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YOU’RE TRAINING NATION CHANGERS: HE PLANTS CHURCHES AND LEADS NATION’S ARMY!

Testimony: Planting Churches as He Leads His Nation’s Army

General Fall Sikabwe, commander of all of the Congolese Army’s ground forces, graduated from RHEMA Kinshasa on July 8, 2023.

General Fall Sikabwe oversees the land forces of the entire Congolese army of approximately 200,000 men. He and his wife both graduated from RHEMA Bible Training College in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on July 8, 2023.  In November, the President of the DRC requested he take personal command of field operations in the eastern region of the country to lead the nation’s fight against M23 and other well-armed rebel groups menacing the region. His appointment has the potential to contribute to the long-term peace of over 100 million people that live the the DRC and significantly affect the 9 other countries that share its border. General Fall is also an assistant pastor who has already planted four churches while coordinating other military operations. The spiritual leadership training you help provide, especially the truths on how to the led by the Spirit are invaluable to him as he fulfills his ministerial and military responsibilities.

The above image shows the headlines of an African publication announcing General Fall’s recent appointment by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assume command of military operations in war-torn eastern Congo. He and his wife graduated from RHEMA Kinshasa on July 8, 2023.

Your partnership is equipping leaders to reach the 34 nations and 11 territories of the French-speaking world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Would you prayerfully consider sowing a generous end of year seed to help equip even more faith-filled, Spirit-led nation changers?

Vision 34/11

Our team’s mandate is to help impact the 34 nations and 11 territories with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

2023 Highlights

  • In last 11 months, your support has helped our team travel to and minister in eight different nations including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Québec, Canada, France, Switzerland, Uganda, Nigeria, Turkey and the United States. 

  • May to July, our French campuses held five commencement ceremonies in three nations on three continents and the Caribbean.

  • To date: 1,423 ministers of the Gospel have graduated from the French-speaking RHEMA Bible Training Colleges in the DR Congo, Haiti, Quebec, France, and Switzerland.

  • Though the sea of red caps and gowns is beautiful, it is the stories behind each graduate that is most inspiring.  There are just too many to tell. These men and women aren’t just receiving diplomas…they’re receiving vital training, equipping them to lead families, churches, businesses…and even armies.

Graduation ceremony for RHEMA Haiti in May of 2023. Within a three month period, graduations were also held in the DR Congo, France, and Quebec, Canada.

First French-speaking RHEMA graduation on the continent of Africa. July, 8, 2023.

In 2023, 180partners made it possible to touch tens of thousands of French-speakers on multiple continents via teaching appearances on several of most watched French-speaking ministry platforms on the internet. The multitudes of testimonies, especially of those filled with the Holy Spirit as a result of watching, are inspiring.

2024 Target Goals

  • Enrollment at our French-speaking ministerial training campuses set to exceed 700 in January.

  • Launch of book ministry in the DR Congo.

  • Expansion efforts to continue in our team’s next targeted nations: Benin, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Ivory Coast, & Senegal.

  • In addition to new country prospection, expansion team efforts will emphasize training of more national instructors, coordinators and administrators for existing (Haiti, Quebec, France, Switzerland, DR Congo) and future training campuses. 

Current students at RHEMA Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

HOW THIS MINISTRY IS FUNDED:

Trust and transparency are foundational to our 180partner relationships and we want to be clear where your giving goes.

Your donation to nations180 trains ministers in the DR Congo and Haiti. It also funds expansion team initiatives, led by Ken & Tonja Taylor, to reach the 34 nations and 11 territories of the French-speaking World (vision34/11), and provides resources required to keep them and their team on the mission field.

With 290 campuses in 56 nations, RHEMA Bible Training College U.S.A. is not capable of financing all its international extensions. The Taylors and team180 members are responsible for raising funds for the RHEMA campuses they oversee in Haiti and the DR Congo in addition to its other ministry needs. They do not receive funding or a salary from RHEMA USA.

Thank you for you partnership which is making it possible for Ken & Tonja Taylor, Ruth & Andy Joseph and the teams they lead to keep raising up leaders in the French-speaking world!