Eighteen leaders smooshed into the sitting room of Pastor
Amos’ guest house in Nyaravur, West Nile. These men are all members of Vision
for Rural Pastors, a ministry started by Pr Amos that focuses on equipping
rural pastors for ministry…and it doesn’t get much more rural than this. Four
days together gave us the opportunity to get beyond the formalities of our new
relationship and penetrate the hearts of these men.
Sometimes we forget that pastors are people too. They have
weaknesses, strongholds, and fears just like everyone else. Our morning
ministry time was designed to address a new topic each day that eventually led
us all to being better able to be servant leaders. God showed up. He helped us
remove strongholds, overcome unforgiveness, tame our tongues, and prepared our
hearts for humble service.
Our times of prayer together each day were unmatched.
Guarded hearts slowly received healing, broken relationships were restored, and
prophetic prayers for each pastor reached the ears of our Creator. Once again,
I wondered, of what value can I be amid such distinguished men? All I had to
do was show up and then get out of the way and allow the Spirit to do the rest.
It’s an amazing dynamic really, supernatural. All I had to do was show up…