Pastor Steve Larson, Dr. Doug Posey, and I will return to wonderful Burundi for the fourth and final set of training workshops and for the graduation of the 50 pastors and key ministry leaders who have faithfully been studying with us over the last two years. They’ve been an incredible group; they are making a big impact in the country, and it will be a true pleasure to graduate from our program.

The T.O. Trio (Gerwig, Larson, & Posey) will return to continue training the 50 pastors and key leaders we’ve been equipping in Bujumbura. They are one of the brightest and most switched-on groups I’ve worked with anywhere. This trip will be number three of four training trips. I will return in Fall 2024 for their final training workshops and program graduation!

I received an invitation to teach the Bible on-site in Turkey and Greece this April. It’s a unique opportunity to teach God’s Word, focusing on discipleship, devotions, and application as we follow the travels of the Apostle Paul. I’ll teach in Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Ephesus, the Isle of Patmos, Corinth, Athens, and Crete. Andrea will join me on this trip.

In March, I return to my beloved Cambodia to train under-resourced pastors in various locations in this beautiful and needy country. Super Bonus! I have been invited to teach at an epic Cambodian pastor's conference with 200 pastors from all 25 regions. Pray for God’s mighty movement among the leaders.

Return to Burundi! Our work continues in Bujumbura, training some excellent pastors! :::ALSO::: Pray for training expansion. I will travel up-country during this trip to look into launching a second training site and new ministry in yet another region of Burundi. There is amazing need and openness to more pastoral training!

I return in August to rural Rwanda to do more training with the amazing Congolese pastors who live and minister in the Refugee Camp. Pray for these heroes of the faith as they grow in knowledge and skills to better bless the impoverished people living in the camp.

Refugee camp pastor training? My friend Bob Edmondson and I will be equipping, training, and encouraging the pastors who serve the 30,000 Congolese people living at Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in Eastern Rwanda. It will be a great privilege to serve these leaders who are working in desperate conditions with people in great crisis.

I’m starting a new training program in a new country. Burundi is one of the world’s poorest countries, they need pastors and leaders who live out God’s mandate to love and serve those in need! Their leaders will truly benefit from being well trained in Bible and ministry skills. Pray for all the preparations as I work through complicated logistics to launch this new ministry!

Ethiopia trip has been postponed due to extreme kidnapping and safety risks in the areas we work in. Please pray for peace in the region and a new date for us to train our excellent friends there!

I’ll be leading a team of gifted teachers as we train our second cohort of pastors along the banks of the Nile in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. It’s a country that locals say “no one comes to.” We do, because Jesus does!

Brand-New Country Alert! I’m super-excited to announce that I will be training a group of pastors in Tanzania. One of my GTN co-workers has developed a very effective work there. It is deeply impacting the lives and ministries of hundreds of pastors throughout this country. I want in on that, for sure!

FunFact: There are more than four million wild animals in Tanzania - I will be that lighter-skintoned guy who's trying hard not to be eaten by any of them.

I’ll be traveling with a team of very experienced teachers training pastors and key leaders in three cities all around the country amidst crumbling ancient shrines and along the Mekong Delta. Humidity warning…

The specific country is undisclosed for the security and safety of the local leaders and students. It’s closed to us, so I’ll be training covertly through Zoom to equip these needy students. Shhhhh.

I return to Rwanda to teach the Book of Acts as a primer for evangelism and church planting. I’ll be reunited with and teaching two groups of pastors in two cities.

We trained over 90 pastors and key leaders in 2 cities and saw over 70 students graduate with a 2 year bible degree.  Powerful stuff!

We started a brand new work in this new country and taught and trained 30 anglican priests who have tasked to train others priests. African Anglicans are on fire, spirit-filled and biblically conservative, and ready to reach their nation - I'm so glad to invest in them.  Round two is coming January 2023!