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 [...]
Sept. 20, 2002 Summer offers faculty special opportunities By Ellen Chrismer Doug Gross listens to the heartbeat of a young patient from the Ivory Coast’s Fulu Tribe, Many in the tribe had never seen metal before, much less a stethoscope. Courtesy photo When Doug Gross got back from a three-week trip abroad earlier this summer, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“ I now present to you the keys to my village, Let the will of your God for my people prevail through out our land.” Mbad Village Chief Saar The people of Mbad now have a church and a well. Their prayers have been finally answered. On May 16, 2005 the well and the church [...]
