Africa

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Several of our teams are traveling the globe this month and next. This week on the blog, we’re highlighting each of our teams.  Empower Ministers Sally Bryant and Suzy Powers are currently in Malawi. Suzy leads His 2 Offer (H20) and is a reading specialist whose expertise is a welcome addition to the training. For the second … Read more

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Several Empower ministers are traveling to Africa this summer to bring a variety of training seminars to people who are eager to learn. We will have teams in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania. We could not do this important work without your prayers and support. Thank you! (If you’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution to … Read more

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Decades ago, when the faithful were called to the mission field, they often packed their belongings in a coffin, expressing two realities: they were in this for a lifetime, and that lifetime might not be very long. Most missionaries to Africa, even in the early 20th Century, only survived for a few years. They succumbed … Read more

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We are thrilled to announce that Frank Michael Tweheyo, our Africa Program Director, is visiting the U.S. this month. He’s here because he is graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in global leadership. Pastor Frank is senior pastor of the Church Fellowship Church in Kabale, Uganda, and regional overseer for World Evangelical … Read more

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Registration is now open for Missions 21! Missions 21, hosted by Empower International Ministries, is a day-long gathering for people from U.S.- resident ministries/missions that work internationally (mostly Africa) on family, child welfare, mental health, and gender issues. There are many of us working independently on these issues or running orphan projects or schools that … Read more

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Our recent seminar in Kampala, Uganda drew a wide variety of influential leaders, including television personalities, mega-church pastors, students and clergy. Frank Tweheyo and Empower Minister Donell Peck recently led a New Man, New Woman, New Life seminar at the Kampala Evangelical School of Theology (KEST). We not only trained students, staff, leaders and pastors … Read more

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Empower is delighted to announce that it will host Missions 21: Empowering International Ministry in the 21st Century on June 23 in Santa Ana, CA. You’re invited to Missions 21, a one-day conference focusing on: Justice issues Gender issues Mental Health Orphan care/child welfare Many U.S.-based ministries that work internationally, like Empower International Ministries, employ … Read more

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Many people wonder how we ended up teaching New Man, New Woman, New Life at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Kenya. (Typically we teach at churches, or universities.) However, everyone needs healthy relationships, including recovering addicts. And Teen Challenge in both Nairobi and Nakuru welcomed Empower yet again this year. Here’s Frank’s report … Read more

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Empower minister Pam Frohreich and Africa Program Director Frank Tweheyo recently led seminars in Kenya. Both Frank and Pam arrived in Utawala on March 3, then set out for Limuru the next day. This is part one of their trip report. Frank reports: Sunday, March 4, we made a quick visit to St. Monica ACK Utawala … Read more

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We have exciting news, for those of you who have been following us for some time! One of the key values for Empower as an organization is, as our name declares, empowerment. We want not only to empower families to live with mutual respect and equality, we also want to empower local churches to teach … Read more

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Empower Minister Pam Frohreich is preparing for her second trip to Kenya. Pam will join Africa Director Frank Tweheyo next month in teaching the New Man, New Woman, New Life curriculum to residents of Teen Challenge, a drug rehabilitation program (for both teens and adults), and teaching a Master Class at St. Paul’s University. Pam … Read more

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Thank you so much for your continuing support! We’re excited about Empower’s growth, and optimistic about the future! Because of your generosity, we have been able to equip churches, families and whole communities to love and care for one another better. As the year comes to an end, we’d like to ask you to give … Read more