Church of the Nazarene
Africa Regional Newsletter
11 January 2010

First District Established in Senegal

Rev Tim Eby, Assistant to the Africa West Field Strategy Coordinator, Senegal Mission Coordinator

The year of 2009 marked a new phase of development in Senegal. In October, the first district of the Church of the Nazarene was established with Rev Tim Eby serving as District Superintendent until national leaders are ordained. After nearly 18 years with just one church, we now have five churches in both the cities and villages.

During the year, God helped us organize the village churches and to launch a new mission area in the south of Senegal called the Casamance. This area has very few churches, but with our new pastor, Alberto do Santos, we are praying that God will help us open two or three new churches in the region.

In November we celebrated the baptism of eight new believers. Several have come from other religious backgrounds and now face being ostracized by their families. We continue to teach courses every month and to hold leadership development training both in Senegal and across the West Field. These are both exciting and challenging days. Continue to pray for the work as we frame the future for the Church in West Africa.

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