Category: Pray for WAAST

LIBERIA During the period of COVID-19 lockdown, many AG and other churches were able to use smartphones and social media to “meet” and stay connected. Churches resumed in-person services in May, and despite restrictions some evangelistic campaigns and conferences took place and church-planting efforts continued. One WAAST alumnus started...

THE NEW SESSION & NEW STUDENTS Students are arriving on campus and begin the nine-week session on Monday. About 100 are expected, with another 15 or so arriving later in the session. Due to continuing COVID-related restrictions and economic challenges, some from other nations are not able to come....

GUINEA-CONAKRY The Assemblies of God of Guinea has continued to establish new works and now counts 210 churches, up from 140. When they were closed due to the pandemic, churches organized house fellowships, and some broadcast services on social media. In a recent revival seminar, pastors and layworkers came...

EQUATORIAL GUINEA (EG) Africa’s only Spanish-speaking nation, EG gained independence from Spain in 1968. The Assemblies of God began work here about 20 years later and has grown to more than 9,000 adherents in a challenging religious context. Most Equatoguineans are nominal Roman Catholics but still hold to traditional...

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Most people in this central African nation consider themselves Christians, but relatively few have a true relationship with Jesus. False doctrine, prosperity teachings, and traditional religious beliefs lead many to distort the pure truth of the gospel. COVID-19 restrictions have greatly hampered church activities, especially those of Pentecostal...

CHAD Poverty, the ongoing terrorist threat, disease, and lack of education—some or all of these affect the majority of the 17 million people in this large Sahelian nation. Nearly 80 of of its 130+ people groups are still unreached by the gospel. Most of these groups follow their traditional...

Central African Republic This desert country just observed 60 years of independence from France—but most people find little to celebrate. Unrest due to multiple Muslim and (cultural) Christian rebel groups, displacement, lack of resources and land to farm, continue to affect the lives of millions. Most Central Africans identify...

Benin Nearly 100 church leaders from Benin have graduated from WAAST over the years, including the current general superintendent. Some graduates direct and teach in the two Assemblies of God Bible schools and in lay-training programs, preparing more pastors for the 1,700+ churches and annexes around the country. Due...

Angola Angola’s people have been influenced by Roman Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, and prosperity churches. For 40 years they lived under Marxist rule. Over the years, many people outwardly adopted one or another of these belief systems, yet firmly adhered to their traditional worship of ancestors and nature spirits, a...

Challenges Facing WAAST WAAST celebrates 50 years in 2021, and God has shown himself faithful! 2020 brought unprecedented challenges. Classes were abruptly ended in March, and the MA courses could not be held. Only a few students from outside Togo were able to attend the second semester. Graduation was...