Kipuke Ministries West Africa Francophone
Newsletter - April 2006
P.O Box 7638 Lome – TOGO ,Tel : 228 235 40 06 Cel: 228 902 81 80 ,
Email : Kipuke@aol.com
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
For the past two years and half, we have experienced the power
of God through our ministries in West Africa/Francophone.
Being in Nonresident status, we have been traveling back and forth
to Africa and have had a chance to lead short-term mission teams to
Africa.
All those who have traveled with us have gone an extra mile to reach
out to those to whom God had called us to serve. We traveled from
larger towns to smaller villages without rest until the work was done.
Many who never had to miss a meal had to go for days without
lunch and have late evening diners. Sacrifices have been made in all
areas of life especially from those who were visiting Africa for the first
time. True love was experienced by most of those who received
help from our missionaries and expressed the desire to see them back
again.
Here are some of our accomplishments together:
Summer 2005
A seminar in evangelism was conducted in three different districts,
Lac, Mono and Lome. Many men, women and young people attended.
Later on, a school of evangelism was opened in Lome with the training
of 50 Evangelists thus 17 are currently serving on the field.
A youth seminar was conducted in Lome with over 150 youth attending.
An HIV/AIDS awareness team was hired to speak to the young people.
December 2005
A men's seminar was conducted in Cotonou-Benin
with the “Companion de Daniel,” youth seminars in
Ouagadougou/Burkina-Faso and Lome/Togo.
March 2006
A team of Pastors, Doctors, businessman, a professional
photographer, a television specialist and a woman traveled
with us to Togo.
The team accomplished so much in a very short period of time.
Seminar, clinics, visits to evangelists, local government authorities
and village chiefs were conducted.
Summer 2006
A women's seminar was conducted in Bagbe/Togo.
A large number of women from all five regions of the country
were present. For three days, women discussed issues related
to violence against women and children. Experts were invited to
help the women on that topic. This was a very moving experience
for women especially those who are in multiple wife marriages.
Over 500 children and youth from Benin, Ghana, and Togo were
present in Kpalime/Togo for our summer Vacation Bible School.
This was our first experience getting children and youth (3-18) from
three different countries where they speak different languages to one
place for a big gathering such as this summer Vacation
Bible school. We have learned from this experience and are planning
to do the same with 1000 participants from four different countries
(Benin, Burkina-Faso, Ghana and Togo) in summer 2007.
November 2006:
The Government of Togo deeded a 3 acres peace of land to the
“Kipuke Ministries” in Pya, Togo. That peace of land includes three
unfinished buildings.
This is the future home of the “Kipuke Ministries Training Center.”
We plan to have in one place: the training of young women in
domestic economics (cooking, sewing, nutrition…),
training of young men ( in carpentry, masonry and electricity), a clinic,
and an International School of Evangelism…
January 2007
A short-term mission team traveled with us to Togo. Clinics, seminary teaching, visits to evangelists, Women training center, orphanage,
the donated land in Pya and the pose of the first symbolic rock for future constructions and village chiefs were conducted. Donations were received
to do some yard work in Pya and the rent of a missionary home in Togo.
Future Plans
- Seminar with women in Togo for about 120 women participating,
summer 2007 - Vacation Bible School for about 1000 participants, summer 2007
- Open our training center in Pya starting with young women program
- Open a sewing center in Lome
- The completion of buildings work in Pya (roof, electricity, water…)
- Well digging in Pya and Baga
- Start our International School of Evangelism in Pya
hands on had made our works as easier as we could never
imagine.Through your donations, we have helped many young
men and women in the countries we serve to stay away from the
streets, refrain from the use of prostitution as mean of survival by
joining our programs where they are given opportunity to learn skills
for independent living and especially giving them an advantage of
learning the word of God.
We will never cease to thank you all for partnering with us in our
ministries in West Africa/Francophone. May the Lord continue to
bless you, your church and your desire to continue partnering with
our ministries for the good of those we are serving from hearts with
love in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In God’s Garden together,
Esaho and Beatrice Kipuke, Missionaries
