Africa Archive

The gospel is universal in its message and application, yet the best presentation of gospel truth depends on what is already understood and misunderstood by the people you are trying to reach. Successful evangelism and church planting on the African continent requires a good understanding of the mentality of the African people. This understanding requires an adequate knowledge and comprehension of animism.

Ackim Mulaisho was born in a mud hut deep in the Zambian Bush. His father had two wives. In their culture, the more wives you have and the more children you have, the more of a man you are. Growing up in this environment was tough. Many days his family would go hungry, living only off of what they could gather in the Bush. He was able to attend the Bush school, having to walk several miles each day. He did not own a pair of shoes until the 8th grade, often tying leaves to his feet to protect them against the hot sand.

I stood inside the studio apartment, looking around at the place I would now call my home away from home, when my cell phone began to ring. Answering it, I heard the unmistakable voice of Mounir Abouda, the landlord, asking typical starter questions in Tunisian Arabic: “Labes? Chna hwalek w eddar?” This is strange, I thought. I spent a good part of the afternoon with this man — what else could he possibly want or need from me? “Aslemma khouya,” I began. “Oui, ça va bien ya sidi, kol chay labes, hamdullah.” After all, everything was perfectly fine. I was fine, the studio was fine. It had bee...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, by land area, and the second largest in all of Africa. It is the fourth most populated country in Africa, the sixteenth most populous country in the world. It was a French speaking country until it was annexed in 1908 by Belgian and became known as the Belgian Congo.

Faith Promise missions giving has certainly had a great impact on my family. My wife Tiff any and I were both reared in Christian homes where the principles of Faith Promise giving were taught to us at a young age. However, in the past few years, these principles were tested by trials that challenged our faith.

Why should you get familiar with Africa? As a child of God, you exist to glorify God, seek and save the lost, pray for the neediest peoples, and responsibly funnel the resources God has entrusted to you toward the places of greatest need. Working intelligently and strategically requires knowing what needs to be done and then doing it. If Jesus were a pastor today, where would He send missionaries? How about where missionaries and the church aren’t? When you picture in your mind a “good Christian,” that concept should include a map, news of current events, and online research sources which i...

The Lord put in the heart of missionary Jeff Demarest a desire to reach the country of South Africa during the World Cup soccer tournament in 2010. The project was dubbed “True Victory” and I was privileged to be a part of it. This would be an opportunity to impact not only South Africa, but also the world. Bro. Demarest contacted Bearing Precious Seed and shared his idea to sow more than one million John and Romans Scriptures in the ten major cities where the games would be held. Bearing Precious Seed committed to print the Scriptures and have them assembled with the help of more than thir...

Give us some background information on you and your family, and how God led you to the place where you will serve? Michael received Christ when he was fourteen. Three years later he surrendered his heart to the Lord and committed himself to the missionary enterprise. Kristen was saved at the age of four. She gave her life to God and answered His call to missions as a third grader. Michael and Kristen were married in 2005. They spent a year in Mongolia while completing the fieldwork portion of their college program at BSWE. Their daughter, Maya, was born in Ulaanbaatar during the internship.

Can you give us some background information on you and your family, and how God led you to the place where you serve today? Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Since we gave our lives to God, many things have taken place. Madelon and I never thought we would find ourselves in Uganda East Africa. It seems God has given us a love for the prospects of what He can do through us. He has been molding us for His purpose for our lives, The Great African Commission. We trust God will help us faithfully serve Him in Uganda as we plan to train people (especially men) to do the work of God. We have...