L.I.G.H.T. Updates

A.G. Hospital works to change lives!

2011-12-30T08:43:00.001-08:00

Miracles are happening at A.G. Hospital in Southern India! Read more
about it at http://www.asiministries.org/news_entries/418

2011-09-05T05:36:00.000-07:00

Great things are happening in Moldova -- http://www.asiministries.org/news_entries/393

Diligent students in Decatur, AR

2011-08-25T05:24:00.001-07:00

This week at Kibidula

2011-06-24T03:30:00.000-07:00

Breadmaking - next 3 pictures

Kibidula classes have begun

2011-06-21T07:53:00.000-07:00

Today was the first day of training here at Kibidula and we ar very
excited about the impact of this training!!! After the training is
over these 34 lay evangelists will scatter throughout Tanzania to use
their newly acquired skills and equipment (DVD Players, New Beginnings
and Abundant Living DVD's and a set of Health Expo Posters) in full-
time ministry!

On our way

2011-06-18T20:09:00.000-07:00

It is around 6:00 a.m. and we are on the bus and almost ready to leave
Dar es Salaam for Kibidula. Please keep our team in prayer.

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Rodney Bowes
Mobile
951.878.5483

Safely in Tanzania

2011-06-16T05:04:00.001-07:00

After another 30 hour travel adventure I made it to Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. The rest of our team arrives tomorrow and Sunday we begin
the 8 to 10 hour journey to Kibidula. Training begins Monday.

I lost my glasses on this last trip - maybe at the airport. Please
pray i can find then if that would be the best.

~Lam. 3:22-24

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Rodney Bowes
Mobile

All thing work together for good

2011-06-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

This past week I have been traveling to Africa. My journey began
Monday night with a "red-eye" flight of faith from Los Angeles to
Washington DC. It was a flight of faith because at the time of
departure I did not have my passport or visa... It was at the Nigerian
visa in Washington. My plan was to arrive in DC at 7:00 am, rush to
the embassy and then make it back to the airport to catch my 12:00
flight! Upon arrival in DC everything worked smoothly. I got my bag
and then made my way by bus and subway to the embassy. I was hoping
that I could simply get my Passport shortly after they opened at 9 am
and then rush back to the airport. I soon realized that was not going
to happen... The person who dealt with Visas did not arrive until
10:15! I was the first person in line and to my surprise the
gentleman at the counter said my application had not even started to
be processed!!! I explained the situation to him and he told me to
just sit down and wait. God's peace overwhelmed my as I waited.
About 10:35 they motioned my to the window to pick up my passport -
complete with Nigerian visa!!! I called Ethiopian airlines and they
told me there was still a possibility to make the flight. I needed a
taxi - the subway and bus would take far too long! I walked the 1/2
mile to the main road and while walking I called for a taxi. The
company I called said they would send one but every minute counted so
I scanned the road for an empty taxi. Then I saw it - an empty taxi!
I was still hopefull that I would make the flight as most of the
Ethiopian flights I had previously taken were delayed. I jumped in
and we headed for the Dulles airport. As I was riding the LORD showed
me why events were unfolding as they were - it was to meet the taxi
driver, Al, and share with Him some of the precious insights from the
book of Revelation. We talked nearly the entire 40 minute trip and
exchanged information. We parted with prayer and I hurried inside. I
ran to the Ethiopian ticket counter but no one was there. The airplane
was still at the gate so I still had a chance. After talking with an
agent from another airline I hurried to the information desk
downstairs. The lady there was very helpful and got a hold of someone
at the gate. Still a chance! I talked with the gentleman on the other
end of the line and he told me there was no chance to get on because
the plane was about to push back - early, at 11:51.

Then reality set in - I would need to wait 24 hours for the next
flight and then miss my connection in Ethiopia and arrive in Nigeria
two days after my initial itinerary stated. God reminded me of Romans
8:28 and I was struck again with the thought that this entire
adventure was to make a divine appointment with Al! Praise the LORD!!!

But the Lord is orchestrating more than that. I was able to attend
prayer meeting at a local Adventist church and many were blest by the
testimony I shared of God's providence!

And, I now have an extra day in Ethiopia to talk with some of the key
people about an upcoming six-month LIGHT program planned at the Gimbie
hospital this summer!

ROMANS 8:28

~Rodney Bowes

3ABN Today

2011-05-31T06:13:00.000-07:00

Please watch 3ABN Today (May 31, 2011) for a feature program about LIGHT.

You can either watch it on the 3ABN channel or streaming at www.3abn.org

The hours it will be shown are (Central Standard Time - CST):

1:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Share the news with your friends, family, and coworkers. Thank you for your support!

Training Available Online

2011-04-11T16:15:00.001-07:00

The 1-month LIGHT course is now available online! visit http://lightingtheworld.org/online-course/ for more details! We hope to see you in the online classroom soon!

Siding on the LIGHT office!

2011-01-28T19:48:00.000-08:00

God is faithful!!!

2010-12-01T20:05:00.000-08:00

By God's grace we have purchased all but 7 tickets for the LIGHT AFRICA 2011 project and need only $10,000 more to make our goal. Please join us to make this trip possible.

LIGHT Africa 2011

2010-11-11T19:23:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

Please join us in prayer for the upcoming trip to Africa. We have 11 teams poised and ready to go. The local hosts have over 500 participants registered for the 1 month courses. We plan to train over 3500 people using the New Beginnings DVD's. But, we have a dilemma - we are $35,000 short of the amount needed to purchase our plane tickets. Please visit www.lightingtheworld.org/africa.html for more information about this endeavor.

Safely in Guatemala and Belize

2010-07-05T15:16:00.001-07:00

Thank you very much for your prayers for our mission teams going to Guatemala and Belize. Four LIGHT schools began today with 115 people signed up - and more will likely join.

For more information about these specific project please be sure to check the Guatemala and Belize blogs by clicking on the flag on the project page at www.lightingtheworld.org to keep up to date with what is happening there. You can also see what happening at other projects by clicking on their flags.

Thank you all very much for your prayers and support!

Visit us in Atlanta

2010-06-30T05:36:00.001-07:00

Please stop by and visit our booth at the General Conference in
Atlanta. We are at booth 215 and would love talking with you. God is
doing great things!

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Rodney Bowes
Mobile

Let there be light

2010-06-03T05:06:00.000-07:00

Most of the windows are now installed. Let the light shine!

Roof is on!

2010-06-03T05:04:00.000-07:00

The Lord sent help just in time to get roof on before heavy
thunderstorms hit the area.

Praise. The Lord

2010-05-13T16:01:00.001-07:00

By God's grace and extra help we got ALL the trusses up... Praise the
Lord!!!

Walls are up

2010-05-13T15:56:00.001-07:00

Today we got all the walls up and then... The trusses came early -
surprise!!! We scrambled to get the area prepared and God helped us.
Here is a picture of one of the first trusses going up.

Plywood is down

2010-05-13T15:53:00.001-07:00

Last Friday we got the flooring down.

Floor joists are up

2010-05-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

After serious rain this past weekend we are making progress!

Concrete floor is almost finished!

2010-04-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

Just a few more yards and the basement floor will be done!

Progress on the office

2010-04-14T17:30:00.001-07:00

We are making slow but steady progress. On Monday we were blessed to
have two experienced builders help us for a while! Keep us in your
prayers - 12 inch blocks are heavy!

First row!

2010-04-09T16:11:00.000-07:00

James is pictured laying the first row of block - it's coming together.
Please keep us in your prayers.

Mixing the mortar

2010-04-09T16:06:00.001-07:00

Here is Paul mixing the mortar - a very critical job.

Sunny day!

2010-04-09T16:03:00.000-07:00

Praise the Lord for a beautiful sunny day to start laying block. The
crew pictured below is receiving counsel from Doug, an experienced
builder.

Block arrives on rainy day

2010-04-09T15:56:00.000-07:00

The block arrived yesterday during a strong rainstorm... it's in
God's hands!

New Office

2010-04-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

Today we poured the footing for the new LIGHT office in Wildwood, GA.

We are moving forward in faith and are planning to start laying the block tomorrow!

Below is a slide show of the site:

Keep us in your prayers! If you would like to help us in any way with this project we would appreciate it.

Update from the Philippines

2010-02-25T21:52:00.000-08:00

With God's leading, the LIGHT (Lay institute for Global Health Training) school is running the third batch of 6months training course in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte. Opened last January 11, 2010, it is already on it's 8th week of school activities and work education-filled with spirit-inspired messages and Christ's object lessons.

Work Education as a part of curriculum, is done 4 times a week(Mon-Thurs) morning from 8am- 11:30am, is a Bible based principle. 2 Thes. 3:10 says.....that if any would not work, neither should he eat. As a self-supporting institution, the students help in developing facilities, huts, garden and in other ministries.

Sign of the Times says, "When useful labor is combined with sudy...much more benefit is derived from work performed in the open air than from indoor exercise."

Each morning, 3groups in their working outfit will be assigned into diferent areas: 1 group in the kitchen ubder the supervision of Alma Zarate ad Shey Garcia; 1 in agriculture and in ground cleaning under Rey Daguplo.

As the sudents learn to cook, bake, plant and to handle bolo with diferent uses, they are also learning character development, so we Praise the Lord for bringing us into the School of Christ.

Allan Faina,
Better Way Foundation, Philippines

LLBN Christian Connections Interview

2010-02-25T06:03:00.000-08:00

Rodney and Julie were on LLBN this past Tuesday for a 15 minute interview about what God is doing around the world.

You can view the program at http://www.llbn.tv/English_TV.html or the satellite channel at the following times...

Thursday at 3:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time - PST)
Friday at 8:00 am (PST)
Sabbath at 5:30 pm (PST)

Be strong in the LORD and in the power of HIS might!

Rodney Bowes,
Field Director

Expanded Downloads Section

2010-02-23T07:48:00.000-08:00

Hello friends,

Please check out our expanded "downloads" section at www.lightingtheworld.org.

Have a wonderful day!

Rodney Bowes
Field Director

Changed lives in Honduras

2010-02-11T15:09:00.000-08:00

Students are already changing their diets and contemplating the next moves in their lives.

One young student was not even attending church, attended nearly all the classes, and
at the close of the classes has decided to dedicate her life to the Lord, and is continuing her
ministry training at IBC which started February 8, 2010.

For the Health Expo, the Lord provided us the best inside location at the most upscale mall in Tegucigalpa for no charge with free advertisement in the local newspaper! The expo ran from 11am
until 7pm continuously , servicing approx. 400 people. The Asst. Marketing director for the mall asked for more health expos and even asked when we could be back to do another expo, or health seminars.

Michael Teti,
LIGHT volunteer

Special Course for World Vision in Honduras

2010-02-11T15:02:00.000-08:00

None of the participants of this course are Seventh-Day Adventist, however this group was one that showed great, longterm interest. The participants of this course were so interested in the course that they decided to go to the other class (SDA) whenever they missed a day or in order to hear more about what was being presented in the classwork.

Dr. Irma Servellon, the director of the World Vision ADP, decided it would be great to hold a LIGHT course after hearing about the course content. Even though she is evangelical she decided she would like to receive the whole curriculum –not only the health section. After taking the course Dr. Irma (who had previously said would never again enter an Adventist church) specially thanked the teachers and let them know that in her 34 years in an evangelical church she had never heard anything that had impressed her as much as what was taught during the course. Dr. Irma is the aunt of Gabriela Chicas who helped organize the course. Gabriela has been working with VIDA for the past seven months in the Marketing and Public Relations Department, and has applied for the entrance in the 6 month CHE program – July class.

It was the participants’ initiative to request that VIDA organize a vegetarian cooking class in order to put into practice all the knowledge obtained from the health classes. They all signed up for a class that has yet to be scheduled and organized.

The knowledge obtained by these participants is now being considered how to best introduce to the other 200 World Vision volunteers who work directly with people in very needy areas in Tegucigalpa.

Maria Dolores Ramirez, a psychologist who participated in the course, requested more information on courtship in order to prepare a conference she will hold for a network of evangelical pastors. It is important to point out that the Christian Association class was not taught because of a lack of time; however she went over the material herself.

Michael Teti,
LIGHT Volunteer

Divine Appointments

2010-02-11T14:47:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had the opportunity to give several massages to different leaders in the South Asia Division, and also the South African Division President Pr. Paul Ratsara. The way the Lord led us to the right place was amazing. We were asked by Dr. Enoch to deliver some charcoal to a Conference official's wife. When we arrived at the hotel we noticed the banner that said South Asia Division Administration meeting with the main speaker being Pastor Ratsara. While looking for the room we ran into many of the Union Preisdents and had encouraging, supporting talks with them. When we finally found the wife of the conference official we came to know that she was Pastor Ratsara's wife. They invited us into their room and we had a nice conversation.

We left the room but we realized we had missed an opportunity to share more about the Medical Missionary work. But praise the Lord, Shawn forgot his waterbottle in the room. We went back and got the waterbottle and asked the Pastor if he wanted a massage. He said yes and we treated him quite nicely after the evening devotion. We were invited to join the the evening meal and join in the evening devotion. After which we began giving massages to several division Presidents. We eventually asked for time to present the LIGHT program to the group of Presidents and they gave us 15 mintues. It is beyond our feeble conceptions how the Lord works these situations out. Today we gave a brief presentation and passed out the LIGHT brocheres to the leaders. Generally there was a good reception,and we have received many invites to train the lay people in different parts of India.

Joshua Subhash,
India Field Coordinator

Shawn Craig,
volunteer

LLBN Interview

2010-02-10T19:14:00.000-08:00

By God's grace I will be having an interview at Loma Linda Broadcasting Network next Tuesday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m. Please pray that the swelling from my bone graft surgery (tomorrow at 7:45 a.m) will have subsided by then.

Update from Nepal

2010-02-08T05:18:00.000-08:00

Things are going well here in Nepal, and so far we have a crowd of about 30 or more individuals that came out last night. So keep us in prayer! Blessings!

Lisa Puffer
LIGHT Team Leader

Miracles in India

2010-02-07T16:55:00.000-08:00

I just returned from India on Friday and am absolutely amazed as I reflect upon what the LORD did in just one month. Here is a summary of the things that I saw (there was much more behind the scenes I'm sure!):

8 one month trainings involving

27 volunteers
approximately 225 participants

Health Expo's throughout the country impacting over 1600 people

Visit and support from the parliment

Many requests to do more schools!

by Rodney Bowes, Field Director