(Note...please excuse the layout of this post...I tried and tried to line up the text with the photos but it doesn't want to work. Sorry!)Vikki Wright and Dorothy Bingi left YWAM Arua on Sept 29th to attend a Leadership Training Course (LTC) at the YWAM base in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
The opening session was a time of celebrating our diversity by entering 'the gates' according to the year we did our Discipleship Training School (DTS), starting with the most recent DTS graduates in 2009.
Loren and Darlene Cunningham were the last to come through, the pioneers of YWAM's DTSs.
The DTS is the formational school for YWAM during which students learn the foundational values of YWAM and are encouraged to go deep in their relationship with God.
Loren has been sharing many stories of how God lead him to pioneer Youth With A Mission, and the new things God is doing in the mission. It's been an encouraging time to hear from our founder first-hand how God has been leading this mission.
Then we gathered around a map of Africa and took time praying for the countries where we come from, and the countries we have been called to.
We spoke blessings over the nations of the world, and then stood on the African nations we represent and prayed for them.
The Nigerians were the largest contingent, and had a joyful time of celebration and prayer as they gathered on the map.
Although Bingi and Vikki were the only representatives from Uganda, several others joined us to stand with us in prayer for 'the pearl of Africa.'
The Leadership Training Course will continue through Oct. 21.
Please pray for Vikki and Bingi and the rest of the LTC staff and students as we seek God's heart for leadership during these days.
Many blessings,
Vikki and Bingi
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