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November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

A Church is Born in Africa

In Africa you can gather people around God’s word literally anywhere

I have left both shoe leather and sweat on the streets of suburban subdivisions and communist-built housing blocks. I have offered Tennis Camps, Renaissance Faires, Bible giveaways and free English lessons to attract my busy neighbors’ attention. It is no small task to establish a new church in either a home or a world mission setting. But God’s promises still encourage church planters today: “Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Cor. 15:58)

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

We Go Farther Together

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together” — Zambian proverb

For over 80 years the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod has supported mission work on the African continent, bringing both spiritual and material relief to weary and burdened. Over that time, nearly one hundred called workers and their families have given up the comforts of life in the United States to offer their time and skills in service of God’s kingdom. There have been missionaries who spent only a few years in Africa, and there are those veterans who have spent the majority of their lives here yet the Lord has used each and every of them to accomplish his own goals, in his own time.

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019

Foundational Fragments

The missionaries of One Africa Team do not preach, teach or baptize in local congregations today – in fact, they haven’t done that kind of direct ministry for years. Instead, we are focusing all of our efforts on building up local church leaders and pastors, following the philosophy that “strong pastors lead to healthy congregations.”