CLC World Report Summary
2023 was a very difficult year for us because of the ongoing political, religious, social, and economic tensions in the country. This has certainly affected our sales and our cash flow situation. It is difficult to order new stock, however we do our best with what we have, and we keep open for long hours in the hope of better sales. Mostly I, Luc, am alone in the bookshop, but on Mondays I am joined by Gérard, a CLC retiree. We both like to attend conventions and take books and Bibles to the provinces for different events. We have enjoyed using the CLC vehicle for this. However, with the current and ongoing threats of terrorism we are no longer able to travel as widely as before. We are grateful to God for answering our prayers for safety for ourselves and our families as well as our customers and church families, and we continue to pray for peace in our country.
A highlight of this year was to attend the first CLC Francophone Conference in Ivory Coast. The theme was “Stronger Together, Weaker Apart” We also benefitted from the Rudy Kuijer CLC Evangelistic Fund with the printing of several thousand tracts in French for distribution.