Mark and Mands Vernon served at Servants of the Word school of ministry in The Gambia.

90% of people in The Gambia are Muslim and nearly half of the people groups are classified as unreached with the gospel. The need for Christian witness is great. 

The evangelical church comprises 0.8% of the population and is growing. Bible teaching, training and evangelism are a priority but resources to equip this young church are scarce. 

Mark and Mands were involved in discipleship, evangelism and training with Servants of the Word school of ministry, as well as student ministry and a local church. They returned to the UK in July 2020.