Today marks a turning point in our ministry. As I write this blog post, Andrew, Tchéou, and Daré are kicking off our first disciple-maker training course with around 20 students from all over the Lamba region. This has been months in the planning, and we believe that this school will allow us to have a greater(…)
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Past, Present, and Future Opportunities
In spite of being “stuck” here in the States for an extra six months, we are trying to take advantage of the time we have, and we are already starting to see some of the reasons why the Lord had us stay here longer. There are some exciting things we’d like to share with you(…)
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Discipling the Disciplers: Jean and Katchak
Have you ever had a Christian pastor put a curse on you? Or have you ever been told that you can’t evangelize because you haven’t been to seminary? Well, sadly both of those things (and more) take place in some Togolese churches, and they have happened to two men we have been working with over(…)
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Andrew Stoff Update
I know that so many of you have been praying for Andrew and Julia, so I wanted to give you a quick update on them as well as explain a bit more about how the accident happened. I spoke with Andrew last night on the phone and he is doing quite well. He’s staying very(…)
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Following a Hunch
The Man With A Plan Over the past few months, Andrew and I have had several conversations with our coworker, Tchéou, about our future ministry in the Lamba area. We have been blessed to hear his vision for the region, and to know his ideas for how to go about the work, and his insights(…)
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Our first moringa project!
Almost a full month in Kara already! It seems like just yesterday that we pulled into our carport and got reacquainted with our home. So much has happened since then, and it seems impossible to tell you about all of it. I do, however, want to let you know about the most exciting news, which(…)
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Safely home
Hello from Togo! As you probably already know we have finally made it home safe and sound after a grueling, delayed, and rerouted 50 hour plane trip followed by an 8 hour drive from Lomé to our house in Kara. Since we arrived late Saturday night we have been doing a lot of unpacking and(…)
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