We use the phrase \u2018creative access\u2019 to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity. In these areas traditional \u2018mission work\u2019 or even declaring yourself as a \u2018missionary\u2019 is not possible. Workers, therefore, need to be \u2018creative\u2019 on numerous levels. They will often need a viable business reason to be in a country or area, then they will need to be creative in how they go about sharing the gospel. They will also need to be careful in how they share updates about their work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than 200 million Africans live in creative access nations (CANs), the majority of which are Muslim. Creative access areas are also often Islamic strongholds within countries. Consequently, workers there struggle against some of the strongest opposition to Christianity. One of our workers in a CAN recently shared what they\u2019d been told; \u2018Teacher, before I met you I hated all Christians and wanted to kill them. I don\u2019t think that way any more.\u2019<\/p>\n
To protect the safety of missionaries and national believers we don\u2019t share which CANs we are working in. To safeguard our personnel further, we sometimes don\u2019t share photographs or identities of those working in particularly sensitive areas. At the moment though, a large number of workers from AIM Europe are serving in creative access situations, some of whom as part of International teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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