From the field — posts and reflections from our work in Nigeria
After visiting MANY of our schools in Nigeria, I can say with great confidence that the schools are doing very well. We spent WEEKS traveling with Reverend John Raji, our SFA Assistant Director, and his wife Josephine - THEY admin all of the Kogi State schools, a several others! School reports are v
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SFA Secretary Carisa Haven (left) traveled to Nigeria with a dear friend, Carol Barrett (right), in June/July! It was a highly successful trip! With Missionary Phyllis Sortor (center), we visited MANY of our schools, and God was with us in the lengthy travel! There are SO MANY stories to tell!
Read full postBy Carisa Haven July 15, 2025 Port Harcourt Safety Pastor Elijah Miracle #1, from Missionary Phyllis Sortor I have a story to tell you - an amazing miracle - actually, TWO miracles! I’ll tell you Par
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The image below is of John 3:16 in Fufulde, which translates to "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."
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REMEMBER the unfinished building in Enugu that Phyllis and Team SFA tackled in the spring? It is completed! WOW! It looks amazing! The school was originally going to be primary only, but Rev. Mathias and wife Nse introduced a Secondary School using the 2nd and 3rd floors. When they tried to register
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On Bobi Grazing Reserve, our schools were recently attacked by bandits! They stole valuables, beat anyone who stood up to them, and kidnapped a teacher! Praise God, the teacher was released, and the reserve has been peaceful since then. All of our schools have resumed classes, and learning is going
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On May 6th, Phyllis received this terrifying message from one of our teachers on Bobi Grazing Reserve: Good evening Ma. Ma, Bobi Grazing Reserve is under attack by bandits! They came this afternoon in mass, but thank God l have informed the headmasters to shut down the schools before their arrival.
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Greetings, FRIENDS!
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What would Jesus do? Another INCREDIBLE life story from Missionary Phyllis:
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Work has started on the unfinished secondary school at Bright Hope Christian Academy, Enugu. Enugu is the capital of Enugu State, in the center of Nigeria. It is a safe, stable part of the country, Praise God! The school is run by Rev. Mathias, who is also a Free Methodist Church Conference Superint
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Lord Jesus, we pray over THESE precious children in Imala. We pray that as You relentlessly seek after them, they would find their way QUICKLY to You! We pray salvation over their precious souls!
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Mogodi is the FIRST Fulani man that Phyllis met in Nigeria, and has become a very dear friend and partner in our ministry. Mogodi and his family had permission to use a complex of vacant buildings for their homes and our school, New Town Primary. Without warning, the Nigerian government came and evi
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