March Newsletter
Greetings from Africa! In these turbulent times we are quietly, but intentionally focussing on the least known muslim areas of the world – its called the Sahel – and there is a straight red line on the map from east to west seperating where Christ is known and where there are only muslims. Jeremy had the privilege to visit two countries on the red line and below is the report.
Visit to Partners in Ghana
In Ghana Jeremy spend 5 days with our key partner Wisdom Ameku and his leaders. We spent two days in intensive training with 10 leaders – each of whom has several church planters under them. The key training was in how to start discovery Bible Studies among the lost in their areas.
Jeremy also met with two leaders who worked among muslim Fulani of Burkina Faso and they testified to great openness currently due to the ISIS crises in that area. (below is photo of Issah who ministers there). There were also some USA Partners with Jeremy visiting the Ghana micro credit program for small business, which is going very well.
Visit to Sierra Leone
Jeremy was in Sierra Leone for 5 days, visiting our key partner Francis Jabba in the city of Bo. Our partner now has 15 new church plants over the 4 years since we started from zero with him. Jeremy was able to train 35 leaders in leading Discovery Bible Studies, and in sharing faith with muslims. Bo is 70% muslim and most villages have a mosque but no church. We are planning many more church plants in the years to come across the whole province. Below is a photo of one church planter, red shirt, delivering a water filter to village leaders as part of his ministry to that area. They have no clean drinking water.
Praise points
Fruitful efforts in Sierra Leone.
Openness amongst refugees – especially the Fulani – in Ghana.
Pray for:
Pray for William and Issa, the two pastors working among the Fulani – pray as they visit leaders and village men among the Fulani refugees that they would find men of peace and be able to lead them to Christ.
Pray for the Church planting efforts in region and city of Bo, Sierra Leone. It is mainly muslim, and Francis and his team are constantly sharing with muslims and persuading them about Christ.
In His Service
Jeremy Sieberhagen
AFC Mission Director