Called: Thaddeus and Lucy Gichana
The firstborn child, I (Thaddeus) was raised in a family of three boys and two girls. Raising five children was an uphill task for my mother, a committed Christian, who was widowed at age 22. When I was six years old, one of my uncles took me in...
Read MoreNot too young!
Nigeria, the giant of Africa, sometimes gains notoriety for the wrong reasons. Yet here we are raising a generation of young people who, like Josiah, can rise from the ashes of the failure of their elders to establish and fulfill God’s purpose. ...
Read MoreZambia: the joy of student ministry
Kalidas Bwalya says, “ I got saved in my teens, so I feel passionate about young people. I believe it’s the time that they either lose or find their way. Being in a position where I can share Christ with them is something I count as privilege....
Read MorePlay your part!
Prosper Isichei addresses key issues facing young people with a heart for mission.
If a young person feels called to mission, what can help confirm that call?
As well as ...
Read MoreWhat can youth offer mission?
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12)
When we talk about mission, it’s important...
Read MorePeople groups: the Yao
The majority of the two million Yao people, who live in Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania, practice a form of Islam that is intermingled with their traditional animistic ...
Called: Abusa Gusty and Elina Makhutcha
Later this year my wife, Elina, and I will go as missionaries to Mozambique to work with the Yao people [see back cover]. Our journey started, prayerfully, nine years ago, but we have had to go through a number of difficulties and setbacks. Desp...
Read MoreGo North! Difficult does not mean impossible
We may face danger when we choose to serve God. But someone will have to take a risk in order to bring the gospel to North Africa (NA). Salvation is free, and yet Jesus paid a high price to redeem us. Are we going to remain spectators? The...
Read MoreIs it really worth the risk?
Is missions worth the risk? It’s one of the biggest questions being asked today. Maybe we should ask: Are the lost worth the risk? Is presenting Jesus to forgotten peoples worth the risk? Or, to put it more sharply: ...
Read MoreCentral African Republic: delivering the gospel when war is raging
Anatole Banga knows what it means to take a risk for the sake of the gospel. Due to war and rebel activity since 2012, many pastors have been killed and churches burned down in the Central African Republic (CAR). Ministers of the gospel such as ...
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