Happy New Year from Sub-Saharan Africa! We are thankful for your greetings for the new year and assurance of prayers – which we are really, really going to need this year!
Early last year, Jack and I sensed that it was time for change and a reassessment of how God wanted us involved in His work. For months we prayed and prayed, but had no answers.
Then mid-year, my ‘change’ began with the opportunity to expand my ‘social-networking’ to include all of our Sub-Saharan African Peoples Affinity.* About the same time, we each began to realize that for Jack to best do his job as the Trainer/ Liaison with the established Baptist work in Kenya (Legacy Work), he needed to ‘refocus’. So after weeks of approvals and more approvals, it all finally came together in the last few days and I’ll close now and allow Jack to finish this update! BERT YATES
Early last year, Jack and I sensed that it was time for change and a reassessment of how God wanted us involved in His work. For months we prayed and prayed, but had no answers.
Then mid-year, my ‘change’ began with the opportunity to expand my ‘social-networking’ to include all of our Sub-Saharan African Peoples Affinity.* About the same time, we each began to realize that for Jack to best do his job as the Trainer/ Liaison with the established Baptist work in Kenya (Legacy Work), he needed to ‘refocus’. So after weeks of approvals and more approvals, it all finally came together in the last few days and I’ll close now and allow Jack to finish this update! BERT YATES
Today (January 1, 2013) I became Principal of Kenya Baptist Theological College, approved by our mission, Baptist Convention of Kenya and the KBTC’s Board of Governors. It is not a position I sought, wanted or needed. However in 2012, God progressively made it very clear that this was His plan. As always in our career, Bert and I knew and agreed that this was another of those “such a time as this” (Esther 4:14) positions meant for us.
The College for many reasons has lost its faculty and students, and come close to closing. More importantly it has lost its focus, its way and its purpose. As it struggles to survive it has taken its spiritual life for granted and that aspect has also suffered.
SO... How can you join us in praying?
The SPIRITUAL LIFE of the college must be REVIVED.
The college’s UNITY OF PURPOSE must be RESTORED.
The college’s UNITY OF PURPOSE must be RESTORED.
The NETWORK of College – BCOK – Association - Church that produces unity and energy must be RESURRECTED.
The ACADEMIC SYSTEM started 40 years ago that provides theological and leadership training for all Baptists of Kenya and other African countries must be REVISED.
The ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS must seek the marriage of the Will of God with the Call of Ministry and RESULT in full and qualified classes of students.
The FINANCIAL SITUATION must be RESCUED by all Baptists led by God.
The PRESENCE OF GOD through the Holy Spirit must be REFLECTED by qualified, bold and energetic faculty.
The PRESENCE OF GOD through the Holy Spirit must be REFLECTED by qualified, bold and energetic faculty.
The ANSWER to all of these needs? EMMANUEL! And confidence that He is with us and victory is assured! JACK YATES
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* Bert's work in the last week has included 'revising' the "2012 Prayer Nudges from East Africa" blog for use while a new blog for all of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples Affinity is designed. So when you go to the blog used in 2013, you will find that the title has changed to Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Nudges to Prayer. Remember that new nudges to prayer and action are posted daily on this blog at http://easternafrica2012prayernudges.blogspot.com/ and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sub-Saharan-African-Peoples/100173880060607?ref=hl) . The following photos share more of the story that was the December 31st nudge!
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* Bert's work in the last week has included 'revising' the "2012 Prayer Nudges from East Africa" blog for use while a new blog for all of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples Affinity is designed. So when you go to the blog used in 2013, you will find that the title has changed to Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Nudges to Prayer. Remember that new nudges to prayer and action are posted daily on this blog at http://easternafrica2012prayernudges.blogspot.com/ and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sub-Saharan-African-Peoples/100173880060607?ref=hl) . The following photos share more of the story that was the December 31st nudge!
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