One Africa Team missionaries overcome challenging driving conditions and surprise the members of a congregation in rural Cameroon,| WELS Friends of Africa
Bishop Judah Pallangyo is the new leader of the Africa Mission Evangelism Church, a Confessional Lutheran church body located in Tanzania.| WELS Friends of Africa
On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit gave each of Jesus’ disciples the ability to speak in a foreign tongue instantly. God tied three thousand people to Himself in one day through the message they proclaimed in their listeners’ mother tongues. Would the results have been similar if the disciples had preached in Greek or Latin? On … Continue reading "Blessed be the Tongue that Ties" The post Blessed be the Tongue that Ties appeared first on WELS Friends of Africa.| WELS Friends of Africa – Mission updates and prayer requests from One Afric...
Jake Vilhauer recently graduated from Martin Luther College (MLC) and is a new missionary for the One Africa Team. Coming out of Martin Luther College I initially planned on becoming a high school history teacher. In history teacher fashion, here’s a crash course of the last eight months of my life. I was informed that … Continue reading "New Missionary" The post New Missionary appeared first on WELS Friends of Africa.| WELS Friends of Africa – Mission updates and prayer requests from One Afric...
Finding the best ways to communicate well is always something WELS missionaries are thinking about. That’s why, in mid-October, my family landed in Arusha, Tanzania. We planned to spend about 2 months in the country to learn to communicate in Swahili. Old and Young Learners I enrolled in two courses at MS-TCDC, a college focused … Continue reading "Communicate the Gospel" The post Communicate the Gospel appeared first on WELS Friends of Africa.| WELS Friends of Africa – Mission updates and prayer requests from One Afric...
One Africa Team Missionary Keegan Dowling and WELS Pastor Joel Seifert recently visited the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here is their story: Just to date myself, I’m a fan of the Oklahoma rock group Flaming Lips. One time they released an album—four discs (dated again!)—meant to be played simultaneously—called “Zaireka”. They wanted a name that … Continue reading "“Congo-reka!”" The post “Congo-reka!” appeared first on WELS Friends of Africa.| WELS Friends of Africa – Mission updates and prayer requests from One Afric...
Pastor Lam Nhial Luak is a South Sudanese refugee who is training Nuer pastors to preach the true cross of Christ in Ethiopia| WELS Friends of Africa