Completed Projects
Evangelism and Discipleship Training Trip – Ariwara and Aru, DRC
In February, 2010 Pastor Silvano Ayinya and his 9 person evangelism team traveled south to Ariwara and Aru, DRC. The team left Yei on February 9 and returned on March 8.
The results of what God did through the evangelism team are listed below:
| Village | Indicated Decisions For Christ |
| Ariwara and 7 surrounding villages | 8,900 |
| Aru and 10 surrounding villages | 11,500 |
| Total | 20,400 |
Approximately 60% of the new believers had been animists, and 7% had been Muslims. The JESUS Film was shown in the Lingala language to mainly the Kakwa, Lugbara, Kaliko, and Mulendu tribes. One new church was planted in Ariwara. Follow-up of the new believers will be done by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Pentecostal Church of Congo, and the CECA. A total of 400 Lingala bibles were distributed.
Discipleship training was conducted on “The Work of the Holy Spirit.” Some of the works of the Holy Spirit are listed below:
- The Holy Spirit glorifies Christ-John 16:14
- The Holy Spirit reveals the truth about God-John 16:13
- The Holy Spirit helps bring us to repentance and faith in Christ-John 16:8
- The Holy Spirits is the witness of our acceptance as children of God-Romans 8:14-17
- The Holy Spirit abides in the believer-Romans 8:9-11
- The Holy Spirit helps us with faith-2 Corinthians 4:13
- The Holy Spirit guides us-Romans 8:14
- The Holy Spirit renews us-John 3:8; Titus 3:5
- The Holy Spirit leads us to holiness-2 Thessalonians 2:13
- The Holy Spirit intercedes for us-Romans 8:26
- The Holy Spirit teaches us to pray-Romans 8:15, 26, 27
- The Holy Spirit leads us to bear fruit-Galatians 5:22
- The Holy Spirit binds all believers into one body-1 Corinthians 12:13
- The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts-1 Corinthians 12:11
- The Holy Spirit works out our sanctification-John 16:13-15, 2 Thessalonians 2:13