A team of evangelists trained by FORGE ministry recorded that 45,000 students gave their lives to Christ over the past year across schools and universities in several Liberian cities. The initiative expanded following training programs focused on equipping local believers for direct preaching in educational institutions.
In November, 28 young people were trained to evangelize students and conduct outreach inside classrooms and university campuses. Activities combined direct preaching, one-on-one conversations, and structured discipleship programs for new converts.
The organization's strategy focuses on equipping native believers for ongoing work in schools. FORGE ministry president Charlie Marq told CBN News that participating believers recognized that God uses ordinary people to advance the Gospel.
According to leadership, the FORGE ministry equips local Christians to share their faith independently through direct evangelism and intentional discipleship. The initiative aims to build local leaders capable of sustaining the work without external reliance.
This strategy aligns with the biblical instruction in 2 Timothy 2:2, which calls for entrusting gospel teaching to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.
Evangelistic outreach spans high schools and university campuses in various regions across the country. Teams engage students during class breaks and after school hours to share the biblical message directly.
Marq reported that young Liberians are demonstrating openness to hearing the Gospel. According to the ministry leader, spiritual seeking has increased among youth facing uncertainty and anxiety regarding their future.
Conversion of a Muslim student
Among the documented conversions during the school outreach, a young Muslim woman converted during student outreach after hearing the message from local volunteers.
She was baptized in water and began evangelizing the next day in her own neighborhood. According to Marq, the newly baptized believer approached a group of Muslim men sitting along a dirt road to share her personal transformation.
She ran directly to them and called on them to surrender their lives to Christ, sharing how she left Islam after finding freedom from addiction and sin. The FORGE president noted that her boldness illustrates the direct impact of personal evangelism in local communities.
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