Africa
Tabernacle Evangelism
Last year a mid-November storm ripped off the
roof of the Co-Demma Church leaving the congregation exposed to
sun and rain for more then three months. Pastor Kasongo made an
appeal to the national church leadership and Tabernacle Evangelism
was able to step in and make the difference for this church. On
February 23 we put up a tabernacle on what seemed to be just an
empty lot with only a small office building still intact. The church
celebrated the event with an evangelistic meeting that they had
been preparing for for about a week, informing the community of
what was taking place. For a church that was used to an average
crowd of about 150 on Sundays, it was wonderful for them to see
more than 300 in attendance at that meeting! Pastor Kasongo told
us that about 20 came to the Lord that night.
Several months later they found that they were beginning to outgrow
the original tabernacle we had put up. People were having to sit
in the sun again because there was no more room under the roof.
So they added another 30 feet to the roof and have also started
laying the foundation to build the rest of the building. The congregation
is consistently running more than 250 members on Sundays and is
extremely grateful for what Tabernacle Evangelism has done for them
because they were without a roof for so many months.
