From Liberia to Mozambique!

During the first week of June, Mike and a companion will be travelling between Maputo and Xai-Xai, Mozambique in order to meet with national leaders, see their ministry, learn a little about their country, and determine if ANM will begin ministering there in the coming years. This opportunity may also be in conjunction with Cape Town 2010 and Mission Africa.
Mike has been asked to consider partnering there with Community Uplift Ministries, based out of Colorado. They provide programming in rural areas of developing countries to meet the physical, social, economic – and most importantly – the spiritual needs of the poor. They and ANM both share a holistic approach to ministry. Community Uplift has already begun ministering in this poor country and has made some good contacts among the nationals. For more information on this potential ministry partner, you can go to their website at www.communityupliftministries.org.
Mozambique is considered one of the least reached sub-Saharan African countries. The country was one of the very few African countries that were communist and therefore atheism was preached. In addition, they went through a brutal 10 year civil war and have been recovering from communism and the civil war for the past 14 years. They have also suffered through recurrent drought in parts of the land. These people desperately need the hope that a relationship with Jesus brings!
Please keep Mike and Jason (his travel partner) in your prayers as they prepare for Mozambique and pray that God will give Mike a clear answer as to whether he is to devote ANM to ministry in this country.

Coming up in June - Mozambique!



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"You would have thought it was a graduation!"

On our recent trip to Liberia, one piece of our time there was a pastor’s conference to help provide some solid biblical training. We held the conference for just the key church leaders in the main part of Kakata, Liberia since they will be the main leaders for evangelistic festival Rejoice Liberia late fall. About fifty men and some women leaders attended the conference.
Pastor Marc Andresen, of Calvin Presbyterian in Corvallis, Oregon, and Brian DeVries, of Grace Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, jointly taught the sessions. On previous trips that Brian and I took to Liberia we learned that one of the great needs is for pastors to have bibles and other resources to help them learn to teach and lead the churches.
At the beginning of the conference, each of the attendees was given a new bible. On the last day, they lined up to receive books donated by Desiring God Ministries – the resource ministry of Pastor John Piper. As the pastors learned of this gift, they lined up to receive the books from Marc and Brian. Marc said “you would have thought it was a graduation.” The pastors were so eager to receive a rare treasure – books that would help them minister to their churches. What a blessing to give a gift that can be continually used!