BURKINA FASO
National Director: Kole Mathieu
No. of Churches: 4
Headquarter: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Year Started: 2005
about
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, was a French colony. It gained independence in 1960 and adopted the nameBurkina Faso in 1984, which means "the land of the honest people." It is historically an ancient civilization in West Africa, yet today it has the lowest literacy rate in the world. More than two-thirds of the people live in rural areas, and most of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture or animal husbandry. The difficult economic situation is worsened by severe intermittent droughts. Rev. Corneille of ROLCC in Benin is a pastor and missionary devoting himself to evangelism, and he hopes to spread the gospel to all French-speaking countries in Africa. To begin with, he and his coworkers wanted to bring the gospel message to the neighboring country, Burkina Faso. After a year of hard work, in April 2009 he took his coworkers from Benin to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and held the first Sunday worship in May of 2009, and the new church was formally established as first branch of ROLCC in BurkinaFaso. Pastor Kole Mathieu, who is in charge of the church, faced obstacles from spreading the gospel to Muslims and the oppression that Muslims endured after they became Christians. It is not easy to maintain faith and experience numerous difficulties in this field of pioneering the gospel. . Especially this year marks the 15th anniversary of Burkina Faso River of Life Bread of Life Church. We thank God that through God’s leadership, the church is growing stronger and more stable. I also pray that God will continue to protect the entire Burkina Faso team. In 2024, they hope to plant a fifth church. By continuing to plant churches, they hope to bless the entire country.
LOCATION:
Region: W Africa
Language: French
布吉納法索(BurkinaFaso)是西非的內陸國家，位於撒哈拉沙漠的南緣，曾是法國殖民地，它於1960年獲得獨立，1984年採用了布吉納法索這個名字，意思是「廉潔人民的土地」。雖然布吉納法索在歷史上是西非的文明古國，如今卻是世界上識字率最低的國家，三分之二以上的人民住在鄉村裡，大部份的人口從事自給農業或畜牧業，艱難的經濟狀況，因嚴重的間歇性乾旱而變得更糟。貝南生命河靈糧堂的主任牧師-Corneille牧師是一位熱心傳福音的牧者和宣教士，他希望將福音傳遍非洲說法語的國家。他與同工們齊心努力，要將福音的信息帶給鄰邦布吉納法索的百姓。經過Corneille牧師和團隊一年的努力，終於在2009年4月，從貝南前往布吉納法索的首都瓦加杜古(Ouagadougou)宣教和植堂，五月份的第一個主日開始聚會，新的分堂正式成立，成為生命河在布吉納法索的第一間分堂。負責該堂的KoleMathieu牧師面對著向回教徒傳福音的阻擋，及回教徒信主後承受的壓迫，要能持守信心的不易，在這開拓福音的禾場中經歷重重的困難。靠着神的恩典，該堂日見成長，目前已在不同的地點成立了四間分堂。特別今年會是布吉納法索生命河靈糧堂的15週年紀念，感謝神，透過神的帶領，教會日漸茁壯穩定，也求神持續保守整個布吉納法索團隊。2025年，他們希望能再拓殖第五間教會，透過不斷地拓殖教會，希望能祝福整個國家。
PRAY WITH Burkina Faso
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Pray for the mission and church-planting efforts of Burkina Faso River of Life Bread of Life Church. Ask God to help all brothers and sisters actively participate in missions, supporting them with offerings and actions.
為布吉納法索生命河靈糧堂宣教與建堂事工代禱。求神幫助所有弟兄姊妹盡力參與宣教，積極以奉獻和行動支持差傳；更求神賜布吉納法索生命河靈糧堂智慧，在新開拓地區有好的策略與建堂地點，順利宣揚福音。
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Pray specifically for the church’s 15th anniversary celebration, giving thanks to God for leading the church through these 15 years. Ask God to continue blessing the church, enabling all brothers and sisters to follow Him more closely.
特別為15週年慶賀禱告， 感謝神帶領教會走過這15年的旅程，願神繼續祝福教會，讓所有弟兄姊妹能夠更加緊密地跟隨上帝，並為教會的領袖和同工團隊禱告，賜給他們智慧、信心和力量，使他們能夠在事奉中榮耀上帝的名。
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Pray for the smooth preparation and execution of the 2025 African Youth Pastors’ Conference. Ask God to protect the speakers and all workers, granting them sufficient energy and wisdom to complete the conference and, through the speakers, to build up the spiritual lives of brothers and sisters.
為2025年非洲青少年牧者特會的預備與活動能順利禱告，求神親自保守講員與所有同工，使他們有足夠的精力與智慧，來完成這場特會，並透過講員，來建造弟兄姐妹們的屬靈生命。
