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Matt 28:18-20
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
NIV
John 20:10-16
10 Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11 but Mary stood outside
the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and
saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the
head and the other at the foot.
13 They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they
have put him." 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,
but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him
away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
16 Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means
Teacher).
NIV
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Aniefiok & Etang Akpan
WEI
Director, Nigeria
Chaplain, Obong University, Nigeria
Email: weinigeria@yahoo.com
Phone: 234-802-396-9331
Postal Address:
Box 973,
Abak,
Akwa Ibom State,
Nigeria, West Africa
Mission contacts:
Northside Church of Christ
Hanceville, Alabama
Chuck & Cathy Gusek
Email: ccgusek@yahoo.com
Bethlehem Church of Christ
Lebanon, Tennessee
Philip & Carolyn Poston
Email:cposton@genesco.com
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The church in Nigeria...A GROWING MINISTRY
1. Aniefiok was baptized at the age of 10 in 1984 and became a student-preacher
at the age of 12 in 1986.
2. His full-time preaching ministry began in 1986 when he served as the
chaplain of Obong Christian High School for four consecutive years, and
about 20 students were converted.
3. In 1992, Aniefiok became the first resident preacher of the newly established
congregation in Ikot Akpa Idem, Ukanafun where nearly 30 baptisms were
recorded.
4. In 1996, Aniefiok began a six-year ministry with the Garage Church of Christ, Ibio Nung Achat as the first resident preacher and over 70 souls were won
for Christ.
5. While serving at the Garage church, a new congregation was planted in Rumuodogo, Rivers State in 1997 where
Aniefiok served as a visiting preacher and
baptized 48 persons under one year.
6. A new congregation was planted in Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan where Aniefiok
visited every other week and witnessed over 40 baptisms.
7. Aniefiok was also involved in planting new congregations at Ikot Ekperikpe in
1998, Ikot Ebenwan in 1999, Ukanafun township in 2000 and a total of over
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8. In 2001, Aniefiok began a seven-year full time ministry with Ikot Ubo Church
of Christ where over 80 souls were baptized & restored and pioneer elders
& deacons were ordained.
9. While serving with Ikot Ubo brethren, a new
congregation was planted at Nkek Idim where Aniefiok served as a visiting preacher and
baptized over 40 persons.
10. In January 2008, Aniefiok returned home to plant a new congregation in
his
hometown, Uruk Otong where over 70 of his people have been won for Christ.
11. Over 100 persons have been baptized into Christ in various places
across Nigeria through the WEI ministry.
12. Our WEI ministry in Cameroun & Sierra Leone has yielded over 30
baptisms.
13. During the past 25 years, Aniefiok has witnessed over half a thousand people
surrender their lives to Jesus.
14. Presently, Aniefiok has just begun an exciting and promising ministry with Obong University Campus Church of Christ.
15. Aniefiok is presently a university graduate preacher with a wife & three children to
take care of.
16. The newly inaugurated university campus church with 12 pioneer
worshipers does not have the financial strength to support Aniefiok and
his
family.
17. The responsibility of building and growing the campus congregation at Rhema Academy
rests on their shoulders with a present dependency upon support from the
US.
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Using a Stone
to Kill Two Birds
Suddenly, we discovered that we were 'using one stone to kill two
birds.' Our students improved significantly on their knowledge of the
English Language. Our pioneer students recorded 100% success in the Junior
School Certificate Exams administered by the education ministry. Our
students learned the truth of Jesus at the same time.
God Sponsors
His Work
We did not know how to acquire WEI materials for our students. So
we mentioned it in one of our reports. Nancy Gonzalez, after reading the
report, introduced us to brother Tom Langley. With the support of our
sponsoring congregation, the Bethlehem church, brother Langley sent the
first parcel of WEI materials to us at Rhema Academy. The President,
Richard Ady then took over the responsibility and later confirmed our WEI
ministry in Nigeria.
The
Harvests of Souls
A short while after we began using WEI materials, our
students began to respond to the gospel. Within a short time, many of our
students accepted Christ and were baptized. Many responded to the call for
baptism during our daily chapel services. In fact, God added new souls to
His Kingdom almost on a daily basis until our high school was suspended in
December 2008 for accommodation reasons.
Damaging
Controversies
Initially, the churches of
Christ in our area reluctantly accepted our WEI converts who desired to
place membership in their congregations. Some brethren thought it was
unscriptural to make disciples for Christ through WEI because they did not
know WEI as a ministry associated with the churches of Christ. Most of our
converts were confused and some returned to the denominational groups they
came from following the controversy.
Remedy
to Controversies
Initially, we did not know what to do about the situation. So, we called
for a one-day fasting & prayer meeting at Rhema Academy. After the prayer
meeting, God gave us the wisdom to set up a campus church at Rhema Academy
so that our converts and others could meet to study, pray and worship
without any controversy. The inaugural worship service of our campus
church which had ten worshipers in attendance was held on January 06,
2008. Within a year, membership strength increased to over 70. Thus, we
were able to gather the Lord's harvests successfully and our campus church
has witnessed a rapid growth since then. Although we lost most of our new
converts when our high school was suspended in December 2008, other souls
(villagers) who accepted Christ and were baptized replaced them. We look
forward to a time when we will be able to complete our permanent school
building so that we can re-gain our high school for greater harvests.
Three
Successful WEI Conferences
After our first annual WEI
Nationwide Conference & Graduation in 2008, other gospel preachers in
Nigeria began to use WEI as a tool for evangelism. The results have been
so impressive. Over a hundred souls have been won for Christ in Nigeria
through this effort during the past three years. The controversy about
making disciples through the WEI ministry ceased after the maiden
conference and the churches of Christ in our neighbourhood now accept our
converts willingly.
Nationwide
Campaign
We have intensified our WEI
nationwide campaign in Nigeria. As I spoke at lectureships, seminars,
workshops, and gospel meetings across the nation, I carried the message of
the WEI ministry along. By phone calls, text messages and emails, we are
able to reach out to areas where we are not able to go in person. By these
methods, we have registered hundreds of students in Lagos, Calabar, Port
Harcourt, Uyo, Ibadan, Abuja and other cities. Our WEI City Office &
Teaching Center in Abak helps us to better co-ordinate our WEI activities
in the different zones. We have also extended the tentacles of our WEI
Ministry to Cameroun where several souls have also been won for Christ.
The 4th Annual WEI Conference in May 2011
The 4th edition of our WEI annual nationwide conference at Rhema Academy
will hold in May 2011. We recorded a total attendance of 520 participants
in our previous conference. By that time, we had about 700 WEI students in
Nigeria that we taught personally. Presently, with the emergence of
American postal teachers and great increase in the number of students
which now exceed 1000, we are expecting more participants at the
conference. We are also anticipating more harvests during the 2011
conference.
The
Most Pressing of Priority
Needs
Presently God has helped us
overcome some of the initial obstacles we encountered in our WEI
campaign. There is, now, only one big obstacle which has greatly
hindered the progress of this wonderful ministry in Nigeria:
TRANSPORTATION. We look forward to a time when we shall be blessed with at
least one vehicle to meet the needs of our WEI campaign and mission work
at Uruk Otong. A strong vehicle like a Toyota Hilux truck will be a great
asset to our work as it is suitable and adaptable to our bad jungle roads.
We pray that a family or congregation would come to our rescue and donate
a fairly used or a new truck, or the fund to acquire one here in Nigeria.
Partnership
& Prospects
It is our conviction that WEI will help to win more souls in Nigeria than
any other ministry in the next couple of years. Over the years, we have
been looking for the right bait to use in our fishing for souls. The
Chinese people have an adage that says 'to catch a tiger, one must bait
the trap.' The English lessons of WEI has proven to be one of the most
effective baits for our work as fishers of men. It will be great and
encouraging to hear from you and to enjoy your fellowship and partnership
in this great worldwide evangelistic ministry
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March 2012
Dear Brethren,
We greet you in the Lords name. Welcome to our report of activities during
the months of February. More happened, but we have chosen to bring a few we
consider salient.
MISSIONARIES in NIGERIA
Miles Cotham, the preacher of the Pleasant Hill Church of Christ in
Nashville, Tennessee and David Senn visited Nigeria recently. I was among
the team from Obong University who received them at the Calabar Airport on
Tuesday February 28. We spent three days with the missionaries in Calabar. A
seminar and meetings were held at the worship hall of Etonko Church of
Christ in Calabar on a way forward for Obong University. I made the team as
the Chaplain of the university. Calabar was chosen as the location of the
training for security reasons. Most missionaries who come to Nigeria now
stay in Calabar, Cross River State. From there, they go with police escort
to the mission they came to visit and return to Calabar immediately. The
missionaries left yesterday and we returned home last night.
WEI in CALABAR
I have a policy. Wherever I go, WEI goes there too. I carried some WEI
introductory lessons to Calabar. By God's grace and providence, I was able
to enroll a total of seven new students during our three-day stay in Calabar.
I also handed out some introductory lessons to brother Mfon Brendan, the
preacher of the church of Christ, Ikot Abasi Obori in Calabar for
distribution to prospects in his region. I will personally go back to
Calabar to retrieve the completed lessons from the students and to enroll
new students.
OBONG WEI PROJECT
We have enrolled another batch of 80 students at Obong Ntak axis. Most of
them are students of Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, Utu Etim
Ekpo (Etim Ekpo Local Government Headquarters). It is now very clear that
God had a purpose for the closing of the WEI teaching center at Abak and the
subsequent opening of WEI offices at Obong University and Rhema Academy.
Since the closure of the Abak city office, Etang has enrolled over 20 new
students at Uruk Otong WEI office. We anticipate a great harvest during and
after our 2012 WEI conference in May. It is likely going to be held at Obong
University where we have a free hall, free chairs and other resources at our
disposal...BIBLE SEMINAR
I was at home on Sunday February 26 to conduct the monthly Bible Seminar of
the campus church in Uruk Otong. The university allows me to worship at Uruk
Otong and to conduct a Bible Seminar at Uruk Otong every last Sunday of the
month. The church at Uruk Otong meets in our residence and will move with
Rhema Academy to the permanent campus after the school building is
completed. I am still serving the church at Uruk Otong on a daily basis
conducting daily morning devotion at 5am, Wednesday midweek class at 7pm,
Friday night prayer at 7pm and Sunday morning services on the last Sunday. I
conduct daily chapel services at Obong University at 12pm, Wednesday midweek
studies at 5pm and Sunday worship service every Sunday except the last
Sunday.
LOSSES at DORCAS GARDEN
A total of 70 stands of plantain were blown down at Dorcas Garden - the
widows' farm at Rhema Academy early last month. Two weeks later, we lost 220
fishes in three different fish tanks at Dorcas Garden. It has been a period
of grief as we reflect on the losses.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
My half-brother Akaninyene Ukanga whom I encourage and support to obtain a
first degree from the University of Uyo now serves as the associate preacher
of the church at Uruk Otong. Other youths from the congregation are also
encouraged to take a higher education in preparation for leadership in the
church and community tomorrow. We do more with our support funds than we
report. With these young people, the church at Uruk Otong is assured
purposeful leadership now and in the future.
INVITATION
Please permit us to use this medium to invite missionaries who are
interested in visiting our mission at Uruk Otong. We can arrange for the
missionaries to stay in Calabar and come to Uruk Otong with police escort
and return to Calabar. We can be holding meetings in Calabar which is safe
and convenient. This is how missionaries operate for now including brother
Dan Goodyear who came for Ikot Usen mission.
APPRECIATION
We will ever remain grateful to our sponsors who have sacrificed their
hard-earned resources to support our preaching ministry and mission related
projects. WEI deserves special appreciation for giving us access to one of
the most effective tools for personal and mobile evangelism. Without WEI and
the supporters, we would not be teaching people in Cameroun, Sierra Leone,
Gambia, other regions of Nigeria etc.
In Christian love,
Aniefiok & Etang Akpan
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April 2012
Dear Brethren,
Welcome to this report of the wonderful things God has done in our ministry
through His Son Jesus. His grace is indeed amazing!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28).
When we closed our WEI study center in the city because the Gladstone church
could no longer renew the lease, we thought it was the end of the road for
our WEI ministry. Little did we know that God closed the city office in
order to open more doors for the gospel. We praise His holy name!
Presently, we have set up WEI study centers at three different locations.
These include Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, Utu Etim Ekpo;
Obong University & Obong Christian High School, Obong Ntak; and the
Community High School, Ekparakwa city where we planted a new congregation a
few years ago. Out of the three regions, we will give more priority to
Ekparakwa where the influence of the church is so insignificant.
Other study centers in Nigeria include Uruk Otong, Ikot Abasi, Uyo, Ukanafun,
Okurikang, Calabar, Lagos etc. Outside Nigeria, we have set up study centers
in Cameroun, Sierra Leone & the Gambia. Presently, we are working on taking
the gospel to togo using WEI.
The greatest news regarding our ministry now is that we have been blessed
with a reliable vehicle for our work. A christian couple who has insisted to
remain anonymous made a special donation to us recently and requested that
we used it for Dorcas Garden, transportation etc. With the fund, Dorcas
Garden has reached a self-sustaining level. Hence, we no longer need the
$200 monthly sustaining fund from the Northside church for DG.
The leftover of the fund provided the foundation on which we raised fund and
solicited help to secure a used car for our work. We still have some
outstanding bill to settle, but the vehicle has been released for our use. I
am now learning how to drive and will soon secure a driving licence.
The car is a great gift to our family, the church at Uruk Otong, Dorcas
Garden, Rhema Academy, WEI Nigeria, Obong University, and the churches of
Christ in our area as we conduct gospel meetings, youth seminars & other
activities for the churches in our area on a monthly basis.
The past couple of weeks had been a very busy moment for us as we were
involved in various church related and mission activities. These included
indoor Bible lecture & house-to-house christian fellowship at Uruk Otong;
gospel meeting at Obong Ntak; funeral service at Minya in Mkpat Enin; and a
wedding ceremony at Abak. I served as a speaker in each of these occasions.
Our upcoming events at Uruk Otong include the 2012. Rhema Summit (Annual
Lectureship) on May 6, and the funeral service in honour of late brother
Monday James Udo which will be conducted on May 26, 2012.
ACAC Conference
Registration for Africans Claiming Africa for Christ Conference at Zambia in
August this year is in progress. I am told that the cost to attend the
conference from Nigeria is $2000 per participant. I had wanted to represent
WEI at the conference and to use the opportunity to set up WEI ministry in
Zambia, but there is no way I can raise the fund required.
Finally, please join us to thank God for answering our prayers and the
prayers of the saints for us. It is encouraging that our need for a reliable
means of transportation and the needs of Dorcas Garden have been fulfilled
with a memorial gift from a Christian family who cares so much.
We hope that someday, God will provide for the completion of the school
building at Rhema Academy, and for the construction of a befitting worship
auditorium for the church at Uruk Otong. These are the remaining projects
which need to be completed for our mission to be fulfilled.
"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in
the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
(Ephesians 3:20-21).
In Christian love,
Aniefiok & Etang Akpan
PS: Please bear with us. We need a laptop computer before we are able to
download pictures from our digital camera and send.
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