I am very excited and happy to announce that "Wholly Yours Ministries Bible Institute" has officially been established!!! The first course of a twenty-four-course two-year curriculum, entitled "New Life", is now being taught. Two classes are being taught at "Springs of Grace" church in Mombasa Kenya, and two are being taught at "House of Winners Worship Center - Ogalo" in Mumias Kenya. We have a total of approximately one-hundred students, and they are all very excited and eager to start learning the Bible in an organized way and on a deep level.
A special thanks to Pastor Athanus Atimbo, Director of WYM - Africa and Pastor Patrick Wangira, Missions Coordinator of WYM - Africa, for doing an outstanding job of getting these going. I'd also like to acknowledge and thank Pastor Andrew Clark, President of "Equipping the Nations" (equippingthenations.org) for allowing us to use their course material, helping us get it started and for their wonderful encouragement to our entire team throughout the process. Pastor Andy and his organization have been an amazing blessing to us in this endeavor.
Thanks to your donations, we were able to provide the initial course training materials for each one as well as a Bible. It's very important that each student has a printed copy of the course material because this program is very hands-on and interactive. In fact, it requires the students to read and research the bible and complete questions in their course material before they come to class. One reason we chose this curriculum is, the students actually do the work before coming to class and the class time is spent discussing what they have learned. It's unique in that the teacher isn't really a teacher, but a facilitator. This gets the students involved on a deep level and it's also easier to for us to propagate new classes in churches we plant or are associated with.
Our goal is to "equip the saints for doing the work of the ministry" which will enable them to be effective ministers of the gospel and help them fulfill their callings. As stated above, there are a total of twenty-four courses and there is an ongoing need for funds to print each course material for each student, which is around $3.50 each. That doesn't seem like much to us but it's nearly impossible for those living there to come up with that much extra. We need $3.50 a month for twenty-four months for approximately 100 students (total of $80.50 each for the entire curriculum). We feel like this is money well spent and an investment in the kingdom. Teaching them the Word on a deep level will not only make a difference in their individual lives but will change lives of their families and communities for generations to come.
Would you please consider providing funding for course material for one student? You can do this on a monthly basis of $3.50 or all at once for $80.50. You can give through our website (wholly-yours.om), through Papal (account whollyoursministries@gmail.com), CashApp (account $WYM59), Venmo, or send to Wholly Yours Ministries 483 Oak Hill St. NE, Abingdon, VA 24210. WYM is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and all your donations are tax deductible per IRS guidelines.
God bless each one of you for your prayers and financial support! Enjoy all the photos! I share a lot of photos because I want you to see the many lives your giving and prayers are impacting.
Wholly Yours in Christ,
Rev. Paul Havens
Wholly Yours Ministries
Founder and President
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