Mission updates and prayer requests from One Africa Team
Seven years ago a fire was kindled. Today it burns strong and bright.
Aflame are the hearts of nine men who have been studying for the full time ministry since 2011. It was then that they first entered the Lutheran Bible Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi. It was last year that they all finished the Seminary in Lusaka, Zambia. Continue reading “Hearts Aflame”
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
This year I celebrated Pentecost at the ends of the earth – or at least, the end of Malawi. My journey covered over one hundred miles of some of the most beautiful scenery in Africa, and brought me to one of the remotest areas of Malawi – the Eastern bank of the Lower Shire River.
But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:10-11)
Fifteen pastors graduated from the Seminary of the Lutheran Church of Cameroon in 1999. For a variety of reasons, only seven of them are still active in the pastoral ministry. By God’s grace and with the help of the Wisconsin Synod, I was called to train a new batch of pastors and set up a “continuous seminary,” so that the Lutheran Church of Cameroon will able to train new pastors on a regular basis. Continue reading “Built on the Rock”
