SudanSudanThe story of e3 in Sudan
• What the Lord has done
• The vision for the future
A Timeline
Joseph Oyuki introduces us to David Kaya
As an EvangeCube Trainer
Nathan Sheets leads the first e3 team to Yei.
• God calls Mike to Sudan while in Rwanda
• We take an exploratory trip to Rumbek.
We apply the e3 “model”
• Normally, the model produces growth like the chart below—normally …
• Find and equip trainers ... and grow
We pursue the model through Leadership Development Conferences
We have some success with this model, which remains our core mission.
Nationals Mobilized
Gospel Presentations
Professions of Faith
Church Plants
1,801 17,316 3,310 53
2006
• But!
• God impresses on our hearts a passage from James
A missionary suggests we work with the unreached Toposa in Kapoeta.A missionary suggests we work with the unreached Toposa in Kapoeta.
On the way, we stop in Lietnom, exploring a potential partnership.
All this time, we have been assessing, learning, asking God to teach us and guide us
A very big light came on for us.
What Sudan lacks most ...
is leaders
The model lacks reproducibility without leaders
The war took the leaders
We find boys/young men with a heart to serve
Or leaders with compromised integrity
Both require extensive training and discipleship
Both require extensive training and discipleship
This man does not
have integrity issues!
This man does not
have integrity issues!
We continued to explore and learn.
The February 2007 trip:
• Kapoeta
• Chukudum
• Kajo Kejo
• Rumbek
• Akot
Our assessment on this trip confirmed three more learnings:
Let’s Review• The traditional e3 model only works in a
minority of places in Sudan.
• The physical needs are overwhelming and demand a response.
• There is a dearth of leaders
• There’s poor infrastructure to move and communicate.
• The UN and NGOs have driven up the costs of everything.
This is not an option
God specializes in long odds
Gideon choosing his soldiersGideon choosing his soldiers
David
12 Guys
Our response to the most pressing issue: Leaders
Start a Bible School. Build Leaders from scratch.
Our gestation period slows
Train them theologically with Bible Training Center for Pastor’s (BTCP) Material
And with skills
• Skills• Skills
Carpentry
Over 50 students have begun the Bible School to date
It takes them two years to complete the program
• 3 months of classes and practicum
• 3 months of on the field application at home
While we invest in the school for long-term leaders, we still apply the model
And we still work leveraging opportunities
African Inland Church (AIC)
100+ churches
• Billy White
2007
Leaders Trained
Gospel Presentations
Professions of Faith
Church Plants
892 10,896 3,115 14
Six Church-planting Trainings
Two Medical Trips
Self-sustaining Projects
Four Church Partnerships
Hyde Park Baptist
Prestonwood
Virginia Beach Community Chapel
Trinity Chapel
Sudan Consultation
Over 65
• Churches
• Ministries
• Individuals
• NGOs
• Doctors
2008 and Beyond
The Vision remains to Equip Leaders
Indigenous Missionaries – We sent out our first five (one not pictured here.)
Medical
Self-sustaining Projects
The Church Strengthener-This lorry will take mature believers to the church-plant sites for encouragement, discipleship, training, and strengthening.
• Develop Our Regional Leaders
• Unleash Our Campaigners
• Women’s Ministry
• Children’s Ministry
• Long-term workers/Interns
Children In Christ – A wonderful partner.
• Raise up a U.S. Team
Continue to:
• Leverage existing networks
• Facilitate U.S. Church Partnerships
• Partner with existing ministries
Big Vision
• Bible School becomes accredited Seminary
• Start a second, third Bible School
• Fund more indigenous missionaries
• Open the North/Darfur
• Strategic humanitarian projects (repatriation)
Thank You
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will
enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your
generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
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