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December 2016 Better than Me? A. Lionel, General Overseer, Blessing Youth Mission Greatness cannot be attributed to any leader who does not groom a successor to carry forward his mission. Halo in Uttar Pradesh Halo was held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh. 40 young people attended. Missionary couples, Allen & Monica, and Joel & Dolly encouraged the participants through God's word and practical counsels. The 'Souled Out' team from Jaipur, Rajasthan led the participants in lively worship and engaged them through various games. 'Youth Ka Adalat' (Courtroom of Youth) blessed the young as how Jesus changes a person. Two new prayer cells have been formed as a result of this camp. All Glory to Him! An exemplary leader is one who prepares the right people to continue his work. Unless he does this, he cannot consider his mission to be fulfilled. There are some who feel that their glorious work should cease after their time. Samson, who said, “Let me die with the Philistines!”(Jdg 16:30) was not a victorious leader. Though many enemies perished with him, there was no one to stand up and cement the victory. Our Master chose twelve disciples. He prayed a whole night before this. Out of the twelve, he chose three. Not only did He choose, He also trained them. I accepted the Lord when I was in college through the ministries of Evangelical Union. I can never forget the long hours the National Director of EU spent with me, training me,personally, one to one, in Trichy. Our Lord spent a large part of His time on earth training his disciples in the group of 12, in the smaller group of 3 and above all, one to one. He showed them how to live life at a level totally different from the way of the life of the Pharisees - “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:20). These words taught them a truly glorious way to live. |PAGE 15|