MISSIONARIES OF THE MONTH

CELEBRATING OUR OWN !!!

 January, 2010

John and Judy Young

Missionaries to Africa

 

     John and Judy Young have been missionaries for 26 years.  Most of that time has been spent in Africa, serving in eight different countries.  Seven years were spent as state  prison chaplains , serving in AR, NC, and VA prisons.  John served as director of “TAN” – (Transition Aftercare Network), a ministry for inmates transitioning into the free world for two years in Raleigh, N.C.

 

     Ministry in Africa has focused on training National pastors through Bible school ministry and outreach by Bible school students.  Through the years John’s ministry has included serving as principal of Northern Nigeia Bible College, where he taught classes and took students into remote villages to train them in evangelism and church planting.  In recent years John’s ministry has focused on the physical building of Bible schools and village  extention centers to train pastors who could not afford to come into the city for training.

 

     John and Judy have both been active in “village ministry” on the weekends, each teaching and preaching.  While John was building Bible schools, Judy has been teaching classes in those schools.  They see the greatest need in the African church today as “training nationals to reach their own people”.  The African church is strong and with the proper training they can reach their own continent with the GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST -  the message that brings HOPE, which is most needed in Africa and around the world.

 

     Anderson 1st is blessed and fortunate to have John and Judy as a part of our church family.  Please keep them in your prayers this month as they are our missionaries of the month for January.