1The LORD had said to Abram, Go from your country, your people and your father s household to the land I will show you.

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1 THE CALL OF ABRAM Genesis 12:1-4 1The LORD had said to Abram, Go from your country, your people and your father s household to the land I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. 4 So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. Genesis 12:1-4 1

2 1-The flood at the time of Noah 2-The destruction of the unity of mankind at the Tower of Babel. Don t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16 2

3 5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the LORD said, I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that I have made them. 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:5-8 Then they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth. 3

4 8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 27 Peter answered him, We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us? 28 Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. Mathew 19:

5 - I will make you into a great nation - All peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Guarding our focus Seeing God s hand 5

6 Grace Claudine Josaphat Nubako Matondi Trésor Esther Sarah Nubako Selenga Titus Davis Abraham Mudidi 6

7 To see all people of Africa transformed by the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To glorify God by multiplying transformational churches among all unreached people of Africa. From 5 to 31 countries! Liberia Congo Sudan Rwanda Tanzania 7

8 : new churches 17,000+ church planters trained 400+ Master Trainers 31 Countries new churches 2000 more church planters trained 50 more Master Trainers 8

9 Our desire is to expand our present training to focus on biblical worldview, and to reach deeper into existing churches and provide training for pastors, elders, evangelists, and teachers who are key players in the health and multiplication of the African church. This is the foundation for real transformation. - Pastor Selenga Biblically transformed people leading to the reign of God in families and churches that transform Kinshasa 9

10 Vision: 100 Gospel Initiatives Ministries that provide a clear demonstration and proclamation of the gospel, leading to discipleship. Tabitha Centers Leadership Development Kids Action Network GlobalFingerprints Partners Protestant Churches of Congo Life International Kids Around the World GlobalFingerprints EFCA churches 10

11 Vision: 1000 Tabitha Centers by 2020 Today 97 Tabitha Centers 3000 young women Needed: $1500 to start a Center 11

12 Supporting young women To learn to read and write To learn a job skill To care for and encourage them Three year commitment Our Vision To see the church in Kinshasa become a major force in evangelism, able to impact and transform communities throughout DR Congo and its nine bordering countries by the emergence of Biblical transformational leadership. 12

13 Vision: Reach 20 million kids by 2020 Today: 126 clubs 172 churches partners 44,000 kids 800 leaders trained Guest House Conference Center 20 rooms for lodging Coffee sales Food services Coffee shops throughout Kinshasa Conversational English A felt need in Congo Ministry opportunity 13

14 Over 1 billion Over 50% under 20 49% < 1$/day Literacy 61% Life expectancy 46 Partnerships work! The Church is the Hope of Africa Finances Personal ReachAfrica Training Church planting Church health Travel ReachAfrica Team Contacts Healthy partners 14