PROFILE OF TOGO REPUBLIC MISSIONARY
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.
