The recent staging of the African Football Federation’s Under-17 Africa Cup tournament in Lomé provided an opportunity for the Bible Society of Togo and other Christian organisations to bring God’s Word to many sports fans. Teams and their supporters from South Africa, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Tunisia and Togo gathered for two weeks in March. Under the banner “With God, we will achieve great things and save souls for his glory,” the Bible Society and their partners organised a busy schedule to ensure that God’s Word was seen and heard. As well as organising prayer sessions, they set up stalls at various sporting venues from which biblical materials and testimonies were distributed. The Bible Society distributed more than five thousand copies of the booklet Plus précieux que l’or (“More Precious than Gold”) in both French and English. It also showed the film Demeurer vainqueurs (“Keep on Winning”), produced by the United Bible Societies’ Area Service Center in Lomé and featuring testimonies from leading African footballers. (United Bible Societies)
