Training Pastors Worldwide

Thank you for praying! My recovery from shoulder surgery is going well. I should be traveling to South Africa the first part of February, and then back to the U.S. for TLI staff meeting in Minneapolis, then two weeks in Sierra Leone.

And thank you for praying: I’ve been busy studying and working on the book of Ephesians to make our training more accessible to those who are oral learners.

First – Thanksgiving pic.

Our pastor, Ric Rodeheaver, is preaching through the book of 2 Samuel. It’s excellent. Check it out at CCCLH.org. I was privileged to preach 2 sermons on chapter 7.

And lastly, a couple of insightful, short articles on evangelism.

My planned four weeks in Africa has been changed due to an injury at the gym trying to stay healthy and fit. I had shoulder surgery, Thursday, and will recoup for the next several months before I can travel again.

The good news is that I will be working on our TLI courses to better reach students who learn through storytelling, symbols, and a variety of teaching techniques more in line with African culture and orality. Most of the world’s population are oral learners. This includes Africa and the U.S.

The following video is from my last trip to Sierra Leone. Great students, great weeks of teaching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9r17AfE45k

Please pray for the team going to Freetown and Makeni without me.

In the meantime, I’ve added a few pictures and a couple of links to articles that I have found helpful.

The last link is a famous sermon by John Piper that influenced a gereration of students.

Thanks for praying and giving.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/idealism-identity-politics-guilt/?amp

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/missions-could-make-you-sick/

https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/boasting-only-in-the-cross

It was a great trip with some very good co-teachers. The students are especially grateful for the training, and they wish to express their appreciation to you for praying and giving. I remind them regularly of your prayer and financial support without which I would not be able to come.

I will be home for a month now and then leave again October 9 for a week of staff meetings, then 2 weeks in South Africa, and 2 weeks in Sierra Leone. We will be ‘test driving’ some tweeks to our curriculum to accommodate those whose learning preferences are more oral than written.

Kitchen crew making lunch for 50 students in Freetown.

Thanks for looking, and reading, and giving. Our account balance is much healthier now. Additionally, I have seen great progress in the students since we began the training.

Bob.

Tomorrow morning, Thursday, August 24, I leave for 2 1/2 weeks in Sierra Leone. TLI has produced this video which explains why we go and what I will be doing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch/BfOiSmRY-j8