Mike Reynen works with African leaders for the expansion of the church and the formation of local churches. Church planting and ministerial education are vital. Mike and Vickie both encourage the missionary team to empower national leaders. Vickie puts much of her energy into Tumaini Women Kenya, a discipleship-oriented micro-savings and loan ministry, and Thrive (also Kenya), a young women’s ministry discipling and advocating against gender-based violence and sex trafficking.
Pray For
- the students at Wesley Missionary Institute – for spiritual development and essential skills development for working in cross-cultural ministry
- continued expansion within the nine countries in West Africa where the FMC is engaged
- the Thrive ladies to achieve their goals for additional groups and advocacy work
- the Lord’s guidance and strength in the Reynens’ travels throughout Africa
Power and Potential in Community
Picture a circle of young Togolese women. They are gathered for the Thrive/Wunders training. Yvonne, the Thrive Kenya leader conducting the training, said, “OK, pretend you are a teacher … and ‘you,’ you are an Auntie from church. Bella, pretend you are the nurse.”...
Big Steps in Malawi
The Free Methodist Church (FMC) in Malawi is taking active steps toward achieving general conference status. Under the leadership of Bishop Matt Whitehead, the three annual conferences in Malawi agreed to form a Provisional General Conference Study Committee. The...
Mbare, Zimbabwe: New Church, New Generation
The Free Methodist Church in Zimbabwe is actively engaged in planting new churches and reaching people for Christ. Pastor Tsitsi Majoko is a church planter in the Ralph Jacob district of the Zimbabwe Free Methodist Church. The newest church plant is in Mbare, a suburb...
African Leaders Converge
Leaders from 12 African countries came together in Togo in February 2023 for a week of fellowship, training and planning. They came from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. This gathering...