{"id":10767,"date":"2020-01-07T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&p=10767"},"modified":"2020-01-07T11:47:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T11:47:48","slug":"another-sound-of-africa-johnnys-dream-becomes-reality","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/fru2.ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/another-sound-of-africa-johnnys-dream-becomes-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Another sound of Africa – Johnny\u2019s dream becomes reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Johnny grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but moved to North Africa to study at university. One evening he attended an event for musicians organised by the local IFES movement, and he felt God speaking to him. Over dinner, three questions raced around his mind:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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– Why are the sounds I hear from Africa often the sounds of guns?  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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– As a student architect, what other sound can I bring?  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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– What role can education play in the development of Africa?  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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That\nevening, a dream was birthed in Johnny\u2019s heart: to see Congolese society\ntransformed through education, that another sound might be heard in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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20 years later, Johnny has opened a new university in the DRC. Another Sound of Africa University<\/em> (ASAf). It is located in the poorly developed eastern part of the country. Programs include Christian formation, as well as research and practical projects in the surrounding town. Johnny believes that students should not wait until they graduate to start transforming society, but should start from day one on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Let\u2019s pray for Johnny and the work\nof ASAf:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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