Therefore go and make disciples of all nations (by Thom)

Lost in the craziness of the BRIDGE Senegal 2009 conference I forgot to mention an exciting thing that began last week.
The C&MA is aggressively committed to 'pushing back the darkness.' One of the ways to accomplish that is to put your resources where they're most needed. After many years of missions-work in countries like Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of Congo, Gabon and others the Alliance has begun to pull back, during over the reins to the local, national churches so they can continue the work (and they can be much more effective than Western missionaries can be!) to reach the lost and push back the darkness. However, we're not retreating! It's exciting to see ways that the C&MA is looking to effectively retool and re purpose it's resources. Some missionaries from these retiring-fields are being redeployed to existing fields but we're also looking for new horizons.
Last week an American C&MA worker, who serves in a South American country, came through Dakar on her way to another West African country. The field she serves in is looking as sending missionaries here and this was an exploratory trip to see the needs and the ways the mission could partner with the existing, but very small, local church. For now, we'd prefer to keep the name of the new country and the scouting country under wraps but please be in prayer for this opportunity.
It excites me to see new frontiers opening up. Obviously nothing is firm yet and a lot must still be worked through if this is the place the Lord is leading the mission but I'm waiting expectantly on Him to do great things!