“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Isaiah 55:11
One of the pure joys of ministry is watching how God works behind the scenes to produce the outcomes He desires. Last month I wrote a short article in our newsletter about how we have been called to “Scatter the Seed” of our training and how God has prepared some soil to receive it and others not so much. Since we are based in the USA we rarely get to see all of the fruit that God produces from the “seed scattering” of our training materials. But even though we don’t see it, God is still at work and through His invisible hand is multiplying the seed that we had planted. And it’s interesting that within a week of publishing that article I received a testimony of God doing just that!
Last week I received an email from someone at a Bible College in Kenya (whom I did not know) stating that he had been teaching our Management for Church Leaders™ (MCL) training there and if I had any other training materials he might use. I was curious about this since I was not aware of any training at this place or in this city and thought one of our MCL Trainers must have been there or else he attended a training we did in Kenya. So I asked him for some background as to how he came across our training. He indicated that he had been using a printed copy he received from someone named Blake from the USA and wanted a PDF copy that he could more easily reproduce. I said I did not know Blake but was glad he found our training!
So I sent him the PDF version of our MCL training manual along with the Trainer’s manual to help him teach our material. I also sent him a link to our training videos on our website to further assist him in teaching our training at his Bible College. I also asked for some background on the Bible College and his ministry there.
He said his name was Rev. Dr. David Njoroge Evans and he was the Principal & Director of Studies at the Kenya Bible College in Thika, Kenya (see photo above). He also pastors a local church. He said he had been using our MCL training since February and had already trained 400 leaders this year! Additionally, he mentioned that he had plans to teach it again this past weekend in a town called Nyeri. He subsequently emailed me photos from that training and said they had trained another 94 pastors and church leaders there!
He also included the following testimony from the training in Nyeri:
“The leaders were so excited and actually the Host Bishop shed tears when he saw how receptive his leaders were and the manner by which they participated. They asked as to whether I can give them certificates of attendance. Being the trainer I was very much moved by the teachings and would commend them for all leaders. I have never had such an inspiring material so far. Shalom.”
His testimony was a blessing to us and so I wanted to share it with you. I did email him training certificates that we have and also sent him our other training materials. I am not sure who Blake is or where he is from, but hopefully one day the Lord will reveal him to me and I’ll finally know how God brought all of this about! In the meantime, I wonder how many other Blakes and David Evans are out there training our material for God’s glory?
We are thrilled to see how God has been working through people we don’t know to bring about His desires to see our training reach those who need it. God is absolutely amazing!! It’s a privilege and an honor to serve Him by training and equipping pastors and church leaders around the world, both known and unknown to us!