7 March 2014
Today we began at 7:00am with a four hour drive from Hyderabad to Karimnagar, the site of the ILI Regional Conference where we are ministering. We checked into the Hotel Swetha, which is very westernized and accomodating.
Ginger, KellySue and Mark spent the afternoon doing children's ministry with community children from the church that is hosting the ILI Regional Conference. I gave two talks at the ILI RC, on Biblical Leadership.
The children were excited to sing, make witnessing bracelets, hear the Bible story and get their pictures taken! Children seem to love to have their picutre taken on a cell phone and then see themselves in the picture. The ministry team found the children to be already well instructed in the Bible, and so they are upgrading the level of the ministry they do with the children tomorrow.
The participants at the RC are enthusiastic and attentive. They are clearly engaged in learning the Biblical leadership principles related to ILI's Eight Core Values. Speaking through a translator simply takes some pacing, which worked well quickly. After my second talk on Transformational Leadership Peter led a commitment time in which he led the participants in calling out to God for transformation in their own lives so they can be transformational leaders of others. The time was powerful and the Holy Spirit was present and working.
Tomorrow I give two more talks at the RC. Then on Sunday I am invited to preach at two churches here in Karimnagar. After worship and lunch we will pack up and drive back to Hyderabad for the remainder of our stay.
Thanks for all your prayers. We are feeling them. God is exceedingly good!
Pastor Mike
Today we began at 7:00am with a four hour drive from Hyderabad to Karimnagar, the site of the ILI Regional Conference where we are ministering. We checked into the Hotel Swetha, which is very westernized and accomodating.
Ginger, KellySue and Mark spent the afternoon doing children's ministry with community children from the church that is hosting the ILI Regional Conference. I gave two talks at the ILI RC, on Biblical Leadership.
The children were excited to sing, make witnessing bracelets, hear the Bible story and get their pictures taken! Children seem to love to have their picutre taken on a cell phone and then see themselves in the picture. The ministry team found the children to be already well instructed in the Bible, and so they are upgrading the level of the ministry they do with the children tomorrow.
The participants at the RC are enthusiastic and attentive. They are clearly engaged in learning the Biblical leadership principles related to ILI's Eight Core Values. Speaking through a translator simply takes some pacing, which worked well quickly. After my second talk on Transformational Leadership Peter led a commitment time in which he led the participants in calling out to God for transformation in their own lives so they can be transformational leaders of others. The time was powerful and the Holy Spirit was present and working.
Tomorrow I give two more talks at the RC. Then on Sunday I am invited to preach at two churches here in Karimnagar. After worship and lunch we will pack up and drive back to Hyderabad for the remainder of our stay.
Thanks for all your prayers. We are feeling them. God is exceedingly good!
Pastor Mike
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