God's Plans Will Prevail
Greetings!
Last December, my family and I moved to Makassar for 3 years. We were there with a spirit of service to carry out administrative and structural order in CCI Indonesia. However, this enthusiasm resulted in the resignation of the regional coordinators. CCI Indonesia's services felt even more difficult because the classes in the regional coordinators' locations also stopped studying. I had to start ministry in the province that I had been away from for 20 years. However, the power of prayer from all friends and supporters made the closed doors become open. In 3 years, we saw God's hand at work! HE who holds the CCI ministry made progress with almost 20 study classes and 100 study participants. HE who worked on one Regional Coordinator who resigned, rejoined and began his teaching responsibilities again. Thank you for your prayers for me and my family, as well as for CCI Indonesia's ministry. My family also thanks Dr. David Nelson and Glenn Kurka for allowing CCI Indonesia to be able to rent a house that can be used as an office as well as a home for me and my family. Only God is worthy of all praise.
We held a meeting with all the teachers in Mamasa, West Sulawesi. During this meeting, we were able to use zoom to meet with CCI President - Dr. David Nelson. We are grateful for the Word of God that was conveyed to us and also some directions for teachers and the Area Coordinator (AC). The zoom meeting was also attended by teachers in other provinces and by the board of CCI Indonesia.
Fellowship with teachers at CCI Indonesia teachers meeting
Thankful for your prayers and support,
Frids Lumba
CCI Indonesia National Director
Testimony
"My name is Petrus. I would like to witness what God did for my life and ministry when I started to be involved in learning and teaching the Bible using the CCI curriculum. I really feel the impact of learning, especially how to prepare Biblical messages to be preached in weekly services at the local church that I lead. I want to convey how this learning impacts the students in my local church because I have also started a CCI class for 5 ministers, including my wife. I am often invited to preach in other churches but what I struggle with when I am invited is that no one can preach in my church so I also have to invite guest preachers to my church. Of the 5 study participants, there are 2 very prominent people who I see can help me in ministry, I am grateful that even though this class is currently studying book 2, two of these students have started to be involved in preaching at my local church. They preach well when I am invited to another church. Training the ministers in the church has made my job easier and I feel very helpful. I can share the burden of service with them too. Praise the Lord."
Prayer Requests & Praises

  • Grateful that the Foundation's tax report to the government has been done and received.
  • Praise God for the new class that started in Salubue with 4 participants studying in Mamasa, West Sulawesi.
  • Thankful for a productive and insighful CCI Indonesia teachers meeting with CCI President Dr. David Nelson via zoom.
  • Thankful for the class in East Sumba that is back on track. Please pray for the plan to start a few more classes and pray for Mr. Robby as he teaches the class.
  • We are grateful because at the end of February our family was able to occupy a rented house and the house is also the office of CCI Indonesia.
  • Pray for my plan to visit Mamuju Tengah with a student to introduce CCI hoping that a new class can start there. Pray for prospective teachers and learners for the class.
  • Pray for plans to start a new class in Maramata, Southwest Sumba.
  • Pray for plans to start classes in Tabone and Tondo Salu. Pray for candidate study participants and prospective teachers.
  • Pray for Mr. Robby and Mr. Seprianus who plan to start classes at their place in February.
  • Please pray for my studies to get a degree. Starting this February, apart from doing online studies, I will also be doing face-to-face lectures.
  • With the increasing number of teachers in West Sulawesi, CCI Indonesia needs a qualified person to become a coordinator in that area. Pray that God will bring up the right person for that responsibility.
  • Pray for the needs of CCI Indonesia for new teachers.
  • 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 to use the CCI curriculum to equip the workers in their communities in Indonesia.
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