Fast Food Arrives in Africa

Greetings from the Brannagans,

What a wild and wonderful couple of months. We moved from snowy Minnesota to sunny North Carolina – where the threat of snow sends many to the market for milk and bread!
  
Ministry with MentorLink International reminds me of Genie’s comment in Walt Disney’s movie “Aladdin”. Speaking of living in a magic bottle he says,

“PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER! … Itty-bitty living space!”

MentorLink International may work from a small office, but our impact is phenomenal. We are now in 33 countries around the world, with many of the mentoring movements led by national leadership. We are in partnership with nearly 200 partner ministries; thousands of churches and their leaders are being transformed. Not bad for having a total of 12 MentorLink personnel!

Mentorlink’s mission is simple yet profound “Developing Leaders to Lead Like Jesus.” The statement sounds common, doesn’t it? But it is unbelievable how many leaders and churches are being transformed … really transformed through relational mentoring. I was made for this!

One international ministry leader has stated,
Numerous ministries speak about spiritual reproduction through transformation and character development. But how many really make it the focal point of what they do? MentorLink International does just that—as a unique band of genuine, authentic men and women who model Christ-like character and give their lives to reproduce the same.

My next trip is February 22 – March 6 to South Africa and Malawi.

Nancy and I would really appreciate your prayers. There are nine nations in Africa that are clamoring for MentorLink’s attention.

• In South Africa, a mentoring movement is beginning in four regions of the country. On this trip, we will hold a 5-day training event unpacking the “Jesus way of leadership development” and starting to identify mentor-trainers who will help lead in other regions of the country.

• In Malawi, partnering with TransWorld Radio, we will be developing a Mentoring radio program to be transmitted throughout the country and reaching over 85% of the population. We will also be developing a national vision team and organizing training events in two key cities, which ultimately could lead to a mentoring movement throughout the region.

William Carey compared the opportunity of ministry to a gold mine. He commented, “I will go down, if you will hold the ropes.” Nancy and I are in a gold mine of ministry.

Thanks for helping us by holding the rope...