STATEMENT OF THE RELIGOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION OF THE WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE For Immediate Release July 7, 2011 WEA-RLC has learnt that at least six churches were attacked during the recent protests over constitutional amendments in Senegal in West Africa. These attacks in the national capital of Dakar are worrisome and puzzling, as this Muslim-majority country [...]
Dakar, Senegal – June 30, 2011 Note: Original article is in French and has been machine translated into English. The leaders of the ransacked and/or set on fire churches call their faithful to remain calm and be tolerant, and ask the Sénégalaises authorities to protect the places of worship. The religious leaders activate themselves to [...]
Mission Trip to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Rev. Patrick R. Novak D/Min, P.H.D., Senior Pastor of Church of the Valley in Santa Clara, California discusses the church’s mission trip. Pastor Patrick Novak introduces Marilyn Kibambe and Paige Takemoto, who offer testimony on the D.O.N.E. (“Discipling Our Nations Effectively”) mission trip to Africa. From Church of [...]
February 07, 2009 Bishop Dr. Pat Novak visits Freetown and Liberia The Team’s Arrival and Activities in Freetown On Wednesday January 21, 2009 Bishop Patrick Novak arrived in Freetown along with Marilyn, Claudia and Paige to begin a two-day intensive seminar for leaders of the ministry using the First Principles Series. The following day the [...]
Eglise Evangelique des Parcelles Assainies which is our head church in Dakar with weekly attendance now at two hundred. This church is comprised of 14 Nationalities. This church has fully taken the responsibility to support its Pastors and Missionaries (Church Planters) without dependence from the U.S. Because of the emphasis on prayers and teaching of [...]
Prayer Requests from our countries are first and foremost to remember us in prayer. Next is the need for more funding. We urgently need more funds to purchased training materials. Although we can reproduce copies, in many villages that is not a possibility. We urgently need funds to help our villagers finish their churches before [...]
First in a series of updates from a 2008 Liberia trip by Rev. Browne. All names and towns are changed or abbreviated because of security concerns in this region. The community visited is 85 percent Muslim with a few thousand inhabitants. I came in contact with B a former Christian whose bride price was paid [...]
The Dakar Central Church is using Cell Groups as one the means through which many Senegalese are being evangelized. One Pastor has been successful in establishing four cell groups comprised of Catholic, Muslims & Animist backgrounds. We praise God for answered employment needs as well as spiritual needs. The leader of one cell group who [...]
Heavy rainfall has been a hindrance for progress to outreached villages and towns of our target groups. Homes and agricultural activities were affected in G and S towns. But God is still doing new and great things. G Town cell group has 2 new converts and 13 people were baptized. B Town cell group has [...]
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 The good news of the birth of God’s Son first came as a proclamation from his prophet. How [...]
Joel has vowed to remain a Christian and to tell relatives, friends and everyone she meets about the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, despite family rejection and declaring her an infidel, a frustrated lady and one who does not have hope. Joel says despite of all the ill threat and persecution from relatives, she still [...]
Message from the Bishop Abdoulaye Ba June 29, 2006 Dakar, Senegal After thousands of years of using different methods and strategies, coupled with the advancement in communication and science one would be tempted to think that the gospel has been heard by all of the earth. If you are one of those who think that [...]
March 19, 2006 Bamako, Mali Pastor Sagara reports that his evangelistic team has yield a harvest of thirty converts. Mostly from the Fulani tribe of hard core Muslims. The team also held a meeting with the villagers and it was very very successful. It was agreed that another meeting will be held at the end [...]
This month our evangelistic teams have focused on reaching out to new areas in Ouagadougou. After a mini CPM training workshop our evangelistic teams broke into three groups. We focused on two different areas in the city and a group led by the women in the church went out of the city. The women have [...]
March 2, 2006 Bamako, Mali Our strategy has focused on door-to-door evangelization campaign twice a week. During this time we had the opportunity of sharing the word of God with several people who never heard of the Lord. Among these people, was a Fulani who after hearing the word became a follower of Jesus. We [...]
