Completed Projects
Evangelism and Discipleship Training Trip – Ariwara, Ndiri, Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
In September, 2007 Rev. Silvano Ayinya and his 9 person evangelism team traveled south to Ariwara, Ndiri, and Aru, DRC. The team left Yei, Sudan on September 18 and returned on October 15.
The results of what God did through the evangelism team are listed below:
| Village | Indicated Decisions For Christ |
| Ariwara & 3 local villages | 8,500 |
| Ndiri | 4,500 |
| Aru & 5 local villages | 14,200 |
| Total | 27,200 |
Approximately 55% of the new believers had been animists, and 15% had been Muslims. The JESUS Film was shown in the Lingala language to the Kakwa, Lugbara, and Kaliko tribes. Follow-up of the new believers will be handled by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Community Evangelical Church of the Congo (CECA). Two new churches were planted in villages near Aru. A total of 500 bibles were distributed in the Lingala language.
The main themes of our discipleship training were on biblical self control and self discipline as listed below:
- Lack of self control brings misery (Proverbs 25:28).
- One who gives full vent to his anger acts like a fool, while one who keeps himself under control is wise (Proverbs 19:11).
- Every Christian can be self controlled. Self control is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
- We are commanded to be self controlled (1 Peter 1:13).
- One can and must develop self control (2 Peter 1:5-6).
- Self discipline is a gift of God (Timothy 1:4-7).
- Both young and old alike must learn self control (Titus 2:2-6).
- We must control our thinking (1 Corinthians 10:5-6).
- Be neither wishy-washy nor easily moved by others (1 Corinthians 15:58).