Driven by a love for the Lord and a compassionate heart for the people of Africa, South African evangelist Michael Cassidy founded African Enterprise in 1961 and embarked upon a lifetime mission: To evangelize the cities of Africa through word and deed, in partnership with the Church.
	Michael Cassidy International Team Leader

Today African Enterprise's services are in great demand by churches of every denomination. African Enterprise is widely respected for the enthusiasm and effectiveness of its evangelists and trainers, and the loving care for people reflected in practical, community based development projects. They will conduct prayer and evangelism outreaches in cities with follow-up provided by the local church. They also train leaders for the church. They have a wide network of contacts and have leveraged that to get involved in reconciliation and brokering peace accords between warring factions.

The Presbyterian Church at New Providence is privileged to financially support African Enterprise. We currently support Michael Cassidy, the founder and president, Emmanuel Kopwe, the head of their Reconciliation ministry, Cindy Easterday, missionary with AIDs infected people and the Soweto Slum Health Clinic in Kenya. Michael was the key-note speaker at our 1993 mission conference and Emmanuel Kopwe attended that conference.

PCNP views this ministry as vital to sharing the Gospel to those who have never heard about Jesus' love and purpose for their lives. This is demonstrated by the large portion of the PCNP missions budget given to support AE.

Recently, PCNP staff and leaders met with Stephen Mbango, Team Leader and Evangelist-Kenya and Ebeneezer Kikakane-North America African Enterprise, when they visited New Providence.

"AE is making a real tangible difference on the African continent. Their unswerving commmitment to Christ, their excellent strategy for ministry and their commitment to bettering people's lives who are struggling in poverty all are advancing the Kingdom in powerful and life-changing ways."
Mike Flavin PCNP Associate Pastor

These entail many months of preparation and training culminating in week-long outreaches in national capitals to a few days in smaller cities.

African-born evangelists, from a wide spectrum of races and denominations, have a passion to share the Gospel with the people of Africa. Their intimate knowledge of the language and culture enable them to minister effectively and efficiently. In Africa's growing cities, African Enterprise missions take on a "stratified" form-with meetings tailored to different "strata's" of society, reaching out to the powerful and powerless.

"PCNP and AE are clearly perfect together in their respective passion to reach people for Jesus Christ. AE has a wonderful approach including heavy prayer and preparation for a city and then addressing each people class (eg. government leaders, professionals, prostitutes, etc.) with information/education that they will want to obtain."
Wayne Eggert-PCNP Member

African Enterprise was at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and very much a part of the process in leading South Africa away from the brink of a bloody civil war. As a bridge builder and mediator AE helps leaders work together or justice, reconciliation and peace.

Training through the exciting Youth Ministry program "Foxfire" gives the young adults of Africa or North America an opportunity for life changing experiences through evangelism.

"As a business person I was most impressed with the AE strategic approach to cities and classes of people. I like the organized team effort with churches to share the gospel while meeting real needs of people."
Nancy Vandermeer-PCNP Missions Committee

Cindy Easterday's work has evolved to consider ways in which the Church of Jesus Christ can respond in action and truth to support community efforts to respond to those infected and impacted by HIV/AIDS. Cindy's primary interest is in preschool aged children impacted by the disease and other negative social factors in their communities and how to provide the holistic care, love and support they need.

Soweto/Kayole

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CLINIC
Ministers Love and Hope to the Poor

PCNP sponsors the Soweto/Kayote Primary Health Clinic which ministers love and hope to the poor.The Primary Health Care Clinic opened its doors in October 1991. The purpose of this outpatient clinic is to demonstrate the love of Christ by ministering to the physical and spiritual health needs of the people dwelling in the Soweto/Kayole slums on the outskirts of Nairobi (Capital of Kenya.) Our church is happy to be a financial partner with the clinic.

The cluster of villages ranks amongst the worst slums in the world, with as many as 150,000 people living in 1.6 square miles. It is a place where communicable diseases run rampant amidst a lack of clean water, an abundance of garbage, high unemployment and an overwhelming amount of malnutrition. There are very few schools or other facilities available to these destitute people.

In addition to daily Bible teachings by the staff, local pastors and invited evangelists regularly speak at weekly meetings.

The clinic is staffed by community nurses and two support staff who provide immunizations, antenatal care, first-aid, maternal and child care. In addition, many residents are taught health education, focusing on nutrition, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases and environmental public health (sanitation, clean water, etc.) In the years that the clinic has been operating many lives have been saved physically and spiritually. The numbers increase daily.

Words alone cannot convey God's love when people are struggling to survive. Even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.
Luke 11:28

To learn more about the ministry of African Enterprise please contact Gary Edwards .
To learn more about the Soweto/Kayole Clinic please contact Farah Turnier .