Honoring a True Friend and Partner
Today I recieved the heartbreaking news that one of WME's longtime partnering Pastors has passed away. Brother Pearl Cornett was Pastor at the Cave Hill Church for many years. He and his wonderful wife, Sister Elaine Cornett, have been such a rich encouragement to myself and all the work of World Missions and Evangelism for over 10 years. And the people of the church and the new Pastor who has taken the leadership this last year or so, Pastor Doug Norman, are following in the pathway of advancing the Kingdom of God that has been so faithfully pioneered by Pastor Pearl.
The partnership between Cave Hill and WME began the very first year that WME began its church planting ministries, the year 2000. That year WME helped start the very first CTC training center for church planting in India and the result was 12 new churches within about a year. That very first year, Pastor Pearl Cornett led Cave Hill Church to partner with WME and they have been a powerful help to the process of bringing the Gospel to the unreached and planting churches ever since. Those first 12 churches in India have become 273 churches in India, Indonesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Romania, and Honduras, with an additional approximately 160 pre-church Discovery Bible Studies.....in fact, during these 11 years, the church planting ministry has touched over 500 locations in these countries and I estimate that close to 25,000 people have come to Christ so far. Pastor Pearl and Cave Hill Church have been a part of this from the first project and they are such an important part of all that has happened, is happening, and that will happen! Our hearts are filled with praise and gratitude for this wonderful man of God and these wonderful people.
To Sister Elaine and the family of Bro Pearl, we offer our heartfelt condolences and prayers. We love you all and know that Pastor Pearl is now in the glorious presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Word of God and the Spirit of God is our comfort.
To Pastor Doug and the entire Cave Hill Church, we offer our love and prayers for God's strength and continued leadership to the bright future that God has for this wonderful people of God. May God bless you all for your love and faithfulness in the work of the Lord.
To our Lord Jesus Christ, thanks and praise for this man of God, his life, ministry, and example to all of us of faithfulness to obey the leading of the Word and the Spirit of God.
The partnership between Cave Hill and WME began the very first year that WME began its church planting ministries, the year 2000. That year WME helped start the very first CTC training center for church planting in India and the result was 12 new churches within about a year. That very first year, Pastor Pearl Cornett led Cave Hill Church to partner with WME and they have been a powerful help to the process of bringing the Gospel to the unreached and planting churches ever since. Those first 12 churches in India have become 273 churches in India, Indonesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Romania, and Honduras, with an additional approximately 160 pre-church Discovery Bible Studies.....in fact, during these 11 years, the church planting ministry has touched over 500 locations in these countries and I estimate that close to 25,000 people have come to Christ so far. Pastor Pearl and Cave Hill Church have been a part of this from the first project and they are such an important part of all that has happened, is happening, and that will happen! Our hearts are filled with praise and gratitude for this wonderful man of God and these wonderful people.
To Sister Elaine and the family of Bro Pearl, we offer our heartfelt condolences and prayers. We love you all and know that Pastor Pearl is now in the glorious presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Word of God and the Spirit of God is our comfort.
To Pastor Doug and the entire Cave Hill Church, we offer our love and prayers for God's strength and continued leadership to the bright future that God has for this wonderful people of God. May God bless you all for your love and faithfulness in the work of the Lord.
To our Lord Jesus Christ, thanks and praise for this man of God, his life, ministry, and example to all of us of faithfulness to obey the leading of the Word and the Spirit of God.
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