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“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.” — Samuel Zwemer
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“Send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. Sever any tie, but the ties that bind me to your service and to your heart.” —
David Livingstone. “The true greatness of any church in not how many it seats but how many it sends!” — Unknown.
In 1850, Brother Bowen headed for Central Africa on a Missionary adventure; specifically to the town of Igboho. This is the faithful and humble beginning which has undoubtedly given rise to great achievements in what is today called, The Nigerian Baptist Convention; with over 10, 000 Churches, 437 Associations, 32 Conferences and about 6 million Nigerian Baptists. In the same vein, the obedient decision of the messengers at the fortieth session of the Nigerian Baptist Convention at Jos in 1953 resulted in what up till April 1998 was known as Home and Foreign Mission Department of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
At the 85th Annual Session of the Nigerian Baptist Convention in the same Jos, in 1998, a decision was taken; to grant the Home and Foreign Missions Board autonomy and to give it a new name: Global Missions Board, the Mission agency of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. This decision has enabled and has resulted in the present growth of the Nigerian Baptist Convention mission work with 25 Home Mission fields and 13 International Mission fields, in Africa and beyond. There are about 35 frontier Missionary couples fully engaged and faithfully serving God to reach many for Him.
Service Profile: Rev’d and Pastor Mrs Bisi and Bose Okunlola is presently serving as the Supervising Missionary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention to Togo Republic. This missionary once served as foreign missionary under Christian Missionary Foundation (CMF) in Mora, Far North Province Cameroon, between 1992-2000. He was the pioneer Supervising Missionary of Republic of Benin International Mission Field of NBC between 2005 – 2010. The pioneer Supervising Missionary of Kogi State Baptist Home Mission Field, Idah between 2010 – 2018.
Education: Ejigbo Baptist High School, Ejigbo. Divisional Teachers’ College, Ejigbo. Saint Andrew College of Education {SACOED}, Oyo. School of Missions of Christian Missionary Foundation {CMF}, Idere Oyo State. The Nigerian Baptist Theology Seminary, Ogbomoso. ECWA Theological Seminary Igbaja, Kwara State.
Current City: Anie, Atakpame. Togo Republic.
Home Town: Ejigbo. Osun State. Nigeria.
Relationship Status: Married to Pastor Mrs. Risikatu Abosede Ayokunnu Okunlola (Nee Agbaje). Blessed with three Children; Moses, Joshua and John.
Anniversary: Birthday – December 22. Married on November 24 1990.
MINISTRY ON THE FIELD
On March 17, 2018 Rev’d and Pastor Mrs Bisi and Bose Okunlola joined the mission work as the Supervising Missionary coupled of the Nigerian Baptist Convention in Togo Republic. They are working in partnership with indigenous Baptist Convention.
Togo Republic has about 37 different ethnic groups with less than 8 million populations. Religions wise there are about 43.7% Christianity; 35.3% Animism; 14% Islam; 6.1% none with any and others 0.5%. The Okunlolas presently focused majorly on four people groups in Plateaux Region the Ana Ife, Ewe and other two northern tribe who were migrating southward and settling in the Region, the Kabye and the Kotocoli.
Many of these ethnic groups are so traditional and so attached to their cultural beliefs even after encountering the new faith in Christ or in Islamic, which makes them always rooted in syncretism.
Ministry Challenges: Battle against syncretism, other religions, paganism, etc.
Needs: Projector, Electric Generating Sets, Public Address System, Pastors’ Children’s education and Fund to build missionary house with 10 Million Naira or its equivalent.
Global Mission Board (GMB) is given clear mandate to awaken Baptist Family members to their responsibility to spread the Gospel message in Nigeria and beyond. To direct the energy of the Convention in propagating the Gospel at home and abroad. To recommend ways and means of financing the mission enterprise of the Convention. To recruit suitable full-time, part-time and volunteers workers for mission work in cooperation with the Convention family. To make the Global Missions Board a clearing house for the mission enterprise at home and abroad.
