At
the Bethel Series New Testament Seminar in Kisumu, Kenya, on January 14-18,
2019, we expected 150 Kenyan pastors to attend.
On
the first day of the seminar, almost 200 pastors came. We had to print an additional 50 Bethel
Series books to accommodate the larger than expected turnout.
Like
the Bethel Series Old Testament Seminar we held last year in Kisumu, the
seminar was a Spirit-filled week of learning, studying the Bible and joyous
worship.
The
Kenyan pastors attended each day wearing their Sunday best clothes after
traveling long distances in buses and on foot.
Many pastors slept on the floor of the Manna Ministries facility on
mattresses as the distances to their homes was too great to commute daily.
The
raucous, Spirit-filled worship before, between and after the teaching was a
highlight of the seminar. We all agreed
that we should import some of the Kenyans’ enthusiasm for worship back to our
home churches in America.
