While the UK roasted at 40°C, our Projects Coordinator escaped Britain’s summer heatwave by traveling…
Geoff HolderSeptember 27, 2022
Transformational Compassion Network (TCN) is responding to the rapidly changing context in Africa. Revd Walter…
Geoff HolderSeptember 27, 2022
There is a really strategic and exciting partnership developing with the Church of Uganda. Dave…
Geoff HolderSeptember 27, 2022
October 2022 Impetus. Welcome to the latest edition of Impetus. You’ll notice that it’s a…
Geoff HolderSeptember 27, 2022
July 2022 Impetus. I have always prided myself on being able to recall names, faces…
Geoff HolderJune 23, 2022
On a recent visit to the Anglican Diocese of Kapsabet in Kenya, APF’s Chair of…
Geoff HolderJune 23, 2022
The church in Africa is growing faster than anywhere else but training leaders for the…
Geoff HolderJune 23, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a very challenging time for many of our partners right…
Geoff HolderJune 23, 2022
We're looking to recruit a Head of Fundraising APF offers an exciting opportunity for an…
Geoff HolderMay 25, 2022
April 2022 Impetus. Thank you so much for reading our April 2022 newsletter. Greetings from…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2022
Heavenlight Luoga is a key APF training partner from north-west Tanzania. Alongside Kesia, his wife,…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2022
Southern Africa, especially Malawi and Mozambique, have suffered repeated destructive storms in recent years attributable…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2022
In March, APF CEO Dave Stedman met with one of our newest partners, South Rwenzori…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2022
Beira is Mozambique’s second city. Its large container port is a gateway for shipping goods…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2022
January 2022 Impetus. Thank you so much for reading our January 2022 newsletter. I attended…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2021
As news of a new coronavirus variant ‘Omicron’ emerges from Africa, we asked Rose Mugabi…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2021
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, APF have been providing small grants to partners…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2021
October 2021 Impetus. Thank you so much for reading our October 2021 newsletter. Do you…
Geoff HolderSeptember 20, 2021
Walter Rutto is a pastor trainer from the highlands west of Kenya’s Rift Valley. He’s…
Geoff HolderSeptember 20, 2021
In July, APF CEO, Dave Stedman, and Projects Coordinator, Geoff Holder, accompanied by Geoff’s dog…
Geoff HolderSeptember 20, 2021
It’s the early hours of the morning. The rumble of distant thunder and close-by chirp…
Geoff HolderSeptember 20, 2021
July 2021 Impetus. Thank you so much for reading our July 2021 newsletter. As we continue…
Geoff HolderJune 29, 2021
The Covid-19 vaccine drive is well underway in Africa but a third wave threatens. At…
Geoff HolderJune 29, 2021
Pastor Pascal Adams Thera found APF online. After introducing himself and his work amongst the…
Geoff HolderJune 29, 2021
In May and June, workshops were held in Kenya and Uganda to help pastors and…
Geoff HolderJune 29, 2021
Grace Christian Fellowship Network of Liberia (GCFNL) is a small group of evangelical churches. The…
Geoff HolderJune 29, 2021
April 2021 Impetus. Thank you so much for reading our April 2021 newsletter. Here are…
Geoff HolderApril 1, 2021
Walter Rutto is CEO of Transformational Compassion Network (TCN). He explains why the local church…
Geoff HolderMarch 29, 2021
Daniel Odour Gwara coordinates Renewal Ministries, an ecumenical network of Christian leaders from across western…
Geoff HolderMarch 29, 2021
Official statistics record that over 100,000 have now died of Covid-19 in Africa. Each one…
Geoff HolderMarch 29, 2021
2021 is APF’s 40th Anniversary year! In celebration, some of our longest standing partners have…
Geoff HolderMarch 29, 2021
Looking back and looking forward... Forty is a Biblical number. Moses, Elijah and Jesus each…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
Revd Abraham Koech is Chaplain at Koitaleel Somoei University College in Kenya. He tells us…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
Since 1999, Proclamation Task has been helping Ugandan Bible teachers and preachers become diligent in…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
Revd Dave Howard has served APF as a trustee since the outset. Here, he reflects…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
Although 2021 marks 40 years since APF formally became a registered charity, the story began…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
In March 2018, we received an email from Pastor Lawson Limao in Zambia. We replied,…
Geoff HolderDecember 22, 2020
The interruptions are our work. Henri Nouwen wrote of a now-famous conversation which helped him…
Geoff HolderJuly 5, 2020
Unlike most African countries, the Tanzanian government did not announce a strict lockdown. Churches, mosques,…
Geoff HolderJuly 5, 2020
One of APF’s projects that has been paused due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions on gatherings…
Geoff HolderJuly 4, 2020
Western Kenya has faced a triple-hit in recent months. Besides the significant impacts of the…
Geoff HolderJuly 3, 2020
In Rwanda, heavy rain and landslides have made life even more challenging for rural communities…
Geoff HolderJuly 2, 2020
Revd Francis Esomu is principal of Atirir Bible School in rural Teso Region, east Uganda.…
Geoff HolderJuly 1, 2020
APF's Project Coordinator, Geoff Holder, describes some of the finding of his research project which…
Geoff HolderApril 5, 2020
Daniel Odour Gwara coordinates Renewal Ministries, an ecumenical gathering of Christian leaders in western Kenya.…
Geoff HolderApril 4, 2020
Pastor Silver Masiga is Senior Pastor at the House of Transformation Church in Entebbe, Uganda.…
Geoff HolderApril 3, 2020
For many of the millions forced to flee their homes due to conflict, returning home…
Geoff HolderApril 2, 2020
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