TWR MINISTRY UPDATE AFRICA • 54 Countries • 1.2 billion people • 3705 people groups • 987 unreached people groups • 1500-2000 languages • Christian: 50.9% (610,800,000) • Muslim: 43.3% (519,600,000) • Other: 5.8% (69,600,000) 1 Aari 21 French [African] 41 Lingala 61 Shangaan 2 Afar 22 Fulfulde 42 Lomwe 62 Shona 3 Afrikaans 23 Fulfulde, Nigerian 43 Luchazi 63 Sidamo 4 Amharic 24 German 44 Luganda 64 Siswati 5 Arabic Juba 25 Hadiyya 45 Lukpa 65 Somali 6 Baatonum 26 Hassaniyya 46 Luo 66 Songhai 7 Bambara 27 Hausa 47 Luvale 67 Swahili 8 Baoule 28 Ife 48 Maasai 68 Swahili [Tanzanian] 9 Bete, Guiberoua 29 Igbo 49 Makhuwa 69 Taita 10 Chewa 30 Jula 50 Malagasy 70 Tamasheq 11 Chokwe 31 Kabuverdianu 51 Mina 71 Tigre 12 Dendi 32 Kambaata 52 Moore 72 Tigrinya 13 Dholuo 33 Kanuri 53 Ndau 73 Tumbuka 14 Ditammari 34 Kikuyu 54 Ndebele 74 Turkana 15 English 35 Kimbundu 55 Oromo 75 Twi 16 English [African] 36 Kinyarwanda 56 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji 76 Umbundu 17 Ewe 37 KiRundi 57 Portuguese 77 Wolof 18 Fiote 38 Kotokoli 58 Portuguese [African] 78 Yao 19 Fongbe 39 Kunama 59 Pular 79 Yoruba 20 French 40 Kwanyama [Oxiuambo] 60 Serer 80 Zulu CURRENT BROADCAST LANGUAGES (80) SW/MW Platforms • WATS MW – 100 kW • SWZ MW – 100 kW • SWZ SW – 50 & 100 kW • GRI SW – 300 kW • Middle East SW – 250 kW Satellite • TWR Africa 2 (Sub- Sahara Africa) Satellite • TWR Africa (Southern Africa) Sifa FM - 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Vereniging 113 Tanzania FM Zenj FM Radio 84 South Africa FM Kasie FM 114 Togo FM Radio Missionaire 85 South Africa FM Life FM Klerksdorp 115 Uganda FM Central Broadcasting Service 86 South Africa FM Radio Alpha FM 116 Uganda NTWK Radio Uganda Network 87 South Africa FM Radio Helderberg FM - Stellenbosch 117 Uganda FM Voice of Life Uganda FM 88 South Africa FM Radio Khwezi 118 Zimbabwe FM StarFM 89 South Africa FM Radio Kingfisher LISTENER INTERACTIONS • Letters responded to within 24 hours. With WhatsApp and other social media depending on capacity it can be a matter of minutes; • Visits – to and from listeners…walk ins are popular, listener groups; • Online platforms – websites, social media, TWR360, Facebook; • Phone calls; • Sms/text messages; • Roadshows – expensive but when funds are available can be very effective; • Giveaways; • Engagements with the local church – direct listeners to church for further counselling and discipleship. EAST AFRICA Countries Presentation: History, Society and Ministry Needs Featured countries: 1. Burundi 2. Djibouti 3. Ethiopia 4. Eritrea 5. Kenya 6. Rwanda 7. Somalia 8. South Sudan 9. Tanzania 10. Uganda A history of unrest in some countries Major Languages • English • Amharic • French • Oromo • Kiswahili • Tigre • (Juba) Arabic • Tigrinya • Luganda • Somali • Kirundi • Afar • Kinyarwanda Some Secular governments: Freedom of worship In some other countries: No or limited freedom of worship: Church or media activities forbidden or strictly monitored Challenges: • Gospel of prosperity (False Gospel) • Traditional religions TWR’s Response Programs: • Devotional • Social welfare (E.g. Foundations for Farming) Islam, a major threat to the spread of Christianity: • East Africa host the largest Islamic university that train preachers to East and Central Africa. • Initially located at the African coast of the Indian Ocean, but now making aggressive entry inland. • Initially using Arabic and located in towns, now using local languages, building mosques in remote villages and using media (radio) • Doing humanitarian work to entice people. • In some areas, confrontation between Muslims and Christians South Sudan: • Formally part of the (Islamic) Republic of the Sudan. • Fought for 22 years for independence from the Republic of Sudan. • Second civil war erupted in 2013 due to power struggle between Dinka and Nuer South Sudan: • Population: 12,862,000 • Professing Christians: 57.9% • Evangelicals: 11.4 % • Ethnic religions: 4,469,400 or 34.7% South Sudan Programs needed • Evangelism to the Ethnoreligionists and other non Christian groups • Social welfare: Peace and reconciliation, health, economical empowerment. Somalia: • Civil war since 1991 right after toppling of president Mohamed Siad Barre. • Population: 11,356,000 • Largest religion: Islam (99.5%) • Christian work is prohibited in the country. • Little church is underground. • Christians: 0.3% • Evangelicals: 0% Somalia: • Birthplace of “Islamic courts”, later transformed into “Al Shabaab” terror group. • Al Shabaab has pledged allegiance to the IS. • Though flushed out of capital Mogadiscio, Al Shabaab still carries deadly attacks civil and government targets. Resistance to the gospel is present as in the following slides but also some good news: Somalia: “You people are alienated from God and his religion. Come back to Allah while you are still alive, and repent the apostasy; for you know that the way of righteousness is Islam. You are exchanging the religion with worldly pleasure that has no value. For you, hell isn’t far off. The minute you die, you are in hell. If you left Islam, reconvert again to Islam to be safe from hell.” Somalia: “…. You, an apostate rebel, and a condemned atheist. You left your pertinent religion, while you know very well that Islam is good, and then chose to become Christian? I swear, if I get you, I will kill you, polluted and impure lot.” Somalia: “I am greeting you, the Rajada Dumarka (WoH) ladies. I am happy to hear the Somali women who have no fear to preach the word of God – thank you, God! Sisters, even if I do not know your names, I encourage you not to fear to preach to Somali ladies, those who are in the dark.