The Africa for Christ 2001 satellite evangelistic effort kicked off in Mwanza, Tanzania, June 15 with 4,000 students from the local Voice of Prophecy (VOP) Bible Correspondence School.
The Voice of Prophecy (VOP) Bible Correspondence School, an Adventist-owned institution, graduated 4,000 students in Mwanza, Tanzania June 15 during the opening of “Africa for Christ 2001” satellite evanglist effort, a three-week broadcast reaching Africa, India and Europe.
Other areas in Tanzania saw another 15,000 graduate while worldwide an estimated 500,000 participated in the graduation.
According to Kurt Johnson, director of the VOP Bible Correspondence School, this is the highest number of students to graduate in the school’s history.
Those at Mwanza’s graduation included Lonnie Melashenko, VOP director and speaker, Pardon Mwansa, president of the Adventist Church in the Eastern Africa region, and Geoffrey Mbwana, the church’s president in Tanzania.