South Africa: Coaching in the Crises

The stories of transformation coming out of our training over the last year in SA have been strong and consistent from government, business, education, and ministry leaders. As I prepared myself for a nation wide two week run of Real Talk Training and Coach Training workshops I had no idea that the timing of this trip would help to shape the destiny of a people that could well impact the entire continent.
Two days into my trip began the violence as over 100,000 foreigners were displaced from their residences, businesses, and families, with looting, killing, and suffering reported daily. The nation was in shock but the government was immobile. That is when the church is at its finest.
Tents and refugee camps were set up in churches across the country and the call and promise of Isaiah 58 was lived out in community after community. Some of the key leaders involved in this rapid response were from the hundreds of people attending our RTT and coach training. Not only did their radical hospitality serve the immediate needs of the suffering but their conversations brought hope to the hopeless and strength to those who had lost their dreams.
South Africa

In this picture I am interacting with men from the Congo who had already been displaced from three countries in their short lives. As they angrily asked me why this was happening to them again in the overcrowded and cold tent on the church property, I heard myself asking them powerful questions about times when they were overtaken by blessing in the midst of adversity. Their hearts were warmed and their eyes were moist as they realized that they would see, even in this crisis, a destiny shaping time for them and their families. That night they could sleep in the midst of the storm.
Key leaders are now seeing that the quality of the conversations is a barometer of the quality of the relationships. Several invitations are coming to bring Lifeforming training into key sectors of the society to shape the quality of the national conversation in the days ahead. Township community leaders, trade union leaders, denominational leaders, and business leaders are sensing the fullness of time for their nation and we are privileged to serve them with the sustainable change of coaching for transformation.
Lift up your eyes for the harvest is already white. Your training with Lifeforming is an increasingly valuable asset worldwide. The return on your investment is not limited to your own 9-5 window but is recognized and needed in an increasing number of nations. Through the use of updated technology we are bringing personal transformation for extraordinary conversations to those who can make the difference in crises.

Dr. Joseph Umidi
President