Donnie and Kara Williams
Serving in West Africa
Donnie, Kara and their family spent over three years in West Africa with MTW,
working alongside a young and growing denomination in a predominantly Muslim
context. It is comprised of around 11 churches and is pioneered by mostly first
generation converts from Islam. They are part of the 1/10 of 1% who are
protestant evangelicals in a country of 14 million people where 95% of the population is Muslim.
They assisted in the formation of the next generation of church leaders while also
serving as conduits between the national church and various international
partners. In their return to the field, they will be joining friends as part of a new
team whose focus is mainly city center church planting and university work (the
first RUF Global on the continent of Africa). Donnie and Kara will continue with
rural work, building on the relationships already established and helping to
oversee a presbytery along with existing leadership. More specifically, they are
being asked to help identify and train potential ruling elders and their wives.
Donnie, originally from Pittsburgh, is a member of the Highlands Presbytery,
having served as an associate pastor at Trinity PCA in Asheville, NC and as an
RUF campus minister at the Savannah College of Art & Design before that. Kara
grew up in several West and East African countries. They have three children:
Gabe (early career in Charlotte), Alec & wife, Faith (active duty USMC), Kathryn
(Appalachian State University), and consider Asheville home as a family.
Prayer Requests:
1. For Donnie and Kara's ability to reconnect with believers on the ground after being away from West Africa for several years.
2. For safety in light of recent civil unrest in the capital city where they reside.
3. For the building up of pastors and elders in the churches of this fledgling denomination.
4. For the Williams' children in the US.
working alongside a young and growing denomination in a predominantly Muslim
context. It is comprised of around 11 churches and is pioneered by mostly first
generation converts from Islam. They are part of the 1/10 of 1% who are
protestant evangelicals in a country of 14 million people where 95% of the population is Muslim.
They assisted in the formation of the next generation of church leaders while also
serving as conduits between the national church and various international
partners. In their return to the field, they will be joining friends as part of a new
team whose focus is mainly city center church planting and university work (the
first RUF Global on the continent of Africa). Donnie and Kara will continue with
rural work, building on the relationships already established and helping to
oversee a presbytery along with existing leadership. More specifically, they are
being asked to help identify and train potential ruling elders and their wives.
Donnie, originally from Pittsburgh, is a member of the Highlands Presbytery,
having served as an associate pastor at Trinity PCA in Asheville, NC and as an
RUF campus minister at the Savannah College of Art & Design before that. Kara
grew up in several West and East African countries. They have three children:
Gabe (early career in Charlotte), Alec & wife, Faith (active duty USMC), Kathryn
(Appalachian State University), and consider Asheville home as a family.
Prayer Requests:
1. For Donnie and Kara's ability to reconnect with believers on the ground after being away from West Africa for several years.
2. For safety in light of recent civil unrest in the capital city where they reside.
3. For the building up of pastors and elders in the churches of this fledgling denomination.
4. For the Williams' children in the US.
