NAIROBI, KENYA:
University leaders and professors gathered for the 7 Steps of Christian Living Conference with Dr. Jonathan Burnham and Dr. Vitaly Sorokun. A special privilege was having Dr. Alvin Sanders, who flew in from Cincinnati, Ohio. Alvin is President of World Impact, and a long time friend of Jonathan. The men also enjoyed a Skype time with Dr. David Burnham! We are thankful for these well-educated men, who are using their keen minds to serve King Jesus!
During the month of February, Jonathan will be visiting the countries of Zambia, Rwanda and Kenya. He will hold Encountering Christ Conference (Part 2) in Kigali, Rwanda and then teach the Seven Steps of Christian Living to a group of seminary leaders and professors in Nairobi, Kenya! See updates below:
Update from Zambia:
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA: Jonathan Burnham, along with BMI Africa Partners, Pastors Emmanuel Ndolimana and Pascal met with Pastor Luke Buleya and medical Dr. Khozya Zyambo as well as leaders from the Navigators Zambia staff to explore ministry in their country! Thankful for these men who faithfully serve the Lord!
KIGALI, RWANDA: In the beautiful country of Rwanda, Encountering Christ Conference Part 2 was held with Dr. Jonathan Burnham for top Christian leaders in Africa ! Some of these leaders experienced the terror of the Rwandan genocide, and have come through with a great hunger and desire for Christ!!
Please pray for this group of special people! More pictures to come!
East Africa 2018Pastor Pascal works in partnership with Pastor Emmanuel Ndolimana, who is the BMI Africa Representative. Pastor Pascal recently became the new President of the Evangelical Baptist Churches of Rwanda. Both of these extraordinary men have been training BMI materials in many countries of Africa! Here is an excerpt from his recent email report: “Greetings to you in Jesus name!I am glad to be able to share with you the report of the trainings that we have done in Rwanda. In total we have trained 247 pastors and key church leaders in 4 locations from 14 denominations.Below is the list of the 4 locations and number of participants per location:72 in Bumba, Karongi District – Rwanda61 in Musasa, Rutsiro District, Rwanda52 in Kivumu, Rutsiro District, Rwanda62 in Rugerero, Rubavu Distict, RwandaThe 7 Steps of Christian Living materials have been appreciated much by the people that we trained, they found the materials very applicable and beneficial to churches in their communities. This training was possible because of the facilitation from SMM by Emmanuel Ndolimana. The need is greater than the resources we have had, otherwise, we would have trained many spiritual thirst and hungry church leaders if we had enough resources. It’s our hope that if God provides more resources, next year much will be covered.As the New President of the Evangelical Baptist Churches of Rwanda, I want to recommend the use BMI materials into all our churches national wide because training is one of the greatest needs that we have currently. We already have 7 steps available translated into our local language (Kinyarwanda) but we need to get the rest of your materials as well. How can you help us to achieve this?”
Other News in Africa:Historic Training:Last February seminary leaders and professors from all over East Africa came to Nairobi, Kenya, to hear about the BMI training and materials. The response was enthusiastic and coming up this February 2019, five seminaries are sending two representatives each to be trained in the 7 Steps of Christian Living by Jonathan Burnham.We also brought together Christian leaders and pastors from six African countries for training in Rwanda!
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Recently, we received this letter from Pastor Pascal Ndagijimana, who is the new President of the Evangelical Baptist Churches of Rwanda. Pastor Pascal and Pastor Emmanuel Ndolimana have been training pastors all over Rwanda with the BMI materials, especially the 7 Steps of Christian Living. Please read this exciting letter below and see the pictures he sent!
Dear Dr. Burnham,
Greetings to you in Jesus name!
I am glad to be able to give share with you the report of the trainings that we have done in Rwanda. In total we have trained 247 pastors and key church leaders in 4 locations from 14 Denominations.
Below is the list of the 4 locations and number of participants per location:
72 in Bumba, Karongi District – Rwanda
61 in Musasa, Rutsiro District, Rwanda
52 in Kivumu, Rutsiro District, Rwanda
62 in Rugerero, Rubavu Distict, Rwanda
The 7 steps materials have been appreciated much by the people that we trained. They found the materials very applicable and beneficial to churches in their communities. This training was possible because of the facilitation from SMM by Emmanuel Ndolimana. The need is greater than the resources we have had, otherwise, we would have trained many spiritual thirst and hungry church leaders if had enough resources. It’s our hope that if God provide more resources, next year much will be covered.
As the New President of the Evangelical Baptist Churches of Rwanda, I want to recommend use BMI materials into all our churches national wide because training is one of the greatest needs that we have currently. We already have 7 steps available translated into our local language (Kinyarwanda) but we need to get the rest of your materials as well. How can you help us to achieve this?
Blessings to you,
Pastor Pascal Ndagijimana
President, Evangelical Baptist Churches of Rwanda
NAIROBI, KENYA
An exciting meeting took place in Nairobi, the largest city in Kenya! Leading theological university leaders from 5 different universities in Nairobi came together for a strategic conference planning possible partnerships with BMI. There were 2 representatives from each institution and all are highly educated, most with Ph.D’s. These dedicated Christian educators displayed kind spirits as they discussed the possibilities with Dr. Jonathan Burnham and Dr. Vitaly Sorokun. We are thankful for their training and commitment to serving the Lord in preparing leaders for Christ!
