mPower Approach will return to West Africa next month. By God’s grace, we have been working there for over ten years. Story after story reveals to us that the indigenous believers we have trained undergo much persecution, and yet remain more than conquerors!
When we teach pastors and evangelists the skill of extracting teeth, new doors are opened to them. It is our hope that with this new skill they are able to become self sustaining. We ask them to charge a small amount for their services, enabling them to resupply and better provide for their families and the local church. Many times these Community Dental Health Workers are invited into places they were not previously welcome, thus opening the door to share the Good News.
However, true to God’s word, as His kingdom expands and His children are equipped, there is often an increase in hardship. One of the pastors we trained said he finally asked God, “Is it a curse to obey you Lord?” This gentle and precious man alone saw 700 patients in less than a year, and every single one of them, most of whom were Muslim, heard the gospel message.
In West Africa and beyond, he and hundreds more have been empowered to relieve great suffering among their people. The pain is unbearable and the need endless, but as conquerors, no, more than conquerors through Him, they will overcome because that’s what conquerors do.
All glory to God!
