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Welcome to the
Salvation Army Nigeria Territory
In brief: Salvation Army
Operations began in Nigeria in
1920 when Lieut-Colonel and Mrs
George H Souter landed in Lagos,
to be followed later by
Staff-Captain and Mrs Chrles
Smith, with 10 West India
Officers.
Mali: Following an
invitation for The Salvation
Army to establish a presence in
the predominately Muslim nation
of Mali, a local response was
undertaken under the leadership
of André Togo. Mali is the most
northerly part of the African
continent in which The Salvation
Army has a presence.
Brother Togo, a Malian, had no
knowledge of The Salvation Army
until he had a vision of
'millions of people wearing
white uniforms, saying: "People
of the nations, repent for we
are coming with the Kingdom of
the Lord"'. He was certain God
was calling him to join these
white-uniformed people and his
research led him to The
Salvation Army. With help from
Salvation Army leadership in
Nigeria and at International
Headquarters, he 'opened fire'
in Mali. There has been steady
growth in the attendance at
meetings and official
registration of The Salvation
Army in Mali has now been
granted to 'labour for the
progress of Christianity, to
struggle against poverty’.
The Army’s work in the country
became official in January 2008
with the appointment of Majors
Eugene and Odile
Dikalembolovanga from the
Democratic Republic of Congo as
officers in charge, and Mali is
attached to the Nigeria
Territory. André and his wife
Nana are currently preparing to
move to the Democratic Republic
of Congo, where they will train
to be Salvation Army officers.
Prayers for these new
initiatives are sought as the
response to the challenges found
in Namibia and Mali are
identified and grasped, enabling
an holistic response that
reflects the Great Commission
given by Jesus (Matthew 28:19,
20) in tangible ways.
Countries
included the territory: Mali
Territorial site:
Nigeria corps websites
Uyo Corps
http://www.salvos.com/uyocorps/
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