Oden Makiwa –
“My name is Oden Makiwa. I am married with 2 children (12&15). We currently live in England, United Kingdom. We are originally from Zimbabwe. We have lived in England for 12 years.
“I grew up in church. I have been passionate about studying the Word of God all my life. Living in another country as a bi-vocational pastor and working hard to support family members back home gives me little opportunity to pursue my passion to study due to time and financial constraints.”
Oden Makiwa Receives a Scholarship
“I came across the Christian Leaders Institute online and immediately concluded that this was a prayer answered. Now I can pursue my studies part-time with easy Internet access. I am involved in my church as an associate pastor and one of my responsibilities is to do missionary work. I have been to Africa 4 times in the last 2 years training leaders. With a CLI scholarship I believe I will be well equipped to impart more advanced knowledge to a lot of other people who do not have the same access and opportunities like I now have with CLI.
“Pray for me that I will be able to fulfill the call of God over my life to plant more churches and share the mercies of God with many people.”
Oden Makiwa has a passion for Christ. He immigrated from Zimbabwe to England, where he pastors a church while working full time to support his family. Oden Makiwa isn’t content to live a stagnant life, though. He knows that he has more to learn, but he doesn’t have the finances or time to attend a seminary. Oden Makiwa sees Christian Leaders Institute as a doorway to a greater impact for Christ – in his community now, and others in time.
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Thato Ookeditse –
“My name is Mr Thato Ookeditse. I am 28 years of age. I was born in Mmadinare, Botswana. I currently live in Gaborone city in Botswana where I pastor a church branch which I planted 5 weeks back for a church called Joyous Christian Centre. I am an ordained minister of the gospel and an international Administrator of the named church.
“I got saved in 2002 while I was at senior high school in scripture union. I decided to accept the Lord as my personal savior after the preaching I heard in an outreach that was organized by the scripture union of the same school.
“God called me in 2009 to be a minister of the gospel in the apostolic anointing to plant churches, nurture churches, and establish their administration. Doing ministry in Botswana is quite challenging but at the same time interesting. I had an opportunity to plant and nurture six churches in Botswana and one church in UK. The main challenge in Botswana is financial problem towards supporting the ministry but i spend most time doing house to house which help the church to grow and reach many unsaved souls.”
Thato Ookeditse Receives a Scholarship
“Having CLI sponsorship helped me to be enriched on the word of God like i have never imagined. it helped me to have depth on my teachings and it have made my teachings to be much easier. I believe it will help me to have qualification since in some countries that I want to reach in the future, for a person to have a permit they need a qualification.
“My prayer is that God may help me to be bold when I preach the gospel. I want to reach as many souls as I can.”
Thato Ookeditse ministers in a church in Botswana, where poverty makes it challenging for ministers to find the financial support they need to survive while focusing wholly on preaching the word. As he seeks the growth of the kingdom of God, Thato Ookeditse goes door to door, but still isn’t able to earn enough to go to traditional seminary classes. Still Thato Ookeditse feels the prodding of the Spirit to preach the word not only in his own country of Botswana, but in other countries as well. Thato Ookeditse has come to Christian Leaders Institute because he knows that he can be equipped to carry the message of the gospel to all nations.
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Rajkumar Rai –
“I am Rajkumar Rai. I am from United Kingdom now, but I am originally from Nepal. It is very important to tell people about truth and only one God and we need many trained evagelists to share the Gospel every corner of the Nation.
“I converted from Hinduism to Christianity in 2004 and found the true God.
“I am really trying to be able to preach and evangelize about God wherever I would be – especially in Nepal where so many people in the Hilly area haven’t heard about the true God.”
Rajkumar Rai Receives a Scholarship
“It is very important to know the right way and the right path. It is important to know about the Bible and God in order to preach and share the words of the God, and I need to know the right answers to the questions those people confused with. CLI making me so clear from difficult questions and answer.
“Please pray for me for anoint me with all the gifts of Holy Spirit to make me able to share the powerful words of God and evangelize people who don’t believe our savior lord Jesus Christ.”
Rajkumar Rai just recently came to the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the 9 years that he has been a Christian, Rajkumar Rai has felt the call of God on his life, drawing him to the ministry. Rajkumar Rai now dreams of serving our Lord by traveling to regions where others like him are caught in a system that is contrary to God’s plan and command. Christian Leaders Institute can help Rajkumar Rai realize his ministry calling and equip him to adequately reproduce Christian culture wherever God may send him.
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