IMPACT Magazine Issue 3.1 | Page 7

“HAGGAI INSTITUTE CHANGED EVERYTHING.” Inar Brandão, operational pastor at Central Baptist Church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, transformed his approach to evangelism after attending Haggai Institute. Mrs. Linda Cozart SERVING WITH AN ACE He says, “The way I communicate the Gospel has changed on a level that I cannot express properly. I know I am a better evangelist. In my ministry, my professional life, Haggai Institute changed everything.” Donor Linda Cozart says of Haggai Institute, “It helps me to feel a small part of the many ministries around the world where our alumni are involved.” She makes a monthly contribution to help train more leaders, continuing a commitment she and her husband, Doug, began many years ago. Not many know that Linda won the Triple Crown title in Hong Kong, and that as a young woman, she was on her way to becoming a professional tennis player. “And then,” she says, “I became a Christ-follower and went overseas as a missionary.” It was in Hong Kong that she met her husband-to-be, Doug Cozart, who left his position at World Vision in 1978 to play a globetrotting role, overseeing Haggai Institute’s growing network of international leaders. Doug served God through Haggai Institute for 23 years. Linda’s support for the ministry has withstood the test of time. “Haggai Institute,” she says, “is one of the most efficient ways to spread the Gospel through all the nations, since the people who live there know the languages and understand the cultures in a way that Westerners never can.” Inar Brandão During training, Inar committed to share the Gospel with 300 people. Instead, over the following year, he witnessed to 600 family members and friends. Now he has set a goal for every member of his church to reach one other person in the next year and for the number of cell groups to grow from 30 to 250 by the year 2016. He says, “In my way of thinking, everyone should attend Haggai Institute training because it will change the way you relate to your family, other churches, and nations.” For more on this story, visit www.Haggai-Institute.com. 7