Missions

The mission of Colony is to first minister to the families and communities located along State Highway 6 between Interstate 59 and 521. However, God has given us opportunities to minister beyond our immediate home as His work continues to expand.

Locally, Colony is involved with outreach programs, such as Open Gym and Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Ministry and missions such as the Fresno Food Pantry.

Globally, we have built relationships with the Mankanya People in Senegal..

We have returned from our fifth trip from visiting the Mankanya in Senegal, Africa. MM5 - Mankany Mission Team 5 has gone and returned just this June, having made new friends and new brothers and sisters in Christ. We hope to go back in December. We are excited to see what God can do through a small body of believers and a big amount of prayer!

Culture: The Mankanya are famous for their hospitality (they will go to great lengths to welcome you in their homes).

The Need for Prayer

1. Pray that the Casamance region which has been troubled by a guerrilla war remains at peace so Christian workers can bring the Gospel to the Mankanya people.
2. Pray that our church can keep reaching out to the Mankanya and hearing God's voice in exactly what we need to do next.
4. Pray for people, especially children, who continue to suffer from the effects of war: poverty, malnutrition, sickness, fear.
5. Pray for the safety of missionaries traveling in this region. Many unrecovered land mines remain which make traveling on these roads very dangerous.
6. Pray for the translation of the Bible into the Mankanya language, which has already begun. Pray for the translation of other Christian literature as the need will surely grow.
8. Pray for the raising up of native Christian leaders among the Mankanya.
9. Praise God for the Mankanya people. See these people through God's eyes. Develop a love for them through daily prayer. Learn how you can make a difference in meeting the spiritual needs of the Mankanya people.

Click here to see pictures and video of the Mankanya people!