Free Ministry School Study at CLI
My name is Matthew Faure, and I am excited about the free ministry school study at CLI. I live in South Africa. I grew up in a very religious household but always felt rejected from a very young age since I was 7 1/2 months old when my mother left. My father and grandmother raised my brother and me, and we went to church every Sunday. When we moved to Graaf Reinet, my father started a home church. We relocated quite often, which left me without a sense of belonging.
Being born blind in one eye came with its own set of challenges. I had to start wearing glasses at a very young age. That meant that other kids teased me a lot, which only added to my sense of rejection. Even though I heard of the love of God from a young age, I didn’t understand it until I was well into adulthood. In 1992, we settled in East London. Even though the next few years were quiet, I could never shake that insecurity from years of rejection.
My Marriage, Loss, and New Life
In 2002, I met the life of my life, and a year later, we were married. My wife was deeply religious, and we attended church together, prayed every morning and night, and said grace at every meal. In 2004, our daughter was born. Then in 2014, God called my wife home at the age of 36. My world shattered. I blamed God. I was angry, and for the next year, I wanted to hear nothing about God. However, in hindsight, how I functioned in that year following, is only by the Grace of God because of how lost I was.
Then in 2016, my daughter Ruthie asked me to take her to the church youth group. So, I did. I stayed for the first night, and then returned the next week. Soon I was back in church. I realized what was missing in my life, and that was God. God opened my eyes and my heart. A year later, I became a youth leader for the senior youth.
Called to Ministry and Ministry School Study
After much prayer, fasting, and time in His Word, God has called me into the ministry. Through God’s work in my life, I’ve come to realize that I am Imago Dei. Created in God’s image and because of His Infinite worth, I am a person of intrinsic value. I never need to feel rejected ever again because of the love he has for me, and he calls me by name to serve him. Just like with Elijah, obedience comes first, and since God called me into the ministry, I will follow and obey.
I looked for a free ministry school study online and found the Christian Leaders Institute. I’m excited to learn more at CLI as I prepare for the ministry! Because He lives, I also live!
Learn about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
Ministry in the Marketplace
Shalom, I’m Mary Jane Censon, born in January of 1979, and I have a marketplace ministry in Singapore. I am happily married and blessed with three kids born in 2000, 2003, and 2007. I am from Navotas City, the Philippines, and graduated in Centro Escolar University Mendiola of Manila in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce majoring in Computer Science and Information Systems.
My Conversion and Ministry
How I came to know God was from my father, a seafarer. He found a Bible in the cabin of his co-seafarer. Then, he read it, gaining more understanding about Christianity and accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He was very eager to share with me every time he had the chance to make a call overseas. He wanted me to know Jesus more too. When he came home, he found a Bible-based church. On March 15, 1995, that was the faithful day I have received Jesus as my Lord and beautiful Savior.
I actively participated as a Sunday School teacher and song leader. I also opened a Bible study in different places with my father and my boyfriend (now my husband). My relationship with my father doing our ministry became so meaningful, especially since I don’t have many memories of him during my childhood due to him working abroad with only two months’ vacation to be together as a family.
Move to Singapore and Marketplace Ministry
In 2007, I got a job relocation to Singapore. Currently, my family and I are living in Singapore for 12 years now. I worked in the shipping company as HR Marine Senior Superintendent also had an opportunity to complete my diploma in Shipping Operation and Management at Singapore Polytechnic.
With my desire to help more overseas Filipino workers to have a quality of life, I became passionate about my advocacy in sharing transformational life-changing training on life, health, and wealth. I put to use all the learning I got from the international training, seminars, and New Creation Church, where I regularly attended. The advocacy that I am in is the Frich Revolution (for empowering Filipinos to be free and prosperous). From the beginning, it was a ministry for me in the marketplace. My prayers always that God will use me mightily to his glory to share the good news and let them know/accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Discovering CLI for Marketplace Ministry Training
I believe that nothing happens by chance. I got to know Pastor Irwin’s wife with one of the inquiries about my business and met them. It is a God-appointed time for us, and I am happy to attend their church. I learned that Pastor was studying online. Last quarter of 2019, I am hungry to know and learn more about God’s Word. After the message, Pastor Irwin Noriega shared with me about the Christian Leaders Institute. I was afraid of the cost because I have two college kids at the moment. So I asked him if he knew a Bible school offering free education. So, I registered at CLI.
Right now, I am doing my very best with God’s help to allocate my time to study. I’m praying for God’s wisdom and direction throughout my journey with CLI. I believe with this platform of learning and knowing Jesus more, it will lead me for my great purpose and mission to share more about the goodness of God to many. To God, be the glory! Shalom!
Learn about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
