Africans in the West: seasoned missionaries share their insights
The Church in the West for decades has been declining, making it a fast-growing mission field with many young people choosing to be atheists or non-religious. As African missionaries serving in the US since 1995 through SIM and ECWA, we have learn...
Read MoreAbdullah’s call out of Africa; into America
Persecution and economic necessity led Abdullah to flee his home country, but the call of God followed him.
When he arrived in New York airport, Abdullah insisted to the immigration official that he was a pastor. But his Muslim name...
Read MoreEuropean Christians are calling, “Come over and help us!”
A careful reading of the history of missions – one that pays attention to the development of the movement of the followers of Jesus not only from 1800, not even from 1500, but from the very beginning of the story in the book of Acts – shows us...
Read MoreCalled: Paul Akinola
On the wall of Willesden Green Baptist Church in London hangs the portrait of Charles Spurgeon, one of England’s most famous preachers. It’s not just antique décor, this church was founded by two of Spurgeon’s students and dedicated...
Read MoreReverse missions
Throughout history, migration and Christian missions have gone hand in hand. In the book of Acts, we notice that the persecuted believers in Jerusalem started sharing the gospel as they migrated (Acts 8:4). Andrew Walls notes that:
It is ea...
Read MorePeople Groups: the Afar of Djibouti
The Afar people have been in the Horn of Africa for centuries, their lineages reaching back to the Arabian Peninsula. Language scholars tell us that they were some of the first people living in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti is home to about 300,000...
Read MoreFinancial integrity and the AfCAA
A church was given a sum of money to build a Sunday School building, but when the time came to start building, the treasurer reported the funds were gone. What happened? Over time, the needs of the church ate away at the money. The pastor had to t...
Read MoreMobile money: from their hands to yours
Across Africa, the use of paper money is decreasing while electronic transfers are increasing. The AfriGO team reached out to people from South Africa to Ghana, from Rwanda to Botswana, and found that every region has different systems and preferr...
Read MoreA vision received, a vision passed on: the birth of EMS of ECWA
This book’s plot is like the parable of the mustard seed: a very small thing grows to become something very big. It all begins with a sister in the Lord who has a heart for the lost in inland Africa. Through her praye...
Read MoreNews: Somali worship services air on Ethiopian TV
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, an evangelical Christian, called for a time of prayer for the country in 2020. He assigned the task to the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia and as a result, the Evangelical Association of Ethiopia invited So...
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