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		<title>Sumner Safari Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 20th beginning at 6:30 PM will be a special evening.  The Sumner Safari Dinner is going to be held at the Hartsville Pike Church of Christ in Gallatin, Tennessee.  Please respond your intent by contacting our office via email at lorilarrance@hotmail.com or calling us at (615) 306-9097.]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2012/02/sumner-safar-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Jungle Jamboree</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone told me it&#8217;s all happenin&#8217; at the zoo.  I do believe, I do believe it&#8217;s true.  Join us Saturday, March 31st at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere for a fun-filled day.  From 9 AM to 2 PM.  For only $15, you get admission to the zoo, lunch, face-painting, games and special events.  Check back soon for more details!  Don&#8217;t miss it!]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2012/02/jungle-jamboree/</link>
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		<title>African Violet Dinner</title>
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		<title>The Reason Why</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sirajo Saleh was sent to Islamic clerics, ostracized by his family and finally taken to be executed simply because he wanted to learn more about the Bible and the Christian faith. Raised in the Kano State, Sirajo’s mother died when he was 3 and he was raised harshly by his father and step-mother. Sirajo was intrigued by a nomadic group of people called the Angas who would travel from Jos to Kano to hunt wild dogs and other animals for food. He was impressed how everyone in the tribe would work together and the peace they all seemed to enjoy, but what impressed him most was their practice of prayer before each meal. As Sirajo became more and more engaged with the Angas people, his father became concerned he was spending too much time with infidels (non-Islamic people) and they were filling his head with strange notions of the Christian religion. After repeated warnings to stay away, his father took him to the Hizbah (these are people who were responsible for executing those who converted from Islam to Christianity). Locked in a dark room and starved for days, Sirajo didn’t expect to live much longer, but one of his captors helped him escape and started him on the next phase of his journey. Sirajo traveled for days until he arrived at Jos and was asked to be introduced to Christians [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/11/the-reason-why/</link>
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		<title>Tobias Omotena: A Profile in Faith</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am always inspired by that commitment, dedication and spirit of Christian service that is demonstrated by some of our African brethren. Tobias Omotena is one of those men. He is a living example of why we continue to train men to preach the saving gospel of Jesus Christ. Tobias lives in Rundu, Namibia on the border of Angola. He barely earns $100 a month and provides for his family by raising a garden and doing odd jobs in the village. For the past year, Tobias has been struggling to build a church building on a small lot near his home. Despite the economic challenges Tobias faces, he takes enough money out of his earnings each month to purchase cement and he has been building the church building one block at a time. I can’t remember the last time I saw such personal sacrifice and commitment to the Lord’s work. Before asking for support, or expecting someone to come and do his work for him, Brother Omotena offers the first-fruits of his earnings, his labor and Christian service to Lord.]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/11/tobias-omotena-a-profile-in-faith/</link>
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		<title>WNCC Board Looks to the Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twelve years ago African Christian Schools founded a second college. Just 2 hours from Lagos, West Nigeria Christian College was strategically positioned to reach over 40 million people. Early in the work and development of WNCC, it was clear there were opportunities far beyond what we had hoped or imagined. The campus is near enough to the Lagos airport to bring workers in from the U.S. Its central location means we can recruit students from Benin, Ibadan, and Lagos as well as strengthen the churches in those regions. WNCC has a Nigerian board of directors that are doing an amazing job managing the college, planning for the future and giving of their own time, talents and financial gifts. This year the school raised over $12,000 U.S. to help fund the annual lectureship, they also donated the labor and materials to complete the wiring for the new dormitory. The local board and staff at WNCC also took responsibility for tiling all the floors in the campus auditorium. In their board meeting in August they (the Nigerian board) committed to raising over $100,000 U.S. for future projects on the  campus.  Money they  plan to  raise  within Nigeria. The commitment, dedication and true sense of partnership that has been demonstrated by the board at WNCC gives cause for great optimism for the work in Nigeria. While it has become more and more difficult [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/10/wncc-board-looks-to-the-future/</link>
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		<title>A New Era of Growth &amp; Expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Jesus Christ through all generations, forever and ever. Amen. &#8211; (Ephesians. 3:20) This has been a tremendous year of blessing and growth for African Christian Schools. It has been a time of rebirth, restoration and expansion. Over the past decade mission efforts all across the continent have faced tremendous challenges and opposition as we have seen the rapid expanse of Islam, kidnappings, and terrorism interrupt important works of the kingdom (especially in Northern Africa). As we reviewed our mission efforts we realized it was time for a new approach if we are to continue to share the gospel of Christ in a troubled world. Here are a few of the steps we have taken to insure God’s work continues: ¨ We are providing vocational training programs and taking steps to insure that our graduates will have a sustainable means to support their families and work (without the endless dependency on U.S. support). ¨ We are installing internet connectivity on all our campuses and looking for options to provide more distance learning and lower-cost alternatives to training preachers and teachers. ¨ We offered a prison ministry training workshop on the campus of WNCC and will repeat it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/10/a-new-era-of-growth-expansion/</link>
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		<title>Let the Little Children Come &#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The AID’s virus continues to have a devastating effect on the mortality rates in Africa. Few things are more tragic than to see an innocent child suffering from the ravages of this terrible disease. God’s people have always had a soft place in their heart for the widows and orphans of this world. We are reminded by what James tells us, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27). We now see this teaching being practiced on the campus of Tsumeb Bible College and Nigerian Christian Bible College. In both locations our preachers not only see a practical application of Christian benevolence, but they are actively involved in working with the children. Through these actions our students gain practical experience in “pure and undefiled religion.” How blessed we are that our campuses can serve those in the greatest need and at the same time teach real-life ministry to our students. This year we purchased 13 new mattresses for the children at  Tsumeb, but there is also a need to upgrade the kitchen appliances and to complete the addition of the National Electric Service on the campus of NCBC. Your continued help is what makes these projects possible.]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/10/let-the-little-children-come/</link>
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		<title>New Beginnings at NCBC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For over half a century preachers, teachers and church leaders have been trained on the campus of Nigerian Christian Bible College (NCBC). Graduates of NCBC have planted churches, started prison ministries and even established Bible colleges in Nigeria and other African countries. In 2009 African Christian Schools was forced to temporarily close the school because of a series of threats, economic challenges and opposition we faced from various places. We took small steps in 2010 &#8211; 2011 to offer part-time classes, but now we are excited to announce that effective immediately, NCBC is offering a full curriculum of ministerial classes. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our management team in Nigeria and the generous donations of our partners here in the U.S. NCBC will once again be making a significant difference in the lives of men and women all across Southeast Nigeria. For the past two years NCBC has continued to offer a part-time curriculum, host the annual ministers workshop in May and the Bible lectureship in August. This year 65 souls were added to the Lord’s church at the Annual Bible Lectureship. Our dedicated staff at NCBC are doing a wonderful job, but I urgently need to raise an additional $1,000 per month to add two additional teachers and a part-time typist. Please let me know if your congregation can assist in this good work.]]></description>
		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/10/new-beginnings-at-ncbc/</link>
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		<title>Swaziland: African Christian Schools</title>
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		<link>http://africanchristianschools.org/2011/10/swaziland-african-christian-schools/</link>
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