AFRICA JUN-SEPT 2015 “Christ-centred churches amongnews all African peoples” www.aimint.org INTERNATIONAL | ASIA-PACIFIC In this issue: “Sharing the Hope with Muslims” events… Pages 2-3 New workers with AIM… Page 3 Training national missionaries in Madagascar… Page 5 oung farmers in Lesotho are Nondumiso (pictured) to be influential This would repeat what their Basotho being trained to lead like Jesus. leaders who will live out the Gospel in ancestors did more than 100 years Australian short-term workers their own communities. Ken and Julie ago, when they took the Gospel to the Ywith Africa Inland Mission, Ken and are praying that some of the Basotho Barotse people along the Zambezi River. Julie James from Sydney, are training farmers will catch the vision to take Full story on page 6-7. young Christian famers like Kuenelo and the Gospel to other parts of Africa. PAST AIM WORKERS REMEMBERED Tribute to of service, especially as new Churches up my eyes to the hills-where does my Ken York were formed. Teaching scripture and help come from? My help comes from Veteran Africa geography at the girl’s mission school the LORD, the maker of heaven and Inland Mission worker and preaching, was challenging and earth.” Ken York died on 22 satisfying. Bernice Dalziel January in Western A short time at Eldama Ravine Remembered was followed by more than 20 years at Australia, having served Bernice Dalziel passed away on with AIM from 1974 to Moffat Bible College at Kijabe. He loved 2 March, aged 94. Retired Africa 2004. teaching different subjects and his sense Inland Mission worker, Alan Checkley Ken first left of humour endeared him to the students remembers Bernice as AIM’s first Australia for Kenya and carried him through some difficult Western Australia committee secretary, in 1974 with his situations. Ken also served at times as who did a wonderful job. wife Barbara and Dean of Admissions, Outreach Dean for “Her mother, Bessie Stephenson, two young children, the students’ practical ministries and the travelled to Kenya with Stuart and Elise Andrew and Suzanne. Ken initiated soccer coach. Bryson in 1919 to marry Ernest Dalziel, evangelistic safaris with pastors from During the past three years of who was in Kenya with another mission. different villages, as part of his ministry retirement he developed heart failure Ernest joined AIM on the field. at Kapsowar among the Maraquet which greatly limited his physical Bernice was a very competent people. Sleeping on the floor of a mud activities. He was always aware of his secretary to the Governor in Kenya up hut, packed in like sardines with the weakness and his need of God’s help so to the time of independence. They then pastors was enjoyable in the early years Psalm 121: 1-2 was special to him “I lift retired to Cottesloe, Perth.” Have you ever wondered about making friends with Muslims? presenta el Seminario Puentes AND Un taller para capacitar a cristianos sobre cómo HOPE WORTH SHARING compartir con los musulmanes el amor de Cristo Sábado 7 de marzo de 2015 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Iglesia “El Buen Pastor en Getsemani” Present special events on Plutarco Elías Calles #1220 Col. Marte, C.P. 08840INTERNATIONALChristian’s | ASIA-PACIFIC sharing the Hope with Muslims Hear InternationalMéxico, D.F. Guest Speaker, Author and President of the Crescent Project, Fouad Masri speak about effective communication with Muslim people Costo: $250.00 por persona Sydney Contacto:22 August 55 4344 4217 Brisbane 25 August Adelaide 27 August Melbourne 29 August www.crescentproject.org/puentesFor information and to Register: AfricaInlandMission.org/au or 02 4322 4777 Puentes Mexico City 2015 Card.indd 1 2/3/15 9:19 AM New Zealand Korean Council PO Box 13457 Onehunga Hanwool Church, 952 Woonjungdong Auckland 1643 New Zealand badndangku Sunnam City, Kyungkido JUN-SEPT 2015 Courier: South Korea 463-440 E: [email protected] English-language magazine of AIM Office 16 The Christian Ministry INTERNATIONAL | ASIA-PACIFIC W: www.aimkorea.org Asia-Pacific Region published three Centre 297A Church Street Onehunga times a year. Hong Kong Committee Auckland 1061 New Zealand Editor: Len Lesleighter PO Box 70238 Kowloon Central Hong Kong T: +64 9 281 4595 Asia-Pacific and Australia Council T: (852) 2770 5380 PO Box 328 Gosford NSW 2250 Australia E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 02 4322 4777 or +61 2 4322 4777 W: AfricaInlandMission.org/nz W: AfricaInlandMission.org E: [email protected] T: + 64 9 8899 406 W: AfricaInlandMission.org/au E: [email protected] 2 • Africa Inland Mission — AfricaInlandMission.org INTRODUCING NEW WORKERS WITH AIM came from Melbourne where they aimint.org) and building a team of attended Mooroolbark Baptist Church. prayer and financial supporters prior to Both Jeremy and Felicity are trained departure to Africa. nurses, with Jeremy specialising David in theatre nursing and Felicity in McGowen, midwifery. Jeremy has also worked as a joined the Australian wildlife officer. They previously joined office team as Finance an AIM medi-quest team in East Africa Assistant in March. in 2010. David will work two Jeremy and Felicity share a passion to days a week, and his Jeremy and Felicity Aitken, reach and disciple the unreached peoples main roles will be with Orlando and Caspian, of Africa. They are currently considering receipting income for have recently been approved as new joining a Focus Team among the Laarim AIM and replying to donors. people of South Sudan, starting mid- full-term workers with Africa Inland David is an accountant and is member 2016. Mission. of EV Church in Gosford. David is The Aitken family currently live in Both Jeremy and Felicity are completing originally from Orange in NSW. He Adelaide where Jeremy is completing some Bible-knowledge requirements. has a keen interest in mission and is study at the Adelaide College of They will also be completing AIM’s eager to serve the Lord. David provides Ministries. They attend Clovercrest Australian-based orientation program welcomed assistance for Robbyn Baptist Church. The family initially including the new Equip training (equip. Lesleighter in the Finance office. AIM EVENTS FOCUS ON SHARING THE HOPE WITH MUSLIMS frica Inland Mission in Australia has been ministering to Muslims since M.A. from Fuller is holding events in August 1979. He has trained more than 18,000 Theological to help Christians share the Christian to sensitively and purposefully Seminary in AHope with Muslims. These begin with share their faith with Muslims. He has Islamic Studies. the AIM Australia annual conference served as a guest instructor at several Fouad lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Sydney on 22 August, followed by universities and Christian ministries and with his wife Lisa and their two evening seminars in Brisbane, and has been featured in media publications, children. Adelaide, and an all-day seminar in including Christianity Today, Melbourne. Newsweek, Mission Network News, and These special events will also Guest speaker is Fouad Masri, on CBN, TBN, the Janet Parshall Show, highlight some of AIM’s ministry to founder and president of the Crescent and Prime Time America. unreached African people groups, Project in the United States. Fouad is He is the producer and teacher in including Muslims. Events are in an author and lecturer and was born the DVD study, “Bridges: Christians Sydney, at the Collaroy Center on 22 and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Connecting with Muslims.” In Bridges, August; in Brisbane at Beenleigh Baptist Lebanon. As a third generation pastor, he further exposes Christians to the Church on 25 August; in Adelaide at he has a passion for sharing the love of urgent need for understanding about Tabor College on 27 August and in Christ with Muslims and has spent most Islam and Muslims. In 2014, this Melbourne at the Melbourne School of of his life doing just that. course was offered by AIM to churches Theology on 29 August. In 1993, Fouad founded Crescent in Sydney. A number of churches have For more information or to Project to nurture transformational already participated. relationships between Christians and Fouad is author of “Is the Injeel register for these events, contact AIM Muslims and overcome misconceptions Corrupted?” and “Ambassadors to 02 4322 4777 or register online via about Islam and Christianity. Muslims”. Fouad holds a bachelor’s AfricaInlandMission.org/au. Early bird Fouad is an ordained minister and degree in Mass Communication and an registrations close 30 June. AFRICA news — June to September 2015 • 3 August 2016 will mark the Centenary of the Africa Inland Mission Committee in Australia. The stories below tell of how the first Australian and New Zealand workers with Africa Inland Mission, took the Gospel to Africa. Thank God for firm foundations for the ministry, which today is still focused on sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with the 100 unreached peoples of Africa. FIRST KIWI MISSIONARY WITH AIM IN BELGIUM CONGO Celebrating forced them home to New Zealand. Mubuti was brought in to the Bennett and Esther are pictured in station hospital and under the very 1934, with Verna, about to return to capable care of Doctor Carl Becker he the Congo in good health and heart. was operated on but urgently needed a Esther, Verna andyears Bennett Williams, 1934. Source: Verna Bush (nee Williams), They lovingly served the Lord, on many blood transfusion. There were no blood Tauranga, NZ. different Stations in the Congo, until banks out there in those days, and there their final evacuation due to severe wars was a reluctance to share blood between ennett Williams became Africa in 1964.