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Leadership for Africa
We provide $100/month to two persons in Africa who are studying for pastoral leadership. This will fund their tuition and books and provide some living expenses. We look forward to funding a two-week trip for them to come to Tucker and learn firsthand about life in an African environment, and the revival that has swept Africa. We support a student at West Africa Theological Seminary in Lagos, Nigeria and one at Gabanga School of Theology in Monrovia, Liberia.
The first student we have sponsored is Mark Komba Ngobeh. He is 52 years old and is a pastor in the United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone. His Bishop sent him to West Africa Theological Seminary in Lagos, Nigeria to complete a Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies. He expects to return to Sierra Leon in 2009 and resume duties as a leader, perhaps as a district superintendent. The degree takes about three years. Mark has had to leave his wife and children behind while he completes the degree. This is a strong indicator of how important these matters are to him and the church in Africa. Mark began life in a traditional African village where his family was animist; they worshiped mountains, lakes, big trees, and ancestors. Schooling began in a Roman Catholic Church. But, he was dying of a disease when he prayed for salvation and healing and gave his life to Jesus Christ. The United Methodist Church helped him complete his secondary education and his first degree came in 1987. He studies now to better teach other pastors and lead communities as a whole to be disciples of Jesus Christ. |
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