Had the final presentation of my Kingdom Leadership seminar tonight in Franschhoek, South Africa. It was a nice conclusion to the trip, as I was able to give the presentation entirely in English (no translator), the pastors were very engaged, and it was video taped to be distributed throughout Africa (or anywhere else in the world it might be useful). It has been a blessing getting caught up with our Continental Director for Africa, Thinus Coetzee and his family. I did receive my bags back today (thanks Vanessa for retrieving them at the airport), so now I can see if I can manage to lose them on the way home for the hat trick!
Had a very impacting meeting today with two new emerging leaders in South Africa; Bruce and Taritha. Bruce is going to be the new CTK Director of Somerset West. Taritha's story is pretty amazing. She is a single mom who has developed a ministry in the prisons in South Africa where she meets with some of the most hardened and high-ranking criminals. She has taken her ministry to several other countries as well (Brazil, Indonesia) and will now be coming under the CTK banner. I am exciting about the prospect of seeing CTK groups form in the prison systems of these countries. The level of criminal she works with (I guess they have a ranking system up to 28) are pretty significant leaders, and it seems as though God is leading CTK to reach some of the forgotten people in our society (our church in the Central Prison in Sahiwal, Pakistan is the only one of its kind in Pakistan). It is my hope to get Taritha to come to America and tell how God has led in her life. It is flat-out inspiring to me.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) I leave to fly home, and have four legs to the trip - Johannesberg, Doha, Washington DC, Seattle. It will be about 35 hours of flying, including layovers. Am looking forward to being reunited with my family, both the Brownings and CTK Burlington. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. One of the things I am thankful for are your prayers for me and my family during the past month.
2 comments:
Have a safe flight and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. :)
We are holding our breath until you are safely on the ground and back in Burlington, prayers and love, see you soon.....Sandy W
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