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THE IMPORTANCE OF MISSION PROJECTS IN DESERT MISSION

·         By Rev Olu Sunday

 

Sahara Desert is still a virgin Unreached Territory despite several Mission Movement witnessed across the globe since the rise of Apostle Paul.

We still have several regions that no Christian has ever been or preach Christ here in the African Desert.

99% if not all Christians here of 40 years above were never born in a Christian family but Islam. Population of Christians here in Desert is not up to 10%.

The Desert we are referring to here is; Tammanrasset Region (South Algeria), Sabha Region (south Libya), Gao Region (north Mali) and Agadez Region (North Niger Republic).

Christianity is still strange to many natives. Many adult Christians here have never seen any Christian body elsewhere apart from here.

Having said this, we need to let you also know that Relationship between Christians and native societies and Government were very cordial especially in Agadez Region.

Christians though not many are viewed with respect both by the authorities and their neighbors. One factor that has made this happens is ‘Mission Projects’ embarked upon and run by The Missionaries.

Mission projects such as School, Bore holes, Orphanages, Medical center, Skill acquisition center e.t.c.

These projects are responsible for the unusual open doors and rapid expansion of churches here in the Desert and making the evangelism works easier for the local indigenous Christian Ministers.

Jesus Christ being Missionary engages all these as His main Mission tools to preach the kingdom tidings to lost sheep of Israel, (His Mission Field).

 

Among the benefits of the Mission Projects, let me share this few with you:

1.    IMAGE MAKER

To a Muslim who has benefited quality education freely or highly subsidized and his Mother have been saved from Terminal sickness by a free Medical Services of dedicated Mission volunteers - Christians are good people.

He may know nothing about Christianity, he might have been told not to love them, but his personal experiences through the projects thought him otherwise, so also the perspectives of Government Officers and community leaders that have hosted these projects.

2.    HEART SOFTENER

The heart of a native who have benefited from Mission Projects or that of the family members has been plowed and fertilized awaiting the implants of the gospel seeds.

3.    INTERACTIVE PLATFORM

Through Mission Projects, Missionaries has got a sure platform to interact with cross sections of people he couldn’t have been able to reach, especially women and top Islamic leaders.

Thus he is able to counsel, teach and role model Christ life to them.

 

4.    SOULS HARVESTER

Through Mission Projects, Missionary harvest souls and the local/indigenous Ministers glean after them.

In Desert, Mission Projects is our form of mass evangelism. The popular mass evangelism you know does not work here.

 

5.    STRATEGIC PLACEMENT

The present Sultan of Agadez Who took over the throne of his father as the Islamic spiritual headquarters of the Sahel together with the present Chief Imam of Agadez are product of Mission Projects.

They and their children and now grand children from infant passed through the schools found and run by Missionaries.

Today, some of them are by Divine Providence positioned at the gateway of the land. They were remembering the goodness of Christ and his disciples through those projects. No wonder then we keep enjoying open doors through them.

Recently, in collaboration with some visiting mission volunteers, a Christian evangelical crusade was held for 3 days in the Sultan palace, hosted by the Sultan. The crusade was the first Christian program ever held in such a sacred place also in the same compound with the famous ancient Agadez Mosque since they are constructed early 18 Century.

The crusade heavily attended by the larger society witness large inflows of converts to Jesus Christ.

 Since then the local churches have been experiencing large increase.

Again, the Governor of Ingall and His counterpart the Governor of Tanout have just given us documents of Land urging us to build and run School from Elementary to University. Placing their Children and Youth on Our hands, knowing we shall surely teach them the way of the Lord.

Conclusion

Every dollars spent on these projects has come from you at home, your prayers and encouragements made it happen. You supply the bricks, we mould the people and Christ inherits them.

 

Thank you.

 

Can you also share with us your own experience on Mission Projects too?