Jim Brock & Brenda travelled to the House in Diphagane on 2011/02/005
for a meeting and training session with Pastor Chris Maupa.
The training session how to use and train the membership to use the Home
Bible Reading Program went very well. Pastor Maupa seems very pleased
with the materials and the training process. Our relationship continued
to deepen and a sense of confidence and trust is becoming established.
He has undertaken the translation of the HBRP and is supposed to have
it ready when we make our next trip on 2011/02/19. At that time we will
do a legibility check on the translation to make sure Brenda can read and
key the Pedi. We will return the keyed and formatted Pedi copy to
Pst. Maupa on 2011/03/05 for him to proof read. We will return with it
from that same trip so that we can do the final edit and take it to the printer.
The English copy has gone to the printer. HBRP is a book with a relative
high number of pages.(38 A5 pages in a self-binding folded A4). The quote
we have received for 300 copies is R1,400.+ or roughly $200. USD.
Projecting from that we will be able to produce the complete set of
materials( 300+ of 5 books and 5,000 + of 1 tract to leave when making
home visits in both languages) for the proposed Church Member's Training
Program for +- $2,000. USD. Brenda & I are wanting to use money we
have in our special funds to fund all this literature so that it will not impact
our budget as we really don't have one for the Diphagane work.
We will be taking the home visits tract up for discussion and translation
also on the 2011/02/19. If it can be translated that night we will remain
and key the Pedi on site for proofing on Sunday the 20th of Feb. If that is
not possible, we will pick it up its translation on 2011/03/05.
Decisions that were made:
The first training session for the general membership will be on 2011/04/10.
It will be done during the Sunday morning worship service and will take
the complete service time. We will have the HBRP printed in both languages
along with the 'home visits' tract for this training session.
The second training will be on 2011/04/17 in another of the missions.
There are still some issues to be sorted out about single-language or
dual-language training running concurrently. My desire is that the first
training take place in the Diphagane church but that is still undecided.
And I would prefer concurrent dual-language because it would clearly
show myself and Pst. Maupa as equals in doing the training before the
body of the church. This type of training may not be possible in the
other missions because the English level may not be as high as
in the Diphagane church. In that case we will have to team teaching in
one longer session.
dual-language training running concurrently. My desire is that the first
training take place in the Diphagane church but that is still undecided.
And I would prefer concurrent dual-language because it would clearly
show myself and Pst. Maupa as equals in doing the training before the
body of the church. This type of training may not be possible in the
other missions because the English level may not be as high as
in the Diphagane church. In that case we will have to team teaching in
one longer session.
Phase 1 = Feb. 5th
Training of Pst. Maupa to teach HBRP has begun and will continue for the
next 2 meetings.
Phase 2 = Target date 2011/04/10
This phase will be marked by our teaching the evangelism tool in the churches.
Issues that will need to be resolved:
1. For Phase 3 - (Tentatively, target date is June/July 2011)
We must work with Pst Maupa to structure a full day or it's equivalent of the
teaching of the 1st book in the Church Member's Training Program.(CMTP)
This will be required for each of the 4 churches/missions. While I feel that
he is in favour of the training there will be his work schedule and the church
member's 'life' schedule to be worked out. There is no short cut in the time
this will require because these materials contain teaching that these church
members need. At this point, Brenda & I may offer to stay over from Saturday
thru Wednesday Morning so that we can have training on Sunday PM and
Tuesday day. Whatever format is worked out, this teaching format must
be continued in all the churches/missions for the remainder of the CMTP.
2. Branding of the churches identity and the training programs identity. We
have agreed on a materials layout so that there can be a consistent identity
across the program materials. A logo design has been done and will be printed
on the HBRP but it has not been formally accepted by the pastor. We will be
presenting that design to him on 2011/02/19. He did approve a hand drawn
idea at this last meeting.
3. We have acquired 4 sign boards which can be used on the 4 buildings.
We will be discussing their use and the sign layout so that we can get them
completed and mounted before training starts in Apr.
4. On 2011/02/19 we will looking at the possible books for the layout of
the CMTP. We will be making the finial decisions on which books will and
will not be included.
Brenda & I are so thankful that the relationship with Pst. Maupa and his
wife Shelly continues to grow. They invited us to lunch with them on
Sunday afternoon and it was a wonderful time. Mama Shelly is a wonderful
cook!
cook!
Please pray for us:
1. As we work with Pst Maupa in getting all our 'ducks in a row'.
2. For God to be preparing the church members for the training on
April 10th and 17th.
3. For safety for Brenda & I on the 4 hour road trip to Diphagane. There
are a large number of local taxies on the road and they are a major safety risk.
We have passed major accidents on each trip so far. Also, I have to admit
that the hours on the road is reminding me that I am not as young as
I used to be.
I used to be.
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