Amadu’s Testimony
My village, which is my hometown, is purely and totally Islamic. Until recently, it was taboo for Christians to visit there as they were viewed and regarded as an abomination that must be totally silenced. But with time and the ...
Creating Disciples on Death Bed
One of our church planting partners passed away a couple of months ago from kidney failure. Lifewater staff in Ethiopia worked closely with him, joining their efforts to mold healthier, unified communities. On his deathbed, he shared the Gospel ...
Amazing Multiplication Among Central Africa’s Pygmies
NDINGA Pastor Ndinga wakes early to go check the traps he’s set in the rain forest. Like most Pygmies, he’s learned how to hunt, setting traps along forest trails. He returns home, changes clothes, grabs his Bible, collects one of ...
Thirsty Prayer Walker
Rufus was prayer walking through an unfamiliar town and became very thirsty. He stopped at a local shop to get some water, and as he was leaving he turned to the shop owner and said, “Peace be to you and ...
The Muezzin Fakes Illness to Read the Bible
If you travel to North Africa, a few sights and sounds become familiar rather quickly. It’s an incredible culture of hospitality and that will woo you with its abundant flow of tea and bread. The desert landscape allows for a ...
A Necessary Death
In 2004, David Broodryk planted a church in South Africa. Over the next seven years, the church grew to about 100 members, but David realized the church he planted wasn’t advancing the Kingdom the way he thought it should. He ...
Modern Day Rahab
Why do we tell stories? Often times it’s because we want to share something with others. What some may not realize is that when we share stories, we are fulfilling a deep longing inside all of us – a longing ...
From Muslim Scholar to Disciple Maker
God reveals Himself to His creation in many ways, even in the most unexpected avenues. A Fulani man named Sulieman from West Africa experienced God during his doctoral studies at an Islamic university in the Middle East. Sulieman was a ...
Doubting Thomas
It was Monday, just after lunch, on the first of five days of a Disciple Making Movement training in a major African city. Thomas surveyed the other seminar participants. He wondered why more people weren’t as upset as he was. ...
Finding Hope
In the West African culture, it is perceived to be the wife’s obligation to provide children for her husband. Childbearing is seen as both an obligation and a right. Those women who are unable to have children are often viewed ...