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The Fruit of Fellow Laborers

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What is the Single Most Significant Changethat has taken place in YOU as a result of your

participation in the Bible Institute?• Repentance. I am beginning to live and walk according to the Bible.• Discipline.• Deliverance from the spirit of Covetousness.• I now know God desires Mercy over Judgment. I have repented and seek God’s Mercy.• I must lead by Example, be humble & God fearing by teaching His Word as it is!• I need to feed the flock with care, for I will give an account of my work before God.• I have now purposed to maintain an intimate relationship with God all the days of my life.• Carrying my Bible to my work place.• I am now really humbled before God.• It has made me a Doer rather than being a Hearer only.• How to interpret God’s Word correctly without contradiction.• I stand firm despite all the legalism of my denomination that does not promote Fear of God.• I have come to realize the fruit of Repentance, which is drawing me near to God.• I should feed the flock, not feed on them. They don’t belong to me. They are God’s. I am only a steward.• The gospel of prosperity is not the one that will take us to God, but Repentance is.• I realize there is no Revival without Repentance.• I have made up my mind to follow Him the way that He is, to the end of time.• I now forgive, love and pray for my enemies. A family of Satanists have come to Jesus after I prayed and fasted for them without their knowledge.

What part of the Programdo you find most challenging?

• Changing my congregation from seeking worldly prosperity to focusing on heavenly prosperity maintained through holiness.• The many memory verses we are required to know.• The constant call to Repentance, and to become a door of the true Word of God. This is because of my many mistakes committed in the past.• The high level of accountability and expectation for seriousness.• Humbling myself – whereby everyone serves as a cleaner at the Bible School. It is a thing I could not even imagine doing in my house or church, but nowadays I find it very easy and I love.

How did this Semester’s classeshelp you or change you?

• Has healed my relationship with my landlady. She was always bitter towards me, but I responded to her in kindness. I gave her more money than the rent owed, understanding how money is considered least in God’s kingdom. I used it to glorify God, and He healed herbitter heart.• The teachings have brought me more Fear of God.• I am able to know the correct message from the Bible, apply it first to myself, and then the congregation.• This semester has changed my life and my character into a servant of God.• I now understand that church is not a place to make money.• To “blow the trumpet” like Ezekiel, no matter what it costs me, whether suffering or rejection.• I was down and now am revived. I have strength to continue.• It has completely killed the desire of Covetousness.• Changed my way of prayer. I can now pray by Faith.• I stopped immediately from feeding from the flock.• I have decided to please God, not any man.• It has changed me to an extent that I have no friends, and I have to look for new friends.• I am more Repentant.• It is good to memorize the bible. This is the part our teacher works on. I concur.

One of the greatest Joys of being on the mission field is directly “seeing” and “hearing” the effect of God’s Word on the hearts and minds of the people. This past semester we studied Ezekiel and Luke verse by verse. At the end, the pastors voluntarily provided their feedback. Manifest evidence from those on the ground…on the receiving end of this Ministry. We hope you will gain further insight into the Ministry and the eternal, yet ground level, effect of this Discipleship Ministry on the “Pastors of the Least”, and we trust you will be encouraged, and even challenged, as you hear from their hearts…directly, and unedited…

What Changes have taken place in your CHURCH since attending the Bible Institute?

• The Fear of God & Repentance are now in our church.• Now our church knows how to Forgive and Repent. They have started to love the Word of God.• My church now avoids having business projects within the church.• Now the church has the True Gospel of Jesus Christ. Previously, we focused on material blessings and abundance.• In the children’s ministry, the children have changed a lot knowing now how to Love.• They are now disciplined in the Word of God & using the whole counsel of God, not just a verse here & there.• The church knows how to differentiate between evil spirits and God’s Holy Spirit.• Because of our teachings, we see the number of children of God increasing week by week.• The flock has improved in Brotherly Love, kindness, joy and diligence in the Word because of Biblical Teachings.• We now have groups of people in our church going out preaching a true Gospel of Repentance.• The numbers have reduced but the remaining number is bearing more Fruit than ever before.• We have seen the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and more spiritual fruits.• Now our church does not keep quiet to stop false teachings.• The believers have picked up on the Application part of the Gospel.• After teaching on Repentance, our prayer fellowships have changed dramatically. • The flow of the Holy Spirit is being experienced nowadays.• Members are rooted in the Word of God, very strong and willing to suffer for Christ as true Christians.• We now have a Bible School in our church and it is doing very good.

Other comments…• The program is wonderful. It is set in a manner to suggest you are Spirit led.• The Holy Spirit is really the Teacher in this school!• Blessed be God forever, for He has opened your eyes to reach the unreached with the Gospel.• May God bless you for the impact I have acquired since I joined this Bible School.• I thank the Lord for our sponsors, even to the extent of providing us food at class. May God mightily bless all who sponsor us.• I compliment our sponsors for allowing God to use them to change the lives of many people.• Kindly continue funding this Ministry. Don’t give up. It has helped us a lot.• May God Almighty bless our sponsors for the good work they are doing in changing somebody somewhere.• It has helped many pastors who were not able to pay the exorbitant money charged by other Bible Schools.

This small sample of current testimonies are an indication of the Fruit that is abounding…as we co-labor with the Lord. Each of us has a different role & responsibility: Pastors of the Least, Senders & Supporters, Prayer Partners, Churches & Missionaries. The Lord Himself is the Beginning & End of all the Righteous Fruit that is produced…but we are all invited, indeed privileged, to be “Fellow Workers” with Him…

“I planted,Apollos watered,

But God gave the Increase.So then neither he

Who plants is anything,Nor he who waters,

But God Who gives the Increase.Now he who plants

& he who waters are one,& each one will receive his own reward

According to his own labor.For we are God’s fellow workers.”

1 Cor 3.6

…Let’s keep our focus on His Field…ripe for Harvest!

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