African churches take initiative in evangelism

Quoted from a Global Prayer Digest report for 2/20/08.

Just as individual West African nations have been organizing umbrella organizations to facilitate the evangelical efforts by local churches and mission agencies, so too has the continent of Africa organized a group to coordinate the efforts of African nations to reach every corner of the continent with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) is the result.

The 1960s saw a surge for independence among African nations, and there was a parallel shift toward indigenous leadership within the African church. The evangelized were becoming the evangelists! Nationals were organizing efforts to reach both the unreached in their own countries as well as in other countries. The emergence of national movements over the last four decades paved the way for the strategic continental movement. A report from the meeting of MANI 2006 inspired those attending with stories of the progress of Christianity in Africa and the world. Churches are being planted in unprecedented numbers, often in difficult situations. Attendees were captivated by a shared sense of destiny that "this is Africa's hour." Still there remain 1,000 people groups and many unchurched communities on the continent.

Pray for innovative leaders with passion, resilience, and a sacrificial spirit to take the gospel to the remaining unreached people groups of Africa and the world. Pray for unity of purpose for African believers to take Christ's Kingdom to the lost.