SuperWeek Leader's Training Conference

Thank you for your prayers as we travelled to Uganda for the recent SuperWeek Leader's Training Conference! We are so grateful we were given the opportunity to help train and encourage WOL national missionaries and students representing Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Nigeria. What a blessing to meet so many faithful believers ready and willing to do whatever they can to advance the cause of the gospel of Christ!

Leaders' Kick Off Conference - The Word

Thank you so much for your prayers for our Leader's Conference yesterday! We had around 35 in attendance representing 9 churches across the Durban area. It was a sweet time of fellowship and a reminder that we need to Live the Word, Teach the Word, and be faithful in assisting children and youth to Apply the Word.

EBC Wentworth Conference

This week we ran the youth program for the Evangelical Bible Church Wentworth Conference. There are around youth from ages 13-25. It was a privilege to be able to encourage them to take the next step in their relationship with Christ and be ready the stand tall in their faith when they return home.

WOL Indo-Pacific Youth Ministry Summit Update

What an encouraging week at the Word of Life Indo-Pacific Youth Ministry Summit! We really enjoyed the fellowship, learning from great leaders, and cherishing every moment we can with Brandon, Brianna and Sarah. We met missionaries from around the world with the same vision of evangelization and discipleship of youth through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to strengthen and build up the church of Jesus Christ. We walked away refreshed and renewed in our passion for reaching youth with the Truth!

Here are some interesting statistics regarding Word of Life missionaries: 

Currently, WOL is in 107 locations worldwide and we have 1,593 missionaries! 

2024 missionary breakdown 

National missionaries to their home country: 1,035 

National missionaries to a foreign country: 233

US missionary to a foreign country: 145 

Medium-term (launch): 113 

Medium-term (intern): 67

Hillary Baptist Church

Great opportunity to encourage one of our local church ministries last night by visiting and teaching their youth! Good reminder about tithing, "Where Your Heart Is." Always an extrarordinary time with the youth & leaders from Hillary Baptist Church!

Go Share Day!

We partnered with Redfern Bible Church today for a great day of evangelism and ministry! 

"Thank you and your team for joining us for evangelism at Redfern Bible Church. We appreciate your help and training our men for evangelism. May God's glory continue to shine on you and your ministry. Blessings"

WOL Indo-Pacific Youth Ministry Summit

 

Amongst other upcoming ministry opportunities, November brings a trip to the Philippines for the Word of Life Indo-Pacific Local Church Ministries Conference. Our Regional Directors John & Christy Page requested that we attend to prepare us to better coach and serve the Local Church missionaries throughout Africa and the Middle East. It has been exciting to see God's hand of provision for this trip. Please pray for smooth travel and for things at home to run smoothly while we are away!

UBI Youth Ministry Training

Brad, Mary, Joshua, & Ngcebo taught on youth ministry at Union Bible Institute in Pietermaritzburg on August 17. It was a great day spent equipping others to reach youth with the gospel of Christ!

 

Leadership Development Conference - Thriving Through Change

6 July was our Mid-Year Leadership Conference, a special time of fellowship and encouragement with the local church leaders in Durban with sessions taught by John Page and Brad & Mary Hawkins. Our theme was thriving through change. It is amazing that while the world is constantly changing, our God is never changing.

PLACE Training

It was great to get a week-long visit with Word of Life Regional Directors, John & Christy Page at the beginning of July! John spoke at our Leadership Conference and Christy spent some time teaching Brad & I to facilitate PLACE ministry training. Every PLACE course Is designed to help believers discover how God has created you and others to fulfill His purpose in relationships, career, and ministry by understanding your unique combination of personality, spiritual gifts, abilities, passions and experiences. This is another ministry tool added to our belt to help encourage and build up WOL Local Church Ministries throughout Africa and the Middle East. We are excited to see how God will allow this to be used for His glory!

Core Fifty1 Youth Ministry Training

Brad, Joshua, & Ngcebo have been doing weekly Fifty1 youth ministry training with the youth leaders at Lambert Road Baptist Church. We are excited about the impact that they will have on the teens in their area!