Dynamic Churches International

September Report

Friends and Ministry Partners

2 Timothy 2:1-2

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.  (niv)

Most if this newsletter will focus on the recent mission trip to Haiti.

When we arrived in Port Au Prince, we were met by Enock,s brother-in-law, who processed our passports, visa’s and luggage allowing us to avoid the line ups at the airport. Travelling with all the teaching material we are so thankful that it all arrived safely. We joined up with others and proceeded to leave Port Au Prince by vehicles to the city of Mirebalais. Once we arrived at the Vision Citadelle complex we were warmly greeted by staff and surprised by a woman from Minnesota who was doing short term help at the orphanage.

We initially expected 50 pastors and individuals to attend the training. We were prepared for 60 with material. The first day of training 87 pastors and individuals registered. Extra material was printed in a print and copy shop in Mirebalais, creating little to no disruption in the training sessions. The room we were using was now too small and hot, so we moved the training to the church on the site.

We had requested you pray  for the pastors to have hearts prepared to learn and equip their congregations. God gave these pastors a desire to learn so they could train others. Even during a tropical storm which blew rain into the church, they did not waver, but kept working with each other and learning.

Pastor Enock translated some and a Christian leader Jean Claude translated as well. Jean Claude was very impressed with the process and content of the material. He shared he would continue training young people in various areas of Haiti who in turn would train others.

During the week we saw strong evidence that this was Gods time for the harvest in Haiti. Large numbers of people in Haiti have turned to and received Jesus Christ since the earthquake 5 years previous. The call for disciple making is needed and we are happy that the Christians are willingly stepping up to learn and help with the harvest. There are many life problems which came forward during our question and answer sessions, and we pray that many of these questions will be resolved.

We saw some of the devastation from the earthquake with many still homeless. We saw buildings started to accommodate people which were left incomplete due to the money running out. Many churches could be seen filled with people who have come to Christ and many still seeking.

We were given the opportunity to visit a resort on the Caribbean for a day. A day to relax, reflect and visit with team members. This also gave us a view of the many villages of Haiti with people, cars, tap taps, trucks motorcycles and open markets selling mainly food. The roads were crowded and fairly good. We returned to Mirebalais by another route and quickly discovered that what was recently good road had now washed out with rains. The next morning we were to return on the same highway to speak at a church in Les Verrettes Haiti at the invitation of Pastor Joel Arnoux.
The church service was scheduled to begin at 8 am. We were able to leave Mirebalais at 6:30 am after saying farewell to Yves Prophete the executive director of Global Vision Citadelle Ministries. Yves and his staff had made us feel more than welcome during our stay and asked if one day we would return. On the way one of the vehicles front tires was severely punctured and was eagerly changed by local villagers with little or no expectations. Upon arrival at the church which was remote from the city, we were greeted with breakfast prior to the service. A church filled with many young people who had prepared a special service for us with singing groups, worship dancing and words of encouragement. The challenge we left with the church was the time had arrived for the church to engage their nation with disciple making. The pastor announced that that Wednesday he was beginning a training class with the people of the church. After the service and dinner the one vehicle would not start. We proceeded with Chavannes and his wife to Port Au Prince and with help and prayer, the other vehicle started while a large thunderstorm hit the area. Often we had a prayer team back in Canada who prayed through many of the situations we encountered. Technology had allowed us to engage people in prayer immediately.

The mission center also had an orphanage called “All of Gods Children Orphanage”. The mission of the orphanage is “a place for you to go and make the children loved”. We were encouraged to see orphans so well cared for and engaged in praise and prayer three times a day. While we were there a group from Florida arrived to help with some building painting and to operate a Bible school time with the children. There are many orphanages in Haiti and we were able to meet a lady from home who has run an orphanage in Port Au Prince for many years instilling Christian values in the children’s lives. It was encouraging to see these children valued. It was a joy to meet and former blind orphan from Florida who returns for periods of time to teach the children.

When asked if we will miss Haiti, the major thing we would miss is the love for people and the strong desire of the pastors to see their nation changed through discipleship. Will this happen. By all means yes this will happen.

Upon return we have received reports from Haiti.

• Training classes started  at Jacmel and Cayes Haiti
• This is Haiti time and hour to do the mending
• over 20 more people are lined up for discipleship training
• thank you for being obedient to the call by coming to us

We are so thankful for Gods timing. Yes it was hot and humid and would have been easier in March. We are so thankful for Chavannes and his passion to see this training happen. We are also thankful for the warm care that he and many others gave to us. We are thankful for the passion of Enoch and Ruthza Remy to see discipleship come to their home country. We are thankful for men such as Jean Claude and Joel who labor tirelessly in the work of the kingdom.
We ask two prayer requests.
Pray for all those mentioned in this newsletter.
Pray for Bibles in the Creole language for pastors and churches. Many are without.
God is good.

If you are interested in knowing more about this ministry feel free to contact us. We would love to share with you.

Thanks for reading this letter and in advance for your support and prayers.
Ron and Bev
nelsonrb@telusplanet.net

For a version with additional photos, please click here.

August: Pre-trip

Friends and Ministry Partners

Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Most of this newsletter will focus on having the readers pray for us. Many are already praying.

The preparations for Bev and myself to accompany Pastor Enock Remy, Maria Ruthza Remy Massillon Remy, and Ismene Theluma to Haiti are near completion.

We will be leaving 9 August at 1 am and traveling to Port-au-Prince Haiti by Air Canada through Montreal. We will be traveling at night and arrive at 12:50 pm. There we will be transported to the city of Mirebalais by the president of Vision Citadelle, Joseph Maurice Chavannes.    Continue reading …

Ron and Bev Nelson

July 2016

Dear Friends of Malawi,
I am bursting to tell you about the amazing growth in the work of disciple-making and leadership training in Northern Malawi. Recently, I questioned our team about the use of the discipling material that was being used (distributed to leaders for their use), wanting to make sure it was being used well, and not wasted. We discovered as we looked into the book inventory which we receive monthly, that the team was handing out approximately 450 – 500 books to one village (a set of 3 training sessions of 4 days each).  When I asked them about this, I received this answer:

“Yes the discipleship is taking place at an explosive pace, hence more materials are needed at the villages. And also the Chichewa-language materials – I just want to say that, at Kabwafu there are a lot of people from the south and central parts of Malawi who are also very much willing to learn from the word of God through D C I. That is why Queen Moyo, the leader from Kabwafu, gives out the material which we have printed in the Chichewa language.”

As you can read, it is hard for us to keep up to the demand for material. Recently, we had 5000 Tumbuka Discipling Basics booklets, and 1000 Chichewa Discipling Basics printed locally in Malawi.

They are disappearing fast. For this, we give God the glory, because each of these booklets represents a life that is seeking to grow as a Christian.

We are thankful for the Bibles and New Testaments in the local languages which ShareWord (The Canadian Gideons) supplies to make this work possible. Praise God for His provisions!

We are also extremely thankful for the car, which we (with your help) have been able to purchase for the team to assist them in their travels. The Nissan is running well, and the team is able to take all the supplies of books and Bibles along with them for the training sessions, as well as their tent and sleeping gear, food, water, etc. Thank you to all of you who have helped with this.

I want to share a few testimonies with you:

Khumbo Lungu says, “I have benefited a lot from DCI teachings, especially the one-to-one discipling which we clearly understand that we need to pass it on. I have seen that most people are accepting Christ – not only through me, but also through those who I have passed it on to….”

Queen Moyo says, “she has already started training some leaders who are very excited and interested to continue being taught and they have said that their lives have changed and they promised to teach others too. So far, more than 11 leaders are ready to be trained….she will organize a meeting with those leaders to conduct the trainings…” (note: see how our team grows with more and more being able to teach the principles of discipleship and leadership? – now, even spreading out into the Chichewa speaking districts. These people do not actually become part of the DCI team, but they are doing the work of DCI in their circle of influence. We thank God for each and every ‘coach’ and ‘trainer’!)

The food shortage is a serious problem in Malawi. Our team tells us that most households do not have enough food for the whole year due to the shortage of rains. Water shortage is also a problem due to lack of rain. “…The Kahanga River that supplies water in a vast area of Ezondweni is already dried up, and usually they have a line up at the borehole (well) in order to find water.  Due to the congestion at the borehole, it happens that water runs out….”

Dear friends, please remember to pray for our brothers and sisters in Malawi and the difficult circumstances they find themselves in.

Please also remember to pray for John Singinie, the leader of the team, who will be getting married on July 30.

We are thankful for each of you who has committed to giving financially to this work. Without you we can’t do it. May God continue to bless and encourage you. Thank you for thinking of us and our team in Malawi; for your words of encouragement and for lifting this work up to the throne of Grace.

On behalf of those in the warm heart of Africa,

Hans and Elly Timmermans

Dynamic Churches International

Ultimate Purpose: The Glorious Life God Intends for His Children is a video discipleship series for personal and small group use. The 13 sessions are taught by DCI Executive Director, Al Middleton. This series is available on DVD, and PowerPoint. The Ultimate Purpose notebook should also be used to maximize participation and retention. These resources can be ordered as hard copies (DVD, PowerPoint CD, and notebook) via the DCI store.

To assist churches internationally that may have difficulty affording these DVDs, as of July, 2016 we are making the video content, the PDF notebook, and the PowerPoint presentation available here freely. For those who can help sponsor this outreach, please contribute through our donate page.

Ultimate_Purpose_Workbook

Ultimate Purpose PPT

For the full set of videos, visit the Ultimate Purpose page here.

by Ron Edmondson

You can’t recruit leaders—at least not effectively—if you never develop a culture to do so.
Reproducing cultures reproduce leaders. Finding new leaders is critical to the successful growth of any church or organization. Kingdom growth is greatly impacted by the numbers of leaders we can recruit.

Therefore, we must strive to recruit more leaders and we do so by having a culture of reproduction. How do we develop that type of culture? Here are 10 ways to have a reproducing culture:

Catch the vision of multiplication
It’s hard to convince people to buy into something you don’t believe in personally. As a leader, you must believe reproducing leaders is a valuable enough process to make it a priority.

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Be intentional
Every leader in the organization must be willing to consciously replace themselves. Multiplication must be a part of the overall strategy. There must be a continual process of leadership recruitment.

Continue reading…
re-posted from Church Leaders e-letter

Investing in Building God’s Kingdom!
Dear Friends & Ministry Partners,
Luke 8:4 to 8 says; “While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.’ When he said this, he called out, ‘Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.’” Invest wisely in God’s kingdom people (good soil) and you will get a great return!
Mary and I have travelled to many countries over the years to train national leaders. Some have done very little with what we equipped them in and others have had amazing ministries! Now as we get older we are focusing on those who are not only having a fruitful ministry (good soil), but are also equipping many other leaders in their own country and some are even going to train leaders in countries near to them. This is proving to be very effective and is also efficient. God has been, and continues to be so faithful to provided the finances to expand the DCI ministry as many of you have given generously when God prompted you to do so! Thank you for that! We are seeing much more ministry happening in these countries now and the cost for each training workshop is greatly reduced. As the ministry expands, however, so does the need for more finances. We have also tried to care for our faithful people who are living in very difficult circumstances. When they have emergencies and it is impossible for them to meet them, we trust God to enable us to help them. You have shown that same compassion for them and when asked, you have stepped up and graciously met those needs. We come to you again with the following opportunities: Please give what you can!
DR. I.G. and Marie Sundararajan – DCI Representatives in South India. They were our first international staff and have served God faithfully with DCI for 26 years. I.G. recently needed back surgery. He is recovering well, but the cost was $2,200.00 CDN. This is something he is unable to cover. Could you help?
Need for back surgery expenses = $2,200.00 CDN.
Simeon and Ann Oyugi – Regional Directors in Nairobi, Kenya. Since our last newsletter Simeon has sent me flow charts that show he has 39 DCI Trainers in Kenya plus 5 in Uganda and 3 in Tanzania. These leaders are all equipped to train Pastors and church leaders who are developing Discovery Groups in their communities. None of these Trainers receive any finances from DCI. Simeon does not receive a regular salary from us, but we do help with travel and training expenses when he goes to new areas because they have no appreciation for the DCI Training yet. Simeon also equips a local leader in each area to be the DCI Representative there. When he is asked to return to those areas to train more pastors he either has the trained local DCI Rep. conduct the training or he expects the local people to cover the cost for his travel, accommodations and training materials etc. This they are willing to do, because they now see the value.
Simeon has had a friend cover the expenses of his rent and food. Sadly this man has lost his job and is not able to continue. We (DCI) have committed to cover the cost for the schooling of their 4 children. He is trying to build a home for his family and he needs $9,500.00 to complete the roof structure and metal roof sheeting. This is needed right way to close his home in before the rains come.
He will also need our help in the months ahead to travel to Burundi, Rwanda and Southern Sudan. These are all new countries inviting him to come and each trip will cost around $3,000.00 CDN.
Needed to complete the roof of his home = $9,500.00 CDN
Needed for travel and training expenses for Burundi = $3,000.00 CDN
Needed for travel and training expenses for Rwanda = $3,000.00 CDN
Needed for travel and training expenses for Southern Sudan = $3,000.00 CDN

Jing and Josephina Estrella – DCI Directors in the Philippines.
Thank you to those of you who invested in the chicken farm. Jing is within $400.00 CDN to be able to complete this self supporting project. This will be such a blessing for him and his family!!
Still needed to complete the chicken farm = $400.00 CDN

John Mathuraja – DCI Representative in South India
John shares; “Rev. Ashok Kumar came from Sri Lanka to our Church in India. I shared with him about our DCI Training and he asked me to conduct this training in his church and several other churches in Sri Lanka. God provided and I did this in April. Our training was very useful to them. The glory is to God for what great things He has done through this training! There is nothing like this available to them in Sri Lanka. They were motivated to disciple believers and help them grow to be leaders eventually. Thereby to fulfill the great commission of Jesus Christ, found in Matthew 28:19, 20. Pastor Ashok Kumar, who was once the President of the Fellowship of Tamil Churches in Sri Lanka knows so many churches. Through his help we can do DCI strategy. Also he has 7 branch churches in 3 districts.
My Future Plans: Pastor Ashok Kumar’s son in law, Suresh Kumar 27 yrs. old, who studied in Colombo Theological College knows 3 languages: English, Tamil and Singalam. I plan to equip him and once he is thoroughly trained in DCI strategy and materials he can be a DCI Trainer there. Therefore, I am praying to God to go back there to equip him and give DCI training with the pastors sometime in the month of August or September. I am so happy about DCI and it has encouraged me to work more among the needy people. Praise God!”
John needs $700.00 CDN for this strategic trip!

Hans and Elly Timmermans – Canadians Directing the work in Malawi, East Africa.
They have recently raised $14,000.00 CDN for the purchase of a vehicle for their team of 4 National leaders, who go out to the villages in Northern Malawi to share the gospel, begin One-to-One Discipleship and start Small Groups. In January 2014 they received the DCI discipling materials that were printed in Egypt. 10,000 Dynamic Basics and 10,000 Dynamic Discipling books. The 10,000 Basics are almost gone and they have had another 5,000 printed in Malawi. These books are making an enormous difference in the lives of the new disciples/followers of Christ. In all likelihood, more than 10,000 have been discipled, since some leaders have been photocopying the Basics for their own outreach. Having these 10,000 copies in the hands of new disciples means that 1 in 140 Tumbuka speaking Malawians in the North have a Basics book and a New Testament in their own language. Great job Hans and Elly!

By God’s amazing Grace we can all make a difference in the lives of many thousands of people! You are making a difference by praying and investing in the lives of these DCI Trainers! Will you ask God how you can help with the above needs?
Thank you for your prayers and financial support! Through you God is expanding His Kingdom. We together with you are a team and we very much need each other to accomplish the great work God has given us to do!
Donations can be sent to the address below or online through Canada Helps or Network for Good in the U.S.
May God bless you all!

Your Brother and Sister in Christ,
Al and Mary Middleton

Here is a PDF copy of this letter:  June 2016 Financial Needs Update
Dynamic Churches International
164 Stonegate Close
Airdrie, AB T4B 2V2
Phone/Fax: (403) 912-4438
E-mail: dcioffice@shaw.ca
Website: www.dynamicchurches.org

These past few months have been intense ones. As you know from our previous letter, we have been busy buying and importing a car from Japan for the DCI team in Malawi. We had estimated the cost of such a venture, using our North American business knowledge. From the Malawi Government website the cost should have been approx.$ 14,000.00. (Canadian). But…first we discovered the year of a car is not computed the same way we do in North America, by using the VIN number. The Malawian government looks at the seat belt and takes the year on the seat belt. So they figured it was a 2007 instead of a 2008, which increased the taxes and duties significantly. The taxes are configured as follows (the cost of the car, plus shipping by sea) + 25% + 45% + 16.5 %. All these taxes are on top of each other. Then there are some administrative charges and the importers’ charges, and the pick up from Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania port). It was an adventure!! However, we are very thankful to have the vehicle. It now still needs new tires. In the photo you will see the 2008 Nissan X-Trail we bought.

We want to thank all who have contributed to this car and made it possible for the Team to have safe transportation as well as being able to take all they need for the training with them on their trips. Of course, having this vehicle will bring with it more monthly expenses in terms of fuel, maintenance and other costs, such as insurance, etc.

As I think back over the past months and the reports our DCI Team has been sending I am so thankful for the many souls saved and discipled. We have lost track of the explosive growth of the Life Groups as neighbouring villages ask Life Group leaders to come and train a leader to start a Life Group in their village. The testimony of changed lives causes this explosive growth to take place. This should be a challenge to us! Does our (individual and collective) light shine bright enough for the lost to ask themselves what is missing in their life? We thank God that this is what is happening in Malawi! As people begin to study God’s Word they discover how God wants them to live their lives. They change their ways immediately and this affects their family and their village in a major way. Living God’s way is not dysfunctional!

Andrew told us about the impact the Maize Mill is having on the surrounding people. In Malawi when a death happens in the area all business stops for the day – or sometimes for the week! The family of the deceased is visited by relatives and neighbours. The mourning family also has to feed all these people. Our Team has instructed the miller and his assistant to grind the maize for a neighbouring mourning family for free. This is much appreciated since it helps defray the cost of the funeral. It also is a testimony to the community. Recently the chief made a point of thanking the miller for this service.

In January 2014 we received the DCI discipling materials that were printed in Egypt. 10,000 Dynamic Basics and 10,000 Dynamic Discipling booklets. The 10,000 Basics are almost gone and we have had another 5,000 printed right in Malawi. These booklets are making an enormous difference in the lives of the new disciples/followers of Christ. In all likelihood, more than 10,00 have been discipled, since some leaders have been photocopying the Basics for their own outreach. But having these 10,000 copies in the hands of new disciples means that 1 in 140 Tumbuka speaking Malawians in the North have a Basics booklet and a New Testament in their own language. We have seen these New Testaments on our return visits and they are being well used. They are dog-eared, underlined and treasured beyond what we would have expected to see.

So how can you be involved in this exciting work of God? You can pray for the safety of the Team and the success of the Gospel and teaching ministry. You can also help us financially. As the work grows the expenses are also increasing. People are being saved and discipled. They are passing on the Good News to others, multiplying the number being reached. Lives are being changed and God is being praised and worshipped through all this.

Thank you for reading this and thanks too for your prayers and financial help!
You can contact us by return email, or connect with DCI for donations through the  http://www.dynamicchurches.org donate page.

In His Service,

Hans and Elly Timmermans
Dynamic Churches International

The Dynamic Churches web site features a variety of translations of our discipleship PowerPoints and discipleship materials. We just uploaded materials in these languages:

Chinese
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Tumbuka
Ukranian

Please use and share the multilanguage pages!

A report from Al and Mary Middleton

A PDF copy with photos is here: April 2016 Middleton Report

Global Update    April/May 2016

Dear Friends & Ministry Partners,

Psalm 66:16-20 Says; “Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld  his love from me!”

In our last few newsletters I have shared about our new strategy and ministry process. Praise God He has graciously answered and provided new insights that are already proving to be very effective! Let me share.

Spontaneous Disciple Making a new strategy based on reaching into our communities!

We need to focus on planting the Gospel into every existing segment of society that could spread to more and more people and could in time establish a new churches with, for, and by the people of that segment that would keep on reaching their own community and beyond!

Hans and Elly Timmermans Canadians serving in Malawi, East Africa.

They have equipped a team of 4 National leaders, who go out to the villages in Northern Malawi to share the gospel, begin One-to-One Discipleship and start Small Groups.

An example of groups reproducing:

As people begin to understand salvation and receive Jesus Christ, their lives begin to change and they also pass on what they are learning to other people with great enthusiasm and conviction. Now surrounding villages are eagerly asking them to come and start Small Groups in their village. They are seeing tremendous growth! One group has reproduced to 7 generations of new groups. For example; one group in one village has become 27 groups in several villages!

Simeon Oyugi our Rep. in Nairobi, Kenya. Simeon recently conducted a DCI Trainers Training with his team of 31 National trainers from all over Kenya. He reports; “I send you greetings in the most precious Name of Jesus and thank you for your support. The Training was very successful and the leaders left ready to take Kenya and East Africa head on and train as many leaders as possible to cause an explosion in Church growth and expansion.

We had time to review what we have done to this point and how to leaders exchanged ideas on how best we could improve and see many people come to Jesus and increase the number of leaders to be trained. The Team Leaders resolved that DCI East Africa will not  just be about Training, but also winning souls as commanded by Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20.

It was very inspiring to show them the materials on the website and for them to realize that even on a smart phone they can access these training materials.

‘We are going for action’, were the words of team leaders and it was very encouraging to see them talk in this manner.”

Jing Estrella Philippines, Continues to see amazing growth working through the DAWN Movement. They have planted over 75,000 new Churches and have a goal to have a total of 130,000 by 2020. It is an amazing vision to plant a church in every community of 1,000 people (these churches average 100 people)! I recently asked Jing, “how will you be able to reach the other 900 people in each community?” Jing sees the new Spontaneous Disciple Making strategy as being a way to equip these churches to reach the rest of the 900 people in each community. He has been training pastors and they are catching the vision and are very excited!

Ramananda in Imphal, Manipur, N. E. India reports; “I was invited to witness Christ to many drugs addicted families in an area in which most people including even most of the pastors and evangelists are afraid to enter.

Indeed, they were broken and badly drug addicted and hopeless families, and most of their anticipation was freedom from drugs, peace in their heart and joy in their families. Frankly, I did not even believe they would repent and come to the Lord. But it was a miracle, as I started sharing the Love of God and hope that we have in Christ Jesus, God prompted me that He loves them very much! Indeed, God touched many families and they were crying and repenting of their sins and transgressions and dedicated their lives to follow Jesus.

Recently, I happened to meet this old woman, her husband was the education director of our state of Manipur. She is also very educated, but was antichristian all her life. Her only son and daughter in- law became believers and joined in one of our fellowships a few years back. She rejected them even from the family. Even while she was very sick, and couldn’t walk by herself, she didn’t allow her daughter in-law to serve her or to enter her room. One day her son took an audio recording while I was witnessing Christ in a market place and let his mother listen to it. Soon after listening, she asked her son to call me to meet her. As I entered her room with my wife, she was happy and warmly welcomed us. I  sat down beside her and said, ‘Jesus loves you so much’. She gave me permission to share more of Jesus and I continued. She was crying, and I asked, ‘Would you like to open your heart and pray with me TODAY and receive Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?’ Praise God she immediately said, ‘YES’ and I prayed with her and she accepted Jesus as her Savior on that very day.

Please continue to pray for her health and rapid recovery and for her family too, especially for their spiritual growth. One of our evangelists is taking good care of them and leading them in a discipleship class.”

Ramananda says, “More good news! God has opened the door for me to start another church planter’s discipleship/ leadership training program with 10 people, for one year from July 2016 partnering with an organization called SEVA BHARAT INDIA. We are praying and planning for at least 40 new house fellowships/churches to be planted and through them 200 disciples and disciple-makers to be established and reaching 6000 families with the gospel during this year.” He requested that DCI provide $500.00 USD to help cover the cost of training materials etc. This we were able to do.

Peter and Moala Kashung who direct the Leadership Training Centre (LTC) in India and Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Their team of DCI Trainers have planted thousands of churches and continues to equip and send out many church planters/evangelists. Pray for Peter’s health. Here are reports from a couple of men on their team.

Yongkon – Arunachal/Myanmar He shares, “Dear Praying Friends, Sing with me the hymn, “Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go” as you read this short message from me. I often travel alone between India and Myanmar through the deep jungle, and the Lord goes with me. Using the wonderful material of Dynamic Churches International (DCI), I go around giving training to both young and old alike for discipleship, evangelism and church planting. My people have no education but they are eager to learn. Please do pray that the Lord will provide for me a staff who can travel with me to help.

John Mathuraja – South India and Sri Lanka He shares, “Dear Prayer Warriors, Thank you for your fervent prayers for me and my ministry. Last year through God’s help I conducted DCI training in 37 churches in South India.

This year I have given discipleship and evangelism training in 3 churches in Tamil Nadu. I am now giving DCI training  in 3 churches in Sri Lanka as well as Sunday school teachers training. I remain ever grateful to God, Al and Mary the founder Director of Dynamic Churches International and LTC for giving me opportunity to serve God. I covet your prayers!”

Thank you for your prayers and financial support! Through you God is expanding His Kingdom. We together with you are a team and we very much need each other to accomplish the great work God has given us to do!

Donations can be sent to the address below or through www.canadahelps.org or www.networkforgood.com in the U.S. (both online).

May God bless you all!

Your Brother and Sister in Christ,

Al and Mary Middleton

The DCI French Page now has the translated PowerPoint and notebook for the Explosive Growth Disciplemaking training. See the French page here and spread the news to French speakers!

We have now made DCI discipleship materials available in Swahili.

Let’s spread the word to those who speak this African language.

The materials are under the Multilanguage menu here.