Church of the Brethren Newsline
December 19, 2020
EYN director of Evangelism, Musa Daniel Mbaya, shown baptizing one of the 39 people who requested baptism in the Rijau area of Niger State in western Nigeria. The baptisms took place in September. Photo courtesy of EYN
From EYN releases by Zakariya Musa
Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has reported on fighting between government forces and Boko Haram in the Askira Uba area of Borno State in northeast Nigeria, with many people forced to flee and at least one church member suffering gunshot wounds.
EYN president Joel S. Billi has shared encouragement with orphaned students in Chibok during a scholarship presentation by the EYN Disaster Relief Ministry. EYN also has extended educational assistance to refugees in Cameroon.