"I thought people like me didn't go because I am black and all the missionaries that came to my church were white."

Are you curious about the role of African Americans in missions? In this episode of the Missionary Mobilization Podcast, Dave talks with Marilyn Owusu-Sekyere, an AGWM African American missionary to Togo in West Africa. Listen as Marilyn shares how God called her to the mission field and how she's mobilizing others. She discusses ways missionaries, mobilizers, and pastors can better mobilize African Americans to the mission field. This episode will inspire and equip you to more effectively mobilize African Americans and other people of color. 

Some of the questions Dave asked our guest were:

1.  Can you talk about the current state of the African American church's involvement in world missions?

2.  Why are there so few African American missionaries?

3.  Can you share a story from your itineration where God used you to speak into a person's life about their role in the Great Commission?

4.  What are some things mobilizers, missionaries, & pastors can do to mobilize the African American church?

  Show Notes:

Support the Center for Missionary Mobilization and Retention https://www.missionarymobilization.org/support

On mobilizing your students or congregation:  https://www.iwanttobeamissionary.com/

AGWM - https://wideopenmissions.org/

Awakening Ministries - https://www.awakeningmintl.org/

The National African American Missions Council https://www.naamcevents.org/

Books by William Carey Publishing https://missionbooks.org/products/profiles-of-african-american-missionaries?_pos=2&_sid=f35570052&_ss=r

https://missionbooks.org/products/african-american-experience-in-world-mission?_pos=3&_sid=f35570052&_ss=r

1615 Webinars on Mobilizing People of Color https://1615.org/project/auto-draft/ https://1615.org/project/mobilizing-poc-part-2/

Contact Marilyn:

Facebook- Marilyn Owusu-Sekyere 

Instagram - @marilynow

AGWM Profile Page:  https://agmd.org/Profile/Index/156baced-6eda-4a93-ba5f-e765f1bdb8fb

Email Marilyn: [email protected]