Volume 7.1
Muslims are all around us - and often right next door. Are you equipped to reach out? Do you feel comfortable talking about Islam? We've created an issue with stories, resources and advice to give you confidence and a desire to share.
Why do we have to reach Muslims?
I was recently asked to teach a course on “Christianity and other World Religions” at a theological institution. As I prepared my lectures, I came across an article by a mission leader who reaches Muslims. He estimated that 99 per cent of Chr...
Called: compelled to preach in North Africa
Working in North Africa can be dangerous, and David* knows this well. Local police follow him around; they are suspicious of Christians. Some of his neighbours verbally abuse him and have even sent death threats.
“In the beginning it was...
Nineveh waits for every Christian
Have you ever wondered why Jonah endured all the drama of going to warn Nineveh of imminent judgement, yet that city had only 120,000 people? Today an estimated 1.8 billion Muslims share our world, out of which 446 million live in Africa alone Go...
The Word that will never return void
By age 12, the young Somali boy had learned the whole Qur’an. He committed long portions of it to memory in Arabic, a language he did not understand. At age 18, he went to live with his uncle in the capital city, Muqdisho (Mogadishu). One d...
You can reach out to Muslims: resources to help you
You want to reach out to Muslims around you, but how do you start? The AfriGO team has compiled books, courses, and videos to assist you. They are all accessible by download or streaming. Some are free, and others cost a small fee.
BOOKS...
On the wings of national service
The official at the National Service Secretariat was baffled by the adamance of the two recruits. Why would anyone insist on posting to a remote village when a town with better amenities was available? Most recruits would have paid money for the ...
People Groups: Hausa
The Hausa are the largest people group in West Africa. For hundreds of years, commerce, fuelled by a network of trade routes across the Sahel, Sahara and Sudan, has spread Hausa culture and language far and wide.
Islam arrived in Hausa...
