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Dear Praying Friends of TTC,
Everything has been coming together for Scott’s mission trip to Kenya this month, August 4-24, 2021. The schedule includes seven Raising Disciple-Makers (RDM) seminars, five Better Together marriage seminars for pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses, three Sunday morning church services, and two full-day planning sessions! Our goal for this trip is to raise up a dozen weekly Disciple-Makers group with pastors who attend one of Scott’s RDM seminars. This should enable the impact of Scott’s time on the ground there to have a much greater and more enduring impact.
The strange thing is that a few weeks ago, Patty had a strong sense that Scott would not be going to Kenya; not that Scott shouldn’t go to Kenya, just that he wouldn’t be going. When she shared this with me (Scott) on Tuesday July 27, everything about the trip was moving forward as planned, so I just “put it on the shelf,” wondering what it could mean.
Well, when I met with pastors from multiple African nations on Friday afternoon July 30, one of them had a prayer request regarding the new nationwide ban on in-person meetings in Kenya. The Kenyan Minister of Health had just stated that, “All public gatherings and in-person meetings of whatever nature are suspended countrywide.” After prayer and consultation with the TTC Board and our team on the ground in Kenya, the decision was made to postpone my planned trip to Kenya.
Although disappointed, I am so thankful that God revealed the secret things to Patty well before it happened. I am also very thankful that this happened before I got on the plane. God knows the end from the beginning, and he is not wasteful. We believe he will make full use of all the pre-trip work our team has been doing, and that this will greatly expand the network of disciple-making churches being raised up in Kenya.
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is truly wreaking havoc across the African continent. Our pastors in South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are all requesting prayer regarding this as it is having a big impact on their ministries. Pastor Rose from Zimbabwe told me, “Here it’s funeral after funeral.”
Prayer Points
1. Pray for our TTC team in Kenya to have God’s wisdom regarding how to proceed now that the TTC pastor’s meetings have been suspended.
2. Join us in thanking God for saving Scott the time, expense, and possible danger of making this trip only to have his meetings be canceled.
3. Pray for the nations of Africa to be freed from the grip of the global pandemic and for the Church to keep winning the lost and making disciples during this trying time.
Despite this delay, we here at Take the Challenge are determined to fulfill the call of God to come alongside pastors and leaders worldwide and equip them to raise up disciple-makers. We are thankful to have so many who are running with this vision around the world. We realize that without people like you supporting us in prayer and financially, none of this would be possible.
With Gratitude,
Scott, Patty and the whole TTC team
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