EKPLA
On September 7 to 11, 2011, after their trips to Ekpui in the Vo, Agové
in Afagna, Tsévié in the Zio, the evangelism and relief association called Army of Christ in Mission (ACM) had held their
fourth evangelism campaign in Ekpla a village situated some kilometers from the Kati village in the Prefecture of Agou. Departing
from the city of Lomé on Wednesday September 7, 2011 around 5 PM with praises to God, the team arrived in the village
of Ekpla with the rental bus at 8.30 PM.
The team this time was composed of 40 evangelists from various Christian
denominations in Lomé, eight others Christians came from Kpalimé and one other evangelist came from Agou-Klonou. On
Thursday morning, all started with the evangelism from house to house in groups of evangelists. We shared the Gospel of Christ
to the populations and make them confess Christ as Lord and Savior. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
have been marked by big crusades on the public place. During these different crusades, movies titled: 21 DAYS WITH THE LORD,
THE RETURN OF THE STONE and JESUS OF NAZARETH have been projected to show to the populations the consequences of the idols
worshiping on the one hand and on the other hand, the authority and the power that Christ has given to Christians on the powers
of the devil.
The Lord has done many miracles through our prayers. For the example:
- A woman called Adjowa, after hearing the Gospel, had cut off from her own neck
and feet, the talismans and satanic rings which the witch doctor had bounded her. She said that after hearing the true
gospel she was healed from all her problems and that now she understood and believe that Jesus is the only big and of the
true protection for men.
- A great fetish priest called AXOLOU had decided to follow the Lord Jesus Christ
with all his family. He had also personally destroyed all his fetishes and voodoos.
- A woman very anxious had declared been delivered and set free from the multiple
problems that choked her.
- A young lady called Amèvi who is a mother of a 5 month baby became mud because
she could not pay a vow she made to a voodoo called TOULATA and was cursed by the fetish priest. But the power of the Gospel
and prayer in Jesus’ name had set her free.
- A little girl of 10 years old called Misseyi Mawussi after been delivered
from evil spirit said this: “A lady who turns into a cat comes every night to take me to some places to eat or to do
evil to people” for in view of the diabolic operations ". She also said that the lady is standing by refusing her to
confess Jesus Christ.
- Another girl was casting out demons together with us whereas herself was possessed.
By the discernment of the Spirit of God, we discovered her and delivered through instance prayer.
- During the Friday crusades another little girl declared to have seen a woman
who came to deposit a pot on the tree under which we were holding the crusade. And when the girl fixed the eyes on the pot,
the woman turned into a cat and disappeared.
On Thursday September 8th, the ACM’s medical team consulted, treated patients
and gave them medicines free of charge. The people are suffering mostly from the illnesses as the malaria, headaches,
stomach, hips and joint pains. The clinic took place in the Ekpla primary school building. All the children present have
been given the products against stomach worms.
On Sunday morning, the first church service was held under palm branches’
shelter that we built during the week. 55 adults and 80 children all new converts attended the church service. The preacher
of the day was Pastor Petro Aziato, the President of ACM. Based on Paul's first book to the Thessalonians chapter 1:1-4 and
Daniel 3:16-18 he encouraged the new converts to be firm in the faith, to resist before the persecutions, to fight with the
prayer and the word of God; and especially to love one another fervently and fraternally like sons and daughters of the same
father and the same mother. He also exhorted them to help each other in their farm works as well as in prayer and encouragement.
Petro also pray for all the people who gave to make this trip possible and for all the good wills that will continue supporting
the mission work of the ACM association. He also invited all Christian that know the importance of the evangelism, to join
the Army of Christ in Mission ACM so that in unity they can save the maximum of the sinners before Christ's return. He also
told to the people that his phone numbers +228 90 32 04 90 / 99 46 08 21/90 96 41 20 are called love lines; so in case of
crises they can call 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. After the church, some school supplies have been distributed to the
children and used dresses to the orphans, widows and all the needy. The church service ended around 12 PM with the return
of the Team back to Lomé and the other places that the members come from.
AGOVE
From April 27 to May 1st, 2011, an ACM team visited
the villages of Agove , including Tossa-Kopé, Agové-Center and Kokokou-Kopé, in response to the report of established idolatry in these villages, in order to convert the souls to Christ and to
enable the love of God in the heart of the believing population to do away with wickedness, sorcery, vengeance and division
among themselves.
Members
of the ACM team formed two groups under the leadership of their president, Pastor Petro Elikplim Aziato and evangelist
Kakanous Komla. They shared the Gospel from door to door, in public spaces, and on the farms. They prayed for healings,
peace, prosperity and love between neighbors.
There were many signs and miracles, but two major ones: A
fetish priest called Dangboessi who was sick several years and could not walk, raised up on his own and walked after some
women prayed with him during the door to door sharing. The second great miracle was the answer to our prayer for rain to fall
for these villages. The people said that they were expecting rain in order to plant their crops but the rain is
not coming. So they will believe our preaching only if we can make rain to fall for them. We told them that we are
not God to make rain fall, but will pray to our Lord and Savior Jesus and He will make it. So we prayed on Thursday morning
and in the evening, there was a heavy rainfall in so much that we couldn’t do the crusade that evening. The following
day, more than 200 people confessed Christ at it of the two team’s crusade grounds.
The crew also helped the farmers in their works and roasted
the gari (cassava floor) for the women of the village while preaching the Christ's good news to them. Our medical team,
the mobile clinic also treated and gave medicines to the patients free of charge. Clothes were distributed to the poor,
and the Jesus film and the confrontation between the evil powers and Christians also was shown to them.
Pastor
Petro Elikplim Aziato exhorted the new converts and the rest of the population to live in the faith. He asked them to forgive
offenses, to avoid quarrels, to give to those that are in need. After several testimonies of former Christians on the
animist practices, we counseled them on living a positive Christian life and to continue evangelizing their neighbors
who didn't yet receive the light of Christ.
On
Sunday, the last day of the campaign, the worship has been celebrated in the three villages to thank God and to plant new
churches at Agové-Central village and at Kokokou-Kopé.
We
want to thank all those who prayed and gave to make this trip a great success. God
bless you all!
Petro
