Prayer Army in the Sahel: Carole Ward’s Courageous Mission

In one of the most perilous regions of the world, an American missionary is quietly building an army – not with weapons, but with prayer. Carole Ward has made it her life’s mission to follow God’s call and train fearless believers here in Africa’s Sahel region.

Following Jesus into danger wasn’t just a decision. It’s a family legacy.

“I realize then fear is contagious, but so is faith,” Ward says. “And so, I grew up in a home, that even though Abu Sayyaf was looking for my own father’s head for 45 years, he had no fear. He absolutely loved the people that burned the Bibles and threw them back in his face. And he was willing to lay his life down.”

Today, Carole’s mission continues in a country shadowed by the presence of Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al Qaeda.

“My heart is to move farther and farther north into more Islamic darkness with the gospel. Because if we’re not advancing as rapidly as they are, we’ve lost,” she says.

“We’ve had some Boko Haram come to Jesus in our missionary training school,” Ward tells CBN News…

HER FULL STORY: https://cbn.com/news/world/coming-jesus-large-numbers-brave-missionaries-see-big-results-deadly-corner-africa