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 [...]
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 [...]
JM, the person of Peace, and members of the town cell groups have decided to construction the town worship center. Not only have they decided to construct a place of worship, but are deeply involved and personally contributing in terms of materials and labor. The group constructs a place of worship. The church building project [...]
A church has been planted in Kono, Sierra Leone. In starting this church, it was reported that MA left the capital Freetown and moved to Kono where he has succeeded in starting a church. MA is one of the oldest and committed members of DONE, in Freetown. He was one of those trained in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
July 13, 2006 Monrovia, Liberia The church in Liberia continues to grow with 17 new families (average 5 family members) in the past three months. Pastor Sawyer reports of working signs and miracles including deliverance and reconciliation of families. In my family, we continually trust God as our source of strength; who apart from there [...]
February 25, 2006 Monrovia, Liberia According to Pastor Solomon Sawyer the national Coordinator of Liberia who is based in Monrovia, God is working marvelously in his ministry and he found a man of peace. Praise the Lord! This person of peace is a 47-year old woman who has now come to know the Lord. After [...]
