KAIROS EUROPE LEADERS HELD JOINT UPSKILLING
The Kairos Europe team enjoyed the kind hospitality of the Globe Europe leaders recently in Hamminkeln, Germany. A Head Facilitator Training Course was held first followed by a Kairos 4th Edition Course Upskilling and then a Kairos Europe meeting. Those who attended were Linda Harding of the Kairos International Leadership Team: Trevor and Kay Weavers, (Europe/Netherlands), Stefan Ross, Dieter Drexler, Adnan Yaqub (Germany), Duncan and Jan Weir (UK), Adi Bratosin (Romania), Willem Nel (Belgium), and Benoit L'Hotellier (France).
The team shared reports, vision and strategy and prayed for every country represented in the meeting. Reports also came from those who were unable to attend – Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Moldova, Ukraine, and Macedonia. They also shared news of potential invitations to Sweden, Bulgaria, Italy, and Bosnia. In several countries in Europe, Kairos is running among Finnish, Romanian, African and Filipino diaspora churches – and this is expected to extend to Chinese and Korean diaspora churches this year.
All those participating affirmed the value of the Kairos family and movement, and especially in sharing ideas and resources for follow-up to Kairos pathways.
Kay Weavers is now acting as the main link person for Kairos in Europe, supported by Trevor, Stefan and Helga Ross, Duncan and Jan Weir, as the Kairos Europe team. They are available to serve Kairos growth and expansion into countries beyond their own. They will draw in many others who are part of the National Coordination Teams in Europe.
Linda reports of the amazing prayer times they had on the challenges and opportunities facing the team: the many Least Reached Peoples who are living in Europe, the vibrant Christian communities in Eastern Europe and the post-Christian generation in Western Europe. The Kairos Europe team is committed to the call to be prophetic mobilizers amidst these challenges and opportunities!
KAIROS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Over the last two years, Peter McDougall and Wayne Freeman, from the New Zealand National Coordination Team, have been prayerfully interested in having the Kairos Course introduced in the Pacific region. Just recently and quite unexpectedly, they received an invitation via Global Desk to conduct a Kairos course at Impact Bible College, Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). And so, Peter and Wayne found themselves in PNG.KAIROS LAUNCHED IN NIGERIA
Finally, a Kairos course in Nigeria!The first full Kairos course was conducted in Port Harcourt. An international team consisting of Linda Harding (Kairos International and UK), Chris Brittain (Australia and Kenya), Josephat Wangila (Kairos Kenya) and Ebenezer Aryee (Kairos UK and New Nation Coordinator for Ghana) worked together in conducting the course.
A total of 67 participants graduated from the course. Many saw this as a strategic moment for mission mobilization not just in Nigeria but across West Africa. Hear from some of these graduates:
"Anyone who wants to pursue God's passion must take this course It is a life-changing journey and transformation process – a must for every Christian."
"I came here with myopic vision and old-fashioned mindset of Bible, mission and a very small understanding of Gods purpose and plan. Kairos has transformed enlarged, broadened and corrected my horizon."
Following the course, 14 graduates were selected on recommendation of growth point group leaders and invited to participate in Parts 1 and 2 of the Facilitator Training Process and plans are already in place for 3 strategic intensive courses this year, hopefully, with all these newly-trained facilitators on teams. One graduate says: "Kairos has come to Nigeria to stay!"
Chris Brittain will coordinate a New Nations Coordination Team to serve the growth and establishment of Kairos in Nigeria.
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