Emmaus Connection Article - Emmaus in Africa, Africans in Sweden
January 2017
3 weeks, 4 countries, 99 new experiences, 100’s of Emmaus students met.
Emmaus in Africa
95 degrees in Chad, 99% humidity in Cameroon.
3 hours of electricity a night in the Central African Republic (CAR).
26,000 courses a year studied in Chad, 12,000 last year in CAR.
6,000 in Cameroon – and growing fast!
Strong leadership in Chad reaching 1,400+ Assemblies, courageous team in CAR encountering civil unrest.
Second generation leadership starting this year in Cameroon, plus a new school for the English speaking north.
Emmaus is administered by ZAM (Central Africa Mission) in all 3 countries.
Snowing in Sweden
Emmaus students there are Eritreans. Where is Eritrea?
Try Northeast Africa on your map.
Try Northeast Africa on your map.
Converting to Christ = death there, so they flee to Europe.
Emmaus has a new school in Sweden, in the Tigrinya language. 30 graduated.
Graduates came from Italy & France, Eritreans are starting Emmaus courses all over Europe, ZAM will print in Germany.
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Chad Corrector conference |
Chad woman |
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Chadian graduates |
Head-dresses are colorful in Africa |
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Emmaus central office - Chad |
Emmaus offices around the country look like this |
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African countryside |
Chad Emmaus leader, Bartholemy (top, right) |
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Central African Republic Emmaus Leadership Team |
Emmaus church in Central African Republic |
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Emmaus students in Central African Republic |
Emmaus leaders in Central African Republic |
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Graduates from the baptist church in Bangui, CAR |
Cameroon tropical vegetation |
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English speaking graduates in north Cameroon |
Cameroon students |
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Younde, capital of Cameroon |
Eritrean graduates in Sweden |
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Eritrean graduate in Gothenburg, Sweden |
Eritrean graduation in Sweden |
