Updates on our team members around the world! – Take The Challenge International

Greetings Praying Partners,

I hope you are doing well and have enjoyed PI Day (π). It has a special significance to me. We have had a few challenges since our last update, but God’s has again proven faithful!

First, let me update you on myself. I have been having some back pain on and off since last July, and in late January, when visiting my mom out of state, I had a major setback. For about two weeks, I was in severe pain in my back and left leg, but through prayer, physical therapy, and medicine, it finally broke in mid-February. An MRI showed a herniated disc, and so at the advice of the TTC Board, I decided to postpone my Asia trip by three weeks. I saw a neurosurgeon today and, praise God, she said it looks like the issue should resolve on its own. We are so relieved!

And now, here are a few updates on our team members around the world.

First, Pastor Rajan and his church in India were able to secure a new meeting place, thanks to the generous giving of two of our partners. They will hold their first service there this coming Sunday.

Second, Pastor Samuel in Nepal is training five mountain-area pastors who are in turn training 11 of their leaders using the Nepali version of Pressing Toward the Mark. These pastors are from very remote regions and are so excited to have this tool to make disciples.

Third, the new church in the Philippines continues to grow, and they were very excited to be able to purchase a large flat-screen TV to display the words during worship and to use during sermons. Also, one of our partners committed to cover six months of Pastor Wilson’s salary to give the church time to grow to a point of supporting his family. Praise the Lord!

Fourth, the biggest news is the growth of the disciple-making movement in Kenya and East Africa. In February, three of our Kenya pastors launched a mission work in neighboring Tanzania. Every week one of these dedicated pastors travels 8 hours by bus to train a handful of pastors in the disciple-making process.

In the western part of Kenya, another one of our team members has raised up a group of disciple-makers who will be introducing pastors from a neighboring city to the DM process tomorrow!

In several other parts of Kenya, the pastors who began the training following my trip there last fall are also starting new DM groups.

It is so exciting to see these national pastors grabbing the vision, and I am especially blessed to see those I have personally trained becoming missionaries. They no longer wait for me to come; they are taking what they have been taught, holding their own seminars, and raising up their own new groups. Truly the number of disciples is multiplying greatly!

Today’s Praise Reports
1.   Graduation of over 30 pastors in Kenya, 15 of which have started new DM groups.
2.   Disciples being made in the shadow of the Himalayas.
3.   Good report on Scott’s back.

Today’s Prayer Requests:
1.   Wisdom and favor as Wilson and Angelica prepare for Scott’s ministry in the Philippines.
2.   Continued growth in the new DM groups in Kenya.
3.   God to raise up more missionaries to be sent out by Take The Challenge.

Making Disciples among the nations,
Scott and the TTC team