Question

[Chancy Gondwe]

Dear friends in the Lord,
I trust that we are all doing well and that we've started this year on
a good note.

Please help me with this: would you allow an unbeliever (like a
Muslim) to participate in a TTW? Has anyone of you dealt with such a
situation where an unbeliever wants to attend your TTW? And how did
you deal with that? Please help.

Love you all!

Chancy

On 27/12/2014, Levi Abongo <abong...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Written byMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
> December 26, 2014
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> Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
> December 26, 2014
>
> I shall tell you how, to an outsider like me, the story of Christ, as told
> in the New Testament, has struck. My acquaintance with the Bible began
> nearly 45 years ago, and that was through the New Testament. I could not
> then take much interest in the Old Testament, which I had certainly read,
> if only to fulfill a promise I had made to a friend whom I happened to meet
> in a hotel. But when I came to the New Testament and the Sermon on the
> Mount, I began to understand the Christian teaching, and the teaching of
> the Sermon on the Mount echoed something I had learnt in childhood and
> something which seemed to be part of my being and which I felt was being
> acted up to in the daily life around me.
>
> I say it seemed to be acted up to, meaning thereby that it was not
> necessary for my purpose that they were actually living the life. This
> teaching was non-retaliation, or non-resistance to evil. Of all the things
> I read, what remained with me forever was that Jesus came almost to give a
> new law - though he of course had said he had not come to give a new law,
> but tack something on to the old Mosaic law. Well, he changed it so that it
> became a new law - not an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, but to
> be ready to receive two blows when only one was given, and to go two miles
> when you were asked to go one.
>
> I said to myself, this is what one learns in one's childhood. Surely this
> is not Christianity. For all I had then been given to understand was that
> to be a Christian was to have a brandy bottle in one hand and beef in the
> other. The Sermon on the Mount, however, falsified the impression. As my
> contact with real Christians i.e., men living in fear of God, increased, I
> saw that the Sermon on the Mount was the whole of Christianity for him who
> wanted to live a Christian life. It is that Sermon which has endeared Jesus
> to me.
>
> I may say that I have never been interested in a historical Jesus. I should
> not care if it was proved by someone that the man called Jesus never lived,
> and that what was narrated in the Gospels was a figment of the writer's
> imagination. For the Sermon on the Mount would still be true for me.
>
> Reading, therefore, the whole story in that light, it seems to me that
> Christianity has yet to be lived, unless one says that where there is
> boundless love and no idea of retaliation whatsoever, it is Christianity
> that lives. But then it surmounts all boundaries and book teaching. Then it
> is something indefinable, not capable of being preached to men, not capable
> of being transmitted from mouth to mouth, but from heart to heart. But
> Christianity is not commonly understood in that way.
>
> Somehow, in God's providence, the Bible has been preserved from destruction
> by the Christians, so-called. The British and Foreign Bible Society has had
> it translated into many languages. All that may serve a real purpose in the
> time to come. Two thousand years in the life of a living faith may be
> nothing. For though we sang, "All glory to God on High and on the earth be
> peace," there seems to be today neither glory to God nor peace on earth.
>
> As long as it remains a hunger still unsatisfied, as long as Christ is not
> yet born, we have to look forward to Him. When real peace is established,
> we will not need demonstrations, but it will be echoed in our life, not
> only in individual life, but in corporate life. Then we shall say Christ is
> born. That to me is the real meaning of the verse we have sung. Then we
> will not think of a particular day in the year as that of the birth of the
> Christ, but as an ever-recurring event which can be enacted in every life.
>
> And the more I think of fundamental religion, and the more I think of
> miraculous conceptions of so many teachers who have come down from age to
> age and clime to clime, the more I see that there is behind them the
> eternal truth that I have narrated. That needs no label or declaration. It
> consists in the living of life, never ceasing, ever progressing towards
> peace.
>
> When, therefore, one wishes "A Happy Christmas" without the meaning behind
> it, it becomes nothing more than an empty formula. And unless one wishes
> for peace for all life, one cannot wish for peace for oneself. It is a
> self-evident axiom, like the axioms of Euclid, that one cannot have peace
> unless there is in one an intense longing for peace all around. You may
> certainly experience peace in the midst of strife, but that happens only
> when to remove strife you destroy your whole life, you crucify yourself.
>
> And so, as the miraculous birth is an eternal event, so is the Cross an
> eternal event in this stormy life. Therefore, we dare not think of birth
> without death on the cross. Living Christ means a living Cross, without it
> life is a living death.
>
> *Harijan,*
> 31-12-1931
>
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 2:59 PM, 'sblawe...@yahoo.com' via ILTI2013 <
> ilti...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Levi, Tricia and all....
>> Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New year.
>> Samuel
>>
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>> ------------------------------
>> * From: * Patricia Young <indiaf...@gmail.com>;
>> * To: * Levi Abongo <abong...@gmail.com>;
>> * Cc: * First NameSamuel Buenor Lawerteh <sblawe...@yahoo.com>; Chancy
>> Gondwe <cpsgo...@gmail.com>; ilti2013 <ilti...@googlegroups.com>;
>> * Subject: * Re: THANK YOU
>> * Sent: * Wed, Dec 24, 2014 8:56:43 PM
>>
>> Same to you all, friends!!! I miss you all so much. Many blessings for
>> 2015!!!!!!!
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Levi Abongo <abong...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear my beloved,
>> Today in David's City, your Savior is born. He is the Messiah, the Lord .
>> He will be responsible for leading His people and He will be called,
>> "Wonderful counselor, powerful God, Father who lives forever, Prince of
>> peace.."
>>
>> May the Light of the Christmas star shines to you,
>> the cheer and goodwill of friends to you,
>> the hope of a childlike heart to you,
>> the joy of a thousand angels to you,
>> the love of the son and God's Peace to you,
>>
>> May you and your families have a very blessed Christmas and a prosperous
>> new year 2015
>> God bless you all..Amen
>> Levi
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:52 AM, 'First NameSamuel Buenor Lawerteh' via
>> ILTI2013 <ilti...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes Bro Levi, We are planning a Regional ILTI for September 2015 in
>>> Accra
>>> Ghana.
>>> Very soon the proposal will be out. Please pray with us.
>>> Samuel
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Tue, 7/10/14, Levi Abongo <abong...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: THANK YOU
>>> To: "First NameSamuel Buenor Lawerteh" <sblawe...@yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: "Chancy Gondwe" <cpsgo...@gmail.com>, "ilti2013" <
>>> ilti...@googlegroups.com>
>>> Date: Tuesday, 7 October, 2014, 7:45 PM
>>>
>>> Dear
>>> Brethren,Many thanks for always networking and
>>> getting to know what is happening with us. My heart rests
>>> because I am sure all of you are well and praying for each
>>> other. Yes, Pastor Samuel.. what about the Africa reunion
>>> Chapter we had thought about?Please, take up the
>>> challengeGod bless you
>>> allLevi
>>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:24
>>> AM, First NameSamuel Buenor Lawerteh <sblawe...@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> Thank you
>>> folks for keeping the networking alive.
>>>
>>> Good to always remember praying for each other. My team
>>> prayed exclusively for Jackie.
>>>
>>> Our prayer goes also for Chancy,Tricia, Levi and all.
>>>
>>> The Good Lord would definitely supply all your needs
>>> according to His riches...
>>>
>>> Blessings!
>>>
>>> Samuel
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> On Mon, 6/10/14, Levi Abongo <abong...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: THANK YOU
>>>
>>> To: "Chancy Gondwe" <cpsgo...@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Cc: "ilti2013" <ilti...@googlegroups.com>
>>>
>>> Date: Monday, 6 October, 2014, 2:22 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear
>>>
>>> Friends,Thank you for everything each one of you
>>>
>>> is doing. god bless you and
>>> let's move
>>>
>>> forward..AmenLevi
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:29
>>>
>>> PM, Chancy Gondwe <cpsgo...@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Beloved in the Lord,
>>>
>>> Below is a message from our sister
>>>
>>> Jackie. What a testimony!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Uganda team- you are so inspirational.
>>>
>>> God bless you for your hard work, commitment and passion
>>> for
>>>
>>> the Lord.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tricia-
>>>
>>> I'm so much encouraged about your zeal and bold move
>>> to
>>>
>>> join LEI as a full-time missionary. God bless you too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow! what an amazing God
>>>
>>> we serve. Dear friends I'm always encouraged by the
>>> love
>>>
>>> and passion for Lord you all have.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I love you all and let's continue to
>>>
>>> remember one another,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chancy
>>>
>>> Gondwe
>>>
>>> C/O Mr. ThawaleP.O. Box 624MangochiMalawi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cell
>>>
>>> phone: +265(0)99 340
>>> 7489
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Only one life to
>>>
>>> soon be passed, only what is done for Christ will
>>>
>>> last" - John Piper
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Greetings
>>>
>>> Everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would
>>>
>>> like to thank you for once again partnering with us
>>>
>>> concerning the transition of power and the inauguration.
>>> It
>>>
>>> has been amazingly quite here. For the first time in
>>> six
>>>
>>> months we felt that the climate had shift a bit, which
>>>
>>> allowed us to be able to move a little more freely.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It was reported in the
>>>
>>> news that this is the first time in Astan's history
>>> that
>>>
>>> the transferring of power was done so peacefully, where
>>> as
>>>
>>> the out going President went out with out a power
>>> struggle,
>>>
>>> fighting, unrest of any kind. I know beyond a shadow
>>> of
>>>
>>> doubt, that our Father heard us along with the rest of
>>> His
>>>
>>> children and moved on our behalf. I tell you of a
>>> truth,
>>>
>>> with all the different things that goes on here, It is
>>> an
>>>
>>> exciting time to be here, to be apart of the historical
>>>
>>> event and see our Father move in miraculous ways.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Touching The Heart:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When my cousins found
>>>
>>> out that my family from clear across the waters was
>>> turning
>>>
>>> down the plate and talking to Dad on their behalf, they
>>> were
>>>
>>> over whelmed; so much so, that one of my cousins
>>> cried.she
>>>
>>> said "we are from this country and we did not think
>>> to
>>>
>>> do this. We are full and you all are empty. Why would you
>>> do
>>>
>>> this for us"? Once again, I got to share of the
>>>
>>> greatest love.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I know
>>>
>>> we are not to tell when we are turning down the plate,
>>> but
>>>
>>> they witnessed me not eating and they became
>>> concerned
>>>
>>> that either I did not have anything to eat or I was sick.
>>> I
>>>
>>> did try not to tell them what was going on, but they
>>> pressed
>>>
>>> me to the point I could not lie. So I shared what was
>>> going
>>>
>>> on and how I asked my friends from home and even a
>>> friend
>>>
>>> that I have in Malawi to do this with me. They
>>> proceeded
>>>
>>> to say " we are your friends, why did you not ask us
>>> to
>>>
>>> p_ _ y with you? How could you make such a decision by
>>>
>>> yourself? Please, the next time you do something like
>>> this
>>>
>>> please involve us". It is another mile stone to be
>>> able
>>>
>>> to speak into their lives. Today we all went out to
>>> lunch
>>>
>>> together, it was eleven of us, me being the only
>>> foreigner,
>>>
>>> once again they covered me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Another wonderful day filled with
>>>
>>> thanksgiving to our Father who do all things well. We
>>> will
>>>
>>> be out of the office for about a week because this is
>>>
>>> another holiday for them; it is their big EID, where a
>>> live
>>>
>>> lamb is slain to show the sacrifice that Abraham made.
>>>
>>> Please ask Dad to help them see the real LAMB that was
>>> slain
>>>
>>> before the foundation of the world.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Much love to you all, I so appreciate
>>>
>>> you!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Chancy Gondwe

C/O Mr. Thawale
P.O. Box 624
Mangochi
Malawi

Cell phone: +265(0)99 340 7489

"Only one life to soon be passed, only what is done for Christ will last" -
John Piper

[Chancy Gondwe]

[Chancy Gondwe]

Thanks Carolyn for the prompt response.

Here's the situation i had: one Dutch missionary asked me to train her in adult literacy. So i organized a TTW including a few others from my Church. And then she invited her friend who happened to be an unbeliever. She openly confessed that she was not religious at all and smoked during breaks. She wasn't sure whether she had to attend the workshop but ended up being very excited about the program. At the end she confessed that she has never come across such a great and practical literacy program. Though she is "unreligious," she said she doesn't mind using this curriculum. She owns a primary school and has some community programs reaching out to a village close to where she stays. Most of the people in the village are illiterate according to her. So she asked me if i could train her teachers some time in future so that they can use this program in this village. Now my concern has been, some (or all) of her teachers may be unbelievers (even Muslim) because where we are is a predominantly Muslim area. That's why i asked the question to find out if you have had similar experiences.

Blessings,

Chancy Gondwe

C/O Mr. Thawale

P.O. Box 624

Mangochi

Malawi

Cell phone: +265(0)99 340 7489

                   
"Only one life to soon be passed, only what is done for Christ will last" - John Piper

[Tedd Lodes]

Hi Chancy,
It’s your call really….typically we don’t train non-believers but occasionally some LEI workers have done it…..in some cases, I’ve even heard testimonies of those people coming to Christ as a result of the literacy ministry.

[Erin Menke]

Hello ILTI friends!

I hope you all are doing well. Greetings to you in Jesus' Name!

I am writing to share some happy news - I'm engaged! I met my fiance, Sam, at a TTW! Can you believe it? The Lord is truly doing things in our lives, when we don't realize it. It's been such a happy and exciting time.

Sam and I met in Accra, Ghana in November 2012. We have been going through the process to bring him to the US in July. It has been a long journey, but he will finally arrive in a few weeks!

I'm so happy to share this with all of you, especially how God has used my involvement in literacy ministry to bring me my husband. What an unexpected blessing! I know the Lord has special plans in store for us and in our service as a married couple. Please remember us in your prayers!

Love to you all. May God bless you!

~Erin

[Patricia Young]

Oh my goodness, Erin!!!! Congratulations!!!! I am so so so happy for you. God is at work in big ways all around the world and this news in just proof of that. Our God is so wonderful and amazes me every day. PRAISE GOD!

God bless your engagement! And may he watch over Sam's safe travels and transition to the USA.

Praying for a long and happy marriage where you can continue to share God's love to all you meet!

Love and blessings,

Tricia

Sent from my iPad

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[Chancy Gondwe]

That's great news to hear Erin! Im so happy for you and may the Lord
be with you.

MUCH LOVE!

Cha.

[Tedd Lodes]

congrats Erin! TTWs lead to all kinds of great things!

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[Levi Abongo]

Wow..What a good message Sister Erin! We shall keep you in our daily prayers. God knows the plan He has for you and Sam. Please, keep praying for His divine revelations. God bless you
All from Uganda
Levi

[Bob Biederman]

what amazing news! Congratulation to you and Sam. 

We look forward to meeting him in the future. God bless you!

Bob 

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[Levi Abongo]

Hello Team,

Praise the name of the living God.. Amen. I hope each one of you is well and the family too. Greetings from Lira, Uganda. We are all doing fine and praying for you daily. please, let's not get tired of being in touch with one another. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going..we are children of God and God loves us all... let us run the race and not get tired. We haven't reached the final destination.

May God help us to remember each one of us in our daily prayers during this period of Lent !

Levi

[Tedd Lodes]

Agreed brother Levi. Thanks for the encouragement. May we continue to be fully devoted followers of our Lord Jesus!

Tedd