LET’S CELEBRATE: 1,428 Ministers of the Gospel Trained in Five Countries on Three Continents and the Caribbean
As of this month, 1,423 ministers of the Gospel have graduated from the French-speaking RHEMA Bible Training Colleges in the DR Congo, Haiti, Quebec, France and Switzerland. Every one of these French language campuses were pioneered via the joint efforts of the international team that has grown out of 37 years of Christ-centered relationships and collaboration. Ken and Tonja Taylor are honored to lead this team whose goal is to expand into all thirty-four countries and eleven territories of the French-speaking world (Vision 34/11). With so many nations yet to reach, your partnership is more vital than ever.
Five Commencements: 531 New Grads in Three Months on Three Continents & the Caribbean
“The things [the doctrine, the precepts, the admonitions, the sum of my ministry] which you have heard me teach in the presence of many witnesses, entrust [as a treasure] to reliable and faithful men who will also be capable and qualified to teach others.” 2 Timothy 2:2 AMP
AFRICA: RHEMA Kinshasa, DR CONGO - On July 8, 2023 the charter class of the first French-speaking RHEMA campus on the African continent celebrated 203 graduates. They serve as pastors, associates or helps ministers in some of the 187 local churches represented in the student body. Founders/Directors: Ken & Tonja Taylor Campus Coordinator: Freddy Kazadi (RHEMA Quebec Graduate)
CARIBBEAN: RHEMA HAITI - After a two year postponement due to civil unrest and gang related violence, on May 20th, 2023 RHEMA Haiti finally celebrated the 265 graduates who completed their training in 2021. (116 still missing from photo due to unsafe travel conditions.) There are a total of 786 graduates since 2012. Founders: Ken & Tonja Taylor Campus Coordinators: Andy & Ruth Joseph (RHEMA Haiti graduates)
EUROPE: RHEMA Paris, FRANCE - On June 24, RHEMA Paris celebrated another commencement, launching a new batch of laborers into the harvest. Founders/Directors: John & Laura Madan. Campus Coordinators: Ronnie & Luciana Princi (RHEMA Brazil graduates) The Taylors have worked closely with the Madans for over 35 years. The collaboration of these two couples has grown into an international expansion team working on multiple continents.
EUROPE: RHEMA Nantes, FRANCE - On June 17, the charter class of RHEMA Nantes, in Northwest France, celebrated their first graduation. Founders/Directors: John & Laura Madan Campus Coordinators: Paul & Olga Tagbo (RHEMA Paris graduates) RHEMA France has a total of 175 graduates from their campuses in Paris, Nice, Nantes and Marseilles. RHEMA Switzerland, also founded/directed by the Madans, has 164 graduates to date.
NORTH AMERICA: RHEMA QUÉBEC, Canada - On June 10, 2023 RHEMA Québec reached a milestone of their 100th graduate since launching in 2007. With only 6/10 of 1% Evangelicals, Quebec is one of the least reached regions of the Western Hemisphere. Equipped with the Word and the Spirit, these grads are making a difference! Founders: Ken & Tonja Taylor Directors: Ike & Cindy Cool (RHEMA USA graduates)
HOW THIS MINISTRY IS FUNDED:
Trust and transparency are foundational to our 180partner relationships and we want to be clear where your giving goes.
Your donation to nations180 trains ministers in the DR Congo and Haiti. It also funds expansion team initiatives, led by Ken & Tonja Taylor, to reach the 34 nations and 11 territories of the French-speaking World (vision34/11), and provides resources required to keep them and their team on the mission field.
With 290 campuses in 56 nations, RHEMA USA is not capable of financing all of the international extensions. The Taylors (nations180) are responsible for raising funds for the RHEMA campuses they oversee in Haiti and the DR Congo. They do not receive funding or a salary from RHEMA USA.
Colleagues John and Laura Madan and Ike & Cindy Cool, highlighted in this update, are responsible for raising separate funding for the RHEMA ministries they oversee in France, Switzerland, and Quebec. We encourage those wishing to support the ministries of John & Laura Madan, Ike & Cindy Cool or the home base of RHEMA USA to contribute to them directly.
Make an eternal investment: Would You sow a special seed today?
Nations180 could benefit greatly at this time from a BOOST OF GENEROUS GIVING. Would you prayerfully consider sowing a special seed or becoming a partner today to keep our growing team on the mission field and facilitate continued expansion into the nations of the French-speaking world?