Category: Pray for WAAST

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) This past July the first graduating class of the CAR Assemblies of God’s Bible institute—36 men and women—received their diplomas and are now involved in evangelism and church-planting projects. A new class of 23 is currently in session. The AG and other Pentecostal/Evangelical churches in...

This week pray for BENIN Despite the challenges of economic difficulties and opposition from adherents of other religions, the Assemblies of God of Benin continues to evangelize, plant churches, train new workers, serve their communities, and send missionaries. Nearly 100 WAAST alumni are an important part of this work...

CHALLENGES FACING WAAST We praise God that the 2021 academic year, though challenging, was successful beyond expectation. WAAST graduated its largest class in its 50-year history, as many students who could not complete the program in 2020 were able to finish. This year, though some pandemic-related constraints continue, we...

WORKERS IN MEDIA & TRANSLATION In Africa, as around the world, COVID-19 restrictions brought about a surge of interest in and application of social media platforms to broadcast services to church members and others. While some WAAST students and alumni already work with media, including radio, TV and online...

WORKERS IN COMPASSION MINISTRIES Beginning in Acts 2, we see Spirit-filled disciples sharing with those in need, healing in Jesus’ name, caring for widows, etc. Showing compassion flows naturally from serving our Lord. Many WAAST students and graduates are involved in compassion ministries, some as their primary ministry, and...

WORKERS AMONG MUSLIMS Many WAAST students and alumni minister in Muslim areas—some because this is where the Lord has placed them, others because Muslims are moving into their areas as Islam spreads throughout West and Central Africa. Some were once Muslims themselves and seek to bring others out of...

This week pray for YOUTH PASTORS The onset of the global pandemic and the subsequent restrictions and economic fallout this past year have made life for young people (late teens to marriage) in Africa more uncertain. Some have fallen behind in school or no longer have the means to...

WOMEN IN MINISTRY Whether they are working alongside their pastor husbands (and overseeing the church when their husbands are away at WAAST), teaching youngsters in a Christian school, discretely discipling a secret believer, talking to young ladies about godly marriage, evangelizing, and even planting churches, women serve in vital...

THE 2021 GRADUATION WAAST is marking its 50th anniversary with a record number of graduates! This coming Saturday, November 13, 150 students will walk across the platform to receive their hard-earned diplomas: 20 the Post-secondary Diploma in Theology, 120 the Bachelor of Theology, and 10 the Master of Arts...

MISSIONARIES Some WAAST students and alumni serve as missionaries, either in another country or in an ethnically different region of their own nation. They face the challenges of language learning, navigating cultural differences, and dealing with culture shock. They must learn how people think and what they value so...