Entries by Jim

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Stepping into 2025: A Call to Shine with Christ’s Light

Dear brothers and Sisters, Complements of the New Season. As we close 2024 and begin 2025, what a privilege it is to celebrate the miracle of another year. We journeyed in 2024 under the banner of ‘Arise Africa, for your light has come’ (Isaiah 60:1). We did that together through faith, courage, and purpose. Across […]

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Embracing the True Spirit of Christmas: Hope, Love, and Light in Christ

Greetings brothers and Sisters in Christ. Merry Christmas. The date of Christmas is an inconclusive long debate. However, Christmas is not about dates, but the fact and the reality of history. Christ was born and the purpose of His coming in the flesh was and is, to bring hope to the hopeless world. I pray […]

Burundi Evangelical Alliance celebrates its 1st Anniversary

The Association of Evangelicals in Burundi (AEB) celebrated its 1st anniversary on the 30th of November, 2024 at King’s Conference Center in Bujumbura, Burundi. AEB hosted the Vice Chair of International Council of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Rev. Dr. Frank Hinkelmann, representatives from various organizations such as World Vision and World Relief, different heads […]

AEA Launches the Africa Resource Centre in Nairobi, Kenya

AEA officially launched its first research and resource centre in Nairobi Kenya. The centre presents AEA with a great opportunity to support innovative and groundbreaking research work in Africa. Housed on the 9th floor of the AEA Plaza in Valley Road, Nairobi, Kenya, the centre stands as a dedicated hub for resourcing, empowering, and engaging […]

IDOP 2024 – Courageous Faith

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we gather for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on the 3rd and 10th of November 2024, I invite you to unite with millions of believers across the globe to stand in solidarity with our persecuted family. The theme for this year, “Courageous Faith,” […]

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AEA Secretary General’s Visit to Niger

From 13-16 October 2024, the Secretary General of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) Dr. Master O. Matlhaope visited Niger, to express the solidarity of AEA to the church and people of Niger affected by Islamic insurgency.  Violent attacks by jihadist groups targeting communities in the western regions of the country, along the border […]

Secretary General’s Visit to South Sudan

The Secretary General (SG) of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) Dr. Master O. Matlhaope visited Emmanuel Christian University (ECU) in South Sudan as the guest speaker for its first graduation. He attended it in his dual role as SG of AEA and Chancellor of Africa International University (AIU), accompanied by Dr. Florence Mungathia, […]

AEA Team Attends 4th Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Seoul, Korea

From September 22-28, 2024, over 5,000 evangelical leaders from more than 200 nations convened in Seoul, South Korea, for the 4th Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. This significant gathering, held 15 years after the previous congress in Cape Town, South Africa, sought to “accelerate collaborative action toward fulfilling Jesus’ Great Commission.” Representing the Association of […]

African Evangelical Leaders visit the Angolan National Assembly

On 1st October 2024, the Secretary General of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), Dr. Master Matlhaope, accompanied by the General Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance of Angola, Dr. Alexandre Saul, visited the Angolan National Assembly. During the visit, they met with the 3rd Vice President of the National Assembly, Raul Lima. The meeting […]