Another team from Freedom International Church – Luis Rodriguez, Charles Hemphill, Patricia Thorne, Martha Sanchez, Andy Morey, Joy Morey, Caleb Morey and Miranda Morey. We served and ministered with Pastors Ezequiel and Georgia Garcia. Our ministry involved revival meetings, painting the inside of the church, a children’s rally, a leadership seminar and a water baptism.
I led a team from Freedom International Church to Tanzania – Larry and Kay Peebles, Ken Looi, Phil Hinton and Chris Guertin. Our hostess was Pastor Rita Langeland, founder and president of Treasures of Africa Children’s Home (www.TreasuresOfAfrica.org) and Hidden with Christ Ministries (www.HiddenWithChrist.com).
How do I describe the exhilarating privilege of ministering to a church of over 6,000 on-fire believers who worship and pray with intense passion? This is the context of l’Arche d’Alliance (Ark of the Covenant), an amazing church that is making a significant impact in the city of Kinshasa. Pastor Israel Nsembe Loyela, who is…
At the foot of Mt Kenya, 1,011 people gathered for Bishop Andrew Kimaro’s annual conference and retreat for the Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa. The days were packed with ministry – work-shops on different topics, sessions with everyone in attendance and open air meetings in the town market place. What a blessing to have Larry…
I was back in Nicaragua with Pastors Ezequiel and Georgia Garcia to preach in a couple of services and participate in a water baptism. Along with me on this trip was Luis Rodriguez, who did a tremendous job translating for me and ministering alongside me. Many were touched and encouraged when he shared his testimony.
Visiting and ministering in this nation was like stepping back in time. Untouched in many ways by modernism, this secluded country has kept globalization at a distance. Religious and cultural tradition is at the heart of insulation. But the Great News of Jesus is not limited by political and geographical boundaries.
I had the privilege of ministering to the persecuted church in an undisclosed nation in this area of the world. Along with me on this trip was Larry Peebles. His fellowship, intercession and ability to preach and minister was incalculable.
God has blessed Freedom International Church with incredible leadership. Pastors John and Rhonda Leslie, who oversee our worship and youth at Freedom, led this team. Bridging the communication gap was Pastor Roger Smithson, who did a great job coordinating all the translation.
A trip like this has been on our hearts and minds for quite some time. The vision was to help bring healing to a town. Sitting at the foot of Mt. Kenya is Nanyuki, a town steeped in poverty and immorality. Our team from Freedom International Church (Myself, Patrick Burgess, Jaime Kaufield, Dionne Porter, Pastor…
