Report for September 2023
I give thanks to God for this month which has just ended and for the lives of the brothers and sisters of all the congregations who have taken part in church and school activities in southern Togo.
May the Almighty bless all those who contribute to the evolution of work in Togo and elsewhere.
Evangelism:
Every Friday for students, every Tuesday for Kpalime zone evangelists, every Thursday for Kpele zone evangelists and every Wednesday for Agou zone evangelists. At present, evangelists in the Atakpalime zone have started evangelizing every Wednesday. It's a very effective method that involves everyone, even the lazy ones, I'd say, are involved and encouraged. The total number of people baptized this September is 13.
During the month of September, the students occupied the areas of the city where:
1. TSIVE district, (2 times).
2. Quartier Zomayi (3 times).
BVBI
The quarter ends this month and the third quarter begins mid-October 2023. This quarter's courses will be sent to you in next month's reports. There are 15 students who have completed their courses and are waiting for the next ones. Every Wednesday evening and Sunday, they visit local churches to teach and exhort. At the end of each month, there is a general evaluation for all the students, enabling the teachers to take steps to help and improve each student's level of biblical knowledge.
All teachers enjoyed their academic work and practical work, either through evangelism or working with local churches. This development encourages work and other programs such as evangelistic campaigns in different regions, conferences and seminars. Evangelists are involved in many of the activities organized by the school.
Saturday courses
There are 15 Saturday schools in southern Togo, with a total enrolment of 150 students from all denominations, some of whom have already been baptized and some of whom are already planning to join the two-year BVBI training program. They will join the institute after the class of 2023-2025. This strategy of bringing together denominational leaders (members, pastors, prophets and apostles) to first evangelize and teach them, has resulted in a large number of converts becoming members, and how a new assembly in the locality. This is a good way of planting churches in certain areas of southern Togo.
1. Kpalime (10)
2. Temedja(10)
3. Adeta(10)
4. Amoussoukope (10)
5. Lome (10)
6. Blita (10)
7. Notse (10)
8. Kati (10)
9. Danyi (10)
10. Amakpape (10)
11. Kpele-Ele (10)
12. Datcha (10)
13. Amlame (10)
14. Heheatro (10)
15. Dalave (10)
Churches
Churches of Christ in the south of Togo have recently been hit by rainstorms, such as those in AMOUSSOKPE, TSABOME, TEMEDJA and LAVIE-APEDOME. Without sheds under which to gather, they have been holding Sunday services under very difficult conditions.
Women's conference
Conferences are often organized by region. In September, it was at NUKAFU in Lomé, where women from our region were to take part in the third conference of the year, from October 1 to 4, 2023.
Theme: The role of the Christian woman in the home.
Text: Proverbs 31:11-31.
Evangelists
Still on the move for the salvation of souls, gathered on September 4 to define how to proceed to evangelize a greater number and plant four (4) churches by the end of this year 2023.
Strategies are defined as setting up a system called zone work divided into five:
1. kpalime zone
2. Agou zone
3. Kpele zone
4. Fiokpe area
5. Atakpame zone.
To succeed, you have to work as a team. All these teams, made up of 55 evangelists and brothers of good will, are always on the move to evangelize. Another team is being formed with students from Blita and surrounding areas for the central region.