Online Bible Education
Read the story of Davis Asante Adjei of Brescia, Italy. See how free online Bible education at Christian Leaders Institute is blessing this young man as he seeks to keep Jesus at the center of his life and his calling to ministry.
Hello, wonderful brothers and sisters in the Lord. My name is Davis Asante Adjei and I am receiving a free online Bible education at Christian Leaders Institute. I was born in Accra, Ghana on the 26th of December in 1992. I have three brothers in my family. I came from a Christian family so from my youth I have always wanted to serve God and get to know more about Him. I also desire that the Lord will turn me into an instrument for him and use me to change the lives of the people I meet as I am in His service. I’m here at the Christian Leaders Institute because the calling of God is upon my life and no matter what I do I can feel it strongly within me.
My older brother Prince Martinson Adjei is also a student of this wonderful online Bible education school, and he has completed his courses of study already. I followed his advice to take this course for free ministry training at Christian Leaders Institute. I have been living in Brescia in Italy since 2007. My desire is for this free online Bible education course to help me and prepare me towards my ministry for God. I want Christ always to be at the center of my life as I serve Him. I want to go where He wants me to go and to serve who He shows me to serve.
Learn about local ecuminitry ordinations, mentor ministers, and ordained minister study programs with Christian Leaders Alliance.
Christian Journey
My name is Samantha and I am on a Christian journey with God. I’m a 37-year-old single mom. I met God through heartache at the beginning of this year. I got divorced in 2011 and since then have looked for a partner to fill the gap, for myself and my children. This last disappointment was different though. He was a man of God. And although it hurt at the time, I soon realized he wasn’t there for me. But, he was there to draw me closer to God. I then became hungry for God. Tried several different churches – some as far as 45 minutes drive away from where I stay. Eventually, I found the right one for me and my children. It is Christian Encounter Church in Centurion under Pastor Leon Du Preez.
Within weeks of joining the church, it became clear to me that I needed to change my path, my destiny. I worked in corporate for the last 10 years and was dissatisfied – despite being really good at what I did. I quit my job in March, but only left the company at the end of May due to some restrictions. But during this time, I started a business involving motivational talks to kids.
Once I was free from my previous job, I realized fairly quickly that I still wasn’t on the right path. I am working on developing more of a deep connection with Jesus. I’m unemployed and will have to move back to my folks soon because of the stability I need for my boys. But, I am happier than I’ve ever been. I’m hungry for God on my Christian journey. I’m googling, networking myself, and trying to find where I can get in to serve and learn. I have peace. I’m so excited for what God has in store for me both here at Christian Leaders Institute and in my future. Every day is a new day and a new challenge. I know it will be very soon that I will have my full testimony to share. There’s a lot going on, but I have placed full faith in Jesus and God the Father and know things are going to come together. I can already feel it – even though I don’t see the full picture yet. God is at work!
Learn about minister ordination with Christian Leaders Alliance.
Associate Pastor
My name is Anthony L. Francia and I am an Associate Pastor at my church. I am 46 years old and I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States of America. My testimony begins when I was 15 years old. We moved to a crime-ridden part of town and when I went to school I started to get into drinking and smoking just to fit in. I rebelled against my parents and moved out as soon as I went to high school. By the time I was 21 years old, I was addicted to cocaine, marijuana, and pills. I was committing crimes to pay for my habit. When I was 24 years old, I moved to Denver, Colorado to try to get away from the life that I was living, but little did I know that without God it would get worse. The next thing I knew, I was selling cocaine and other drugs to feed my own addiction.
Well, my life got worse and I stole a car to go back to Albuquerque. I was then introduced to methamphetamines. I was helping people make this drug. To make a long story short, all the meth dealers were suddenly arrested and I had no one to get drugs from. So I tried to cook them myself and I was successful. One day when I was supposed to be moving out of the house we were renting, the landlord came to check on the house to see if we were out yet and when he knocked on the door I was asleep. He checked the door and it was open. When he looked in, he saw the meth-lab and all the drugs in the house and called the police.
When I was in jail, I gave my life to Jesus. With all the charges I had, my attorney said that my sentence could be 37 years. So, I pled guilty to the charges for a 12-year sentence. God was working everything out. My dad was in the courtroom with me that day. When I called him later, he told me that God had to corner me to get my attention and that I needed to get as close to Him as I could. He also told me that God would let me out early because He has a job for me to do. I told him, “Didn’t you hear the sentence?” He said it doesn’t matter what it looks like, it matters what God says! He also told me that God showed him that I would be helping people like myself and preaching the gospel.
Well, that was in 2001 and they had a new program called drug court. When I went to visit my attorney, she told me about this new program and asked if I would be interested. I knew this was God’s plan. I successfully completed the drug court and I was put on probation for one year. Since then, I’ve had a good job for over 16 years and I’ve been in ministry just as long. I am now an Associate Pastor at Soul Harvest Ministries. On the weekends, I share the gospel and God’s love at a nursing home and rehabilitation center called Princeton Place. Christian Leaders Institute has been an important part of my education and ministry. I have been attending since 2014 and I have learned so much.
Learn about minister ordination with Christian Leaders Alliance.