[Sonlifeafrica-newsletter] July Ministry Update

["Mark Tittley" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

It is amazing how an upcoming trip spurs me on to send out an update email -
I clearly realise that without having brothers and sisters committed to
meaningful prayer any such ministry is seriously risky. I guess the
challenge I face is to be more consistent in providing updates even when
dealing with more seemingly mundane or behind the scenes activity like the
development of training material or vision and strategy.

On Monday I leave for ten days of ministry in Gabon in West Africa. Gary
Howell, who is now our Central African regional leader was previously based
in Gabon and I have had the privilege of travelling to Gabon on numerous
occasions to present the various levels of our training. He has handed over
the reins of leadership to Pamphile Toung and I have the privilege of
presenting the final level of training in Libreville next week. The trip is
from the 2nd to the 11th of August.

Here are some prayer requests:
* Pray for the challenge of ministering in a Francophone country -
particularly pray that the translator will be able to communicate clearly
and effectively as I train in English.
* Pray that the delegates will do the hard work of completing the
challenging assignments that are contained within the advanced levels of our
training.
* Pray for my family as they remain behind: my wife Debbie, and my two
children, Keegan and Ashley.

You have probably heard of our staffing changes in recent months, with Colin
leaving Sonlife to pursue other areas of consulting within both corporate
and church contexts. We do pray that God will continue to lead him in the
months and years that lie ahead.

I have had exciting emails in recent weeks that are filled with reports of
our country leaders from Burkina Faso to Nigeria to Malawi to South Africa.
They are all faithfully continuing to equip young leaders with skills and
passion for disciplemaking in their respective countries. Continue to pray
that God will give them wisdom and passion to continually expand the impact
of their ministries.

Thank you for your prayers for the trip that was undertaken to Ghana in May.
Colin and I managed to present our basic level seminars (Foundations and
Strategy) in Kumasi, Accra and Tema and also were privileged to complete the
process with our advanced level in Tema. Pray for Amos Kevin-Annan as he
continues the disciplemaking process in his country. Check the website for
photographs from these seminars by following the link to the Contexts page
and then on to the Ghana page.

May God receive all the praise for this movement of disciplemaking that is
sweeping the continent. The depth we are seeing in local churches across the
continent is clearly a result of leaders following the command given by
Jesus in the Great Commission and the example set in His life and ministry.

Your co-worker in the kingdom of God

Regards

Mark Tittley
Website: http://www.sonlifeafrica.com
Email: mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx