Pastor Training

Over a year ago my brother, Rick, shared with me a vision of having 6 pastors from America come together to train pastor's in Kenya.  The commitment for this training was to come once a year for the next 3 years.  The goal was to give these pastors some basic training in the Bible so that they could then train others in the places that they live.

One of the reasons we went to Kenya was for me to participate in this pastoral training.  There were about 20 pastors from all over the Kilgoris area that came for this training.  Many of them walked many miles to be a part of it.  I teamed up with another pastor to do the training for this session.  We taught through the names of God and how that impacts our lives and then I was able to teach on the Holy Spirit and also covered some topics on Biblical Counseling.  We talked through what we need to do as Pastors when it comes to how to handle anger, how to handle conflict, how to forgive, and how to help people work through the problems that they faced.

The day usually started around 9:30 and ended around 3:00.  We would have a chai break around 11:00 and then we would eat lunch around 12:30.  We would go to a local restaurant for lunch.  The lunch was always an exciting adventure to see what food they would provide for that day.

 The most powerful memory I have with these pastors was actually how they ministered to me.  After Micah got stitches and we found out that there was an infection these pastors gathered around me and prayed for him.  Tears went down my face as we were praying together in different languages.  It was a powerful time and I am sure that God used the power of their prayers to heal Micah.

It was a privilege to be part of this training with the pastors.  I learned so much from them and their love for God.

Ronn