The place was Jane's Cafe. The date, February 11th. As Dave Guiles and I chatted over coffee, he mentioned to me the name of Augustin Hibale. The name was not unfamiliar to me. In fact, we hosted Augustine and his wife in our church in September of 2007. So I was somewhat "in the know" concerning this man and his ministry. Dave suggested that I might want to pray about traveling to Africa to assist Augustine in his ministry. Now, why would Dave ask me? Before I answer that question, let me give you a bit of background on Augustin.Augustin was born and raised in the Central African Republic. He trusted Christ, I believe at a young age, and went on to teach in the Bible Institute and Seminary. Eventually he enrolled at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake and earned his Doctor of Ministry degree. At some point (and I am unsure of the timeline here) he left his teaching post and established the International Center for the Development of Ethical Leadership. He did this in response to the pervasive corruption and lack of integrity among leaders in central Africa. Augustin through his ministry reaches leaders at every level in his native Central African Republic (and surrounding countries as well; for example he recently spent time in Liberia where he was part of a team of three who conducted leadership and anti-corruption training for approximately 200 governmental officials from different ministries of the Liberian government). Now as to why Dave thought I might be able to assist Augustin in his ministry? More on that tomorrow.
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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