Trip to Cameroon

Early this year, Pastor Timothy Mbue of Dignity Chapel International was looking online for a curriculum to help him train Christian workers in his church in Douala, Cameroon.  Shepherds Global Classroom caught his attention as he scrolled.  What perhaps seemed like a "random act of Google" has culminated in an invitation to FEA Ministries, Shepherds Global Classroom, and Bible Methodist MIssions to join this church for their 10th anniversary celebration and help them kick off their training program.

 We will be leaving very late on the 14th of November to catch an overnight flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, then on to Douala, Cameroon on Monday.  Maricka Herrer (Bible Methodist missionary on assignment with HIM), will be traveling with us.  She has been the key to all the arrangements for this trip and has been a HUGE help!  Once we get to Douala we will meet up with SGC president Tim Keep as well as Harold Martin and Larry Gardner from HIM.  

We'll have a busy schedule while we're there.  Wednesday we'll hold a training for the teachers who will be teaching the SGC courses in Pastor Timothy's group of churches as well as several other Cameroonian churches that want to start training programs.  Stephanie will be holding a workshop on children's ministry that day also.    

Thursday through Saturday is a revival and anniversary celebration for the Dignity Chapel International.  There will be two services a day plus a Q&A session each afternoon.  As guest speakers, we'll be addressing a variety of topics ranging from Women in Ministry to Effective Ministry Leadership.  I am especially excited about a session on mission work and how Africans can become missionaries!  

We are looking forward to this opportunity to join Pastor Timothy and other Christians in Cameroon, and we want to see God's Kingdom grow through the efforts of each person who attends.  Our goal is to see a generation of well-trained pastors, missionaries, and children's workers emerge from these churches to bring in the world-wide harvest of souls.  Please join us in praying!  Here are a few requests that will help guide you:  

• That all of us will have smooth, safe travels and that we will stay healthy.  
• That the Lord will give us wisdom as we teach and preach in a culture that is unfamiliar to us.  
• That the Holy Spirit will be present in His power to apply the truth to each person who hears.  Pray that lives will be changed, that believers will sanctified, and that new workers will answer the call to ministry.
• Pray for our children who will be staying with Oupa Johan and Ouma Hessie van der Merwe on their farm in South Africa.  

We are also excited that Angela Thornton is returning to Lesotho!  This is a BIG answer to prayer, so join us in praising the Lord!  She will arrive in Johannesburg on the 20th of November.  On Monday the 22nd, we will drive back to Lesotho together.  Please pray for her as she travels and then readjusts to life in Lesotho after being away almost two years.