Ministry Training Education Journey to CLI
Hello, my name is Peter Deneke, and here is my ministry training education journey to CLI. And I am from Johannesburg, South Africa. I am single at the moment, but I would like to meet a godly woman. I came from an alcoholic family background, which led to lots of rejection and abuse. As a result, I became timid and fearful. I had some Sunday school influence and Catholic influence from my mom. I did get saved as a teenager but still had a struggle with sin.
My Journey in Ministry Education
In 1993, I got called up to the army. I was terrified to go and landed up for one week in the psych ward with anxiety and depression. I later met a Christian who invited me to his church in Pretoria called Hatfield Christian Church. The Holy Spirit powerfully touched me there. I also received baptism there.
The next year, I returned home and went to a Pentecostal Church related to the Hatfield Church. From 1997-1998, we had revival, and I was powerfully touched. I wanted God to burn out the rubbish and empower me. I joined a cell group and feeding the homeless ministry. There on the street, I heard God’s voice and felt his anointing. I felt a pull to do Bible studies with Rhema Bible School. That’s where I learned the purpose of renewing the mind. I had some ups and downs in my Christian walk. God allowed disappointment and setbacks to teach me things and uproot some wrong teaching.
Schooling in the USA
In 2008, I had a desire for some prophetic training, and God opened the doors for me to go to Christian International in Florida. This school is where God started to deal with the wounded parts of me. I went for six months of counseling with the restoring the foundation’s ministers. It was truly life-changing. I realized I had a call to counseling, inner healing, and deliverance ministry. After I gained a master’s in ministry degree, I also did some prison ministry and gained confidence in teaching in front of men.
Return to South Africa and Finding CLI
I returned to South Africa in 2012 and did some teaching at a Christian School. In the next phase of my training, I enrolled in psychological counseling at UNISA. It took me six years to finish my honors degree. I also spent a year teaching in China.
Recently, a friend told me about the Christian Leaders Institute. So, I enrolled since I want an accredited degree. This ministry training education journey to CLI has been eventful. I am excited to see what God has in store with CLI.
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Online Bible College for Free at CLI
Greetings from a young leader in Lesotho attending online Bible College for free at CLI! God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good! My name is Neo Moeti, and I come from a small country called Lesotho, which is entirely landlocked by South Africa. As we are situated quite high above sea level, we got the name “The Kingdom in the Sky.” I am the eldest of three children, and we also own three dogs.
The first Christian missionaries that arrived in Lesotho were the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society (PEMS), in 1833. Nowadays, it is difficult to imagine that this nation was ever an unreached people group. It is only recently when I went on a mission trip to Mozambique and Malawi that I became more grateful that the gospel was sent to us so long ago. Also, I gained a more profound revelation of the scripture in Luke that talks about the harvest being plentiful, but the laborers being few.
Finding CLI an Online Bible College for Free
I grew up in the church and received baptism when I turned 21. Currently, I serve in the Children’s Ministry Team as a teacher and coordinator. This ministry service is an excellent opportunity to share my passion for singing, dancing, design, and learning through play.
Over the years, paying for my higher education studies has been quite a financial burden. Therefore, I believed that pursuing any further Biblical Training in the future would not be possible. It was so amazing to find the Christian Leaders Institute because it offers online quality ministry training free of charge! This online Bible College for free is indeed an answer to prayer for me. I aspire to use what I learn to bless others as well as for the extension of God’s mighty kingdom.
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Free Bible School Training at CLI
My name is Ernesto Mojica-Álvarez, and I am receiving free Bible School training at CLI. I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a beautiful small island in the Caribbean. However, I am now living in the state of Indiana, USA.
I have held different hats throughout my professional life. Currently, I am a Human Resources Director for a Law enforcement department. I’m also a Mental Health Counselor and an Organizational Psychologist.
Most importantly, though, I am a husband of 25 years to Arlene Mojica, my high school sweetheart, and I am a father of two: Jonathan (24), and Paola (22). My wife and I are also active members of the New Creation Ministry Church in Highland, Indiana. We have taken the challenge to develop a lay counseling ministry for the kingdom of Jesus Christ and the Church.
Early Life and Conversion
Like many who were born in Puerto Rico, I was raised mostly with a Catholic background. In Puerto Rico, nearly 85% of the population is Catholic. The other 15% is divided among Protestantism, Islam, and Judaism. But for the most part, I was raised as a non-practicing catholic.
When I was around 22 years old, a friend of mine invited me to a protestant church. I did enjoy the service but never returned. Even though a seed was in me, I was lost in the world, living a secular life. I did not see anything wrong with it. I thought religious people were the ones who were kind of strange. When I think about it now, I believed in the existence of a Higher Power, but never considered one true God and Savior Jesus Christ. The good news is that God always finds a way. He left the 99 and found me.
It Took a Higher Power
On September 20th, 2017, a Higher Power showed up. A Category 5 hurricane named “Maria” with constants winds of over 155 mph devasted Puerto Rico. Maria was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years. Over 3,000 people lost their lives. Some other statistics raise that number to over 4,000. It caused over $90 billion in damage to infrastructure and the economy.
In the struggle of the crisis, trying to keep myself at ease and to protect my family, I prayed — something I have not done, purposefully before. I prayed for God to show me the way, and He did!
A few months after living in a struggle, even for basic needs, we re-located to the state of Indiana. With the help of a long-time friend and his Christian family. On December 1st, 2017, we arrived. God was good to us all the time. My wife and I want to say thanks that our prayers were answered.
Through our friend’s invitation, we visited a Baptist Church called New Creation Ministry. We find peace, friendship, and a real Christian community. We felt welcome. As we matured in our faith in time, we both were baptized. I cannot say we found our Savior. It is the other way around. He found us in the middle of the storm.
Free Bible School Training
Now, I am here at Christian Leaders Institute to learn more about God and the Bible. The free Bible School training at CLI is a blessing. I look forward to what God has in store for me in ministry.
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