| Dear All, Friday’s Bottom Line: Scott is SO excited! The Disciple-Makers part of the seminar was outstanding, with super responses and 15 more people signed up to join DM groups. May Saturday’s Better Together Seminar be equally powerful. Friday’s Prayer Requests: 1. All the married folks to bring their spouses for an informative and fun, yet hard-hitting marriage seminar on Saturday. 2. Looking back… for those who have attended the four earlier BT seminars om this trip to diligently apply what they’ve learned. 3. Looking forward… God to prepare the hearts of those in Busia and Tororo (2 cities in Uganda) who have registered to attend Disciple-Makers and Better Together seminars there next week; no hindrances to prevent them from coming.Friday’s Details Today’s update is all straight from Scott. I really can’t add anything to what he has sent us. Here goes! In the morning he said, “It is 9:10 AM and we have already begun. Glory to God!”  Getting an early start, worshiping GodAnd in the afternoon he said, “Wow! What an incredible day. I have done a lot of RDM seminars in my life, but I think the one here in Kiboko may be the best one yet. The teaching came across so smoothly. Each session was at a relaxed pace and the people were so attentive. The discussion groups really worked out well. The people were actually there on time, which was a testimony to the power of the disciple-makers groups. Over half of the attendees were already in DM groups. Most had just finished PTM Volume 1.” Each of the 4 Pressing Toward the Mark (PTM) volumes is 10 weeks long. James and his disciples, notably Pastor Steven, have put together a solid team of group leaders in the Kiboko area.  Pastor Steven, L with recently commissioned “Bishop” James“The leadership team was in unity. The people had to register, paying 200 Kenya shillings ($1.50) to attend. We had name badges, so you could call people by their name. We finished the last session before lunch EARLY (who’s ever heard of that?!?), so much so that the food would not be ready for 30 minutes. So we decided we’d go ahead and do the final John Mark (“Power of One”) session before lunch.” Scott usually does that after lunch, the final session of the seminar. “But first, we had those who were not in groups register to join a group. We had 15 people join new groups, so by the end of the seminar, over 80% of the 75 attendees were either already attending or signed up to attend DM groups. Praise God! The final session, “The Power of One,” was so well received. They all stood and cried out, ‘Lord, give me one disciple!!!’ “Since we ended early, everyone was relaxed and we had time to meet with all the group leaders. Then we met with three of the four “pillars” of that area. They have totally embraced the vision and are determined to take the movement to other areas in their county, as well as into other areas across Kenya. They are already talking about how they can take the DM movement from Makindu to Mombasa, a city of over 1 million people on the Indian ocean which is about 5 hours away.” This picture shows a mzungu (“mm-ZOONG-goo,” Westerner) with James and the current and new Kiboko area DM group leaders. Very exciting!  Scott, James, and the DM group leaders And Scott ended our update today with these pictures. He said, “These clothes on the line are not drying in the sun; they are for sale. In Kenya, people set up shops along the street to sell their wares, some of which are donated clothes from the U.S.!” As the update editor, I took the liberty of omitting the underwear picture. You’re welcome. = )  Clothes for sale!  Sure looks like laundry day to meIf you happen to be doing laundry today as I am, please consider praying for Scott, our core team (Hillary, James, Hellen), and those who will be at the Better Together seminar on Saturday (1:00 AM Saturday MO time) while you hang and fold. Thank you! Blessings, Patty |
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