On our recent trip to Liberia, one piece of our time there was a pastor’s conference to help provide some solid biblical training. We held the conference for just the key church leaders in the main part of Kakata, Liberia since they will be the main leaders for evangelistic festival Rejoice Liberia late fall. About fifty men and some women leaders attended the conference.
Pastor Marc Andresen, of Calvin Presbyterian in Corvallis, Oregon, and Brian DeVries, of Grace Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, jointly taught the sessions. On previous trips that Brian and I took to Liberia we learned that one of the great needs is for pastors to have bibles and other resources to help them learn to teach and lead the churches.
At the beginning of the conference, each of the attendees was given a new bible. On the last day, they lined up to receive books donated by Desiring God Ministries – the resource ministry of Pastor John Piper. As the pastors learned of this gift, they lined up to receive the books from Marc and Brian. Marc said “you would have thought it was a graduation.” The pastors were so eager to receive a rare treasure – books that would help them minister to their churches. What a blessing to give a gift that can be continually used!
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