Update On Tractor Need

Tractor needs have been met!  Thank you for your concern and for donating as you have! We move on to a new challenge, as the authorities have given us the first 50 acres of river front property (on the Sankarani River, a main tributary of the Niger River).  It is now required of us to finalize the acquisition with a $5,000 payment.  Without it, we will not get to use the extended acreage (another 300 acres) free of charge.  May we count on you to help us raise these funds quickly for this amazing property that will serve not only as a self-sufficiency project, but as it doubles up as a school, it will address the culture of poverty, train others to rise above subsistence farming, and enable persecuted converts from Islam to work and provide for their own needs as responsible stewards, rather than depend on handouts.  Please, do take time to read more about this project and the strategy behind it by downloading or viewing the following document: The Waramajanna Project Proposal: A Self-Sufficiency Agro-Pastoral Project (Adobe Reader required).

Urgent Need! Deadline Extended to August 14!

An urgent need has arisen connected to our work with the poor in Mali as we do our best to meet urgent tangible problems.  We are focusing on self-sufficiency projects which meet the concerns of the poor and help the national church with resources.

IMPORTANT! See the update in the next article.

Our current effort is an innovative and very exciting agro-pastoral project. You can read more about the nature of the project and the strategy behind it by downloading or viewing this document: The Waramajanna Project Proposal: A Self-Sufficiency Agro-Pastoral Project (Adobe Reader required).

Various studies have shown that if modern agro-pastoral projects were done on the banks of the Niger River, particularly if the “Niger buckle” were adequately farmed, this would feed not just Mali, but all of West Africa! The problem is that to this day 99% of agriculture done on the banks of the Niger is still subsistence-level farming, even as the farmer continues to depend solely on rainfall while sitting right next to an abundant supply of water that could irrigate his field.  Someone has to show the way.  Why not the Church? Our agro-pastoral project holds the promise of playing a part in revolutionizing agriculture in West Africa!

But we urgently need your help with a key component of this agro-pastoral project, namely the purchase of a used tractor.

Called And Sent Magazine

A few years ago, David was interviewed by Called And Sent Magazine regarding our work among Muslims in West Africa. The result is an inspiring article which tells the stories of Muslims who have come to Christ as part of a great harvest that is continuing today - more Muslims have come to Christ in the past few years than in the previous 1,400 years combined.

To read the stories of these believers in Christ from an Islamic background, visit Muslim Wake-Up Call.

Provision for One Well Received from NCN

We are grateful to the Northern California-Nevada District of the Assemblies of God and the Africa Oasis Project who have just donated the necessary funds for one of the two water wells needed for our work in Timbuktu.  We believe the Lord will provide the funds for the second well, as well as for the one desperately needed in the village of Dunan in Dogon country.

Mali Missions Projects 2009

We have several congregations that desperately need a roof over their heads.  We urgently need five “tabernacle” prefab structures to be constructed and put in place in 2009.  Each one costs $4,000.

We have new churches that are still in need of walls.  We are trusting the Lord to provide us for five of these new churches (in Bakojikoroni, Heramakono, Loulouni, Sirakoroba, and Tienfala) in 2009.  Each will cost $6,000.

We need help with a strategic property purchase for a youth center in Bamako, the capital city.  We have already raised $30,000, but we still need the remaining $35,000 for a centrally located lot before it’s off the market.