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The Silent Missionaries In the history of the Apostolic Faith work, many different approaches have been taken to present the message of truth. One of the ways we have found effective and which has survived the changing scenes of life is the spreading of the gospel through prints - Tracts, Gospel Literature and other Christian publicationsThe prints have been used as "Silent Missionaries" for spreading the gospel to nooks and crannies of the world, from the Island of the Philippines to the remote villages in Africa. While methods of evangelical outreach change from decade to decade and era to era, the commitment to reach the lost with the message of Christ remains the same. The Apostolic Faith Church continues to explore ways to reach today's world with life-changing message with which we have been trusted. We will be bringing to you, via the web, our silent missionaries. You will find, updated from time to time on this site, online copies of our publications at the African Headquarters. AKAZUE, AFRICA OVERSEER OF APOSTOLIC FAITH, PASSES ON, TO BE BURIED ON MAY 21 The Africa Overseer of The Apostolic Faith mission, Rev. (Dr.) Paul Ogechukwu Akazue is dead. A renowned church leader and head of the Apostolic Faith C hurches on the continent of Africa, Rev. Akazue passed on to eternity on Friday May 7. Until his demise, Rev. (Dr.) Akazue was the patron of the 1,500 member strong national Choir and Orchestra of the Apostolic Faith, reputed to be the Africa’s single largest orchestra. Aged 68, late Rev. (Dr.) Akazue will be interred on Friday May 21, 2010 at “The Trumpet Shall Sound Cemetery”, Faith City, Igbesa, Ogun State, after a funeral service at the Africa Headquarters of the Church in Anthony Village. The funeral service will be conducted by the President and Superintendent-General of the Apostolic Faith Mission worldwide, Rev. (Dr.) Darrel D. Lee, who is leading a team of Apostolic Faith pastors from the International headquarters of the Church in Portland, Oregon, USA. Other highlights of the funeral programme include a documentary film on Life and Times of Rev. (Dr.) Paul Akazue to be shown on Thursday May 20, 2010 at the same venue. The funeral ceremony will be witnessed by delegates from many countries in Europe and Africa. Late Rev. Akazue was appointed the Africa Overseer of the Apostolic Faith on October 3, 1999. The Church witnessed remarkable growth and development during his tenure. Rev. (Dr.) Akazue made significant contributions to higher education and school evangelism in Nigeria. During his tenure, the Church established Apostolic Faith Secondary Schools (AFSS) in many locations in Nigeria. As part of his evangelism drive, he pioneered a radio outreach programme, “Jesus The Light of the World” on Eko FM 89.75. Rev. (Dr.) Akazue’s vision for higher education with the fear of God culminated in the establishment of Crawford University, one of the private universities licensed by the Federal Government in 2005. In recognition of his immense and outstanding contributions to the establishment and growth of the University, he was conferred with the honorary Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by Crawford University in November, 2009. Rev. Akazue was also the Pioneer Chancellor of the School. He is survived by an aged mother, wife, Jane Akazue and four children, brothers and sisters. Rev. Dapo Ojumu Secretary, Board of Trustees Apostolic Faith Mission
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