The Ripple Effect: Discipleship and Transformation in Burundi

Burundi

Seeds of Change: Testimonies from the Natural Discipleship Mission

Hello family, Natural Discipleship. This is Pastor Rakundo in Burundi. We give Jesus glory for what happened, what is happening here especially after the visit of Pastor Pete and Christine. There was a very powerful impact in our country because we continue to hear testimonies about what's going on in the lives of our disciples and those who are being discipled by our disciples.

Yeah, let me take an example of the three disciples among the many that I'm helping today. There is this brother, Sifa, that I'm taking through 'The Keys to Being Set Free.' He is truly a committed disciple who continues to share testimonies about how his life is being changed since he was introduced to Natural Discipleship.

And also there is my wife, with whom we were able to finish the '9 Steps Curriculum' today. Very soon, we look forward to starting 'The Keys to Being Set Free.'

And there is also Brother Pastor Juvenal, that I'm still taking through the '9 Steps Curriculum,' and his testimonies are very good because even today, Pastor Juvenal has started to meet with some disciples using the one-on-one system.

All the students that we have here, we continue to remind them about the purpose of life, why they exist, why they are here which is to love God and to be loved by Him, or to know God and to be known by Him, and to love others, to see others the way God sees them, and also to make disciples who make disciples.

And we also continue to encourage them to cultivate their intimate relationship with Jesus. Of course, we use the Natural Discipleship tools. I believe that 'Rise Beyond Ordinary' is doing a great job in our country because we are reminding them about Natural Discipleship and its mission, which is making disciples in a way of conversation. When we focus on those disciples who are FAT (Faithful, Available, and Teachable), we are all about multiplication using the way of conversation in a conversational way.

This is what we're doing. We continue to encourage our brothers and sisters, but we have two main challenges. One is internet, because when we connect most of the time, the weather or the connectivity is not good, but we keep trying our best. And also, there's also a need for printing guides. We trust the Lord Jesus to provide them very soon.

Please keep Natural Discipleship in your prayers. We believe that Jesus will continue to do great things. We love you all.

 

Thank you very much.

Pastor Rakundo

Natural Discipleship