About 18 months ago a good friend of mine said, "I was praying for you and I felt like God was saying this is the year for RPLNISH to go international". I smiled and hoped this was true and began to consider the possibilities. We did have our first RPLNISH Experience for Mexican pastors on the books for November of that year. So I thought, maybe that is what it was all about. I underestimated what my friend said and what God was going to do.
This year we have been invited to do two (and accepted the opportunity) RPLNISH Experiences in Romania, speak at a church planters conference in Czechia about RPLNISH and work with national leaders in both countries to partner with them to do multiple trips in each country on an ongoing basis. For our Mexican pastors RPLNISH Experience will have the opportunity to work with 100 Mexican national pastors in Puebla, MX.
Since this initial word, we have been talking with pastors and leaders in several different countries on how we might do RPLNISH Experiences there as well. The great thing is, these pastors and leaders are contacting me. I'm not seeking this out. It is amazing to consider we could be partnering with national leaders and strategically planning RPLNISH Experiences in many different countries. We have had talks with leadership in Japan, Turkey, Germany, UK and Italy.
I have no idea where this is going but it is exciting to see God move and open doors. It all started with a simple thought, a word from God about going international. That word became reality and I think this is just the start.