Churches are inviting our Grace & Light volunteer teams back for annual visits as leaders see the impact our message is making in the lives of their congregations.

Just over half the churches we visited in the first six months of 2025 were repeat visits. Their leaders say we are bringing revival through our preaching that challenges people to live righteously.

They add their members are bringing friends who also want to be part of Grace & Light’s activities, swelling their congregations.

“They believe that if they are in a church partnering with us they will continue to be challenged and learn new things.

“The people we counsel are grateful and say they have remained in their marriages, no longer practice corruption at work and are continuing in the God-honouring lives they committed to at our last visit,” explained international coordinator Tassie Ghata.

Five volunteer teams were active between January and June visiting 53 churches in total, sharing the gospel of righteousness with 12,944 people and testing 1,410 for HIV/AIDS. Of those who tested, just two were positive.

The majority (98%) chose to be open about their status; many joined voluntary savings and accountability groups when these are available in their churches. Significant numbers rededicated their lives to Christ (2,027 people) or made a first commitment (173 people).

The active teams in the first half of 2025 were Jalingo, Jos, Mangu, Yola and Zing.

Grace & Light now has a team of experienced speakers in each of the volunteer teams, as well as James Gisum, Joseph Masoyi, Pofi Josiah, Jacob Dawuleng and Tassie in our Jos and Yola offices.

Prayer Requests

Please pray for:

• Church leaders in our partner churches will remain resolute in allowing us to challenge their congregations to live lives according to gospel values
• People who tested positive will continue to have access to antiretroviral drugs, in spite of USAID funding withdrawal from Africa
• Volunteer teams able to visit churches in their area at least monthly, with the Jos and Yola teams able to visit churches each week.