"Many have said the GLS will change this nation..."

The Global Leadership Summit served 15 countries and 16 sites last week with a total attendance of 4300+. Below are some of the reports.

From Aliece Hendricks, Executive Director of International Events, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo:

Day 1: When we arrived on Wednesday there were 150-200 registered. At the end of day 1 there were 1100 registrations. With the explosive registration you can imagine the stress on lunch and guest packets. The team worked so hard to serve them quickly and well. A blended worship choir of 90 voices from different churches in the area built unity between divided denominations. 120 volunteers are working hard to serve us. This is changing the way they do events here. Many have said the GLS will change this nation.

Day 2: It is a rainy, cool day in Kinshasa... This will be great for a video conference [low lighting makes for the best projection picture!]. We lost power today right before starting, transferred to generator and all is going well. We had 800+ in the auditorium when we began today and 1100 by end of the first session. Today we have dignitaries from the supreme court, army and main denominations. The host pastor has told us the time is right for this type of training here in Congo. Continue to pray for us and the impact on leaders.

Some pictures from Cluj & Bucharest, Romania:

From Kiev, Ukraine:

[Gary] Hamel really challenged the leaders here with his message. Some thought it was quite provocative to the existing leadership model here. Great applauds both welcoming Hamel…and after. Vivid interaction in groups for more than 15 minutes. Maxwell/Blanchard/Hybels hit a homerun once again! The atmosphere when Bill prayed for those who stood to their feet was intense and holy. Then we continued spiritual direction and we ended with an appropriate worship song that grew and grew to almost lift the already high ceiling. Quite a session!

As you can see, international leaders serving the church were served themselves this past week. We could not be more humbled to be the ones with the privilege of this task. Watch this space this week for updates on the upcoming GLS weekend.