Parker Africa Mission

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  OVERVIEW of Parker Africa Mission

  Steve and Debbie Parker are missionaries currently located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,

  West Africa.   where they have served  for  seven years.  They  were  previously

  located  in  Bukavu, Zaire  (now Democratic Republic of Congo), for  nine years  but

  had to evacuate due to the Rwanda  genocide war  on  their  border  where  thousands

  of  refugees crossed.  They  originally  served  three years  in  Nairobi, Kenya,  where

  they adjusted to Africa, learned languages (Zwahili and French), and sought the Lord’s

  leading as to where in Africa they would be  called to serve Him.

  Steve and Debbie are mainly sponsored by  their  home church,  Living Way Christian

  Fellowship, in Greensboro, NC,  and have  additional support  from  several  churches

  and fellowships in the Carolinas, plus from family and friends. Quail Hollow Presby-

  terian Church in Charlotte is a significant supporter. Steve and Debbie depend in faith

  on these voluntary supporters and have no guaranteed income.

  Steve’s primary mission is planning and conducting seminars for strengthening native

  Pastors and church leaders who have little education, Bible foundation. nor leadership

  experience. He also leads and speaks at evangelistic crusades in Burkina Faso and the

  neighboring countries. Burkina Faso is strategically located for the center of missions,

  being surrounded by seven countries, and it is fairly tolerant of  foreigners.  There are

  many tribal groups and   some  Muslims to whom  Steve feels called  to  introduce the

  Gospel message.

  Steve writes, prints  and  distributes most  of his  teaching materials and  has benefited

  greatly in the use of the  Risograph  printing machine  that  Quail Hollow Presbyterian

  Church helped significantly to fund. So far over 400,000 pages have been  printed on it.

  Steve has authored and printed a small book, “Overcoming The Spirit of Poverty”, that

  he has translated  in English, French and Arabic, which  has been widely  distributed in

  West Africa  and used by other missions.

  Debbie has developed her own evangelistic mission in planning and conducting schools

  for children, many Muslim, whose families cannot  afford the cost of other schools. She

  teaches basic English, reading and math, and incorporates a Bible lesson each day. Many

  of her school supplies  have been sent  by or funded  by women of  supporting churches,

  QHPC  being significant in  that effort. Her  first school in her  back yard is  a model for

  other satellite schools in the city. A portable hangar has been fabricated for ease of

  quickly setting up a classroom in a new location. Native women are recruited to help in

  the schools.

  Steve and Debbie take a sabbatical of two or three months every eighteen months to two

  years, to visit family and supporting churches, and to recharge their batteries. They were

  in USA in 2004 and returned to Burkina Faso on October 13.

  Steve and Debbie would pleased to hear from anyone, anytime. 

  To Contact

Mailing address:

Stephen or Deborah Parker
06 BP Box 9484
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
West Africa

(address only one of them when mailing packages so that only one need be present to clear customs send all mail, letters or packages, only by Airmail, as surface mail takes months to arrive)

Email address:

Parkers@cenatrin.bf

Home phone:

011-226-50-362708

(direct International)

  Steve’s parents are Elton and Helen Parker of Charlotte, NC and members of QHPC,with

  Email address parkerel@aol.com  and phone 704-552-2407.