Passion to reach the lost for Christ is uniquely demonstrated in the life and ministry of Pastor Michel Ouedraogo. With a heartfelt burden for the poor Muslims in the West African nation of Niger, Pastor Michel organizes groups in his homeland of Burkina Faso into evangelistic crusade teams. His people are so poor that he asks them to save half of their Christmas meal, the only feast they enjoy all year, and use it as their travel sustenance. Then they enter Niger and set up outdoor meetings to introduce the good news of Jesus Christ to the poor Muslims of Niger. In one such event, a Muslim village chief, gladly received the team and assisted in every way to ensure a good meeting. Toward the end of a crusade, a woman fully clad in a traditional Islamic burka, rushed the stage from the back of the audience and in tears, fell to the ground begging for Christ. Hundreds also gave their lives to Christ. Two weeks later, the village chief died. Pastor Michel believes the old man met Christ before his death. Today, ICM is entering into a new partnership to build churches and nurture new believers in Niger as God uses the ministry to reach the lost in West Africa.


Brad Orchard, ICM