Tragedy at the Centre - 2009
Here are some pictures of the devastation caused by the fire at the Centre.
On Friday, 15th May, 2009, there was an explosion at the Centre and Mark Box, a missionary
from Florida, USA was killed. Mark and his wife Kim, along with their children Chandler and Sam, were living at the
Centre while Akua, Sean and myself were in England, involved in other ministry. Mark and his family were members of
the Mandarin Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida and were supported by the Christian Light Foundation.
Mark's ministry was discipling Christians and teaching young pastors, while Kim worked at
the Gilbrt Bible Translators in Tamale. Their long term vision, however, was to build a Christian school in Kungbungu which
is a really strong, predominantly Muslim area of Tamale.
What of the future?
In spite of most of the building having been destroyed, the two rooms we normally work in have survived with minimal damage and can be readily recommissioned. Our
immediate aim is to clear the site.and assess the damage in more detail before moving on in the will of the Lord.
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