BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, was a French colony. It gained independence in 1960 and adopted the nameBurkina Faso in 1984, which means "the land of the honest people." It is historically an ancient civilization in West Africa, yet today it has the lowest literacy rate in the world. More than two-thirds of the people live in rural areas, and most of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture or animal husbandry. The difficult economic situation is worsened by severe intermittent droughts. Rev. Corneille of ROLCC in Benin is a pastor and missionary devoting himself to evangelism, and he hopes to spread the gospel to all French-speaking countries in Africa. To begin with, he and his coworkers wanted to bring the gospel message to the neighboring country, Burkina Faso. After a year of hard work, in April 2009 he took his coworkers from Benin to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and held the first Sunday worship in May of 2009, and the new church was formally established as first branch of ROLCC in BurkinaFaso. Pastor Kole Mathieu, who is in charge of the church, faced obstacles from spreading the gospel to Muslims and the oppression that Muslims endured after they became Christians. It is not easy to maintain faith and experience numerous difficulties in this field of pioneering the gospel. . Especially this year marks the 15th anniversary of Burkina Faso River of Life Bread of Life Church. We thank God that through God’s leadership, the church is growing stronger and more stable. I also pray that God will continue to protect the entire Burkina Faso team. In 2024, they hope to plant a fifth church. By continuing to plant churches, they hope to bless the entire country.