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An Alliance worker shares a personal, inspirational lesson about giving that’s appropriate for Christmas—and all year round.

Recent updates from the C&MA’s Bongolo Hospital in Gabon include a report that 1,111 people had become followers of Jesus (as of November 11) through the hospital’s ministry this year, and news that a much-needed fire truck is on its way. Read more about the fire truck’s journey to Africa . . .

One year ago last week a failed presidential election took place in Côte d’Ivoire that resulted in civil war, which left hundreds dead and tens of thousands emotionally traumatized. A year later there is much to be thankful for, report Jeter and Laura Livingston, who serve at West Africa Alliance Theological Seminary (FATEAC) in the West African nation’s capital city, Abidjan.

Learn how prayers were answered for the Dakar Academy-sponsored Thanksgiving weekend outreach in Senegal.

A veteran overseas Alliance worker in Africa shares a day-in–the-life moment of being Christ’s light—made possible through the Alliance Great Commission Fund.

Learn about a major student outreach in Senegal, hosted by Dakar Academy, which needs your prayer support.

“. . .When you see a big, fat mosquito land and start chowing down, all you want to do is smack it from here to Timbuktu (about 1,000 miles),” blogged a new mom recently, who serves with marketplace ministries (mm) in Africa. Read why mosquitos are so feared, especially in Africa. And learn about mm, which has nothing to do with M&Ms but is still a really good thing.

By Jeremy Fields, serving with CAMA in Mongolia “Missions begins and ends in worship” (John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, 3rd ed.) The following is an adapted excerpt from the Fields’s September newsletter. Jeremy and his wife Krista serve with Compassion and Mercy Associates (CAMA), the relief and development arm of The Alliance. I [...]

Recently, lightning accompanied a pastor’s powerful evangelistic message in a small, remote corner of Africa where a people group lives that has been difficult to reach with the good news. Learn how you can join Alliance workers to help spread the Light.

Burkina Faso-born Fabé and his wife, Rebekah, have an intimate experience of God’s powerful direction on their lives. Their story also reveals how God is raising up young African Christian leaders to reach French-speaking West Africa with the good news.