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When you hear about missionaries in Africa, where does your mind go? It is easy to focus on those we know from Europe, with David Livingstone a name many would recognise. But what about African missionaries and their impact on the African Church? While the name Samuel Crowther may ring a bell (the first African Anglican Bishop of West Africa), others from the 19th\/20th century are lost to the history books. Many Africans played a significant part in advancing African mission but we will never hear of them. Although there isn\u2019t space to tell their stories here, we will explore how AIM is helping to encourage the African church to mobilise (prepare and send) missionaries and look at their impact in the 21st century. If you have the time, I highly recommend looking into the history of Africans in mission. Their stories are amazing, and should not be forgotten. You can find some of them in Volume 4 issue 3 of AfriGO<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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