Dr. Henry Krabbendam knows Africa. For over 25 years the Dutch theologian from Covenant College has taken American pastors and students—well over 400 of them—in and out of Uganda, and many of those trips were during the Idi Amin/ Obote years when very few outsiders were brave enough to visit Uganda. Today, Dr. Krabbendam is in his mid-seventies and semi-retired from Covenant, but far from slowing down. In the past couple of years, we have had the privilege of having him lecture to our ABC students in both Malawi and Uganda. During his last visit in September, he gave a rousing challenge to our student body, "You are UNSTOPPABLE! The gospel has been poured into you for four years at ABC. You have been shown how to teach, how to preach, how to evangelize, and how to be a servant. It is an UNSTOPPABLE combination!"

The opposition in Africa is very real—it is a continent that Satan is determined not to give up without a fight. But Dr. Krabbendam knows a winning combination when he sees one, and what a great thrill it is for us to witness the UNSTOPPABLE ABC FORMULA bear more and more fruit every year.

This YEAR-END REPORT will give you brief, but exciting glimpses into a few of the life-changing stories that are taking place around us—a beautiful new church in the Catholic stronghold of Mozambique, a booming international church in Lilongwe, a large orphan-care project in Malawi's industrial hub—all headed up by graduates of ABC.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to read about what God has done through the ministries of ABC in 2010. It is indeed a unique blessing to be in the midst of such a great surge in growth in God's kingdom, and a genuine honor to count you as one of our partners in prayer and support.

By His Grace & For His Glory,

Paul D. Chinchen, Th.D.
African Bible Colleges, Inc.

It was a cold, gray November morning in Glasgow, Scotland in 1840 when David Livingstone rose at 5 am to begin his journey to Africa. Waiting downstairs was Livingstone's mother and his pastor, Father Neil. Laying open on the table was his mother's Bible. Father Neil handed it to Livingstone and asked him to read from Psalm 135. Father Neil wanted Livingstone to claim Africa for Christ, "Praise the name of the Lord, oh servants of the Lord. For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases, He does. In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in the deep."

Livingstone's mother was trying her best to be supportive and encouraging, but now she could no longer hold back her emotions. With tears flowing freely she said goodbye while Father Neil waited outside to walk David to the train that would take him to London and to his ship, The George, which would carry him to Africa.

Today that story has come full circle, except instead of a Scotsman leaving his home for Africa, this story is about five ABC graduates leaving their home in Malawi for the Catholic stronghold of Mozambique.

The first to go was Bentry Mhango (ABC Class of 2000)—widely recognized as Malawi's first evangelical missionary to Mozambique. The former Portuguese colony had just ended an 18-year long civil war, so not only was he entering anti-evangelical territory, but he was also entering a mess of a country. After Bentry settled in, he discovered that there were only 4 Christians in the entire area, but with the aid and encouragement of ABC professor Dr. Palmer Robertson, Bentry persevered and was soon joined by two other ABC graduates—Davidson Chifungo and his wife Pheobe (ABC Class of 2001). Together they helped form the Reformed Church of Mozambique.

After four years on the mission field Bentry left for the U.S. to pursue a Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary (he is now teaching at our college in Uganda), and Davidson (by then ordained by the Presbyterian church in Malawi— the CCAP) was elected to the post of General Secretary—the highest permanent position in the two million-member denomination.

When Bentry, Davidson and Pheobe left the field they were replaced by two more ABC graduates—Andrew Mfune (Class of 2005) and David Salimoni (Class of 2007). Among these five pioneer missionaries to Mozambique they have planted three booming churches (Mitondo, Zobwe and Chia—which have grown from a small group of 4 Christians to over 400 communicants), and have helped establish a strong evangelical presence in a part of Africa where very few westerners would have ever ventured.



Steppin-Out Missions from Sugarcreek, Ohio, has brought several teams to help rebuild both our chapel and gym. They have also recruited volunteers from the U.S. and from one of Liberia's neighbors, Côte d'Ivoire. Jacques Koussi is a full-time missionary with Steppin-Out Missions and pastors a church in his home country of Ivory Coast. He has joined Steppin- Out work teams on two different occasions to help restore the ABCU Chapel, and just like Andrew who brought his brother Peter to see Christ, Jacques brought his brother Sebastian to become a student at ABCU this year. Jacques is now promising to bring two more pastors from Ivory Coast next year to enroll at ABCU. The reopened ABC University in Yekepa, Liberia, is quickly having an influence across the West African region with students coming from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast.

Every story has a beginning, and FLOOD-Malawi's is a great one. In 1995 we hosted our very first mission team to visit us in Lilongwe. It was a great group of 19 young people from College Avenue Baptist Church—a basketball team and band led by Chuck Price and Pastor Jerry Nelson. Chuck still brags that it is the only American basketball team to ever go undefeated in Africa—including a win over the National Team. A month prior to the team's arrival, RADIO ABC FM 88.3 went on the air, so we were able to immediately introduce, interview, and give playing time to College Avenue's Celebration Band. They were an immediate hit, their concerts were packed, and they are still recognized as the trail blazers of contemporary Christian music in Malawi.

Out of that church's college ministry in San Diego, a third pastor, Matt Hammett, headed up what eventually became a huge youth movement called FLOOD. In 2004 Matt and Chuck led a FLOOD team of 34 to Malawi—this time a soccer team that drew 1-1 with the number one team in Malawi (Bakili Bullets), and a band—Something Like Silas—that played in front of packed stadiums in Malawi's four largest cities. The soccer team played, the band performed, and Matt preached to over 70,000 people. The advance "church relations" team had trained over 800 counselors and had prepared 10,000 "new believer" packets, but by the time the FLOOD team arrived at their last and largest venue (Chichiri Stadium where the national team plays), they were already out of packets.

Matt, along with FLOOD's Missions Pastor Adam Klekowski, wanted to make sure that what they had started was sustained, so in 2007 they recruited ABC graduate Sean Kampondeni (Class of 2005) to help them found FLOOD Church Malawi. Their target is a brand-new yet very dynamic demographic—urban young people—and Sean is absolutely the perfect person for the job. He spent his high school years at an international school in Bahrain (Persian Gulf), and is married to another ABC grad, Tapiwa, whose father is basically the Rick Warren of Malawi.

Sean, with his team of six—which includes five ABC graduates and students—are meeting a very relevant need in the capital city. There are very few evangelical churches reaching out to college students, young professionals, and the international community. But in addition to running a vibrant and current service, Sean is a great preacher— mentored by one of the best. Whenever we have Sean speak in our ABC chapel service, my 86-year-old dad will lean over and remind me, "I taught him how to preach!"

Kenny Mackenzie was born and raised on a nippy, wind-swept island off the coast of Scotland called the Isle of Lewis. The island is known for two things—rolling, treeless hills carpeted in purple-topped heather, and an elegant hand-woven wool cloth known as Harris Tweed. Kenny Mackenzie owned his own loom—it occupied a good portion of his and his wife Ishbel's home—and for over twenty years that was his livelihood. Kenny was a wool cloth weaver. He wove a bolt of material a week, sometimes two if it was a good week.

In 2003 he came on a short-term mission trip to Uganda to help build the new college. Besides adding a porch to the back of his house, Kenny had never really built anything, but as the saying goes, "God does not necessarily call the equipped, he equips the called." By the end of the summer it was obvious that Kenny, Uganda and ABU were a wonderful fit, and instead of his stint in Africa lasting a couple b i bolfe m ocnothlsl,e Kgenensy has been there seven years. Every building on the campus has been built with his careful oversight. Prior to leaving for Africa, in eighteen years of marriage, Kenny had never been away from Ishbel for more than a couple of nights. Now, for the past seven years, he has been leaving his beloved wife and home in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland to come to ABU, visiting her just a few times a year.

During this time Ishbel's mother has been in declining health, and recently sank to the point of being on oxygen round the clock. On Friday, November 5th, Ishbel phoned Kenny and asked him to come home. At 12:30 that night he was on the plane for the UK. He landed on the Isle of Lewis at lunchtime on Saturday and was able to spend a few hours with Ishbel's "mum" and exchange some loving words. On Sunday she slipped peacefully into unconsciousness, and on Monday morning she made her final journey to her eternal home with her beloved Savior Jesus. How we praise God for the perfect timing of our Heavenly Father that would allow Kenny to see this godly woman once more, and to be able to stand beside his wife in her hour of greatest need.

In Oswald Smith's classic book on missions, The Passion for Souls, he describes Satan's vexation with Christians encroaching on his territories. He demands an explanation from one of his minions—what happened? "The whole church prayed," grouses his cohort. "Curse them!" roared Satan, "all is lost! Thousands have been saved in India and China, but this news I have just heard is the worst of all." Nell Chinchen is a genuine prayer warrior. In early 1973, when our second house in thirteen months burned down in the Liberian bush, my mother told people that she would not return to Africa until she had 500 people committed to pray for her family and ministry every single day. By the time we returned to Liberia that summer, she had well over 500 prayer warriors signed up. Now, 40 years later, it is a wonderful feeling to visit a small rural church and have an elderly couple say to me, "I still pray for your family every single day!"

Mom is now working to revitalize that band of warriors. ABC desperately needs your prayers—the radio ministry, three colleges, the hospital, the academy, staff, students, graduates—your prayers are critical. Mom is looking for 100 people willing to pray with at least one other person once a week for the ministries of ABC. If you would like to commit to starting an ABC prayer cell and receive weekly updates directly from the co-founder of the mission, please send her a note—she would love to hear from you — nellchinchen@yahoo.com.