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ithyour faithful support, AFCOE Africa Is Growing

the Amazing Facts Center of Twelve Sundays of personal evangelism
Evangelism (AFCOE) has been stretching
training called iSHARE have just been completed
its arms far around the globe this spring. Our
by AFCOE Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Lowell Hargreaves
team spent much of their time in the Southern and his team are now sending teams of two out to give Bible

Hemisphere conducting discipleship training in South studies. Each team finds two other church members to join them.
Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. More than 200 students
Then they invite 10 people to their Bible study. When they finish
received AFCOE to Go instruction, and over a thousand
giving the 26 lessons, the students are ready to graduate. Last year
church members were part of Sabbath training sessions.
one group started their Bible study group with 35 guests and now

And by June 2016, AFCOE will have trained disciples 30 of them are ready for baptism! People are becoming infected
for Christ in seven countries: United States, South Africa,
with a zeal for evangelism in Africa through AFCOE.
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, and Indonesia!

South Africa

AFCOE presented a one-month training school

in Cape Town and a one-week AFCOE to Go in Durban.

Several of these graduates are already involved in active full-

time evangelistic work. The 70 attendees in Durban included
the conference president, a union director, and 20 pastors.

Church leaders were thrilled with the inspiring training and

have asked AFCOE to return next year. Pastor Doug Batchelor

also hosted three city-wide rallies, where thousands came out
to hear the gospel preached.
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One young man from Cape Town accepted the challenge

last year at AFCOE to Go to let God use him to reach one Recently, another batch of 24 students completed AFCOE
person through a Bible study. As he prayed for guidance, a training in the Philippines and were sent to different places to

Bible study opened up and he had the privilege of seeing that conduct their own evangelistic meetings. These “on the job”

man baptized. Inspired, the young man next joined AFCOE for training seminars are the final part of their preparation as Bible

the month-long training last February. He is now running a workers. Besides classroom study, the eager students spend three
prophecy seminar with the help of his fellow AFCOE graduates!
hours on Sundays and eight hours on Thursdays reaching out in

the community through literature distribution, health surveys,
Down Under
prayer, and Bible studies. The group also conducted a “Gems for
In Australia, AFCOE held evangelism training in two Jesus” seminar for children and baptized several enthusiastic kids.

churches that partnered together for a week-long series of Please pray for the 13 evangelistic sites where students will be
evening sessions. One was a church plant with an active
leading many people to Jesus.
evangelism cycle. The members were excited to use in-depth
The work is ripe in all parts of the world field, but the
AFCOE training in their current outreach. In Christchurch, laborers are few. Please pray for AFCOE as the team goes out to

New Zealand, AFCOE held a week-long evangelism event inspire new laborers!
hosted by a church in the suburb of Ilam. Representatives

from 12 churches throughout New Zealand came together
The next full AFCOE course begins July 28.
to focus on reaching their neighbors and friends for Jesus. You can participate in a live
The full week of training resulted in dozens of commitments
evangelism event and win souls to Jesus!
for active evangelism and strong fellowship, which always www.afcoe.org
Visit to learn more and apply.
happens when Christians unite to win others for Jesus!

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