ECLEA impact in Ghana

I just received an email from Stan Armes, a missionary with another organization who recently taught a MINTS (Miami International Theological Seminary) class in Ghana. Here is what he said:

"I know it is very encouraging for teachers to hear of the results of their work.  As you know I taught Expository Preaching in Ghana these past two weeks. As you may well know this method of preaching is completely new to many students. A student came to me at the end of the course and said, 'We have been preaching wrongly. This has changed my life.  I can't preach the way I have.'  God is using you in your writing." Stan

Thanks, Stan.

Isa 6:8-13--"Isaiah's Commission and Ours"

I have posted the sermon I preached last Sunday on Isa 6:8-13, entitled "Isaiah's Commission and Ours," on the "Sermons" page of the ECLEA website. Isaiah was a regular person like us. God commissioned him to be His witness to the people he knew just as he commissions us. In fact, in Christ we are the visible and audible presence of God in the world. We faithfully represent Him by how we live as well as by what we say. The results are up to God. The sermon is available and may be downloaded for free (both audio and written) at: http://www.eclea.net/sermons.html#ot.

Please pray for Uganda

The following is from Emmanuel Akatukunda, the Registrar of KEST (Kampala Evangelical School of Theology):

Ugandans will be electing the next president and members of parliament next week, Thursday 18th to be precise. This is a very important election. The current regime (and president) has been in power for the last 30 years (since 1986). There are mixed reactions among the population. The tensions are very high. Rumors of post-violence are pretty much everywhere. 

The stability of Uganda is crucial, not only for its citizens but for the region as a whole. In the recent past Uganda has played a crucial role in the peace and stability of neighboring countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Congo (DRC), Southern Sudan, just to mention a few (Uganda is surrounded by most of these countries I have mentioned.

Uganda serves as a sort of buffer between the Muslim North and Christian South.It is also very strategic in terms of missionary work. It is easy to set up a base in Uganda if one wants to reach out the neighboring but unstable countries.

We are praying and hoping that it will be peaceful regardless of what the results will be. 

Please join the church in Uganda to pray that:

• The elections will be free and fair
• That Uganda will remain peaceful before and after elections
• That the people in Uganda will repent and forsake the things that dishonor and displease God (like corruption, witchcraft, idolatry, etc) 
• That the church in Uganda will remain spiritually alert and be God's prophetic voice
• That the church in Uganda will wake up to its calling as a "light to the nations"