The elders of the central church of the Christian Alliance of Ouagadougou visited and prayed for Rev. Thomas Traoré on Sunday, July 31, 2022. He died of cancer only a few days later, on August 15.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance of Côte d’Ivoire advances in Papara in strengthening the faith of the brothers of the 12 villages closer to the border of Mali. Let’s pray so they may continue to reach them with the gospel.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Guinea keeps improving the living conditions of its people. Forty-six participants were blessed with a training program in godly agriculture and microcredit. May the Lord continue using the church to keep training their people.
The new president of the C&MA church of Gabon, Rev. André Binet, has a vision for the national church: “A Visible, Conquering, Humble Church Serves for Real Results.” As president, Rev. Binet wants to strengthen and develop the Alliance in all areas.
Burkina Faso and Mali are western African nations that have faced famine for decades. In recent years, jihadist terrorist attacks have resulted in the displacement of many. Nationals, mostly women and children, are being relocated west to the Sahara Desert. Surviving primarily through agriculture, these people fall victim to the droughts and floods that are common to the Sahara, further jeopardizing their lives.
Terrorism has plagued Mali for years, causing political and socio-economic upheaval for the people. The Alliance church reached out to the most vulnerable pastors and families, providing much-needed assistance. While travel is still dangerous and the general situation is insecure, the local team has touched the people with hope and support.
As part of the AWF Global Response to COVID-19 program, the team in Burkina Faso continues to provide income-generating activities, farmer training, and sanitation facilities for families, helping them protect themselves and thrive.
The Alliance in Guinea is quenching the physical thirst of communities in the high Guinean savannah, where temperatures are high and water is lacking. May God continue to use them to relieve people’s spiritual thirst.
The Alliance of Burkina Faso has successfully implanted projects to protect, train and empower the people living in the vulnerable communities it serves. Under God’s guidance, they have assisted 122 households and 1,104 people. Let us pray that our Lord continues to use the lives of our Alliance family in Burkina Faso to bless their fellow countrymen.
With more than 20 years of ministry, Job Dao is the new president of the C&MA of Burkina Faso. Besides preparing for the church’s centenary celebration, he plans to spread the gospel to unreached cities in Burkina Faso.
The Alliance church in Mali continues to grow and bless. The ministry has reached many lives, and they continue to reach out to their communities under God’s guidance. Soon they will be celebrating their 100th anniversary. Pray that the Lord continues to use our Malian brothers and sisters to shine his light in Mali.
On May 8, 2021, the C&MA of Guinea officially began rebuilding the Protestant Evangelical Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Dorata. It was burned down on March 22, 2020, during ethnic conflicts in the region. Let us pray that many more blessings rain down on this new chapter of the ministry of the Guinean Alliance.
With more than 30 years of ministry experience, Sadrac Diarra is the new President of the C&MA Church of Mali. Under God’s guidance, he plans to boost missionary and evangelization ministries to reach more ethnic groups. Pray for the spiritual, physical and material needs of Pastor Diarra’s family and the church.
Praise the Lord for the overwhelmingly good news from the Sudanese Alliance Church! Despite the challenges they face, our brothers and sisters are thriving under our God’s blessings. Let us pray that they continue to have the strength, wisdom, and faith to keep growing.
Always relying on His promise that He will not forsake us, I would like to wish everyone a new year filled with blessings and success in all our endeavors.
During the first phase of AWF’s Global Response to COVID-19, three African countries have had many fruits and blessings. Our brothers and sisters from Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, and Mali ask us to continue praying for them. May God bless many more lives through them.
Earlier this year, we witnessed the first steps of the Sudanese Alliance Fellowships in North Africa. They are translating the Word of God into the believers’ mother tongue, training new leaders and deacons, and much more. They continue to grow wonderfully despite this difficult time.
In addition to the pandemic that everyone is experiencing, Guinea and other West African countries have faced persecution. The Protestant Evangelical C&MA Church of Dorata (N’zérékoré), reputed to be one of the largest in Guinea, was destroyed by fire the evening of March 22, 2020, following political and ethnic clashes.
The Alliance in Africa is willing to expand its missionary effort, especially targeting unreached people groups inside their countries, in North Africa and among the diaspora population. This is the conclusion of the discernment process that took place during the AWF Africa Missions Consultation in Cotonou, Benin, January 23-25.
The EMERALD (Europe and Middle East) Region of the AWF (Alliance World Fellowship) sent one of the young scholars trained this past year to impart the DNA of the Alliance to a city in North Africa to introduce more than 40 refugee believers from another background to our history and distinctives.