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September 4, 2015

The GLS for the World's Newest Nation—South Sudan

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The GLS for the World's Newest Nation—South Sudan

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Providing leadership to a team of more than 6,500 in seven countries, Jossy uses his gifts as a communicator to challenge business and spiritual leaders to capture a larger, God-size vision.<\/em><\/strong>\n\n<strong>Jossy\u2019s story: <\/strong>His dream was to go to Australia, make a lot of money early, raise a family and retire in Tasmania. But on his honeymoon in India, he met an eight-year-old, slum beggar boy whose story moved him \u2013 and he ended up inviting the boy to spend the next three weeks of their honeymoon with them. 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We were created to multiply.\n\n<strong><u>3 E\u2019S OF EXPANDING YOUR LEADERSHIP REACH<\/u><\/strong>\n<ol>\n \t<li><strong> ENLARGE YOUR VISION<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe master was only pleased with the servants who had vision. He was pleased with the risk to multiply.\n\nWhen people hear your vision, they should be inspired to believe for bigger and greater things. <strong>A big-enough vision is one that should keep you awake at night and energized during the day<\/strong>. A big-enough vision has ample space for other people to join and requires ongoing miracles. A big-enough vision is one that you know you could never achieve on your own. It is a vision sure to fail without divine involvement. Then\u2014and only then\u2014is it God-sized.\n\nThe goal of Empart is to see 100,000 communities transformed. People told Jossy it was impossible. Do not be confused about what people say about your vision.\u00a0 They have not seen nor heard what God has given you. 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The greatest need in South Sudan is for God to raise up Christ-following leaders to lead the world’s newest nation. War, famine and disease have stripped the country of an entire generation, creating a leadership vacuum. This is the environment that we brought the third annual Global Leadership Summit (GLS) into. Leaders from churches, business and government filled the church to overflowing and left empowered with the tools to become better leaders.

The local organizing team wants to take this training into schools and government offices (in addition to the formal GLS). Praise God for the impact! Thank you for your prayers! Please continue to pray for leaders as they apply what they’ve learned within the context of their organizations, and use it to develop and transform their communities.

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