Speakers
During the week, we will meet different people who will enthuse us about God and His word.
For the morning Bible Study we are excited to welcome:
David Zac Niringiye
David Zac Niringiye is currently a bishop in Kampala, Uganda. Before that he was the Regional Director for the Church Missions Society (CMS) in Africa, a mission agency working in partnership with churches in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
He worked as a Secretary for the Fellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS) in Uganda and a Secretary for the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
He graduated from Makerere University with a B.S. in Physics and a Diploma in Education. He received his M.A. in Systematic Theology from Wheaton College Graduate School and his Doctorate in Theology and Mission History from Edinburgh University.
Speakers appearing in the evening programme:
Peter Kuzmic
Dr. Peter Kuzmič (pronounced Kooz′-mich) is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of World Missions and European Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a missionary-at-large for the Division of Foreign Missions of the Assemblies of God. A native of Slovenia, and a citizen of Croatia in former Yugoslavia, Peter is the foremost evangelical scholar in Eastern Europe and an internationally recognized authority on the subjects of a Christian response to Marxism and Christian ministry in post-Communist contexts.
In 1999, Peter received the Presidential Award for Peacemaking from the President of Croatia. He also received the Outstanding Citizen Award with the Golden Medal from the city of Osijek, Croatia for the year 2000.
We are honoured to have him on the first night of the mission-net congress.
Fotis Romeos
Fotis is Vice President of AMG International
and is responsible for Eastern Europe and
the Middle East. AMG International is an
interdenominational Christian
organization active in 50 countries
worldwide. He is also General Secretary
of the Greek Evangelical Alliance
Brother Andrew
On Good Friday we will have Brother Andrew speaking to us.
He is the most famous smuggler of Bibles and is the founder of Open Doors!
His heart is set on prayer and moving the world through it, but also on fighting for the cause of the persecuted Christians.
Connie Main Duarte
Connie Main Duarte lives in Portugal and works with the GBU. She has been the Coordinator of Evangelism for the last 6 years, a job she loves very much! Next to being a wife and a mom of two little boys Connie loves to be involved in discipleship and has a passion to preach the Word of God.</font>
Saturday Night Prayer Concert Speaker: Jason Mandryk
Jason Mandryk co-authored the last edition of ´Operation World´ together with Patrick Johnstone. He is currently based at the WEC headquarters in the UK, where he is working on the next edition of the book. We are excited to have Jason with us sharing in our Prayer concert on some of the remarkable and challenging things happening in our world today
Saturday Night Prayer Concert Speaker: George Verwer
George Verwer is the Founder and former International Director of Operation Mobilisation, which is a ministry of evangelism, discipleship training and church planting. George led Operation Mobilisation for over 40 years before stepping down in August 2003. George has a burning concern for vital, propagating and revolutionary Christianity in his own life and in those he meets.