Africa: Jesus. All About Life


Overview


Bible Society Australia is partnering with African Enterprise Malawi (AE Malawi) and African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda (AEE Rwanda) to engage the church in Malawi and Rwanda with the Jesus. All About Life (JAAL) campaign during Easter 2025, enhancing their efforts to share the word of God with their communities.

While Malawi and Rwanda are considered Christian nations, many Christians are nominal. There’s a significant need for robust biblical teaching to deepen their faith and equip them for effective ministry. Sound doctrine has taken a back seat in many churches, with deviation towards teachings like the prosperity gospel.

In Malawi, Evangelism organisations like the Bible Society of Malawi, African Enterprise Malawi, and members of the Evangelical Association of Malawi have expressed concern about gaps in biblical knowledge, especially regarding outreach. This challenge is compounded by the nation’s youthful population — 70% under 30 years old — many of whom remain unreached by the gospel.

Additionally, in Rwanda, the Christian population in Rwanda has decreased by 2.4% over the last 10 years. About 11,000 people from three people groups are also unreached (according to The Joshua Project, 2023). Most of these people are said to live in remote areas with limited access to the rest of the world, or in places with high levels of Christian persecution, thereby limiting the spread of the gospel (according to East-West Ministries International, 2023). These unreached groups have few followers of Christ and resources to evangelise their own people.

Statistics: 

  • 85% of Malawians identify as Christians, among its 20 million population
  • <92% of Rwandans identify as Christians (Rwanda’s Fifth Population and Housing Census, 2022)
  • 2.4% decrease of the Christian population in Rwanda over the last 10 years

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