My name is William Wangombe, from Kenya. I am taking online ministry and Bible training at the Christian Leaders Institute (Learn more about free ministry and Bible courses online, Click Here).
I grew up in a family where my late mother was a believer. She led me in knowing Christ and accepting Him as my Savior when I was 14. It was a great experience and the Lord has been gracious to me through my childhood, my youth, and now as an adult. He has fought many battles for me and made me more than a victor.
My Spiritual Dream
My spiritual dream is to do mission ministry work. I want to bring more people into the Kingdom of God and to the realization of who God is and what He can do in their life. I want people to know that they have a place in the Kingdom of God and a way to achieve that through Jesus Christ. Reaching out to souls at all levels, children, youth, and adults, I want to give them hope in their spiritual, social, and economic spheres of life. I want to promote the Gospel of Christ.
Therefore, I am currently in a church program where we deal with children from the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi. There, I volunteer as a school patron. We enroll these children in the church primary school, feed them, and supply them with stationeries and other items. It is very fulfilling for it touches even the lives of generations to come.
Challenges
I have faced various obstacles in life. In the year 2016, I lost my seven months old daughter, which left my young family heartbroken. To see a bundle of joy taken from us was not easy. It took the grace of God for us to overcome the grief. God gave us the courage to walk through this tough situation. Furthermore, He provided people that gave us a shoulder to lean on.
During my childhood, there were many events that humbled me to realize that I needed Christ. My mother was a prayerful woman, and I experienced God answering her prayers in a very unique way. She prayed for our healing and provision, and God answered. It made me desire to know God more and more. Therefore, God became very real to me.
Online Ministry and Bible Training at CLI
I hope to use my Christian Leaders Institute online ministry and Bible training in proclaiming the Gospel from a point of knowledge. I believe that the training acquired at CLI will help me in properly handling issues concerning people and God. Then, I can share the Word of God and reach as many souls as possible for the glory and honor of God.
Christian Leaders Institute training is necessary for me. Now, I have the opportunity to get trained after a long search due to financial constraints. I will gain knowledge of the Word of God and become effective in the Lord’s vineyard. As a leader, I will be able to guide, administrate, and evangelize from a point of knowledge.
I am very excited to be in the Christian Leaders Institute as a student. My heart yearned for training and here it is! Thank you! There is so much to be trained on, which will be of great impact in the Kingdom of God, to the glory and honor of God.
Steps to Sign Up At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course. Then you can enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
I am Michelle Murphy. Currently, I am studying ministry and Bible courses online at the Christian Leaders Institute (Learn more about free ministry and Bible courses online, Click Here).
I live in East London, South Africa. South Africa is a beautiful and unique country that is full of diversity and rich cultures. I love my country even though there is much brokenness and a need for restoration. I have a great expectancy and hope in God’s redemption story for this country, for nothing shall be impossible for God.
My Journey
I came to know the Lord at 11 years old at a youth camp, but only really came into a proper and deep relationship with Jesus Christ in my early twenties. As a young girl, I had a pull in my heart to serve God. I felt the desire to do something bigger than myself, but what exactly, I didn’t know. I was a very shy and awkward child. Also, I had low self-esteem and didn’t believe that I could ever do something meaningful.
However, it didn’t change how I felt deep down inside. God sees what we don’t. He knows the plans and purposes He places in our hearts to fulfill His plans. He gives us the desires of our hearts to fulfill His desires. It wasn’t until much later in my life that I discovered my passion for God’s Word. I also discovered the transforming and healing power that scripture brings to mankind. John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Wandering and Restoration
As much as I loved the Lord, I walked away from the church and into the world for a period of 9-10 years. This was a great offense to God which separated me from Him. It also became an offense to me through guilt, shame, and pain, which only God could restore. The deep longing in my heart only grew stronger for God. Eventually, by God’s grace, I saw my fallen life and that my sin separated me from God. I could no longer ignore the conviction to get back to God.
I was lost, which brought deep sorrow and remorse because it separated me from God. In God’s great love and mercy, He showed me where I was, the state of my life, and how I needed to choose life over death. I had become an offense to God in my sinful living. Therefore, I needed transformation and reconciliation through Jesus Christ His Son.
At this point, I took responsibility for the state of my life and the mistakes I made. It was the start of my restoration and transformation that only God could bring about. I confessed and turned from my sins, faults, and pride. Then, I asked for God’s forgiveness and received it. I also had to forgive others who had hurt me. And for those I had hurt, I had to forgive myself. It wasn’t easy. There were times when I felt like it was too hard. Yet, I kept choosing Jesus in the Peacefire to get me through and not to partner with the wildfire of lies, pain, bitterness, and shame.
Restoration Brought Transformation
The key experience that God used to bring transformation to my life was the pain and loss I felt from being separated from Him. There was a hole in my heart that only He could fill with His love. Like a child, I needed a home, a place to belong. I was desperate for my relationship to be restored with God.
Only God can restore, heal, and make new what is broken. I experienced that when my relationship with God was restored. God’s redemption story is reconciliation and restoration through the finished work that Jesus Christ did on the cross. His love changed my life 360 degrees. God’s love is immense and He loved me uniquely as He knows each one of us personally. God knew what I needed to come back home.
Ministry Dreams
I am living part of my ministry dream as I run a women’s ministry “Woman at the Well.” My dream has always been to serve the body of Christ. Now, I have the great privilege of living this dream. Another dream that I’m living is taking small groups of ladies on retreats to restore, renew, and reset. I also dream to finish my book on God’s redeeming love and power to save us through His Son Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.
Taking Ministry and Bible Courses Online at CLI
The Peacefire Course as CLI made me look at conflict in a different and better light. The light of the Peacefire is not our desire but God’s desire and will for restoration. This class has helped me to look at relationships, restoration, and God’s desire in the Peacefire and not in the wildfire. We can choose peace in the midst of the fire and trust God to bring restoration.
The challenges one could experience in restoring someone back into a community are forgiveness, trust, and acceptance. Also, physical needs like lodging and employment. Restoring relationships and dignity is always God’s desire, which can be challenging if one chooses the wildfire instead of the Peacefire.
My church leaders are very supportive and available for sound counsel as and when needed. Thank you, CLI, for this excellent class.
Steps to Sign Up At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course. Then you can enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
A Former Good Sinner
Hello, my name is Diomedes Sambas, from British Columbia, Canada. I am 61 years old. I am also a student of the Christian Leaders Institute for small group minister training (Learn more about free small group minister training and Bible courses online, Click Here).
My Spiritual Journey
My country of origin is the Philippines, but now I live in Canada. Both of my parents are Catholics, so I grew up as a Catholic. By that, I only go to church on my birthday and on some special occasions. Before I became a Christian, I considered myself a “good sinner” because if I counted the good that I did, it was more than the bad. I didn’t kill anyone or rob a bank. Also, I went to church sometimes and prayed before bed. But, I sometimes cursed, used bad language, and drank alcohol at night. However, I was so sure that I could save myself by doing fewer bad things and doing more good things.
I found out how wrong I was when I surrendered myself to Jesus and accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. It is by grace that I have been saved through faith. It is not by myself nor by good works so that I cannot boast. When I became a born-again Christian, it was not easy. There was a struggle within me. I even backslid for a few months. But thanks be to God, who guides me and brings me back to His love.
It all happened while I was working in Taiwan. So, when I went back home to the Philippines, I joined a local church in my wife’s hometown. There, I served in the men’s ministry for as long as I was with that Church.
Small Group Minister Training at CLI
When we moved to Canada, my plan was to attend church but not get involved in any ministry. However, one of our pastors talked to me and ask me if I wanted to be a Small Group Leader. I was going to say no, but then, I said yes. Now, I am the small group leader of Ezra, a small group in Jesus Rock of Ages Ministry, Surrey Campus. There are 14 adults and two youths in our small group. I am the one making the schedule and leading our Bible study.
I needed to be trained to become a better Small Group Leader. That is why I enrolled in the Christian Leaders Institute for free small group minister training. I know that God will guide me in my studies as I continue my journey at the Christian Leaders Institute.
Steps to Sign Up At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course. Then you can enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.