaders in Mission
[fusion_text]Please pray for Will Savell (center) of The Grace Institute as he travels to Uganda this week to train and equip pastors; also for Timothy Olonade (left), Leadership Ministries’ Vice President of International Training, as he convenes Kairos Nigeria this week; and for Dave Worland (right) in his leadership role as President and CEO of Leadership Ministries Worldwide.[/fusion_text]
Pray for Kairos Nigeria – Leadership Training
[fusion_text]The world is in desperate need of the salvation offered through faith in Jesus Christ.
Join us in praying for the 50 leaders who will gather in Nigeria to study and learn more about their place in God’s mission field as they go out to fulfill the Great Commission.
Kairos Nigeria’s vision:
A study on God’s redemptive purpose in reaching the whole world.
An understanding of how God works through human agents to impact the world.
A desire to find your place in this purpose.
Pray that the leaders at the workshop will be empowered and equipped to train other pastors worldwide to preach and teach God’s Word faithfully, making disciples in all nations.[/fusion_text]