Ministry Education Training
My name is Melissa Blankenship and I am receiving ministry education training at CLI. I am a single mother of two wonderful young adults. My son is 18 his name is Justin. I also have a daughter Savannah and she is 17. I have been to college a few times but withdrew because I didn’t feel psychology was for me. I completed nursing school but also felt that was not my calling.
When I was younger I can remember going to V.B.S with my Uncle Eddie. There was a memory verse contest and I was the winner. I won my first Bible. It had pink flowers on the cover with white lace around the edges. Written on the front in white paint was “Jesus loves you”. I don’t recall much of my childhood, but one day I sat outside under my window. I was crying really hard to Jesus. I can’t remember what was wrong or what I was asking but I believe at that moment is when God heard me and I was saved. I didn’t read the Bible much. I did not think the Lord was speaking to me. I just prayed at night and believed in Jesus.
At 30 years old, I became a meth addict. That’s when the Lord really revealed himself to me. He set me free when I called out to him. I began reading my Bible and leaning on him. He led me to Christian Leaders Institute. Christian Leaders Institute will give me the ministry education training and credits I need to have a degree to be able to become what the Lord has called me to be. I believe if a person is anointed by God to do his will, the way will be taken care of. Now I begin my journey serving the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind. My past experience opens up a world of evangelism to people like me. An area of life the world has forgotten about or writes off as junkies. Jesus said he came to set the captives free, to call sinners to repentance. The Lord said he heals all things and the devil is a liar. With my education and training from Christian Leaders Institute, Satan’s lies and schemes will be exposed. God says that anyone who calls upon Him shall be saved. Now it’s time to spread his word to the lost and forgotten. Thank God he will never leave nor forsake anyone! Praise The Lord!!
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Ministry Training Dream Come True
I am Ramesh and Christian Leaders Institute is a ministry training dream come true for me. I am from the western part of my beautiful Island-country Srilanka. I am the second of four boys in my family. I serve the Lord as the program coordinator and studio technician at a Christian radio station in my country. I come from a Hindu background, where my parents were devoted Hindus serving idols. My parents came to Christ when I was about five years old, and my whole family tasted His amazing grace.
I had the dream to serve the Lord since I was a kid. I was in the Sunday school and loved the people who dedicated their lives for the sake of the kingdom of God. I grew up as a Christian boy and became a book lover and a lover of education. I had limited chances of education. Anyhow, I ended up becoming a teacher for English language and literature.
I was still hearing the voice of the Lord calling me to His ministry. I was already engaging in ministry in various ways. Two years ago, I decided to leave everything and come to full-time ministry. My ministry dream is to become an evangelist and an apologetic for the kingdom of the Lord because evangelism and apologetics are my focus. The lives of the godly ministers of God encourage me to serve Him more and more. In Srilanka, you see people who are enslaved to customs and traditional religions. Most of the time, Christians are opposed and oppressed.
My church is Sanctuary Fellowship Church and the pastor is my mentor. He challenges me always to do something for the Lord in my life.
I had the dream of study in a foreign Bible college. Moreover, many issues kept my dream to a halt. Recently, I wanted to know if I would be able to get enrolled in an online study at a foreign Bible college. I saw many and realized that I could never afford to study at those colleges. Finally, I came across Christian Leaders Institute on Youtube and wanted to know more about it. I could easily grasp the fact that this is the place that I had been looking for many weeks. Because it is a ministry training dream come true and it will make me a quality leader in Christ.
I thank God for this great opportunity at CLI. Studying at CLI has become a part of my life. I am addicted to answering the quiz questions and seeing results. The teachings are so accurate and God has started to change my life through them. I am daily blessed with these lessons. The CLI classes change me and teach me new things about God and living for Him. The scholarship that I would get at CLI will make my dream come true and remove most of the barriers I have to earning a quality education and training. Please pray for my radio ministry in Srilanka. May God bless You!
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