The Lord has clearly exhorted EMI to open our doors to training international leaders...many who have little money to indulge in the equipping they hunger for.
Since May 2005, EMI is offering 8 days of FREE training to those who are able to travel to Cincinnati. We have been blessed and inspired by the stories of faith they bring with them.
Training focuses on one course per day in practical relationship and ministry skills. Starting with the skill of listening and growing in communicating care and understanding, SOS also teaches how to come along side someone seeking to change (discipleship), how to be set free from hidden beliefs that sabotage healthy biblical living, and how to reach out evangelistically in respectful relational ways without manipulation. Every guest receives personal healing prayer based on our Embracing God's Grace prayer teaching. God is faithful to meet their needs.
God always shows up for each guest in such personal tender yet powerful ways.
I'm happy to share with you the blessings of our July session of INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SERVICE.
Emile Bigendakumana
Ral
Soo Oh
Christian Cole
Janet Plummer
Annie Johnson
Emile is an evangelist who has a big heart for young people. He works as a DJ in a youth club. His vision spans over his nation of Burundi, Central Africa and expands to neighbors Rwanda, Congo and Tanzania where inter-tribal strife is often violent. "I seek to share the skills I learned with other ministers in my hometown, Bujumbura. I pray that many will be able to come to USA for this training."
Pastor Ral, from Asia, comes to us from a country now under military dictatorship. People are struggling to find work and food. He and his wife have taken in 30 orphans. Christianity is under persecution. He is the only Christian in his district which has no churches. His dream is to build churches and to develop young leaders to serve the Lord. While attending SOS, Ral was inspired by two things he'd never seen before: conversational healing prayer and childcare in a church. He is excited to take back the idea that a sanctified church can be useful to the community other days of the week as well as Sunday!
Soo is Korean American. She's on sabbatical visiting family after serving with YWAM in Kona, taking care of guest teachers. She was a perfect house-mate for our guests from Africa as she gracefully fell into the role of making sure they got to each EMI class. She came not sure of the direction for her life. "God has restored rest in my soul and spirit...and more passion for what God has in this vision & purpose to equip and mature the saints. Being here has given me excitement about where God wants me."
Christian is founder and president of Endtimes Christian Centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is eager to bring EMI training to the local council of churches to minister more effectively to people in conflict and distress. "I need a team to help me do this training, and that God will grant resources to reach out to the four corners of Sierra Leone."
Janet, born in Jamaica, has been living in the USA and works as a corporate consultant/ trainer. She came to SOS specifically to help the reformation of a worship arts team of Jamaicans planning to minister world-wide. "God orchestrated this to be a place of infilling and refreshment...I feel rejeuvenated, refilled and ready to outflow."
Annie is from Bangalore, India. Her heart's desire is to work with women in distress by counseling and outreach. "SOS helped me go to deep areas of my heart and renew my mind. He brought healing to something I have struggled with the last 10 years. He has strengthened and empowered me."
Join us in praying as they return home and begin to pass on what God has given to them!
Graduation includes our "Map Ceremony" ~ putting a pin into their country, where God has now taken EMI's training in healthy relationship and ministry skills.
If you would like to participate as a volunteer or guest student, contact Pam Ping, Global Training Manager pping@equippingministries.org
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