People Groups: The Displaced
Today the African continent, along with many other parts of the world, is witnessing global migration on a staggering scale. Driven by economic distress, political and social upheaval, war or natural disaster people are taking to the road....
Read MoreMANI 2016: hearing and obeying God in times like these
More than 560 delegates from over 50 countries gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 7-11 March for the third consultation of the Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI). We met in the African Union Centre, where heads of African states a...
Read MoreWe do whatever it takes to start new churches!
When going into a village, town or city to share the good news of Christ and plant a new church, it is important to first look for a “person of peace.” This is someone who is open to the gospel. We normally try to engage them using the story m...
Read MoreEngaging Africa through disciple making movements
Among other topics, MANI 2016 emphasized Disciple Making Movements (DMM). Not a programme, strategy, technique or curriculum, DMM is resulting in strong, obedient churches in Africa and globally. Key elements include:
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Africans and God’s mission
When it comes to God’s global mission, Africans are often considered newcomers to the table. It was not too long ago that Africa was described as the “dark continent,” not because there was no electricity, but because the life-giving light o...
Read MorePeople Groups: The Ingessana
One of the groups taking refuge in Mabaan, South Sudan, is the Ingessana, a people who have never been conquered and are infamous for their hostility towards strangers. Because of their isolation, they have been influenced very little by o...
Read MoreDoor opens for Ingessana outreach
On 1 August 2015 four young people from the Ingessana tribe travelled from the Gendrassa refugee camp in South Sudan in search of Getachew, a missionary from Ethiopia who serves with SIM. “The youth came to us with a letter in their hand...
Read More“We felt as though we were in the Book of Acts!”
An outreach team travelling in northeast Nigeria late last year said they felt as if they were “in the Book of Acts” and that “God’s Spirit had been leading them.” At one point they arrived at a village and immediately felt prompted by t...
Read MoreEthiopia and world mission
For many years, “missions” meant the West sending missionaries to the rest of the world. But the Lord is using people from all over Africa to share the good news. God has called Christians, from all nations, to go into the world and teach ...
Read MoreHow can I be sure I’m on the right track?
From Nigeria, Daniel and Malata Salamu serve in Burkina Faso This Article is from
In a general sense we are all called. We are called to salvation by a God who loves us and calls us according to his purposes (Romans 8:28). When we are sure of that call, and living in obedience to God’s Word, we can seek his guidance about how...
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