Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Future of Urban Ministry in Nigeria

FOR OVER 15 YEARS Urban Ministry (UMN) has been developing Nigerians. Since it's inception CRWRC and CRWM created and sustained Urban Ministry.

Empowering impoverished communities in Jos, Lagos, Abuja, and Makurdi through adult literacy, small scale business development, discipleship training and community leadership development.

Funding and capacity development has primarily come from these two organizations, but over time a few other agencies have contributed. For example, Oikonomos Foundation contributed greatly to the establishment of the Makurdi offices. Then, Kiva made an attempt towards micro-finance (but they lacked focus).

So, now there is hope but also a bit of apprehension. Funds do not make or break an organization, but can severely effect it. Funding will diminish significantly over the course of the next two years and UMN will need to prove itself to the world.

Continue to pray for direction and success!

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