A peep behind the scenes

A peep behind the scenes

Aug 31, 2023 | Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories

 

 

We are delighted for you to meet Sally Stumbles…

One of our team who help to make it all happen in the background 

Sally’s role is largely online, as an administrative assistant. She works part-time to help control, monitor, and track various systems and procedures – to help Walk Thru the Bible better meet its commitments and deadlines.

 

 
In her words:
This is really about assisting the processes that help to drive the mission of Walk Thru the Bible. This involves helping to ensure efficiency and ongoing communication with various people involved so that those ‘at the front’ can focus on the vision of igniting a passion for God’s word.

With a background as a trained teacher, I have been blessed with many different work opportunities in varied communities. Each of these roles has come with different responsibilities and challenges, which, with God’s guidance, have strengthened and grown me.

I have come to learn the importance of teamwork, organisational skills, and working towards the upliftment of lives in the community. The work I now do at Walk Thru the Bible is allowing me to both build on and use my past experience.

 

My journey as a Christian
When I was 9 years old, my parents sent me to a Scripture Union camp. At the end of a talk, I raised my hand to say ‘I wanted to follow Jesus’. However, it was only later in my high school years, that I realised what this commitment involved. I met a group of young people on a holiday and learned from them that following Jesus was a daily way of living. A solid Bible-based church and a year in Youth With a Mission also helped to give me a stronger foundation where my faith became more of a reality and lifestyle.

 

And lastly some fun facts …
I was born in a tiny desert town in Namibia – to this day I am most happy in a place of solitude in the middle of nowhere. My family and I have recently moved to Somerset West. We all love outdoor adventures, specifically hiking, camping, and time in the bush. This is where I am particularly aware of God and His magnificent creation.

 

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A harvest in Kenya

A harvest in Kenya

Jul 28, 2023 | 1. Impact - Feature Frontpage, Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories, Uncategorized

Never underestimate the impact of one well-equipped Bible teacher!

 

Every year, Walk Thru the Bible trains and equips thousands of pastors and Bible teachers in some of the world’s most under-resourced regions. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, more than 80 percent of these pastors have never received any formal training in leadership or theology. Some, in their congregations, may not even have a Bible. A severe shortage of training opportunities and resources, coupled with the exponential growth of Christianity in the Global South, has created an urgent and growing need.

As Walk Thru the Bible seeks to address this need through providing equipping and resourcing opportunities, we witness how God can use a single life to ignite passion for His Word in an entire region.

In rural Kenya, Pastor Christopher Bera is an individual who is making an enormous impact.
Kenya is home to more than 52 million people, and is the 48th largest country in the world by land area. As Pastor Bera travels to his churches, in rural areas and in places like Mombasa, he teaches Walk Thru the Bible’s Old and New Testament overview events (otLIVE and ntLIVE) to his people.

 

“When I was trained by Walk Thru the Bible, I learned so much. I began implementing what I learned from the training in my churches and in my ministry,” he said. “Walk Thru the Bible’s training has been a wonderful resource. otLIVE and ntLIVE have simplified the study of the Bible and all of our leaders understand it better. Many of these are pastors who have never received any formal biblical training. Now they can teach it to their people.”

He explains that by using Walk Thru the Bible training and materials, he has grown the leadership team in one area to more than 50 leaders, and about 30 of those leaders are actively involved in teaching in the churches and schools in their community. “This team is reaching more than 10 000 students and others every term,” he said.

He and his team have also planted a church in Kamasielo, a rural area in western Kenya. “This church started as a weekly meeting to discuss otLIVE and ntLIVE,” said Chris. “After a little while, the meeting attracted so many people from the area that they formed a church. By using Walk Thru the Bible teaching, that church has grown to 60 members.”

In Pastor Bera’s experience, Walk Thru the Bible offers a unique opportunity.
He recently traveled to Mombasa to visit his churches there. He introduced otLIVE to some of these small, home churches, which are also located in an area with many from another faith. “Walk Thru is an easy way to introduce people to the Bible, to open the church to people of other faiths,” he said. “We aren’t allowed to do a crusade or a revival in Mombasa, but we can teach this material. Just in that one area, we can reach 2 000 people a year.”

People are being grounded in the Word of God
By equipping Pastor Bera with high-quality biblical resources, Walk Thru the Bible is directly making a difference in countless lives in Kenya. He has a dream that in ten years, his team can reach at least 100 000 people in Kenya with Walk Thru the Bible. “When you teach Walk Thru the Bible’s materials,” he said, “it is like pouring oil into the Indian Ocean because it just goes, very quickly, to reach other places. Kenya will be different because of Walk Thru resources. People are being taught the Bible with true doctrine and in a very easy-to-understand way. They are becoming grounded in the Word of God.”

When one person has the resources they need to teach the Bible and to teach others to do the same, there’s no limit to the harvest their ministry will yield!

For more information on otLIVE, please click here.

 

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“This training transformed my children’s ministry, and it’s great for parents too”

“This training transformed my children’s ministry, and it’s great for parents too”

Jul 21, 2023 | 1. Impact - Feature Frontpage, Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories

My name is Theko from Maseru, Lesotho. I am part of a ministry to about 120 children in 3 different districts. 

 

I hadn’t been involved much in Sunday School teaching until I was approached to help. But It was a daunting challenge for me. I was doing it, but it was difficult, and connecting with the kids was a problem.

Really, I was doing it the best way I knew how which was preaching or trying cell group tactics – like reading the text and trying to discuss it.

But I couldn’t divorce from the fact that the kids looked bored and I was struggling to keep them engaged and get them to understand the material. 

But then I attended the KidZ at Heart training and what an eye-opener it was! This has transformed my children’s ministry. I think even parents should do it!

I learned how to grab the children’s attention from the moment they enter the door. It really helped to learn that different children learn in different ways. I now use different interesting activities to help them understand the topic.

I also learned how to help the children connect with God for themselves and talk to HIm about what they have learned – and this has been so special.

Make time to do this training! I so highly recommend it.

 

For more information about KidZ at Heart, please click here.

 

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“We arrived to the sound of cheering children…”

“We arrived to the sound of cheering children…”

Jul 20, 2023 | Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories, Uncategorized

– my experience of seeing otLIVE taught in a school in Malawi

 

“As we were entering the grounds of the primary school, I suddenly heard a cheering. Soon I realized that it was coming from a class of children who had seen that their otLIVE instructor, Tionge, had arrived. They were so excited!

The children, all 168 of them, gathered under a tree for their weekly otLIVE lesson. As I watched the lesson, I was astounded to see how the instructor had the children in the palm of her hand. Not one child was looking around or disrupting the class. They were so engaged in what they were learning.

Towards the end, when the time for questioning came, I was also amazed by how much the children had learnt. They had not only enjoyed the lesson, but also taken it in and made it their own. Now I know why the children are so excited to see their otLIVE instructor each time they come! She has such a way with those children and teaches them so well.

I am thrilled to see how the Malawian otLIVE instructors have grown – and how they are helping children not just to understand the big picture of the Bible, but also to know and love the God of the Bible.

The video clip below captures some of their singing together and gives such a great feeling of ‘also being there’ – as I wish you could have been, to experience it with me!”

~Lynnette Stander, Walk Thru the Bible Regional Trainer

 

Pictured above: The group of otLIVE Malawian instructors

Pictured below: Some of the schools that the instructors cycle to on a weekly basis

 

For more information on otLIVE, please click here. 

 

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Hope in Ukraine

Hope in Ukraine

Jun 23, 2023 | 1. Impact - Feature Frontpage, Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories, Uncategorized

“There are many challenges, but also so many miracles –

in just the last year, over 47 000 children in Ukraine have

heard God’s Word taught through otLIVE.”

 

We praise God that, despite the war, the ministry continues!

Walk Thru the Bible’s children ministry in Ukraine is led by Cat. She regularly tells about how God is protecting them and giving them opportunities to teach. 

She shares:

“We are impacting children with the Word of God all over the country, even in the middle of a war. I am full of hope and faith, despite the war. We are doing so much ministry that sometimes we even forget there is a war. There are many challenges, but so many miracles here, just like in the days of Moses. And we’ve just been notified that otLIVE and ntLIVE can be taught in public schools.”

Please pray for our ministry teachers in Ukraine as they find creative ways to share the Bible and our savior Jesus.

otLIVE is a fun and interactive way to understand the big picture of God’s story in the Old Testament.

For more information about otLIVE, please click here.

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Meet Alpheus Maphosa

Meet Alpheus Maphosa

Jun 22, 2023 | 1. Impact - Feature Frontpage, Impact - Walk Thru the Bible, Impact Stories, Uncategorized

– our Walk Thru the Bible Administration Co-ordinator

 

We are delighted to introduce you to one of the faces behind the scenes,

one of the people at our office who help to make it all happen in the background

Alpheus’ responsibilities include our accounting system and general administration. His role helps to ensure that we comply with government requirements, and his preparation of financial records also assists with the implementation of new strategies and decision-making. Alpheus also enjoys interacting with customers and serving as he assists them with their needs.

We celebrate that Alpheus has been with Walk Thru the Bible for a whopping 25 years and has been a joy to work with! 

In his own words: 

“I am happy when our customers are happy! I love it, that through our resources and training, Walk Thru the Bible is making a difference in people’s lives and in their walk with God. It excites me to know that my work here at Walk Thru the Bible is part of helping to ignite a passion for God’s Word.”

Fun fact: Alpheus loves to watch Formula 1 racing! 

Come and say hello next time you pop into the office.

 

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