by Ron & Sharon Wooten<\/p>\n
To use the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 3: \u201cWe thank our God every time we remember you. When we pray, we pray for you.\u201d You all are a lifeline to us through your financial support, your communications to us, and especially your prayers that are lifted up for us by so many. We have been back in the States for only a few weeks and we have had so many people tell us that they pray for us on a regular basis. It really is overwhelming to us when this happens. Sharon and I have been overseas now for over 18 years, and we have some people who have been faithful to us for all those years. Thank you so, so much and God bless you all.<\/p>\n
We are excited to give you a report since the last newsletter we sent out. We do try to give updates regularly on Facebook and we encourage all of you to follow us there. Just look up my name (this is Ron writing), and you will be able to pick me out.<\/p>\n
Sharon and I made several trips in the first part of the year. Our first trip was to Rwanda. We were accompanied by Dr. Harold Dalton, Rev. Gailya List and Rev. Michael McRae. We met Michael and Leslie Tignor when we arrived. We went there to host a Pastors’ Conference, and the ladies did a Women\u2019s Ministry Training for National WM leaders. It was a really good trip and the Lord helped us train more than 60 leaders in total. We have just over 50 churches in Rwanda.<\/p>\n
After that, I accompanied Dr. Dalton to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We were met by Tim Eades from Ohio, a dear brother who has partnered with us and the work in Ethiopia. We went to do a leadership training for 100 of our top leaders. When we were met by our Bishop, he told me that instead of 100, we had over 200 leaders who had come for the training. Our only church in Addis is very small and even 100 people would have been crowded, but he assured me they would work it out. We dug deep in our pockets to try and accommodate the extra pastors and the food that would be needed. Tim provided notebooks and pens for every leader and Dr. Dalton and I taught the leaders for four days. We stayed over and had a Sunday service with the local IPHC congregation.<\/p>\n
We then traveled to Bujumbura, Burundi in late March. Burundi has had a lot of political issues in the past few years, which made it difficult for us to visit the churches on a regular basis. Our leader, Bishop Nkeshimana Seth, asked me to please come again and go to the interior to visit the pastors and to bring Sharon and other women to teach the Women\u2019s Ministry. This trip was also used to introduce Michael and Leslie Tignor to the leadership in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
We traveled and were able to go to the interior area of Gitega (about three hours out of Bujumbura). We had a glorious time with more than 30 pastors and 30-40 women; thankfully, we encountered no issues of unrest. We closed the meetings out with a wonderful communion service. Our churches have really struggled there for the past few years because of the political unrest. Please keep them in your prayers. We have about 24 churches in Burundi.<\/p>\n
I traveled from there directly to Uvira, DR Congo with Michael McRae and the Tignors. Sharon and Mrs. List had to go back to Nairobi to prepare for a visit from the Director of Women\u2019s Ministries, Samantha Snipes. We made the short but rough trip from Bujumbura across the border to Uvira. We were met by a group of pastors, women\u2019s ministry leaders and IPHC members – close to 200 people. We had several days of teaching, held the election for National Leaders for our Conference, and were able to license and ordain pastors. We were received graciously and had a great time of fellowship; we also ate lots of fresh fish right from Lake Tanganyika.<\/p>\n
This letter is getting too long but before I close, let me update you on the building we are constructing in memory of Rev. Philip List and in honor of Rev. Gailya List. The work has been going more slowly than I had hoped, but we are making progress. We have closed the building in on both floors and have put windows, electricity points, and lights in on the second floor. The church\/auditorium is on the second floor. We just need to put the flooring in and paint the walls to have it ready for use. If you can help in the project and would like to honor Rev. and Mrs. List, we can really use the help.<\/p>\n
God bless you, and we hope to get to see you while we are home. Our phone numbers are: (Ron) 864-238-4461; (Sharon) 919-807-9081. We would love to come to your church if possible for a service and would also come to men\u2019s and women\u2019s meetings, special meals, and other times of fellowship where we can share what God is doing in East Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Ron & Sharon Wooten To use the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 3: \u201cWe thank our God every time we remember you. 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Cuando oramos, oramos por ti. \"Todos ustedes son una salvavidas para nosotros a trav\u00e9s de su apoyo financiero, sus comunicaciones con nosotros, y especialmente sus oraciones que son levantadas para nosotros por muchos. Hemos estado de vuelta en los Estados Unidos por s\u00f3lo unas pocas semanas y hemos tenido tanta gente que nos dice que oran por nosotros de manera regular. Realmente es abrumador para nosotros cuando esto sucede. Sharon y yo hemos estado en el extranjero ahora por m\u00e1s de 18 a\u00f1os, y tenemos algunas personas que nos han sido fieles durante todos esos a\u00f1os. Muchas gracias, tanto y que Dios los bendiga a todos. Estamos muy contentos de darle un informe desde el \u00faltimo bolet\u00edn que enviamos. Tratamos de dar actualizaciones regularmente en Facebook y les animamos a todos a seguirnos all\u00ed. Basta con buscar mi nombre (esto es Ron escrito), y usted ser\u00e1 capaz de elegirme. Sharon y yo hicimos varios viajes en la primera parte del a\u00f1o. Nuestro primer viaje fue a Ruanda. Fuimos acompa\u00f1ados por el Dr. Harold Dalton, Rev. Gailya List y el Rev. Michael McRae. Nos encontramos con Michael y Leslie Tignor cuando llegamos. Fuimos all\u00ed para celebrar una Conferencia de Pastores, y las damas hicieron una capacitaci\u00f3n de mujeres para los l\u00edderes nacionales de la MMA. Fue un viaje muy bueno y el Se\u00f1or nos ayud\u00f3 a entrenar a m\u00e1s de 60 l\u00edderes en total. Tenemos poco m\u00e1s de 50 iglesias en Ruanda. Despu\u00e9s de eso, acompa\u00f1\u00e9 al Dr. Dalton a Addis Abeba, Etiop\u00eda. Nos conocimos por Tim Eades de Ohio, un querido hermano que se ha asociado con nosotros y el trabajo en Etiop\u00eda. Fuimos a hacer una capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo para 100 de nuestros l\u00edderes. Cuando nos conoci\u00f3 nuestro obispo, me dijo que en lugar de 100, ten\u00edamos m\u00e1s de 200 l\u00edderes que hab\u00edan venido para el entrenamiento. Nuestra \u00fanica iglesia en Addis es muy peque\u00f1a y hasta 100 personas habr\u00edan estado abarrotadas, pero me asegur\u00f3 que lo resolver\u00edan. Cavamos profundamente en nuestros bolsillos para tratar de acomodar a los pastores adicionales y la comida que ser\u00eda necesaria. Tim proporcion\u00f3 cuadernos y bol\u00edgrafos para cada l\u00edder y el Dr. Dalton y yo ense\u00f1amos a los l\u00edderes durante cuatro d\u00edas. Nos alojamos y tuvimos un domingo servicio con la congregaci\u00f3n local de IPHC. Luego viajamos a Bujumbura, Burundi a finales de marzo. Burundi ha tenido muchos problemas pol\u00edticos en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, lo que nos ha hecho dif\u00edcil visitar regularmente las iglesias. Nuestro l\u00edder, el obispo Nkeshimana Seth, me pidi\u00f3 que viniera de nuevo y fuera al interior para visitar a los pastores y traer a Sharon ya otras mujeres para que ense\u00f1aran el Ministerio de la Mujer. Este viaje tambi\u00e9n se utiliz\u00f3 para presentar a Michael y Leslie Tignor a los dirigentes de Burundi y la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo. Viajamos y pudimos ir a la zona interior de Gitega (a unas tres horas de Bujumbura). Tuvimos un tiempo glorioso con m\u00e1s de 30 pastores y 30-40 mujeres; afortunadamente, no nos encontramos con problemas de inquietud. Cerramos las reuniones con un maravilloso servicio de comuni\u00f3n. Nuestras iglesias realmente han luchado all\u00ed durante los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os debido a la agitaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica. Por favor mant\u00e9ngalos en sus oraciones. Tenemos alrededor de 24 iglesias en Burundi. Viaj\u00e9 desde all\u00ed directamente a Uvira, Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo con Michael McRae y los Tignors. Sharon y la Sra. List tuvieron que regresar a Nairobi para prepararse para una visita de la Directora de Ministerios de la Mujer, Samantha Snipes. Hicimos el viaje corto pero \u00e1spero de Bujumbura a trav\u00e9s de la frontera a Uvira. Fuimos recibidos por un grupo de pastores, l\u00edderes de ministerio de mujeres y miembros de la IPHC - cerca de 200 personas. Tuvimos varios d\u00edas de ense\u00f1anza, celebramos las elecciones para los L\u00edderes Nacionales de nuestra Conferencia, y pudimos otorgar licencia y ordenar pastores. Recibimos graciosamente y tuvimos un gran tiempo de compa\u00f1erismo; tambi\u00e9n comimos un mont\u00f3n de pescado fresco justo desde el lago Tanganyika. Esta carta es demasiado larga pero antes de cerrar, perm\u00edtanme informarles sobre el edificio que estamos construyendo en memoria de Rev. Philip List y en honor de Rev. Gailya List. El trabajo ha ido m\u00e1s lento de lo que esperaba, pero estamos progresando. Hemos cerrado el edificio en los dos pisos y han puesto ventanas, puntos de electricidad y luces en el segundo piso. La iglesia \/ auditorio est\u00e1 en el segundo piso. S\u00f3lo tenemos que poner el suelo en y pintar las paredes para tenerlo listo para su uso. Si puede ayudar en el proyecto y le gustar\u00eda honrar a Rev. y Mrs. List, podemos realmente usar la ayuda. Dios te bendiga, y esperamos poder verte mientras estamos en casa. Nuestros n\u00fameros de tel\u00e9fono son: (Ron) 864-238-4461; (Sharon) 919-807-9081. 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