First Fruits

Dear Ministry Partner,

All praise I give to God, He deserves it all. I am grateful for what God accomplished in March 2023. We had two new classes start and a Teacher Training Workshop (TTW) to equip two teachers, who have started CCI classes. There was also the first fruit of CCI Indonesia under my leadership as Director of CCI Indonesia; the Matana class completed all 10 books and will graduate this fall. Everything happened only because of God's grace.

I praise God that on March 31 the class in Matana, Mamasa, West Sulawesi, finished studying all 10 books. The class consisted of 4 students. The plan is for their graduation ceremony to take place in November after the CCI Global Conference in Thailand. The graduation will be conducted by Dr. David Nelson, the Founder and President of CCI. There are also, two other classes who plan to complete their studies this year, so the graduation in November will be for three CCI classes. I am thankful because this is the first graduation under my leadership era as Director of CCI Indonesia.

Thank you for your prayers and your support,

Frids Lumba

CCI Indonesia National Director

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Update

The Teacher Training Workshop (TTW), which was initially planned for 1 teacher in Waikabubak, eventually increased to 2 people. One participant conveyed that many new things were understood after receiving explanations at this workshop and another said that the four stages of discipleship carried out by Jesus inspired true discipleship.

Fellowship

I am grateful that I was able to have fellowship with three teachers who have six CCI classes. Along with these teachers, 14 of their students came. This fellowship was held in Weelibo Village, which is around a one-hour drive from the city. The atmosphere of kinship and closeness to each other was felt during this drive. During this fellowship time, many conveyed the impact of learning: on themselves, their families and ministries. One student from Weelibo, who will enter book 2, gave this testimony:

"My name is Marten Dewa and I am 67 years old. The longing to know God more deeply made me get involved in the CCI class in Weelibo, West Sumba. Every week I walk 12 KM (7.5 miles) to go back and forth to attend class. My age and the distance that must be traveled on foot are not obstacles and excuses that I can use for not being involved in class."

Prayer Requests & Praises

Grateful for the mission trip that I did in March in Bali, West Sumba, East Sumba and Kupang. I'm grateful for their very positive response to my visit.

I am grateful for the Teacher Training Workshop (TTW) that went well in West Sumba with two participants.

Praise God for the two classes that started in Limboto, Gorontalo and Sumarorong Mamasa.

New Class at Limboto, Gorontalo

New Class at Sumarorong, Mamasa

Pray for Robby and Andreas who plan to reopen a CCI class at their local church in East Sumba, and a class at Wangga, who have finished book 9 but stopped studying when they entered book 10. Robby and 3 students are ready to finish book 10. Please pray that this plan can be implemented.

Pray for plans to carry out promotions for the Servant of God Frontline group in East Bali and for Moses Masalilo, who will facilitate this activity.

Pray for those who attended the God's Financial Principles seminar (GFP), which was held in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan with 10 participants this month. May they use what they learned to become good stewards of what they have.

Pray for partners and key people in North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and East Kalimantan who are willing to work with CCI Indonesia in training and multiplying leaders.

Pray for the 15 CCI teachers from Indonesia who would like to attend the CCI Global Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2023. Although they can provide some funds personally, this group still needs a total of $3,750 for their airplane tickets. If you feel led to help us get to the CCI Global Conference, please click below.

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