LEAVING ON A JET PLANE…TO UGANDA I (Linus) am about to leave for Uganda for our next round of “On-Expedition” training. I have been working intensely to edit our four On-Expedition training manuals. Each time we lead one of our four phase workshops we edit that training manual to reflect the indigenous leaders input, as … More Love Lives Here
Greetings! Our On-Expedition training team (made up of Phil Graf, Doug Dorman and me) is back after three weeks in Brazil. God did some amazing things, including encouraging and training hundreds of church planters and leaders—as well as seeing people receive Christ in every city we visited. Here are just a few highlights:
Phil Graf, Doug Dorman, Mike Hawkins, and I will have arrived in Brazil by the time you read this. We begin the first of three trainings in a city called Balneario Camboriu in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Here is a copy of the poster in Portuguese announcing the “Conferencia:” In addition to being accompanied by Doug Dorman (Myrtle Beach, … More Three cities, three weeks of training
CARRIE MAINES — She prayed for me. Carrie was Sharon’s grandmother on her mother’s side. I first met her after I married Sharon, and before I was a Christian. I remember the time she scolded me because of the harsh way I spoke to Sharon saying, “LINUS, YOU SHOULDN’T TALK TO YOUR WIFE THAT WAY!” … More Five women I will be with in heaven
The following was shared at a recent family gathering to celebrate Sharon’s mom, Thelma Mason: At the age of 96 our mom took the trip of a lifetime, as her days on earth came to an end. It’s a trip we are all going to take. Mom planned her trip in advance—but she didn’t take … More Sharon’s talk about Thelma’s empty suitcase
The past 24 months have been a whirlwind of activity! Phil Graf and I have taken 5 international trips (25-30 days each) to 5 countries, and conducted 137 workshops, and over 200 training hours with more than 500 leaders!! We have been developing leaders through the Four Phases of what we call “On-Expedition” in cities … More Looking back, pressing forward
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