What Is . . . Reaching Africa's Children?

See those eyes . . . watching YOU?

Reaching Africa's Children is the part of
Vision4AfricaMinistries that reaches out to the little ones all around us. Everywhere you go in Africa . . . the village . . . the town . . . the huge city (like Lagos, Nigeria) . . . the remotest area where only donkey carts travel . . . you will see eyes . . . just like the ones pictured here . . . watching you.

Sometimes, someone is brave enough to call out, or wave as you pass by. But mostly, it is the eyes . . . looking in wonder and often fear, knowing you have something they need . . . but never knowing what you will give them.

Reaching Africa's Children is a task force striving to awaken an army. We need workers to help touch the lives of over half the population of this continent. They need Jesus . . . and many don't even know it. Jesus loves them . . . and most have no idea about that.

Our goal is to share the gospel with these little ones, giving them a chance to grow in His grace and truth. Africa is a huge continent, densely populated, and with few available resources for their children. But Jesus loves them . . . we know it and we want them to know it too.

So, in West Africa, I work to reach over 132,000,000 children under 18 years of age. Sis. Paula Richardson works in East Africa, and Sis. Vicki Simoneaux works in Central/Southern Africa with hundreds of millions more. We three make up the Reaching Africa's Children committee, and we need all the help we can find.

In Ghana, I am blessed to share the burden with a National Board that is concerned and open to suggestion. There are Children's Ministry representatives in all nine of Ghana's regions. We are working to see Sunday school (children's ministry) teachers in every local church. Sis. Colleen Carter and Sis. Pam Sisco (fellow missionaries in Ghana) share this burden and vision, and we are seeing God move . . . in the lives of children, pastors, and teachers.

Will you join our work?
Will you pray for Reaching Africa's Children?
Will you fast with us, one day each week, to see God touch the hearts of more teachers and pastors too?
Will you become part of Reaching Africa's Children?

WE NEED YOU TOO!!!!!

Reaching Africa's Children. . . a Joy and Challenge!

Children . . . such a delight and joy to work with. They are so full of faith . . . life . . . hope. . . and God's potential.

Reaching Africa's Children is a challenge too. So many children . . . 48% of the whole continent of Africa are below 15 years. If you increase that age to 18 years. . . the numbers are higher. If we do not reach our children, we are missing over half the continent . . . WOW!

I LOVE working with children. They surprise you, delight you, frustrate you, and give you much reward for every effort.

This is our purpose:"Winning souls of every size. . . and training them to live Bible-wise." In Africa, it is a struggle to get pastors and church leaders to place serious imporatnce on reaching these youngs ones. But we know this is God's will and plan for their lives.

This is our motto:
"God's Word ALIVE . . . in Africa's children."

This is our vision:
I. Children’s Ministry in Every Church
A. National
B. Regional/District/Zonal (whatever divisions your country uses)
C. Local

II. Children’s Day in Every Church
A. On May 1 (or any national holiday when children are out of school)
B. Any Saturday/long weekend
(Materials available on the Vision4Africa website, or by contacting Reaching Africa’s Children coordinator.)

III. Teacher Training in Every Church
A. National Seminars (during conferences or other meetings)
B. Regional/District/Zonal (during conferences or other meetings)
C. Local – involving Pastor or Sunday school leadership
(Materials available on Vision4Africa website, or by contacting Reaching Africa’s Children coordinator. Regular TOTs materials – also on website – give training for teachers.)

IV. Children’s Ministry Leadership Structure in Every Church
A. National
B. Regional/District/Zonal (whatever divisions your country uses)
C. Local
(Examples available on request for set-up of Children’s Ministry at each level of the church. These include job descriptions, and constitutional wording.)

V. Children’s Event at EVERY CRUSADE and CONVENTION
A. Children’s Day Materials are great for use here
B. Regular Sunday school materials also great, as new children will be present, and those already familiar with materials will be quicker to respond

Will you join in prayer for this vision? Will you fast and pray for Africa's children one day every week?

God Bless, and I hope you keep checking this blog for more updates, pictures, and exciting news of what God is doing as we Reach Africa's Children.