“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” -Habakkuk 2:14
Hi friends and family! Will you consider helping me with an important project? I’m leading a team to The Gambia, West Africa for the third time and I need people to partner with me financially. Will you make a donation to our team? The most important thing Christians can do is introduce people to the good news of Jesus Christ that changes everything for the glory of God. We’re working to do that with Servants of Word (SOW), a Biblical training school, to build a residential training center where students from all over Africa will learn to study the Bible correctly, preach it effectively, and develop agricultural skills that will give them self-sufficiency. Pastor Steven M started the school when he moved from Sierra Leone and saw that the Gambia was a strategic location for training West African Christians. The Gambia is a Muslim nation and it’s costly to follow Jesus. There’s very little access to faithful churches or Biblical teaching. Christians need training and discipleship as God brings more people to faith. God is already at work in The Gambia raising up Christian leaders from all over West Africa. We get the privilege of working alongside them.
Each year looks a bit different for our team but we spend time with the Gambian Christians who encourage us more than we encourage them! We work with local children’s programs and do manual labor at the school campus. The first year we worked with the students to prepare the site. We extracted tree stumps, planted new trees, and cleared the land. The next year we moved mountains of bricks for the first dormitory wing. The school campus is now open with a classroom building and dormitory. God is working and the good news of Jesus is being taught! We are giving thanks to God for the 17 students who graduated in December. They are leading or serving in local churches. Our next trip is on 1-9 February. This year we’ll finally be able to work and sleep at the school campus. We’ll attend class with the students and help with the construction of more facilities. Our support of SOW is strategic for the future of Gambian Christians and it would mean a lot to me to have you support my team financially. Our team of 5 is raising £4000. We’ve already raised £1,683 towards our £3,985 target! Now we’re praying for God to send us more supporters. Will you help us? (And will you consider sharing this with others who might be interested?) Your support will affect Christians in the Gambia for many generations. Please let me know if you’re able to make a donation. It’s encouraging to see how God answers prayer! You can email at dustintramel@gmail.com
There are a few ways to donate. If your credit card allows international transactions you can follow this link https://redeemercroydon.churchsuite.co.uk/donate/
Select Gambia 2020 in the drop-down menu.
If you’re based in the US you can support us tax efficiently. It’s very simple and is made possible by Redeemer City to City, an umbrella organization with 501(c)(3) status. You can use a US credit or debit card and receive a tax receipt. Follow this link https://redeemercitytocity.secure.force.com/donate?c=7011N000000jtK3QAI
(Please let me know if you use this method so I can ensure your funds go to the correct account.)
Below, you can check out what God is doing at Servants of the Word
CLICK HERE to see the location of the training school
https://earth.google.com/web/@13.25569724,-16.58029181,19.89758431a,394.01803024d,35y,50.99633917h,0t,0r
CLICK HERE to see a short video introduction to Servants of the Word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru8dNpfpF4Y
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