NIGERIA
Paving the Way W
elcome to Lagos, the second-most-populated city on the African continent. This sprawling metropolis has been called Africa’s hub of creativity, fashion, and business. Here, Global Mission pioneers are paving the way for God to work wonders in people’s lives.
Nathaniel
Adiele
Adiele and his Global Mission teammate, Nathaniel, are reaching out to Lagos’ businesspeople. “We’ve learned that different methods are needed to reach different people groups,” he says. “The executives in Lagos are interested in a healthy lifestyle that can help them thrive in their careers and personal lives.” Adiele and Nathaniel worked with their Global Mission director, Durodola, and the Lagos Atlantic Conference staff to create a seminar called Healthy Executive. The program offers attendees the opportunity to interact with renowned health and medical professionals to find solutions to their individual health concerns. 8
“Lagos’ executives are busy and hard to access,” Nathaniel says. “We try to visit them at their estates, but they seldom welcome us, so we leave a brochure inviting them to the Healthy Executive seminar.” Many of the professionals who attend the seminar invite their family and friends to join them. Some have even asked the pioneers to visit them in their homes. “This has given us an opportunity to pray with them and share some of Ellen White’s books on physical and
Francis often shares Jesus with people on their way home from work.
spiritual well-being,” Nathaniel adds. When the health seminar is over, the pioneers invite their new friends to a series of meetings about Jesus. The pioneers also reach busy professionals through a Bible study website they’ve created. They have staff members on hand to chat with people and answer questions. “You've helped us reach many people for Christ," says Nathaniel, "but there are still so many in this city who don't know Him. Thank you for supporting our ministry, and please help us do more!”
Francis
Francis is planting churches in an area of Lagos where many people are physically disadvantaged and unemployed. There was no Adventist presence in the area when Francis began his work. “I visited people in their homes to talk and pray with them and offered Bible studies to
