A Council of Counselors
3 May
Last week, I was in Seattle with a group of men who shared two things in common: 1) They were all Biblical counseling experts, and 2) they all wanted to help Haitian pastors.
This is the counseling task force that will teach and equip at Churches Helping Pastors in May, where CHC will provide a week-long retreat for the beleaguered Haitian pastors. The team is Robert Cheong from Sojourn Community Church (Louisville, KY), Justin Holcomb from the Resurgence Training Center (Seattle, WA), Paul Randolph from Insight Christian Counseling, Mike Wilkerson of Mars Hill Church’s counseling ministry (Seattle, WA), and one Haitian pastor.
In our opening prayer time, Dr. Randolph prayed, “Lord, I don’t know how I ended up with a bunch of guys I don’t know in the back of a warehouse,” which was exactly how I felt. But, the Lord blessed our time together with aggressive planning and rich fellowship. We walked away with a plan for Churches Helping Pastors that I can’t wait to unleash. (So stay tuned!)
In the meantime, please pray for:
- An effective, gospel-centered counseling curriculum to be delivered to the Haitian pastors
- Sensitivity to the Lord as he is the counselor who will ultimately minister to people
- Haitian pastors who will receive this teaching
- People of Haiti who will receive this counseling from pastors
Lord, we pray for our brothers that you would protect them from the schemes of the enemy – that you would station your angels around them, going before them and keeping them safe. Lord, pour your wisdom in their lives to ministry to the country as a whole and each individual they meet. Keep their families safe while they are gone and allow the absent of their loved ones pass quickly, returning them home, renewed, refreshed and rekindled in a greater passion for you.
In Christ Holy Name our Lord and Master!!
dear servant of God, i was very happy to know you. we request you to stand with us in Africa we have many things to do but we need advise and working with us so as to reach our goals. we request yo to visit us. God bless you.
Rev. John Bahebwa
I have served 26 teaching mission venues(TEE 2-3 locations per week) in Haiti since 2001, including bible seminars, sexuality, marriage, teen retreats, God’s view of sex & culture, Hot Monogamy, college & seminary level courses, Narrative Theology and Chronological Bible Storying. I will be in Haiti Aug 22-Sep 4 (Royal Priesthood, Servant Leadership +)
Pray for our work in country and if the Head of the Church has designs for meeting you for collaboration or strategic planning.