The Responsible Brothers' Training was held for the second time in Togo. It was held from September 19th to 21st and climaxed with a blending conference on September 22nd, which approximately 100 saints from Ghana, Togo, and Benin attended.
Brothers attended the training from 8 countries across West Africa plus serving ones from the USA, China, France, Holland, the UK, and South Africa. 64 brothers were together under the divine dispensing in the training.
We got into 8 lessons, " Lessons on the Eldership."
In the first message, we got into the 2003 Fall ITERO message 1: Living and Serving According to the Heavenly Vision of God's Economy. We saw that before one serves God's people, one needs a vision of His Economy. This brought to light the need to ask the Lord to grant us a fresh vision concerning His economy, especially for us to see the 7 items in Acts 26:18.'To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.'. The subsequent messages touched the function, leadership, person, heart, coordination, meeting and character of the Lord's serving one. The Lord truly spoke to us richly through these messages, causing us to realise that we are not qualified but only the Lord Jesus in us can be such a shepherding Elder to the flock of God and that we urgently need Him. We also saw the proper Humanity and character required for the Lord's serving one.
In this training, the timely supply revived, renewed and strengthened many brothers to have personal time with the Lord and renew their consecration.
The brothers shared their enjoyment and experiences with repentance and sweet fellowship during group sessions.
May the Lord grace us and cause the controlling vision of His economy to direct our hearts in serving the precious saints in West Africa.