Discipleship in Relationships
Greetings!
Praise God after waiting for so long, finally the Mamasa area has a coordinator who can pay attention to the classes and the teachers in the area so that I can start to shift my focus on developing the CCI ministry in other regions and other provinces in Sulawesi. It seems slow, but God's timing is definitely the best time. Pray that what has happened in Mamasa, West Sulawesi, can also happen in other provinces, especially regarding the classes and teachers that God has prepared to learn to use CCI's teaching materials.
Thankful for your prayers and support,

Frids Lumba
CCI Indonesia National Director
New Area Coordinator
I am very grateful for the development of CCI ministry in Mamasa, West Sulawesi. And after interviews, training and meetings, which occurred over a long period of time, I am also grateful that we were finally able to appoint an Area Coordinator for the Mamasa area. With both the Coordinator candidate and his wife, we conducted several interviews, both in person and online. The Board of Trustees and I agreed to appoint him after several months. These stages take time, but we don't want to rush into doing it. We thank God because starting on June 1, 2022, Pastor Rahmat Potto has started to carry out his duties and responsibilities as the Area Coordinator of Mamasa.
Rahmat Potto and his family with Frids
Welcoming Rahmat Potto to CCI
Staff Update

The philosophy of CCI classes is discipleship in relationships. So, at the beginning of May the teachers and participants from the Balabatu, Minake, Salubue and Saluranu classes held a fellowship by praying together with testimonies and hearing a biblical messages by the Director of CCI Indonesia. This fellowship also included a fishing competition in a fishpond from Pastor Setmin (teacher for the Balabatu and Minake classes). There were prizes for three winners in this competition. The prize was kindly provided by the class participants. An atmosphere of friendship and closeness was created in this moment. Hopefully, in the future, this kind of fellowship can also be done by other classes.
Four classes in fellowship
Fishing competition prize
Testimony From a Student
"My name is Rias Yuniati, a participant in the Katirandusan CCI class and I am very grateful to be able to take this class. I am a student from a theological school in Mamasa, but because of my situation, I rarely attend lectures. I am grateful that this class can help me to be more optimal in my ministry. My husband and I are planning to do church planting and we need to be prepared. This class is very helpful in preparing and equipping me. Last year, I experienced grief because the baby I gave birth to, died. Some think that this happened because every week I went to classes, even though I was close to giving birth. Now, I am pregnant again and I am committed to continuing to study. I have conveyed to the class participants and teachers that this training needs to be conducted at my home so that I can continue to study as I continue to get bigger due to the increasing gestational age. There is no obstacle that can limit me to study and understand God's word."
Prayer Requests & Praises

Grateful that Pastor Rahmat Potto has been chosen and appointed as Area Coordinator.

Pray for my visa application at the US embassy in Indonesia to be approved.

Pray for my two children, Joanne & Justice, who are taking the end-of-semester exam for class promotion.

Pray for the need to recruit teachers in West Sumba, and plans to start a new class in Wee Libo, Waikabubak, West Sumba.

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 plan to start a new class in Toraja, South Sulawesi.

Pray for my passport extension and visa application at the US embassy in Indonesia.
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