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April 2022 — A few months ago, Chad Thompson, a representative of the Walk for Water program through Healing Hands International, asked if there was a need for a well for a congregation in Benin. After discussions with the Director of the Bible Training Center (BTC), Inoussa Adjayi, it was determined that there were congregations in need of water who currently do not have access to water.

April 2022 — God continues to richly bless the efforts of BTC and evangelism in French Africa. In the eight or so years I’ve been associated with FACE, I’ve been continuously impressed at the good things happening due to God’s blessings.

February 2022 — On another day, I wandered over to the married student housing. The places where the married students and families live. There were women sitting outside, fixing their children’s hair, washing clothes, hanging laundry, doing all their tasks under the hot sun. As we walked down the sidewalk in front of the apartments, I noticed a shallow stone bowl-shaped slab with an oblong rock on it.

February 2022 — “Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping, brother John? Brother John...” I sang this song as a child; it’s one of the oldest songs I remember singing at school. One morning in January, as my husband and I wandered up to the gates of the kindergarten in Cotonou, Benin on the campus of the Bible Training Center, I heard this familiar song.

February 2022 — Recently, Barbara and I had the opportunity to visit the school in Benin. While there are still many hurdles to international travel due to the pandemic, the visit was more than worth it. The students, faculty, administration and families of all continue to dedicate themselves to preparing for greater work in the kingdom of God.

December 2021 — We are thankful to God for watching over us during the vacation and for bringing us back to BTC (Bible Training Center). All the students and teachers are back. We started this academic year for 2021 and 2022 on the 4th of October. We have had a very good beginning.

October 2021 — Any worthwhile effort brings both opportunities and challenges, and that is the case with the Bible Training Center and French African Christian Education.

October 2021 — Ed Jones, who has worked with FACE since the beginning, reflected on the impact of the efforts in West Africa.

August 2021 — Recently Ed Jones, a long-time elder in the church and one of the initial founders of the BTC in Benin, Africa, talked about his experiences when the BTC first began.

August 2021 — I was born March 15, 1962, at Amou-Oblo in Togo of Muslim parents. I attended primary, secondary and high schools in Togo. After attending the Nigerian Christian Bible College, I worked with the church in Ilorin Kwara State from 1987 to early 1991 and moved to Lomé in Togo. From Lomé, I moved to a town called Tsevie in January 1995.