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A New Chapter Hello, I‰’m Temple Kessinger, the newest team member at CCI and the Vice President of Donor Relations. In my role, I am responsible for developing and implementing strategies to enhance our fundraising efforts and cultivate relationships with donors. This includes working with major donors, churches, individuals, businesses, and foundations to support the

It is a joy to give an update on CCI Bangladesh. The students in training are happily participating. Currently, Manual # 9, Church History, is being taught. Course 10 is the last course which is followed by their formal graduation. We look forward to all seven classes graduating this year. This means that churches will

Equip, Empower, and Evangelize We‰’ve been sharing with you our strategy of ministry multiplication, inspired by Acts 6:7, which tells us, “The word of God continued to increase, and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem.” We are committed to advancing the mission through three key areas: EQUIP leaders with biblical knowledge, EMPOWER them

Greetings in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to the Lord for CCI. I want to encourage you through the work of CCI Pakistan. I am able to do great work with mentorship even after finishing my pastoral training last year. My heart‰’s desire is to equip and multiply leaders in this

The Lord surprised us again in July. Instead of us looking for contacts, people came to us to inquire about CCI training! As a result of these conversations, we have scheduled Teacher Training Workshops (TTWs) for the coming months until mid-December. This is a testament to God’s provision and the growing interest in our mission.

Expanding Ministry Across East Africa In May 2022, I met with Dr. Nelson to see about continuing the classes in Uganda. Aaron Issler, who had started the classes, had passed away, and I was hoping to continue the classes we started in 2019. Little did I expect Dr. Nelson to challenge me to become the

I am grateful to communicate with you once again. I trust you all are doing well in your work fields as well. We, the CCI-Myanmar staff and family members, although some have moved to safety zones due to ongoing attacks, are in good physical health so far. Your constant prayers and faithful support are deeply

Education‰’s transformative power is a central theme, especially in Christian contexts, where change in students is key. As Dennis J. Mock highlights, ‰”The teacher is responsible to make sure that learning occurs and learning does not happen without life change in the student.‰” (Dennis J. Mock, BTCP#8, p.48). This aligns with Paul’s teaching in Romans

CCI Thailand and the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) collaborated to provide Good Soil training to all Thai coordinators. From July 1 to 5, we held training on evangelism and discipleship with 27 participants and ABWE missionaries. The training demonstrated the importance of effective and clear evangelism in disciple-making. In Buddhist countries, the

I am ecstatic now as I have focused on the life of Jesus and the theme of love together. My wife and I celebrated 10 years of marriage a few days ago. It is only by God‰’s grace that we stand to impact the nations. Trials will come, persecution will come, and storms will come,