Hope and Help International sent us this update about their latest leadership conference:
The Timothy Leadership Institute in Assam, a northeastern state of India, is at the halfway point, so we wanted to give you an update. Avinash just sent us photos and we will share those with you.
The teachers in this TLI are Trevor Overcash and Carl Forney and it is coordinated by HHI partner, Avinash Sarki. This is the second year of a three-year program. The TLI began last Monday, May 5 and will conclude on Thursday, May 15. The classes begin at about 8:30 each morning and end at about 4:30 in the afternoon with a lunch break and, of course, tea breaks.
The classes have gone well. The students are willing to share and ask questions and participate when they are asked to do so. Many have stated that the training they received last year has had a big impact on their ministries and that they are much bolder to share the Gospel since they are bet-ter able to explain and defend it. They were excited to get started with this year’s courses. Trevor and Carl speak at church Traditional welcome ceremony Trevor teaching; Avinash translating Each session begins with worship Carl gets the students involved Trevor emphasizes a point.
The big challenge is the heat. The lecture hall where the classes are held has fans, and the hotel room where Trevor and Carl are staying has air conditioning, but the power is off much of the time. Trevor and Carl are both trying to include inter-active assignments in their lessons, just so the students can move around a bit and stay alert.
One evening Avinash showed the movie “The End of the Spear” which is about the 5 missionaries who were martyred in Ecuador in 1956. As Trevor and Avinash were walking back to the hotel afterward, a guy on a motorcycle drove past them and shouted something; then he turned around and drove by shouting again. This happened a few times and Avinash simply commented that the guy must be drunk. The next day, Avinash said that the man said “White man, why don’t you take your religion and leave us alone!” This was just a reminder that not everyone is happy with the message that we bring and that we must be vigilant and wise.
This weekend, Carl and Trevor will be able to visit some of the villages where the TLI students minster. They will have Sunday services in a village church. Then on Monday, it’s back to the TLI. Before returning home, they will spend Thursday in a village conducting a Gospel Crusade.
Join us in thanking God for the great experiences so far and asking Him to bless the rest of the trip.
The Timothy Leadership Institute in Assam, a northeastern state of India, is at the halfway point, so we wanted to give you an update. Avinash just sent us photos and we will share those with you.
The teachers in this TLI are Trevor Overcash and Carl Forney and it is coordinated by HHI partner, Avinash Sarki. This is the second year of a three-year program. The TLI began last Monday, May 5 and will conclude on Thursday, May 15. The classes begin at about 8:30 each morning and end at about 4:30 in the afternoon with a lunch break and, of course, tea breaks.
The classes have gone well. The students are willing to share and ask questions and participate when they are asked to do so. Many have stated that the training they received last year has had a big impact on their ministries and that they are much bolder to share the Gospel since they are bet-ter able to explain and defend it. They were excited to get started with this year’s courses. Trevor and Carl speak at church Traditional welcome ceremony Trevor teaching; Avinash translating Each session begins with worship Carl gets the students involved Trevor emphasizes a point.
The big challenge is the heat. The lecture hall where the classes are held has fans, and the hotel room where Trevor and Carl are staying has air conditioning, but the power is off much of the time. Trevor and Carl are both trying to include inter-active assignments in their lessons, just so the students can move around a bit and stay alert.
One evening Avinash showed the movie “The End of the Spear” which is about the 5 missionaries who were martyred in Ecuador in 1956. As Trevor and Avinash were walking back to the hotel afterward, a guy on a motorcycle drove past them and shouted something; then he turned around and drove by shouting again. This happened a few times and Avinash simply commented that the guy must be drunk. The next day, Avinash said that the man said “White man, why don’t you take your religion and leave us alone!” This was just a reminder that not everyone is happy with the message that we bring and that we must be vigilant and wise.
This weekend, Carl and Trevor will be able to visit some of the villages where the TLI students minster. They will have Sunday services in a village church. Then on Monday, it’s back to the TLI. Before returning home, they will spend Thursday in a village conducting a Gospel Crusade.
Join us in thanking God for the great experiences so far and asking Him to bless the rest of the trip.
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