Africa Zone

Africa Zone
Power Stats

Number of Vision Schools: 46
297 Active Church Plants in 2004

Africa is no longer considered "the dark continent".

In 1900, less than 10 million Christians lived in Africa. Today, this figure has risen to 360 million. Africa accounts for about 14.8% of the world's human population. As of 2009, Vision has Bible College programs in approximately one third of the African nations, and our goal is to plant bible colleges in every African nation, including Muslim nations. Vision needs completed curriculum in West African French (almost completed) and Arabic (half-way done).

There is a great zeal for God and for evangelism, which is seeing millions come to Christ each year. However, there is a drastic shortage of trained leadership to bring these new converts to a full knowledge of their new found life in Christ. Leadership training and training materials are vital to the health and sustainability of the African Church. Vision is in a position to step into this need and make a real impact on the continent of Africa by training her leaders.

5,000 Churches in 16 Nations
Vision has partnered with Global 12 Project to see new churches established in many different African countries. Each Vision graduate is challenged to be a great commission leader by getting their local church involved in spreading the gospel or by planting a new church. Over the past 8 years this partnership has seen over 5,000 new churches established in 16 nations of West Africa. They are also encouraged to begin a training program so they can send out church planters of their own.

In 2004, 300 chruch planters were trained in Liberia using Vision materials and were sent into 300 different villages to start new churches. When the first reports came back 3 months later there were 297 active churches with over 11,000 new members. By the end of the year those 297 churches had reached over 20,000 members. Many of those churches today are now starting daughter churches in the surrounding villages. One Vision school in Kenya has been sending teams to a remote Muslim dominated area and has seen many Muslims saved and several new churches established. These students have made such an impact on the area that the local government invites them to take part in regional development meetings.

"This year, Vision will plant ministry training centers in 14 African nations. We are transforming the face of the African continent with properly trained, spirit-empowered leaders." - Morris M. Yeedon, West Africa Regional Director