Enterprise Ministry
This is my story of how God brought me to my enterprise ministry calling. I grew up in southern California, during a time when people declared peace and free love. They tried to open their minds with drugs and called it free thought. When I was eight, I collected bracelets with the names of solder’s missing in action somewhere called Vietnam. In the midst of it all, Jesus was pursuing me. Someone invited me to AWANA, and, although I was not from a Christian home, I regularly attended by God’s grace. I had a neighbor, family friend, or church member volunteer to get me there and back home. One day, I received my own Bible at the bus stop. I did not know God, but I came to love and serve him.
By the time I was eighteen, I had learned some Bible verses and about the kindness of Jesus, but I was still not sure where I fit in. I hadn’t gone to church for a few years and became compelled to attend. I was licensed to drive and recruited some unsaved friends to tag along. They slept in the pew at a Baptist Church, while I was on the edge of my seat. I wanted more of Jesus. Later that year, I was baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit at that same time. My church didn’t believe in that, so my friends and I moved on. In the meantime, Jesus showed me my life was like death. So, I started to live for Him – my heart transformed that day. I became friends with other Christians, found a Spirit-filled church, and sensed a calling and a purpose for my life.
Enterprise Ministry Dream
Many beautiful things have occurred during my walk with Christ as well as some tragedy. I am stronger in enduring the journey with God’s love and his Holy Spirit to guide me. These past two years, I have seen God directing and leading me in knowledge and grace. Now, I see He is leading me to serve others in enterprise ministry. He has brought me to the Christian Leaders Institute for further study. I want to complete my degree in Business Enterprise. I work in an established business, and now I consider it part of my ministry training field.
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South Africa Ministry Journey
My name is David Mukendi Kande. I’m currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa but am originally from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This South Africa ministry journey to being a Christian leader has been both exciting and challenging at the same time. My serving and leading people since I was 15 years old have been the best times for me. I went through a tough time when I was attacked by my local church because people felt as though I wanted to start a church. It wasn’t even the case. I have a heart for the youth and gathered them for the purpose of preparing them for service to Christ.
Early Years
I met him for the first time when I was 12 years old. My childhood was rough and yet very spiritually ordained. My mom sold fat cake so I could go to school. I had a few friends from my classmates at school and one best friend. My schooling was at a Christian school from grades 4 – 6, then we relocated to come to South Africa. I joined the Youth Band at church in 2015, and that’s how I started serving at my local church. Already a churchgoer from a very young age, my relationship with the Lord was not as deep as it is now.
I was 13 years when I first came to know the Lord in 2004. However, I received baptism the following year in June 2005. Then, I finally started pursuing my relationship with the Lord in earnest. In 2007 after the death of a very good friend of mine, I spoke in tongues for the first time and that deepened my relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual DReam and Obstacles Faced
My spiritual dream is first to know God, the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ in the most intimate way. Second, I love serving people and seeing them grow into mighty women and men of God with great passion. Also, I would like to build a center that will take in the homeless and invest in them so they can become servants of the God that I believe in and serve.
In terms of obstacles, my age played a huge role as an obstacle, especially in my church community and society. It is generally very difficult for a young man with a calling to be accepted and given a platform to serve freely. Another obstacle was to abstain from sexual relationships before marriage while being young still not married and not in a relationship either. In this maturity journey, I’ve learned to differentiate between ministry love and romance to avoid some of my previous errors.
Growing on my South Africa Ministry Journey
Many events have happened in my life that humbled me. Once, I was falsely at church. During this time, I wanted nothing else but to defend myself. That’s when the Lord clearly said to me, “If you defend yourself, then you are doing my work and I will have nothing to do for you.” That realization humbled me and made me want God even more. For a time, I rebelled against God, because I struggled with my finances. When I returned to the Lord, I received an invitation to minister in a youth event. There God used me mightily in his power and ministration of the Word of God.
I grew closer to God when I lost my elder sister in December of 2018 while I was at church praying for her healing. After that, I had to rediscover God from point zero. Jesus Christ became real to me as my Savior when I was 21 years old when I discovered the message of grace. It made more sense to me why Jesus Christ came to die for me and reconcile me to the Father. That’s also when I understood my sonship in the kingdom.
Free Ministry Training at CLI
As I mentioned earlier on, I desire to one day lead a Christian Bible School. This desire is the very reason why I’m taking the free ministry training at Christian Leaders Institute. I believe that you can not take people where you have never been. Therefore, with the knowledge I receive from CLI, I wish to impact and impart the same to others for the advancement of the kingdom of God.
Financially things have not been easy for me, but I hunger to study theology. The credibility of the knowledge and qualification gain with CLI will also back me up when I’m presented before men. Therefore, it is necessary for this training to be free, and not just for me, but also for many others with the same hunger and no financial freedom to invest in such education. Thank you for this opportunity to tell my South Africa ministry journey to this free ministry training at CLI.
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Ministry Outreach Calling
I have a ministry outreach calling on my life. My growing up in the Southern Baptist church and having Christian parents gave me a great base. I received baptism at about 12 years of age in a revival meeting one evening. I thought being a Christian meant going to church on Sunday and occasionally reading the Bible.
Thirty-five years later, after living through many trials, many of them barely making it through, listening to sermons online is a big part of my day. I grew in knowledge and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I thought to myself that it has been in the Bible this whole time, but I never understood it. After becoming filled with the Holy Spirit, my appetite for Jesus and all things in the Bible grew exponentially. I want to follow Jesus’ example in everything He did. He said, “Love God, and treat others as you would want to be treated.” That may sound easy, but there is much more to it when you unpack it.
Ministry Outreach Calling and Training at CLI
Therefore, since Jesus told us to go and tell the whole world, my ministry outreach calling goal is to take the gospel to the workplace. I want to find people who may not have heard of Jesus and make sure they get the opportunity to partake in His grace. To me, the Old Testament is about obedience to God and the New Testament is about faith in Jesus Christ. I want to teach people what faith is and show people the Kingdom of God.
My wife and I live in Louisville, Kentucky and go to Southeast Christian Church. My wife is a wonderful Christian woman. We have two grown children we are very proud of. My work background is in being a Realtor and Home Builder. I have been self-employed my entire working career. Now, this free ministry training at Christian Leaders Institute will equip me for my ministry outreach calling.
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