The International Ministry of ALMI

Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Several years ago, the founder of Abiding Life Ministries International received a call from the Lord to go to the remote areas of the world with the message of John 15. The major cities of developing countries are often the beneficiaries of tremendous mission works. However, in the remote areas where people often cannot read or write, a personal encounter with a missionary is infrequent or nonexistent. The abiding life message and presentation has been developed specifically for those people. The seminars are done with a pictorial presentation, so even the uneducated have an opportunity to grasp the message. ALMI takes a four-year approach to these remote areas. The first year we make contact with the local leadership, present the basic material, and have them pray about hosting a seminar. If the message is received, we return the second year and present the complete Abiding Life Ministries seminar via an interpreter. The seminar is videotaped in the local language, and the tapes are distributed freely. The third year materials are translated into the local language for those who can read. The fourth year a training seminar is presented, normally by Ray Andrews; at this seminar, pastors and lay leaders are trained to share the material in individual discipleship and in a seminar setting. All of this is done at no cost to the native people.