Rodney and Becky Wood, serving at home and faraway

Rodney and Becky

Dr. Rodney Wood and his wife Becky have ministered in many contexts here in the U.S. and in other countries.  Rodney is the Director of The Gathering of Men of Baton Rouge, a marketplace ministry for men.  Also, since 1993 Dr. Wood (a seventh generation Louisianan) has ministered at the Louisiana State Capitol.  Rodney and Becky have also ministered internationally.  Rodney leads seminars on expository preaching as an International Facilitator with John Stott Ministries, and he has taught at a Bible college in Uganda and served as a professor at Ukraine Biblical Seminary.  For many years, Becky has taught and discipled women.  She continues to engage in that ministry not only in the U.S. but in a number of other countries in which she and Rodney work together.  

Ministry to the Louisiana Legislature

Since 1993 Dr. Wood (a seventh generation Lousianan) has ministered at the Louisiana State Capitol. "When I was a university student (and even before that time as a boy), I had very privately-held thoughts of one day serving in our state government.  However, the calling that God had for me was different than I had originally imagined.  What a blessing it has been." - Rodney Wood

Dr. Wood in the House of Representatives

Senator Robert Adley and Senate President John Alario

Opening the Senate in Prayer

Senator Francis Thompson in the Louisiana Senate Chamber

Invocation - The House of Representatives

Rep. Hollis Downs and Rep. Frank Hoffman

Governor Bobby Jindal

Ministry to Men

For 19 years, Rodney has led The Gathering of Men here in Lousiana.  But he has also established men's ministries in Sheffield, England and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that are continue to thrive under the leadership of nationals in those countries.

  

Men's Retreat

Men's Ministry, Sheffield, England

Rod with some of the brothers in Sheffield

International Ministry to Pastors

and other church leaders

Rodney and Becky's ministry has taken them to many countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia,Croatia, Czech Republic, Albania, Ukraine, Russian, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, India, England, and a closed country in East Asia. Some of this travel has pertained to his work with John Stott Ministries.  Ten years ago, Rod's teacher and mentor Dr. John Stott invited him to be involved in an effort to establish a world-wide movement of expository preaching in developing countries.  In addition to JSM's preaching seminars, Rod has also taught at a Bible college and a seminary, and Bec has taught and discipled women.  In this presentation, we will only be able to highlight our work in Africa.  

But first we would like to share a picture that was taken at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity not very long before our family moved to Covington.   

WITH JOHN STOTT WHILE LIVING NEAR LONDON
JUST TWO YEARS BEFORE WE CAME TO SERVE AT TRINITY CHURCH IN 1986

Serving in Africa

Rod and Bec have served in countries in both East and West Africa

Affy and Femi Adelye (one of Rod's teaching colleagues)

Archbishop Henri Orombi and his wife Phoebe, one of Rod's students at Kampala Evangelical School of Theology in Uganda

Delegates at our first preaching seminar in central Tanzania

Teaching with Swahili translation

Teaching at a Bible college in Uganda

Teaching at a preaching seminar

Tanzanian delegates listening intently

Bec's translator leans in to capture the words

Bec teaching the women's fellowship that she established at a Bible college

What Bec loves to do

And this is what she has always loved most!

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We are extremely grateful to our Lord for the many opportunities

He has given us to serve His people.  However, . . .  

Sometimes one becomes so tired that she can sleep anywhere, even on the floor in the Nairobi Airport!

But our Lord is pleased to give us energy.
So, by His grace, we pick up our bags and go again!

THANK YOU, FRIENDS,
 FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS 
AND FOR 19 YEARS OF MONTHLY SUPPORT 
OF US IN OUR WORK.  THANKS FOR KEEPING US GOING!
With love to you all!

Rod and Bec