February 2023 End of Month Report

4 - Countries that have Wordsower Africa bases: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia

7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia (Grand Gedeh County, Grand Cape Mount County, Lofa County and Gbarpolu County), 1 base in Ivory Coast, 1 base in Sierra Leone, and 1 base in Guinea

19 - Total counties we ministered in

312 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in

84 - Churches we visited and worked with

2 - Churches started

170 - Total mission trips

425 - Persons were baptized (by coincidence the number baptized and those making confessions of faith are the same. Not everyone who makes confessions of faith are immediately baptized, though some are.)  

425 - Made public confession of faith in Christ

23 - Attended Wordsower Bible Institute, the level 4, 2-week training, in Zwedru, Liberia 

23 - Attended Wordsower Bible Institute, Level 1, 1-week training in Bloloquin, Ivory Coast

451 - Attended our 1-3 days workshops-training in 13 locations.

8,185 - Viewed the Jesus Film and other Christian videos, 42 locations and 58 times shown

4 - Community Radio stations we are broadcasting on

16 - Adult literacy school in Zwedru

28 - Dental patients, 32 teeth pulled.

70,500 - Press report, Copies printed, 401 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish our Lord’s command to reach the world. Thank you for your active love and faith. Thank you for sacrificing with us. I’m so overjoyed with what is happening here in West Africa, and have so much to write about! The problem is that if I write much than, few will read it at all, others with quickly skim it and only a handful will truly read it. So painfully I reduce the length of the reports.

A Message from His Word

“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus, the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” Jn 4:34-38. We, here, are experiencing a great harvest! The verse says, “one sows and another reaps.” There cannot be a reaping without a sowing. Your sowing allows us to reap. Our team here goes through a great suffering and sacrifice, on site, because of what you have sown. It says, “Others have done the hard work and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” We are His Church. Our unity is required, and in our unity, we will all share in the reward. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3:8, “There is no difference between the one who plants and the one who waters; God will reward each one according to the work each has done.” 1 Corinthians 3:8.

Praising God for His Provision 

We received two designated donations for February. Money was designated for, much needed, motorbikes and another for school fee assistance. We were able to buy 7 new motorbikes and assisted 51 persons with school fees. From these donations more bikes and more assistance with school fees will be used next month. The bikes are the “horses” of our calvary. Also, we have a multitude of field leaders in 4 countries who are true “living sacrifices.” School fees will be given to them, and others, so their children will not be put out of school.

Testimonies from our bases

The testimonies below come from our indigenous missionary bases. These bases are strategically located in the midst of resistant, unreached tribes. In the regions of our bases are towns and villages that have never had churches. Within these Satanic strongholds, we are seeing salvations. We then baptize, disciple, and start churches. These are only a few of many testimonies we receive every month.

From our indigenous missionary team in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia

The town of Falie is the county stronghold of the Animistic people in Grand Cape Mount County. It houses the county’s alter. Six times churches have tried to start in the town and have failed. The Animistic regional leader is called the Devil. He says a church will never survive in this town. The town belongs to their society and no church can exist here! Wordsower Africa has heard this many times over the years. Never have we entered an Animistic stronghold, with the power of the Holy Spirit, and not been able to crumble the stronghold and start a church. 

Wordsower Africa has established a church in Falie. We have evangelized, baptized about 20, discipled, and trained spiritual leaders. Normally we will put up a roof for the churches we start. The metal roofing, nails and planks have been purchased for their building. Hopefully the roof will be completed by April. Below are pictures of the church that is now worshipping under tarps. Our 2-day conference culminated with baptisms and communion.   

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone:

(This was reported last month. But the saga continues)
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have Never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?” Thousands of souls are perishing and following, societies, cultures and deep traditional beliefs.

Our Lord led us to an unreached churchless old village called ***** (Name is being withheld for security), occupied by the Temne people. The village has a mosque and has a population of about 2,000. They are also the home of the women's Animistic secret society.

The first time we arrived in this village, at about 11AM, almost all the villagers had gone to work on their farms. We asked for the chief and was told that the chief was absent, but the Iman was there. We interacted with the Iman telling him our purpose. Immediately, the Iman, himself, called, in a very loud voice, upon people to gather. We taught the gospel and sang a few familiar songs in the Temne dialect. They were surprised and happy to hear the Gospel.

They agreed for us to show the Jesus film, in their dialect, the next night. We arrived during their Muslim prayer time, and waited until the prayer ended. More than 300 people had gathered. We called upon the Imam to pray before starting the film. The Iman called for the prayer and almost everybody prayed a Muslim prayer. In the middle of the film, many people were shedding tears, groaning, and shouting. After the show, 143 people made a public confession of faith for salvation, and were willing to be baptized. 

We came to baptize but the river was dry. We ran here and there trying to find water to baptize people. One of those willing to be baptized said, “A water pit is close to my garden, let us go there.” The water was very dirty and the pit was small, but we were left with no option, we prayed and baptized 162 people. Soon after the residents enlarged the pit and called upon us to return so others could be baptized. We then baptized many more.

The video below is the church worshipping under a tree. Notice the joy! Another churchless Muslim town, of an unreached tribe, has a church. We plan on putting up a roof for their church to meet.

Watch on YouTube

From our indigenous missionary team in Guinea:

“This is our first house church. Members contributed planks for the roof. Wordsower has provided nails and will purchase metal for the roof. It is a Muslim dominated community. There are no churches in this region. The members were glad to contribute the roof planks to make sure their tent would be raised.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Ivory Coast:

“A new group of disciples has started an independent church and are growing. Nine of them came for our level 4 class… And yet another group of disciples has formed a church, which Emmanuel Tooua works with… We baptized 12 persons in this new church… A Muslim leader, of 14 years, converted to Christ Jesus. He is now a Wordsower trainee. He taught, in our level 4 class on, “How to reach Muslims”. He has become a missionary to the Muslims.”

From one of our field leaders in Liberia:

“I will be traveling to Radio Village tomorrow for two days training. Remember me in prayer. It's a long walk and we have to cross of river. We will be in the remotest part of Rivercess County.”

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

• Pray: I just returned from being with our indigenous missionary team in Northern Guinea. Radical jihadist Muslims have entered and are now laying a foundation for the annihilation of Christianity in Northern Guinea 
• Pray: For increased donations so that we may continue to advance into unreached tribes.
• Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel.
• Pray: As we prepare to create and send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim unreached tribes of Sierra Leone.
• Pray: For us we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
• Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

January 2023 End of Month Report

 4 - Countries (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Liberia)
7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia, 1 in Guinea, 1 in Sierra Leone, 1 in Ivory Coast
23 - Total counties we ministered in
279 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in
36 - Churches we visited and worked with
2 - Churches started
161 - Total mission trips
145 - Persons were baptized
178 - Made confessions of faith in Christ
30 - Attended Wordsower Bible Institute level 3, 2-week training in Zwedru, Liberia
27 - Attended Wordsower Bible Institute Level 3, 1-week training in Man City, Ivory Coast
636 - Attended our 1-3 days workshops, training in 13 locations
5,275 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 44 locations, shown 47 times
4 - Community Radio stations broadcasting on
15 - Attended adult literacy school in Zwedru
25 - Dental patients, 33 teeth pulled
13 - Optical clients, 8 gasses provided, 5 clients sent to see specialist
21,500 - Press report: Pages printed, 310 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish our Lord’s command to reach the world. Thank you for your active love and faith. Thank you for sacrificing with us.

God prepares and calls the lost:

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” Jn 6:44. Our Lord prepares the hearts of the people. No one can come to God in faith if the have not been prepared, by Him. Jesus said, “What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-giving Spirit... This is the very reason I told you that no people can come to me unless the Father makes it possible for them to do so." Jn 6:63-65. No one can come to Jesus, nor can we lead others into salvation if our Lord has not prepared them first with His Spirit. “When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the Lord's message; and those who had been chosen for eternal life became believers.” Acts 13:48. The testimonies below are not from our great wisdom or presentation. We show up in obedience and God does His work. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Rom 10:14-15.

Testimonies from our Bases

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone:

“Good evening my dear brethren. Our Lord has done a marvelous and wonderful work today in an unreached churchless village called ******. We did a day long mission there and asked if we could show the Jesus film. They agreed for us to show it, in their Temne dialect, the next day. We arrived during their Muslim prayer time, so we waited until the prayer ended. More than 300 people gathered to view the show. We called upon the Imam to pray before we started. The Imam prayed. Almost everybody was praying the Muslim’s prayer way by having their hands open. Afterwards, we thanked the Imam and began the show. In the middle of the show, many of the people were shedding tears and shouting. After it finished, 143 people gave their lives to Christ and were willing to be baptized. The next morning, we baptized 162 people. Interestingly, this resistant, churchless, Muslim village, of an unreached tribe, has given birth to a new church! Pray that our Lord will guide and protect all the new converts in ****** village. Lord thank you for leading us to this Village and for delivering these souls. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the Gospel. We go.”

These Muslim converts have saving faith, though immature. No Muslim baptizes flippantly. They know their baptism will create, life devastating, personal persecution. And look carefully at the “water” they were baptized in! Green slim had to be pushed aside for them to be immersed in that stagnant, glutinous, sludge. 162 were baptized in it. The faithless would never enter there!

 

“Today is another wonderful day in the history of Wordsower Sierra Leone. We baptized two people yesterday in a churchless village called ******. They are believed to be the only Christians in this village. Esther, one of the two new baptized converts, was only a two day old Christian. She is an eleventh grade student of the nearby senior secondary school. While walking home from school she witnessed to two of her friends. By the grace of God, one of them accepted Jesus. Upon our arrival with their baptism certificates, Esther quietly rushed to us and said I have talked to my friends and one of them accepted Jesus and is willing to be baptized. As a team, we prayed with Marie and baptized her. How could a new convert who had just been baptized the day before lead another Muslim to Christ for salvation? God can use anybody at anytime to accomplish his mission. Pray for Esther that the Lord will use her to do more. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the Gospel.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Lofa County, Liberia:

“We did a training, 23 attended. The town did not have a church building so we did the training under a big tree. We showed the Jesus film in the evenings. The first night 47 viewed and three people gave their lives to God. The second night 55 viewed and 7 people gave their lives to God. Mr. Saylee said, he was a very wicked man. The night after the first day of our training he had a dream, he saw himself walking towards a huge fire. As he was getting close to the fire, someone spoke to him and said, “Go and baptize.” In his dream he saw a building and was told to enter it and pray. He woke up from sleep greatly disturbed. That day he went with his wife to the building where we were training. He told us that he wanted to be baptized. So we spent time with him teaching him the scriptures, prayed with him, and baptized him. A 99 year old woman also attended the training and was baptized. After the training the village is requesting for us to help them start a church.

  

From our indigenous missionary team in Gbarpolu County, Liberia:

Our mission to the prison was great! We talked with 32 prisoners, and 3 prayed for salvation. One was a Muslim man named Mohammed. He is the head of all the prisoners. They call him 5-star. 5-star surrendered to Jesus. We gave him 5 Bibles and our Bible marking training so that he could start training disciples. He was once a leader under Satan’s rule, he is now being transformed by God to make disciples in God’s kingdom.

Praise God! He called and sent us reinforcements:

Bryan Bame, from Michigan, and Lee Trisler, from Ohio, came to provide much needed service and training. Wordsower Africa has a new financial board. Bryan is the treasurer of our board. He came to train us in accounting and how to produce reports on Excel. Also he came to observe our ministry first hand. This made Lee’s third trip here. He is a master pressman! We purchased a new press. In America, he reconditioned it. After it was delivered he came to set it up and tuned up our existing press. Both men were essential and much appreciated. Thank you!!!

Other short-term and long-term reinforcements are invited and needed. Pray to see if you are being called to be sent.

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

• Praise: We continue to advance into the strongholds of Satan without serious persecution.
• Pray: For increased donations so that we may continue to advance into unreached tribes.
• Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel.
• Pray: As we prepare to create and send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim  unreached tribes of Sierra Leone.
• Pray: For us as we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
• Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

2022 End of Year Report

We are in 4 countries: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. We have 7 bases: 4 in Liberia, 1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Sierra Leone and 1 in Guinea. From the unity of our bases and you who participate have seen a great harvest.

3,134 - Total times we ministered in communities/villages/towns/cities
2,279 - Total mission trips 
1,922 - Persons who were baptized
1,197- Wordsower Bible Institute student attendance, one-week and two-week classes
9 - Churches started 
555 - Churches we visited and trained pastors
70,038 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 588 times it was shown
6,754 - Attended our 1-3 days workshops-training in 109 locations.
4 - Broadcasting on community radio stations 
223 - Dental patients, 255 teeth pulled
542,500 - Copies printed, 3,639 booklets made (English and French)

In our unity Wordsower Africa is advancing. We are in 4 nations and are ministering in 11 unreached tribes. Our indigenous missionary teams are seeing a move of the Holy Spirit. Of the 1,197 that were baptized, in 2022, many were from resistant Muslim churchless villages and towns of unreached tribes. Towns, for unknown generations, that outlawed the existence of churches and Christians now have churches and thriving congregations. When we evangelize, disciple and start a church in one of these communities there will be invitations from the surrounding communities to come and start a church for them. 

Towns are led by a chief and Imam. Imams are the Muslim spiritual leaders of a community. Together they are powerful and rule the people. It is only by a move of the Holy Spirit that they agree to break, age-old, generational laws and give us land to start a church, and they do it with joy and enthusiasm. When the neighboring towns and villages here about what the town has done then we are invited to come to them to start a church in their town. Our teams are overwhelmed and unable to meet most of their requests.

As we are now living within this open door of God, I am reminded of the below verses: 

“These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.” Revelation 3:7-9 

Paul said, “Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me.” 2 Corinthians 2:12. We are also experiencing an open door.

Paul said in 1 Corinthians 16:9, “A great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” As we advance, we are witnessing a great open door and opposition.

Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch. “On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.” Acts 14:27-28. We are also reporting to you the news of this open door of faith to the Gentiles.

Paul asked the church of Colosse to pray for them, “And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.” Colossians 4:2-5.

Please pray with us regularly as we start a new year. There are many more unreached tribes in these 4 counties. Wordsower Africa has become an indigenous missionary training and sending hub. We are asking for your continued unity and participation so that additional indigenous missionary teams may be sent out. The doors have been opened! Let us, in unity, advance and “save others by snatching them from the fire.” Jude 1:23!!!

Thank you,
Kim

December 2022 End of Month Report

4 - Countries that have Wordsower Africa bases: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia, 1 base in Ivory Coast, 1 base in Sierra Leone, 1 base in Guinea
19 - Total counties we ministered in
217 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in
33 - Churches we visited and worked with 
2 - Churches started
123 - Total mission trips
142 - Persons were baptized
403 - Confessions of Christ for salvation
23 - Attended Wordsower Bible Institute level 2 Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia 
27 - Attended our One-week Level 2 training in Man City, Ivory Coast 
1,071 - Attended our 2 days workshops-training in 8 locations.
5,604 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 35 locations and 48 times shown.
4 - Community Radio stations broadcasting on
17 - Dental patients, 23 teeth pulled.
7 - Optical clients, 3 gasses service, 4 clients sent to see specialist at the public hospital
11,500 - Press report, Copies printed, 128 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish our Lord’s command to reach the world. Thank you for your active love and faith. Thank you for sacrificing with us. 

Jesus said, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them.… He went on to say, this is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.” John 6:44 and 65. God draws mankind unto Himself and enables mankind to receive salvation. Jesus also said, “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18. Jesus builds His church. 

He has assigned us, His church, to bring the gospel, the knowledge of saving faith, to the world. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” Romans 10:14. Our Lord receives all the Glory. Paul said, “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-7. Our joy on earth is to be used by Him to reconcile the world unto Himself. Our unity, here in West Africa and abroad, is accomplishing his command to reach the world. 

Our base in Sierra Leone is experiencing a great move of the Holy Spirit. I, Kim Smith, just returned from there. I went to encourage, give additional training and to observe. I was astounded!!! I saw churches in towns of resistant, unreached Muslim tribes that had never in their history had a church. It is estimated that some of these tribes may have only one or two Christians per 100,000 people (joshuaproject.net). Christmas Sunday morning I preached in Malai. Our indigenous missionary team first entered the town 5 months ago and found no Christians. One month ago, we built their church roof. They have already outgrown and put an extension on it. Christmas morning 148 showed for the service. The new church building was overpacked. Continuously benches were brought in and filled throughout the service. Testimonies were given from the Imam (The spiritual leader of their Mosque), the town chief and town elders. Several had walked far to come to the new church. Many said that they wanted a church in their town! This is not an isolated example, there are many other such testimonies in the surrounding counties. Only by a powerful move of the Holy Spirit could the majority of a town, from an unreached Muslim tribe, come to Christ in 5 months. That is not the work of man but of God. We, us here and you there, are His tools that are used for His purposes. The video, below, is less than three minutes long. It tells of some of my experiences in Sierra Leone.

Watch on YouTube

Paul said to the Roman church, “But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there.” Romans 15:23-24. Paul wanted to go into new territory, to new unreached tribes. He asked the church in Rome for financial assistance to go. Times have not changed. 2,000 years later it is the existing churches that send the missionaries into the unreached tribes. It is in our unity, each doing our part, that a great harvest will be realized among the unreached.

Testimonies from our bases

The testimonies below come from our indigenous missionary bases. These bases are strategically located in the midst of resistant, unreached tribes. In the regions of our bases are towns that have never had churches. Within these Satanic strongholds, we are seeing salvations. We then baptize, disciple, and start churches. 

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone: 

“The heartbeat of Jesus Christ is that no one should perish. Therefore, we are to sacrifice to complete the mission of Jesus Christ. Where we are, we don't understand the language of the community dwellers. We haven't been here before, but the spirit of God has been leading us to hundreds of churchless communities. To thousands of souls that are perishing. They haven't heard the gospel. They are surprised to see us as Christian missionaries and slaves of the living God. We are to spread the gospel in order to save these souls from hell. We as a team, believe that, EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE NEEDS TO HEAR THE GOSPEL. It's a great task, but with God above, all things are possible.” 

“We had a church service in Kamoria village. We spent the night and showed the Jesus film in their language. The next morning, we had a beautiful church service. Many came, but some of the new converts stayed away because of fear of family and community persecution. We have two spiritual leaders we are training to be elders of the newly birthed church.” 

While I was in Sierra Leone, we had a pastor’s conference. 62 spiritual leaders attended from several churches. Many of these are new pastors that came from the Muslim towns. They loved the teaching and want more teachings.

“We are soldiers, no fear, no worry, no stopping and no resting. We go, the gospel advances.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Gbarpolu County, Liberia:

“Two animistic towns have finally accepted the gospel. One of them, Yakayah, was founded in 1864 by a warrior named Yaka of the unreached Gola tribe. Since the town was established there have been no worship services or a church. This town has been a regional stronghold of witchcraft and the demonic. By the power of God that yoke has been broken. Our team went in and showed the Jesus film. Many accepted Christ. Their first Christmas celebration service was a success. The town chief agreed for us to have the service. Another church is being birthed.” 

“Zelemu town has accepted the gospel. The town elders have given land for the Christians to build a worship center. Another church is being birthed, for the first time, in this town.”

“Madina, the regional Muslim stronghold, has never allowed for Christians to be in their town. Finally they allowed us to have a Christmas celebration. The children were many. Pray with us a church will also be birthed here.” 

“Wordsower is highly regarded. Many pastors, teachers and former Muslims attend our trainings. Muslims are converting to Christ.” 

Thank you! Every donation is important. The work is accomplished by the unity of us all. You are giving unto the Lord. Whether it is large or small that isn’t what is important. But to give as our Lord leads, as He compels each of us, that is what is important. 

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

• Praise: We have entered a new year. We thank our Lord for the harvest of 2022.
• Pray: The roads are bad. It is dangerous for us as we travel on our motorbikes. I had an accident returning from Sierra Leone. My knee is damaged. Another had an accident and his foot is damaged. Please pray for our safety.
• Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel into the unreached tribes.
• Pray: As we prepare to send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim unreached tribes of Sierra Leone. 
• Pray: For us we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
• Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

Summary of financial report for December:

$1,680 – Employee pay for 10 employees, Zwedru base

$359 – Assistance to the poor; medical, rent, school fees, funeral expenses - Zwedru base

$794 – Base expenses; food, maintenance, local transport – Zwedru base

$4,198 – Missions; sending teams into the remote villages – Zwedru base

$231 – Bike repairs – Zwedru base

$515 - Gas for bikes and generators – Zwedru base 

$674 - Radio broadcasting from 4 stations

$80- Adult Literacy Zedru base

$43 - Video

$30 - Optical

$618- Wordsower Bible Institute, level 2, 2-week class, Zwedru, Liberia

$20 - Printing department – Zwedru base

$2,578- Grand Capemont County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes 

$2,410 - Lofa County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes

$1,870 - Gbarpolu County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes

$1,900 - Sierra Leone missionary team is teaching 1 unreached Muslim tribe

$2,500 - Ivory Coast mission team going to several unreached tribes

$1,900 - Guinea Missionary team

$360- Government Taxes

$250 - Bank fees, the cost of receiving and sending money from USA and our international bases

$8,900 – Construction – An addition to our Bible school room, offices and dental rooms

Total – $31,910

October 2022 End of Month Report

In October we did:
4 - Countries that have Wordsower Africa bases: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia (Grand Gedeh County, Grand Capemont County, Lofa County and Gbarpolu County), 1 base in Ivory Coast, 1 base in Sierra Leone, and 1 base in Guinea
22 - Total counties we ministered in
299 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in
22 - Churches we visited and worked with
1 - Church started
250 - Total mission trips
137 - Persons were baptized
514 – Made a confession of faith in Christ
65 - WBI attended the level 3 class held in Yandohun, Lofa County, Liberia 
76 - WBI attended the level 4 class held in Bopolu, Gbarpolu County, Liberia
41 - WBI attended the level 4 class held in Konia, Lofa County, Liberia
38 - WBI attended the level 4 class held in Blolequin, Ivory Coast
7,079 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 52 locations and 66 times shown
4 - Community Radio stations we are broadcasting on
10 - Adult literacy school in Zwedru
19 - Dental patients, 26 teeth pulled.
39,000 - Press report, Copies printed, 431 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish our Lord’s command to reach the world. Thank you for your active love and faith. Thank you for sacrificing with us. 

An Interview with Thompson Morris

“The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Tim 2:2. We are commanded to make disciples of all nations. The method chosen to do this is for disciples to make disciples. If each disciple will, obediently, make disciples, and then those disciples will make other disciples, who will then make other disciples, then we will reach every nation. It will be like an out of control virus pandemic. The interview, below, is of Thompson Morris. He is one of many examples we have here. One of our disciples found him working on a road crew. He barely ever attended church. After being discipled by us, he then discipled his family. Next, he discipled his local community by starting a church. After that, he started another church in a churchless community. Now he is discipling Grand Kru County, with disciples he has trained. His vision is to go to the unreached tribes, outside of Liberia, to make disciples. Thompson is taking the mandate of Christ seriously, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8. This 8-minute video is a beautiful example of 2 Timothy 2:2 and Acts 1:8 implemented. 

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Just Another Thursday

“Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer… Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering… Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,” 2 Tim 2:3-10

Testimonies from our bases

The testimonies below come from our indigenous missionary bases. These bases are strategically located in the midst of resistant, unreached tribes. In the regions of our bases are towns and villages that have never had churches. Within these Satanic strongholds, we are seeing salvations. We then baptize, disciple, and start churches. These are only a few of many testimonies we receive every month.

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone:

A few months ago we built the new Christian fellowship in Makondeh village a church building. Never had there been a church in this village before. They are of the Temne-Banta tribe. This tribe is an unreached Muslim tribe that was supposed to have no Christians before we arrived. The village now has a healthy growing church. Another ministry arrived and set up a mobile free clinic. Amos, our Sierra Leone country director wrote, “We are now at the Makonde village church. A ministry called African Christian Fellowship came to do free medical services. More than a thousand people people have come to the church we built.”

After African Christian Fellowship free clinic left, the chief of the village went to Amos. Amos writes about his meeting with him, “Mr Saidu Kabia, age 75, is the chief of the Makondeh village. This village was a churchless community, we built a church opposite the mosque, yesterday in an interview with the chief he confessed that all of his five children and his wife should be attending church services and take Christianity very serious. Because since the arrival of Christianity in the village, development has begun to enter the village. His family should worship Jesus Christ and stop going to the mosque.” Our Lord’s one-two punch! 

"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:5-9.

“Waoo!!!!! What a great miraculous testimony from the churchless village of Makorie. We baptized 11 people this morning in a small creek. The Lord brought a blind, old, Muslim, Temne-Banta, woman to the creek. She asked us to baptize her. After we baptized her, she was rejoicing and singing songs in her native language (Temne). I asked her why the singing? She replied that Jesus is the best and only person who can forgive her sins… Be in prayer with her as she was touched by the Spirit to confess Jesus Christ as Lord and savior in her old age. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the Gospel.”

“God is good all of the time, especially today! We showed the Jesus film, in Temne dialect, at the Makoloh village with the attendance of nearly 300 people. Out of the said numbers, 3 people put their faith in the Lord and were baptized. We are moving, the gospel is advancing… A few days later… They are now requesting for a place of worship. We will meet with them this morning to see how best we can plant a church, do regular visitation, and training.” 

“Thank you, Jesus, for the 17 souls that got baptized this morning in Patefu Manokoh village. The unreached people are day by day coming to Jesus Christ with passion. Pray that our Lord will increase the passion of us all. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the Gospel. We must go!”

“We are to complete the mission of Jesus Christ, the sole authority of our lives. Make the mission more important than your life and always be willing to perform a task far greater than you. Dream about going. Talk about going. Live by going. We are one, united and glorious family, in the Lord.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Ivory Coast:

“A new group of disciples has started an independent church and are growing. Nine of them came for our level 4 class… Another Group of disciples have formed a church, which Emmanuel Tooua works with… We baptized 12 persons on the 30th of October… A Muslim leader, of 14 years, converted to Christ Jesus. He is now a Wordsower trainee. He taught, in our level 4 class, on, “How to reach Muslims”. He's a potential missionary to the Muslims.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Lofa County, Liberia:

“Our mission to the unreached regions, 2 days ago, was very good. The town called Mavinkonnedu has had no church since the town was built. We did teaching, and they understood. Some of the Muslims want a church to be in their town. A man named Mr. Mulbah, a Muslim, said that he will surely be part of the church that will be established in their town. He was bold to tell his people to be part of the Christians. Another man name Thomas Kollie, a Christian, told us that he will also encourage more people to attend the church. After our discussion, Mr. Mulbah went to the town chief and told him everything. The chief agreed and gave us permission to start a church in his town... We have scheduled a mission to carry the Jesus film to show to them.”

“Our mission still continued. We reached a town called Krukan, a traditional Muslim town. We introduced ourselves, the Wordsower mission, and taught them the lesson, “God created you.” They accepted the teaching. We asked them if there is a church in their town.  They said NO!! We asked them why. A Muslim baby mother, by the name of Fatu, said to us that, the traditional people won't allow a church to be here. Since the town was built, there has been no church. She said, we don't have even one Christian person here. We told them that we will continue to be with them.”

“A pastor from Selega town, came to us. He said to us that they want Wordsower to conduct a one-day training and show the Jesus film. They said, they don't have a church building but have made 3,000 mud bricks. They need Wordsower to help them with their church building. We agreed to help.”

“We went to Kollie town and showed the Jesus film. People came from Guinea, across the border, to watch the show. They are the only town that has a church in this unreached region. The pastor said that he needs Wordsower’s help to better reestablish the church. We agreed to help. We thank God for allowing us to go on mission. We have more to do for Christ.”

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

• Praise: We continue to advance into the strongholds of Satan without serious persecution.
• Pray: For increased donations so that we may continue to advance into unreached tribes.
• Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel.
• Pray: As we prepare to create and send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim unreached tribes of Sierra Leone.
• Pray: For us we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
• Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

September 2022 End of Month Report

4 - Countries that have Wordsower Africa bases: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia (Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County; Sinje, Grand Capemont County, Voinjama, Lofa County and Gbarpolu County), 1 base in Ivory Coast, 1 base in Sierra Leone, 1 base in Guinea
18 - Total counties we ministered in
214 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in
26 - Churches we visited and worked with and started 1 church
198 - Total mission trips
84 - Persons were baptized
29 - WBI attended the level 4, 2-week section held in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County
51 - WBI attended the level 3, 1-week section held in Jenneh #3, Bomi County
356 - Attended our 2 days workshops-training in 7 locations.
6,051 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 39 locations and 50 times shown.
4 - Community Radio stations broadcasting on
10 - Adult literacy school in Zwedru
21 - Dental patients, 22 teeth pulled
39,000 - Press report, Copies printed, 431 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish our Lord’s command to reach the world. Thank you for your active love and faith. Thank you for sacrificing with us.

“In a London newspaper in the early part of the 20^th century it said, “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger. Safe return doubtful.” The add was placed by Sir Ernest Shackleton, who was looking for men to go to the South Pole. He received an overwhelming response.”* Jesus has invited us to join Him in a hazardous journey. He promises small wages, constant danger, and to send us into complete darkness to bring His light. Safe return doubtful. Sir Ernest Shackleton sought men for temporal glory and received an overwhelming response. Our Lord seeks to send His Church for His eternal Glory. You are invited.

“Jesus sent out with the following instructions… “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts — no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff… “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. you will…be flogged… When they arrest you, do not worry.” Matt 10:5-19.  “For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” Acts 13:47. “You are the light of the world… In the same way, let your light shine before others.” Matt 5:14-16

Below is an interview with Victoria Toteh. She is illiterate, single, has 5 children, is unemployed and lives in extreme poverty. Yet, she will be without excuse when she stands before our Lord in judgement. At her judgement, I believe He will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ Matthew 25:21.

Victoria’s English may be a little hard to understand but I believe you will understand most of it. This video is a little longer than others I send. It is 8 ¾ minutes long. I know people are busy and don’t want long videos, so I painfully chopped out much of her story.  

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We received a donation of 200 prosthetic hands from the LN4 Foundation. They have donated to us before. During West African civil wars, the rebels commit atrocities to humanity that cause me to cringe. Their common terrorist brutality was to cut off hands and arms of innocent surviving residents after massacring a village. Those who were dismembered would then run to the next village seeking help and telling them to run that the rebels were coming. Today there are hundreds that have survived with appendages removed. No organization, that I know of, is doing anything to assist them. Wordsower Africa is responding with the love of Christ. As we assist and share the saving gospel of our Lord. The 2 ½ minute video and pictures below are a testimony of love.

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Testimonies from our bases

The testimonies below come from our indigenous missionary bases. These bases are strategically located in the midst of resistant, unreached tribes. In the regions of our bases are towns that have never had churches. In the midst of these strongholds, we are seeing salvations. We then baptize, disciple and start churches.

From Field leaders on our main Zwedru base, Liberia:

“I am praying for Grand Kru county. Praying for intensive discipleship and trainings. We are committed to get to the bottom of the county. No stopping until we get to the entire county, we are the powerful field leaders of Wordsower Africa.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone:

“Tonight 26 people were baptized in a churchless community. Thank you, Jesus, for your direction and guidance upon us. Always send us Lord, we are available, we are your servants and soldiers.”

“Thanks, and appreciation to the family of Wordsower for the church building.” Sent from the Makondeh village church.

“At the conclusion of a town hall meeting with the elders and community, of a churchless town, called Malai, they agreed to provide two plots of land to be used for church purposes free of charge. Glory be to God! We are moving, the gospel is advancing.”

From our indigenous missionary team in Grand Capemont County, Liberia:

We had decided to erect a new roof for a house church that had outgrown their house (we do the roof they do the walls and floor). That same hour I received a messenger text from a woman that had never donated before. She said she wanted to make a donation to build a church. It was confirmed, by our Lord, that she knew the voice of God and was an obedient servant. It was also confirmed that our Lord supported our decision to put up a church roof.

“Brother Musa Kiazolu was wounded during the war. Rebels cut off his hand. He's been in this situation since the nineties during Taylor's war, over 30 years ago. Musa has been hoping and praying for such an opportunity like this. He now has the use of his arm.”

“Our level 3 training ended yesterday. Three Muslims attended the training and one was baptized from Kankar Town. The story of this lady is very sorrowful. She called me last night crying on the phone telling me that the entire town was against her, swearing and abusing her the whole of last night. This is the same lady that became Christian earlier. Her husband abandoned her with five children. We have been assisting her. We need your prayers and support so the family will reconsider their actions and let her be! God bless you all.”

Thank you! Every donation is important. The work is accomplished by the unity of us all. You are giving unto the Lord. Whether it is large or small that isn’t what is important. But to give as our Lord leads, as He compels each of us. That is what is important. 

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

• Praise: We received and have started fitting prosthetic hands
• Pray: For increased donations so that we may continue to advance into the strongholds of Satan
• Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel into the unreached tribes.
• Pray: As we prepare to create and send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim unreached tribes of Sierra Leone.
• Pray: For us we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
• Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

Summary of financial report for September:

$1,792 – Employee pay for 10 employees, Zwedru base
$769 – Assistance to the poor; medical, rent, school fees, funeral expenses - Zwedru base
$851 – Base expenses; food, maintenance, local transport – Zwedru base
$3,132 – Missions; sending teams into the remote villages – Zwedru base
$575 – Bike repairs – Zwedru base
$888 - Gas for bikes and generators – Zwedru base
$666 - Radio broadcasting from 4 stations
$80 - Adult Literacy
$50 - Video
$60 - Optical
$1,761 - Wordsower Bible Institute, level 4, 2-week class, Zwedru, Liberia
$790 - Wordsower Bible Institute, level 3, 1-week class, Bomi County, Liberia
$551 - Printing department – Zwedru base
$3,900 - Grand Capemont County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes
$1,600 - Lofa County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes
$1,600 - Gbarpolu County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes
$1,900 - Sierra Leone missionary team is teaching 1 unreached Muslim tribe
$2,500 - Ivory Coast mission team going to several unreached tribes
$1,600 - Guinea Missionary team
$206 - Missionary Aviation Fellowship
$190 - Government Taxes
$318 - Bank fees, the cost of receiving and sending money from USA and our international bases
Total – $25,779

*Climbing Higher by Roger Dixon page 137

August 2022 End of Month Report

4 – Countries that have Wordsower Africa bases: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
7 - Bases - 4 in Liberia (Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County; Sinje, Grand Capemont County, Voinjama, Lofa County and Gbarpolu County), 1 base in Ivory Coast, 1 base in Sierra Leone, 1 base in Guinea
26 - Total counties we ministered in
282 - Total communities/villages/towns/cities we ministered in
31 - Churches we visited and worked with
195 - Total mission trips
211 - Persons were baptized
45- WBI attended the level 2 section held in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County
42- WBI attended the level 3 section held in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County
811 - Attended our 2 day trainings in 19 locations.
5,644 - Viewed the Jesus Film, 53 locations and 61 times shown.
4 - Community Radio stations broadcasting on
13 - Adult literacy school
11 - Dental patients, 15 teeth pulled.
76,000 - Press report, Copies printed, 206 booklets made (English)

Our on-site leaders and the donations of churches and individuals from abroad are bringing in a great harvest. We need the unity of us all, His Church, to accomplish his command to reach the world. Thank you for your love, and faith and for sacrificing with us. 
  
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Romans 15:5-6. We, His Church, should be united as one mind, one voice, one mission. In this we best “glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Denominations should not divide us. Christ said, A kingdom divided cannot stand.

We had a big problem! We have bases in the French speaking nations of Guinea and Ivory Coast. Hundreds of former Muslims are becoming Christian. We were not able to find French Bibles for them. But we fret not, for the ministry belongs to our Lord, and He will provide. 

His answer to the problem was to unite 7 different ministries to provide the unreached Muslim tribes with 141,000 French NT Bibles and scripture tracts. The load weighed almost 7,000 pounds. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” World Missionary Press, in Indiana, printed them and shipped them to Christian Aid Ministries on the East coast for free. Christian Aid Ministries put them in a container and shipped them across the ocean at cost. When our load arrived, they took it from the port to their warehouse. Then they put our load on their truck and carried it, for free, to the third ministry, Hope 2, for free storage. The fourth ministry, Kingdom Earth Builders, took a truck load to Missionary Aviation Fellowship, the fifth ministry, to be flown to our base in Zwedru which is close to the French speaking Ivory Coast border. Kingdom Earth Builders again hauled a load, on trailer, to the sixth ministry, Hope in the Harvest Missions International, in the city of Ganta They are close to the French speaking Guinea border. From Zwedru and Ganta, our Wordsower Africa leaders, the seventh ministry, have started taking them in 55-gallon barrels across the borders to our bases there. Our base leaders will give the Bibles and scripture tracts to the new converts to use for evangelism, discipleship and church planting. You, the donors, are also included in this project because of your donations we were able to cover the, “at cost” expenses of some of these ministries.  

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts…” Romans 12:4-6. Each of these ministries have different gifts, functions, beliefs, methods and specific callings. But these differences did not cause division, because we are all united in the one mission of strengthening and enlarging His Church. Paul asked our Lord’s Church to be, “like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Doing nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.” Phil 2:3. Mission accomplished!!! “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” Ps 133:1.

The 6 ½ minute video, below, is about us loading the French Bibles for our Missionary Aviation Fellowship flight from Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, to our main base in Zwedru:

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The pictures show Jesse of Kingdom Earth Builders transporting a trailer load of the Bibles to Ganta, Liberia. Ganta is close to the Guinea border. From Ganta the Bibles will be put in barrels for crossing into Guinea.

The 1-minute video, below, is an example of the hardships we encounter when transferring the Bibles and supplies in barrels across the border of Ivory Coast and Guinea.

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Samantha Lloyd and Hanna Pittman are preparing to be missionaries. They have spent 3 months with us in Liberia as interns. The internship was a test to confirm their call. They have had a multitude of experiences and gone through many hardships. Their test results are an “A.” Our Lord’s church has the assignment to train and send missionaries to the unreached. After the three months with us they flew to a country in Asia that does not allow Christians to witness. They will be there as undercover witnesses for another 4 months. Below is a 1-minute video showing them in action. 

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Testimonies from our bases

The testimonies below come from our indigenous missionary bases. These bases are strategically located in the midst of resistant, unreached tribes. In the regions of our bases are towns that have never had churches. In the midst of these strongholds, we are seeing salvations. We are baptizing, discipling and starting churches. 

From Field leaders on our main Zwedru base, Liberia:

“There is a town in Grand Gedeh, Liberia called Dejieh. There was no church. The town was a powerful Animist, demonic stronghold. Their spiritual leader, called the devil, had made a law, stating that, no one was to go to church, no church was allowed in his town and no one was to baptize. The penalty for breaking this law was the fine of one cow. It was also stated and known that if anyone tried to enter the town with Christianity that they will be severally punished. Yet, our Wordsower Africa disciples entered knowing the threat and consequences. Many came to Christ through their fearless efforts, including the devil himself!!! Our team goes to them discipling regularly. The town has agreed that they need a church and has given land for a church. When the former devil was asked about the town laws, he stated, “It is God who will do His work in this town.” This type of testimony is common. We have never entered an Animistic demonic stronghold, through Christ, and not crumbled its foundation. It baffles me, why do these places still exist? Pray for this town. Pray for more workers. Pray for increased resources so that we can continue our advance.

From our indigenous missionary team in Sierra Leone: 

“We are very grateful to God almighty for the safe arrival of our soldiers, Jonathan and Prince, from a 4-day mission in which 33 souls were baptized. 7 of these were converted from Islam to Christianity through the teaching of scripture. Pray that God will strengthen them as receive family and community prosecution. Indeed, Jesus is Lord.”   

“Makondeh is one of the churchless towns in which we baptized 74 people in the month of May. We established a house church under a mango tree. The community people provided us with three town lots to be used for church purposes. We are kindly requesting a sum of $150 to complete the project.”

“We baptized 25 Souls, all from Islam, today in the Mafaray village in a great move of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said to his loving disciples (you and I), “Teach them to observe all that I have commanded you. And I am with you always, to the end of age.” (Matthew 28:20). Lord Jesus thank you for always being with us and sending us to do your work. As you will, we will follow. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the Gospel. Your prayers are needed for these new converts.”

“One of our teams returned on base, with joy. They showed the Jesus film twice in Kono City, one night in Jama Swefeh village, and one night in Lebanon village. They baptized 12. We thank God for the great work He has done through these soldiers. Everybody everywhere needs to hear the gospel. Here we go!!!!!”

From one of our indigenous team in Gbarpolu, Liberia: 

“We closed our adult literacy school today. By the grace of God, the students performed great. In the class two Muslims have become Christian and are now active in the church.”  

Our people conducted training in Jungle James camp. It is a gold mining community. Many of the mineral boys attended because the rain had flooded out their work. Many rejected and returned to the camp. But, praise God, some stayed and heard the message. We need your prayers, Wordsower Africa is entering another stronghold.

From our indigenous missionary team in Grand Capemont County, Liberia: 

“It's so encouraging, we took a risk in the regions of Gawolo and Gola Konnah showing the Jesus film for many days, going from town to town. We were showing it to the Vai, unreached Muslim tribe… 11 Muslims believed in the lord Jesus last night after the film. But for fear of their lives, they are doing it secretly. The people have never seen a big screen movie, nor have they heard a movie from their language.” The Jesus film lasts over 2 hours. It depicts the birth, life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. It is an epic event in the towns to see a big screen show in their language. Usually 80-100% will come out of curiosity. Seldom are there no salvations after the showing. We are always thanked by the residents and invited back. to the community.

Participate with us in praise and prayer:

Praise: We received and have started distributing French Bibles to the unreached Muslim tribes.
Pray: That we will not be harassed by border guards as we cross into Guinea and Ivory Coast.
Pray: For our indigenous missionary teams, that they will continue to fearlessly, boldly and sacrificially advance the gospel into the unreached tribes.
Pray: As we prepare to create and send another indigenous missionary team to the Muslim unreached tribes of Sierra Leone. 
Pray: For us we march into and live within the strongholds of Satan to, “snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23.
Pray: “Finally, our friends, pray for us that the Lord's message may continue to spread rapidly 
and be received with honor, just as it was among you. Pray also that God will rescue us from 
wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2.

Donations:

100% of all donations go to the mission. None is used for administration. Tax-deductible receipts 
will be sent each January.

Click here to donate online and select "PARTNERSHIP - WORDSOWER AFRICA"

Check Donations:
Please make checks payable to the “Woodside Vision Foundation” designating “Wordsower 
Africa” on the memo line of the check. Please include your name and address for the receipt, if 
the information is not already on the check. Mail to: 
Woodside Vision Foundation
6600 Rochester Road
Troy Michigan 48085

If you have questions or problems with donations or want to contact me, Kim Smith, then email 
me at kimlogansmith1957@gmail.com. I’m also available on the app called WhatsApp, the 
contact number is +231-8813-44417

Summary of financial report for August:

$1,830 – Employee pay for 8 employees, Zwedru base
$494 – Assistance to the poor; medical, rent, school fees, funeral expenses - Zwedru base
$682 – Base expenses; food, maintenance, local transport – Zwedru base
$4,275 – Missions; sending teams into the remote villages – Zwedru base
$539 – Bike repairs – Zwedru base
$696 - Gas for bikes and generators – Zwedru base 
$665 – Radio broadcasting from 4 stations
$82 - Adult Literacy
$926 - Wordsower Bible Institute, level 1, 2-week class, Level 3, Zwedru, Liberia
$1,337 - Wordsower Bible Institute, level 3, 2-week class, Level 4, Zwedru, Liberia
$13 – Printing department – Zwedru base
$2,500 – Grand Capemont County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes 
$1,600 - Lofa County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes
$1,600 - Gbarpolu County missionary team is reaching 2 unreached Muslim tribes
$1,600 – Sierra Leone missionary team is teaching 1 unreached Muslim tribe
$2,500 – Ivory Coast mission team going to several unreached tribes
$2,800 – Guinea Missionary team
$205 – Bank fees, the cost of receiving and sending money from USA and our international bases
$1,712 - Debt
Total – $26,056