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Vol 10.3
Recent data show that sub-Saharan Africa hosts over 25 per cent of the world’s Christians, a number projected to grow significantly by 2050. Pentecostalism and charismatic movements have fuelled this expansion, creating churches that are alive with passion and potential. Yet, the awareness of Africa’s responsibility in global missions remains marginal. Many churches focus inward, prioritizing local needs over the call to send missionaries. In this issue of AfriGO, we bring you articles that highlight Africa's crucial role in this strategic season, inspiring stories of individuals and churches who are embracing God's call to the nations, and resources to equip you to be part of God's global mission.
A giant church with a global task
The African Church today stands as a giant in global Christianity; numerically strong, spiritually vibrant, and strategically placed. Yet, in light of God’s global mission, a sobering question remains: is Africa channelling this strength towards...
Baptized to mobilize
From the moment I dedicated my life to Christ in 1988, I felt compelled to preach Christ. Salvation was sweet, and I wondered, “Why isn’t everyone receiving him?” I must tell everybody! I started handing out tracts, engaging in one-on-one e...
A pivotal moment for Africa
In 2015, Melias, a Malagasy construction engineer, heard a pastor share how the gospel first reached Madagascar in 1818. Shocked that many Malagasy still hadn’t heard the Good News, he left his job to join a six-month mission training in Antanan...
Two churches in mission: the work of obedience
Ghana:
When Rev. William Tsinigo was a second-year student at his Bible School, he decided to plant a church where he could put into practice what he was learning. But God had bigger plans. His ...
Towards a strong sending African Church
With the African continent now home to the largest number of Christians worldwide, the African Church is uniquely positioned to lead in God’s global mission. Yet, this responsibility remains marginal rather than mainstream. Drawing parallels wit...
Mission Campaign Network
Mission Campaign Network (MCN) is a faith-based and non-denominational Christian organization that exists to mobilize and equip God’s people to participate in God’s redemptive mission to all nations. This involves serving the Body of Christ by...
Mission Enablers facilitate missions funding
After visiting missionaries in northern Nigeria, Niyo Osomo and his team realized that a lot of missionaries had to leave the field simply from a lack of finances. In 2018, he founded Mission Enablers (ME) to raise funds across denominational li...
What next, Lord?
After completing a major church building project known as Omega One, the leaders of Asokoro Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, gathered to prayerfully discern God’s next move. Their hearts were stirred by the story of Obadiah (1 Kings 18), a ...
People Group: the Mandinka of West Africa
The Mandinka are a West African people group numbering about 2.5 million and found mainly in southern Gambia, southern Mali, southern Senegal, and eastern Guinea. There are very few of them also in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea-Bissau. ...
