September 2021 Highlights
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

Greetings!

Thank you for your prayers and support. I praise God for you and thank you for being a ministry partner. The verse above - Romans 8:28 has been a comfort for me this September because my mother was declared dead of a stroke in the hospital. After being brought home she was breathing again but was unconscious and the left side of her body could not be moved. But God is good! I could return to my village to see my mother who is in a coma. We had prayer and even if my mother died, we had accepted it. But God had other plans. He raised her from death to life again. My mother recovered from a stroke, coma and returned to health in 20 days! This situation also allowed me to meet with CCI class students and also teachers. I have never visited all the classes in Sumba until now - August 2021, but my mother's situation allowed me to visit and teach these classes directly. My trip to the east was without any planning due to the covid 19 situation, but God is working in all things for the good of those who love Him. Praise Jesus!

Frids Lumba
CCI Indonesia National Director
Praise God that I was able to teach in three classes: Rajaka, Badak Street and Kowaka. The Rajaka class was at the end of book 2 and I taught the book of Zephaniah and the book of Habakkuk. The participants learned very enthusiastically because most of them had just clearly understood the background of the books.  In the Kowaka class, 2 participants are pastors. They were entrusted to lead the local church without being equipped and without understanding theology. They are very grateful that they can be trained, equipped and prepared through this CCI class.
Rajaka
Badak Street
Kowaka
Testimony
"My name is Rambu Mosa. I want to testify why I was involved in learning in the Gollu tana class. I was a Christian religion teacher in elementary school. When giving exams to students in the class, there was one student who did not answer one of the questions. The question was 'How many wise men from the east came to meet the baby Jesus?'. I asked that student why he didn't know the number of magi since your parents are pastors. The child said that his parents told him that the exact number of magi is not mentioned in the bible. Finally I came to the student's house and met with his parents, Mr. Oktafianus and Mrs. Lina. I was invited to enter the house and together we opened the Bible. I realized my mistake and the next day I apologized in front of the students that I had taught wrongly. I then ended up taking a class at Gollutanah."
Prayer Requests & Praises

  • Grateful for your prayers so that in early September I could be vaccinated.

  • I am grateful that my mother was able to recover quickly and return to health.

  • Grateful because through what my mother went through, I was able to visit classes in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.

  • I am grateful that my trip for 20 days was accompanied by God so that I could return to Makassar and be able to gather with my family, even though on the way I had to stay at home where the neighbors were undergoing independent isolation due to covid.

  • Pray that the board of CCI Indonesia, teachers and learning participants will be protected from covid 19. 

  • Pray for plans to hold Teachers training Workshop (TTW) in Mamasa in October.

  • Pray for the plan to open a new class in southwest Sumba.

  • Pray for CCI Indonesia's partner, the Ethnos Bible Seminary in Mamasa, which is scheduled to open and start learning in September, the school will use the BTCP curriculum as a study guide to teach the participants.

  • Pray that God will rise up the right people who can be part of the CCI Indonesia team.

  • Pray for plans to start CCI Ministry in the other provinces on the island of Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Gorontalo. Pray for partners and key people in these provinces, who have a vision to train and multiply leaders, so that we can work together to make that vision a reality.

  • Pray that there will be partners or people who work together with CCI Indonesia to equip the workers in their communities in Indonesia.
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