AFRICA REGION
PRAISE
Praise God for the various ordination services that took
place in our region: Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, and Cape
Verde. We celebrate how God continues to call people in Africa. The
Church in Africa is responding and maturing.
We celebrated the 120th anniversary of the gospel's arrival through the Church
of the Nazarene in Cape Verde. The celebration started on Santiago Islands with
more than 1,000 people in attendance, and the country's authorities were
present as well. The main point of celebration took place in Brava Isla, where
the work of the Church of the Nazarene in Africa started 120 years ago with Rev
João Josè Dias, a Cape-Verdean born who immigrated to the USA, was converted
and sent to return to share the Gospel with his people. He experienced
persecution at the beginning, but God blessed the nation. Today, the church in
Cape Verde is celebrating 120 years.
REQUESTS
Pray for the socio-political and economic problems of
Eswatini that have caused protests and civil unrest. Pray for peace for
both the people and leaders of the country.
Pray for peace in Ethiopia. Pray that leadership on all
sides will stop military offensives and create opportunities for dialogue about
peace and stability.
Pray for the implementation of the Hub Strategy that was
approved by the Board of General Superintendents. This Hub Strategy will help
the church in Africa respond to what God is doing in this season. The Africa
regional team will focus on areas that need the resources to mature while also
encouraging the church in Africa take on the responsibility of being a sending
church. The Africa regional office will be expanded into three locations:
Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Johannesburg (South Africa) and Nairobi (Kenya).
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