Brownies for Bibles

One of Vision Africa's important reconciling ministries equips young pastors to share messages of peace and understanding across Nigeria. The Vision Africa Compass program will put a high-quality bible in the hands of 180 new pastors this year, and the children of Suncreek United Methodist Church in Allen, Texas, helped make it possible.

They got excited and got busy encouraging others to Share God's Love across Africa!

Along with Adrienne Morgan, the Suncreek Minister for Children, these energetic, caring kids organized "Brownies for Bibles" to raise money for the ministry. They also made some aprons, pot holders, necklaces and other crafts at home to sell in order to raise money for the bibles for the new pastors in Africa.



With hard work and big smiles, they raised enough money for six Bibles.

That means six more young Nigerian ministers will receive their very first bible when they are ordained this week!

If you want to support this powerful ministry like the kids at Suncreek did, please contact us today.

The Compass

Equipping Young Pastors with Bibles

In the bush of Africa, young pastors often have no books, no Internet, and sometimes, no Bible. Only their faith and relationship with Jesus Christ guide them.

Bishop Sunday Onuoha, founder of Vision Africa, experienced these challenges first-hand as a young minister in Nigeria and he recalls that his bible was his only resource through many long days and many quiet nights. He found the Word to be his library, his road map and his compass. That's why Vision Africa's ministries start in the smallest, simplest way: the Bible.

Through our Compass program, we invite young people who receive their first Bible to “turn and give” a bible to a pastor in the bush of Africa.

The Methodist Seminary in Nigeria will ordain 180 new pastors this summer, and for most of the young ministers this simple NIV study bible will be their only library and their only tool in the mission fields.

Third graders who receive a bible from their church, teens who receive a bible at Confirmation, or Vacation Bible Schools with special mission projects can provide these 180 young pastors with Bibles as a resource and Compass for mission.

Again this year, Vision Africa can purchase and distribute a sturdy leather bible to a newly ordained pastor in Nigeria for $50.

Equipping a pastor with a quality bible as a Compass for guiding ministry to others can also be an evangelistic opportunity for adult Sunday school classes, Men’s and Women’s circles, or a congregational Communion offering. Vision Africa offers many opportunities for helping to build the Christian community.

Through these ministries and others, Vision Africa builds Nigeria's indigenous capacity for positive change. Through life-saving medical outreach in the field, inspirational messages of peace on Love 104.1 FM, and community-building leadership training, Vision Africa gives people hope.

You can visit www.visionafrica.org to learn more about the ministries that penetrate deep in the heart of Africa’s largest country.