...go to the land I will show you...

We've circled the nine students so you can recognize them as you pray for them.
The others pictured are church leaders, teachers or workers for the week.

After much prayer and preparation, the School of Missions for the Baptist Regional Convention of Nairobi is upon us. Nine students were chosen and interviewed by their respective associations. Sharing their testimonies and callings before the school began; each student clearly articulated both their salvation experience and the calling of God on their life.


 

God is impressing these young adults to go beyond themselves and their comfortable, familiar lifestyle and take the gospel to those who have never heard.

The use of storying in evangelism, church planting, and leadership development is one of the major areas of training this week, along with Baptist distinctives, dealing with cults, personal witnessing, spiritual disciplines, cross-cultural communication, and tent-making.

Surprisingly, the most popular topic is Baptist distinctives. Realizing the importance and biblical basis of these distinctives allows these young missionaries to gain a greater appreciation for Baptist identity.








Being challenged by the level of syncretism in African churches today, they are gaining a vision to confront and correct syncretism with Bible storying and Biblical truth.

The school would not have been possible with out the support of several local Baptists.

One person in particular, almost indispensable to the school, is Rose Mumu. Demonstrating her commitment to the school through servant leadership, she is driven to see these students succeed in their preparation to get to their mission field. Working tirelessly to make sure the logistics run smoothly, her hard work in buying food, helping to cook, and supervise the meals is invaluable.



Impressed with the calling and commitment of each candidate, the leaders and teachers for this week of intense learning are honored to be a part of God’s calling in the lives of these candidates.  Several local pastors and missionaries are giving of themselves and their time to these young adults willing to follow God’s call on their lives.

*Pray for these nine, young adults as they continue to search God’s calling in their lives.

*Pray for their hearts and minds to be free from the worry about how God will do it, instead being filled with the faith that God WILL do it.

*Pray that as God continues to equip them for the task, they will grasp hold of everything He is teaching them.