Book review: From Africa to the World – the CAPRO Story

When revival fire swept through Nigeria in the late 1960s and 70s, few could have imagined the global ripples it would ignite. From Africa to the World: A CAPRO Story, published by CAPRO Media, captures this journey with remarkable depth, tracing how God turned ordinary young Nigerians into carriers of his mission to the nations.

The book opens with the story of Western missionaries who laid the foundations of Christianity in Nigeria. It recalls the defining moments of revival, particularly during and after the civil war, when grief and repentance gave birth to a new hunger for God. The heart of this awakening had men like Pa Elton, whose mentoring shaped a generation of Nigerian believers. Out of that furnace of prayer, fasting, and youthful zeal, CAPRO (Calvary Ministries) emerged.

Young men and women embraced radical obedience, living by faith, sacrificing careers, and sometimes facing rejection from families. They burned with the conviction that the gospel must reach unreached peoples, beginning in Northern Nigeria and stretching far beyond Africa.

The book highlights CAPRO’s unique DNA: indigenous leadership, team-based ministry and selfless sacrifice. Unlike many earlier missions that depended on Western structures, CAPRO was distinctly African.

From the early days of trekking through hostile terrain to the gradual spread into West Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, the narrative shows CAPRO’s steady growth into a global mission agency, and testifies to what happens when young people dare to believe God for the impossible.

CAPRO’s story proves that when the willing step out, God can take them from Africa to the rest of the world. For copies, contact: +234 8148895147 or email: io-info@capro.global.