His father kicked Toussaint out of
the house and told him to stay at the
church. A year later, his father got sick.
Then, two years later, before his father’s
death, he said, “I now understand why
God wanted me to know him. I have repaired
everything with my father. I know
he will die soon, but I am not a spiritual
orphan. I have God as my eternal father.”
Carine also broke off the relationship
with Toussaint, but he said, “I will
never turn back.”
At this point, Toussaint began reading
a lot and working hard to grow in his faith.
About three years later, he graduated
from the Village Church Planting
program and became a trainer and my
VCP strategy administrator. Today, he is
not only the VCP coordinator in Bukavu,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, but
he also serves as an eloquent preacher
and has an unprecedented ministry in
the prisons.
Toussaint said, “Before my salvation,
my only goal was to make money from
being a lawyer. Fortunately for me, Jesus
entered my life, and now, I have chosen
to serve God and not money. I want to
help others grow. I use my profession
(understanding the Congolese written
law as well as divine law) as I minister
in the prisons. I thank God for the VCP
program. It helped me grow and become
fruitful for the kingdom, reaching
lost people with the Gospel and training
others to plant churches.”
photo, pg 18: Toussaint travels by motorcycle to train
disciples in Village Church Planting. pg 19, top: Toussaint
trains leaders in the VCP program. bottom: VCP
training of trainers workshop participants
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