The cast of characters

Some of the people I will see -
Bishop Musa Tula, Bishop of Bauchi. Bauchi is just above Jos, in a predominately Muslim state. Bp. Tula has been a man of peace and reconciliation in tense times. He is also deeply committed to new church plants among Fulani.
Deborah, like Bp. Tula, one of the original Blessing of the Twelve, trained about six years ago. Since then she has worked in at least three Islamic countries in North Africa.
Zacchaeus Asun, who arrived for study at Virginia Seminary just days after the approval of Gene Robinson's endorsement. A man of laughter, leadership, and vision, he has been dean of Bishop Crowther Seminary for five years. A good friend, he and I have had adventures in both of our countries.
Archbishop Ignatius Kattey of the home diocese of Port Harcourt, where the training will take place. One of the ones AFM sent to Singapore for Strategy Coordinator training, Archbishop Kattey is a key leader and mobilizer for Anglican missions in Nigeria.
Bishop N.N. Inyom of the Diocese of Makurdi, my bishop. Bishop Inyom is the instigator of several missions trainings before this one. A godly man with over 20 years in the episcopate, his determination to keep missions as part of the Anglican Church of Nigeria continues to bear much fruit.
Kingsley, the coordinator of this training, also one of the Blessing of the Twelve. Kingsley has shown his commitment to unreached people by sacrificial service in remote areas of Madagasgar. He now serves a church in Port Harcourt and is the spark plug for this training.

And, of course, the central characters of this cast will be the Nigerians who have responded to the call of our Lord to go to the ends of the Muslim earth as His witnesses. I will post profiles of some of these men and women during the trip.