Hendrik Nel could not afford a traditional seminary education, but with Christian Leaders Institute he can now take free online ministry courses, and fulfill his calling in ministry!
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You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. (John 8:32)
My name is Hendrik Nel and I live near Johannesburg, South Africa. We are a country steeped in spirituality. Although this includes all kinds of beliefs it most sincerely also include Faith in Christ. For over 300 years Christ has been preached in the streets and in all kinds of houses. He has set all kinds of people free and His message still remains the biggest in the country.At the age of 8 I was in a Sunday school meeting and accepted what the lady teaching us, said. She spoke about Jesus in a way that I completely understood and accepted. There was power in her words as, I now believe, the Holy Spirit gave her ability. I remember the moment I received Jesus as my Saviour well. For days afterward I wanted only to draw pictures of Him as I felt my heart completely filled with His love.
My dream for the future is to take this Truth, this Love, this Reality I found in Jesus to whoever is out there, but especially to those who know about Him. Those who are caught up in places that give God lip-service only, but never really open their heart to Him. Kind of like the old song says: “I love to tell the Story to those who know it best, seem hungering and thrusting to hear it like the rest…”
I have been an assistant pastor for 8 years up until recently when I had to quit for various reasons. I definitely would like to be a Pastor again as this is where, I believe, God has given me anointing. In order to reach and teach those who “know” about Him, I need to be a recognised pastor to minister effectively into their lives. This is where I want to thank CLI for what they are doing in qualifying workers for the Kingdom!
On the 10th of October 1986 I was filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. This single event placed God’s desires in my heart. Over the years following, up to now, God has been busy fulfilling each of these desires, one by one. The next step, I believe, is for me to stand in the position of pastor in the area God has already prepared for me.
There are some unique challenges in my geographic area that will need to be addressed. The area is huge and has a lot of farms. The towns are well populated with mainly middle and low income groups. Out on the farms the population is obviously less concentrated, but still reachable. Luckily people living around here are used to travelling, so where-ever God stations us will be accessible to most living in the area.
I am thankful to the church I was associated with for the teaching they gave into my life. There I also learned how to do church administration, help people, run church services and all aspects of ministry. The church we currently visit, as members only, is also teaching me great aspects of the love of God. This, I believe, is the greatest teaching I need to reproduce in people outside the church.
My grandfather, on my mother’s side, was a pastor. My mother and father were saved as well as my siblings. I grew up in a Christian home where we loved God. I am immensely thankful to God for the blessings of these, my forefathers, that He has graciously also granted me.
As I stated above, I need to study to be approved by the people God is sending me to. Without a formal education, which I cannot afford, people will not hear me and the message of Love and Grace God has given me. I have noted how people will not regard our words today, even if they are God-ordered, if we do not have an education behind our name. A study bursary of CLI will take away this problem!
May I ask you as the leadership at CLI to please pray for me so that God’s will shall be done. May He open the doors He planned to be opened and may all other doors remain closed. Also ask that He will be glorified with all I endeavour to do.
I thank you and bless you in the Name above all names – Jesus, the Saviour.
Princy has deepened her understanding of Scripture and the Bible by enrolling at Christian Leaders Institute and enhancing her connection to the Bible and God.
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2 Corinthians 5:7
For we live by faith, not by sight.
Praise God!
Hello everyone! I am Princy from New Delhi, India. My parents work as Chartered Accountants. I have two siblings an elder sister and an elder brother. Since the very beginning of my beautiful christian life i had been in sink with the Lord. My church has contributed a lot in the upbringing of my spiritual life. I would rather say the Christ life. I went to a convent school and all the years of my life were filled with the Holy Trinity guiding me to the light. I remember how i used to mug up the Our Father but i realized the true meaning of the Lord’s prayer when i started gaining sense of prayer and the presence of Jesus when i started attending the prayer group meeting of my church.
I started attending the prayer group meetings regularly and this is when my faith became stronger and the spirit touched me in a way I had never felt before. I started realising the importance of each single word the Lord was trying to tell me.
At a point i actually realised that “forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” actually meant a lot. I started forgiving people who did wrong to me. This beautiful journey became a blessing when I was chosen by the Lord as the Coordinator of my prayer group. We are called “The Arrows Of Jesus Christ.”
I always had a dream to make my prayer group expand and make Christianity spread across the entire world. This is when i decided that to do that I myself should be thoroughly equipped with the blessings and love of God. I came across CLI and it changed it all.Faith grew from seeds of doubt, and I came upon a whole new world that, for the first time, actually made sense to me. To this day, I do not find faith stifling or constricting. Rather, faith has been liberating and transformative for me. It has opened a constellation of meaning, beauty, hope, and life. I went through the basic class and it made me stronger and stronger.
I just want all of you to pray that may I be able to be as humble and as close to Jesus as possible. May all of us be the replica of our Lord.
No one ever could die for us or send his only soon to give his life for us. Our Lord is the mighty one. May we all have the courage to be his prayer warriors and spread across this mission in the World.Jesus Loves Us All!
David Garrison needed a better ministry education to cater to his fellow soldiers so he enrolled at Christian Leaders Institute and began his journey in gaining pride in himself and pride from God.
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My name is David C. Garrison. I am 34 years old and am from Charlotte N.C. and am currently living in Winston Salem N.C. I have a 7 Children who l love completely named Chase 3 years old, Caleb 5 years old, Kayden 7 years old, Nya 9 years old, Zaria 10 years old, Dasha 13 years old and last my oldest Keyonna who is now 16. Me and my wife has been together some time now and we are happiest when we focus our efforts in prayer and worship.
I lived a very harsh life growing up. I went through both physical and sexual abuse from the adults in my family but my mother was always there to help me through. I as a young child was kept in church with my mothers efforts and know of the lord God very well. I was badly injured to near death when hit by a car at 11 years old and from that I learned what the power of prayer was capable of.
I ended up in a very street friendly life. I got deeply involved in gangs and gang banging after I stopped going to church with my mother at the age of 14. By the age of 16 I had left home and started fending for my self only to learn of my brothers death. This brought my attention back to god but I had not yet been saved.
I worked hard in school in order to enter into the US Army where I served 8 years. There I gained a deeper understanding of our savior through the chaplains efforts. That is when I learned of my skill and aptitude of teaching the word. as his assistant I ministered to several soldiers and was compelled by the holy spirit to keep this up. Then after a series of events i stepped back from ministry over waves of depression.
In 2013 I tried to commit suicide. My life had fallen apart and I felt as if there was no saving a person such as myself. I had fallen in to many sins of the flesh the biggest was suffering from alcoholism. Though I never harmed others with my addictions I still destroyed my own mind and body in this process. My wife had left me taking the children and I lost my home. My life had reached a low I had never experienced once I lost my military career.
In the process of bleeding out from cutting my self I had a vision that was as real as the words I’m typing. Jesus came to me saying it was not my time and I still had many to teach, My work had not been finished. This empowered me to get help and once the doctors were baffled with my survival with such little blood in my body I knew it was all through the grace of God. Since I have done all I could to serve the Lord God.
Here in Winston Salem N.C. USA. it will be difficult for me to speak the word to those of my past. They generally see me as a goofy guy. If not goofy then they knew me in my down time when I was completely aggressive. Several people where around when I back slid not to long ago. Those will be the hardest to convince but I’m sure at some point the holy spirit in me will shine through and others will show the proper respect for the God within me.
I became a true christian while enlisted in the army where I was baptized and saved. I began doing missionary works with the other soldiers. The main ones I ministered to where those emotionally destroyed from the training or from missing family. The others would come to me for advice and I would listening to the holy spirit provide scripture which seem to be more then helpful.
My dream in ministry is only to serve the lord in which ever direction he sends me. I would like to pastor a church of my own one day but am not looking to know. I would like to become an associate minister to gain personal, active experience first. Beyond that only wish to serve God and do the works he wishes. I owe that much for him saving me several times and answering my prayers even when I was not following his plan.
I am not one particular thing in these works of god. I am called to ministry but I cant say which way the Lord God will lead me on this calling. I work well with children and do mind teaching them. I have brought several back to the arms of the lord so I would have no issues with being and Evangelist. Pastoral workings I believe is in my future but not the near future. So I am versatile like clay in the saviors hands.
I attend Living word Christian Center in Winston. They have been there in time when my family where homeless. These same people of God have cloth us and fed us as well as. They are a true inspiration of what its like to server the father without fail. They are very supportive of my wife and children growth and i’m sure when time comes they will be happy I took the proper steps to become more educated. With all hopes I would be able to study under the pastor.
My family is amazing in their spiritual walks. My wife anoints the children head before they step out into the world. She also spends personal time with the lord every morning before she leaves for work. When as of her to join me in honor and praise of the lord she never denies me. My children are the ones I truly want to set the example for if no one else. I wish to show them a true man of God and be their reason to carry one. This is why the scholarship is so important.
The fact that I have seven children and I only receive disability means I don’t have much to spare. My wife works hard as she can and from time to time I find extra work. We never miss a week of paying tithing and do all we can to insure our children are happy but its just not enough. I feel that this will be a long battle but I know I can accomplish my goal and this scholarship will help me to that. All that said I know what my calling is because the lord has pulled at my heart consistently. I feel I was lead to find this school because no one I know has heard of it.
The prayer I need is never for myself. I do as that you pray for my children and wife. Their needs supersede my own at every turn. The reason my kids have survived so well and have no went through to many harsh times was because of the prayers going out to them. My wife is a very special Christian and just as the children she is constantly prayed for but I know the power of corporate prayer and wish that for all in my family.