David and Linda Arzouni, Missionaries to West Africa

2007 Was A Remarkable Year!

David and Linda ArzouniDear Friends,

Linda and I want to wish you a blessed New Year 2008!

2007 was a remarkable year for the growth of God’s Kingdom in Mali, West Africa!

Breakthroughs:

  • We now have 62 churches; two new churches were planted in Bamako and two more in the Koulikoro region.
  • David was privileged to lead a Bozo to Christ a few months ago. He is now one of less than 20 believers among this ethnic group of Mali.
  • We also had the privilege of winning two of the 3 known believers among the Jamiseyi-Dogons.

Compassion Ministries:
Bob Pagett with Assist International, GE, and Rev. Steve Savelich with the Oregon Rotary, helped us leave an indelible imprint on Mali’s medical community and the people they serve. Together, we offered state of the art cardiology monitoring and intensive care equipment to the main hospital in Bamako. The value of this gift, including the training of the hospital staff, came to about half a million
dollars. The lives that this project is helping to save each week is inestimable! Mali’s president, Amani Touré, inaugurated the new facilities.

President Touré with Bob Pagett and David Arzouni

Training:

  • Both Linda and I continue to teach at our Bible School.
  • We also held impacting seminars in Bamako, Koro, Kumantu, and Koulikoro.
  • For two weeks every year, the West Africa leadership also loans David to train Asian ministers and missionaries at the Institute of Islamic studies in Baguio, the Philippines.
  • Over 150 African ministers and missionaries received training in how to effectively reach out to Muslims.

As Regional Directors for Global University-ICI, Linda held her first West Africa Director’s Conference, which opened or strengthened offices in Guinea, Togo, Liberia, and Senegal.

Linda Arzouni with Global University Staff and West Africa Directors

Timbuktu School Teacher with StudentsTimbuktu Christian School:
With the generous help of the WMs of Northern California/Nevada, a new elementary school opened its kindergarten and 1st grade doors to the Tuaregs and Songhais of Timbuktu. Each year we’ll open an additional grade, and each year more children will be taught not just the 3 R’s but also moral values and character development.

Special Thanks:

  • We’re grateful to Rockford First Assembly (Rockford, IL) for their help in the construction of one more building at our Timbuktu school.
  • Praise God for the help given by Bethel Church of Red Bluff, CA, for construction on the Timbuktu school.
  • We’re deeply indebted to the Northern California and Nevada WMs who made it possible to open the school this year with their generous gift that paid for all the finishing work on the classrooms and also purchased most of the furnishings (desks, closets, playground equipment, blackboards, etc.)
  • And last, but certainly not least, our hearty thanks to all our faithful supporters who sustain our work in this Muslim land.

With heartfelt gratitude,

David (Faouzi) and Linda Arzouni