EAST AFRICA
WE WORK WITH GOD TO LAUNCH DISCIPLE MAKING MOVEMENTS IN EAST AFRICA
Showing practical love in ways that lead to movements
The story of God’s glory is that since March 2005, the Lord has used the Disciple Making Movement (DMM) process in East Africa to catalyze 28,991 new churches with 441,947 new disciples—many from places where the gospel had not sprouted let alone spread for over a century. However, ‘movements’ of churches planting churches are our main measure of success. We define a ‘movement’ as at least 100 new churches that have multiplied to the fourth generation or beyond. Currently, we are tracking 26 of these movements in East Africa.
Movements
New Churches
New Christ Followers
It’s not the size of your fire, it’s how many fires you help start!
LAUNCHING MOVEMENTS THAT LAUNCH MOVEMENTS
New Generations—the name says it all. Our passion is to mobilize disciples that make disciples, resulting in churches that plant churches. Like Jesus’ parable of the seed that fell on good soil, each individual seed has the power to create countless future generations of new seeds.
Our ministry compass points to the pioneer places, where the Gospel has never been or has never flourished. Among these unengaged and unreached peoples, our mission is simple: ‘We work with God to launch Disciple Making Movements’
DISCOVER THE PROCESS
The results have been incredible so far. And yet, the real story is not found in the number of people turning to Jesus today, but in the implications for world missions in the days to come. Watching God work through Disciple Making Movements has left us in awe of what He’s capable of doing in the present and waiting in great anticipation for what He will do in the future.
How it WorksEAST AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR – AILA TASSE
Dr. Aila Tasse is the East Africa Regional Director for New Generations. Aila founded Lifeway Mission in 1994. Lifeway works among unreached people groups in Northern Kenya, Southern Ethiopia, and Somalia making Disciples and planting Churches. Since 2003, Aila has been a part of the Horn Africa Mission, which works in partnership with Lifeway, and has launched a Movement that has seen over 6,000 Churches planted and seen more than 135,000 people turn to Christ.
As Regional Director for New Generations, Aila travels around the world doing DMM training, mentoring, and coaching church planters with an emphasis in the seven countries of East Africa, stretching from Sudan to Tanzania, with the goal of helping them see similar results in their own context.
Above all, Aila has a heart for meeting practical needs in such a way that it leads to Disciple Making Movements. You will regularly find him serving the needs of those in most desperate need whether it be through water projects, distributing food during a famine, or helping those suffering in a disaster.
CARING FOR THE PERSECUTED
Persecution of Christ followers is a consistent reality we face in our world. We as the Church are honored to walk alongside and care for those who are facing it directly. We praise God for continued courage in the midst of persecution. By donating toward our Emergency Assistance fund, you can directly support our brothers and sisters who are in need of care.
GIVECatalyst Camp
As part of Aila’s passion for coaching, training, and mentoring leaders, he hosts a week-long intensive for DMM practitioners every year. This event, called Catalyst Camp, is held the second week in June and is focused on hands-on learning from regional case studies. Watch the video below for a few more details about the event.