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Footprints in the African Sand

My Life & Times

by Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy shares his remarkable story of mission and working to bring peace in times of conflict in this inspiring missionary Biography.

  • An inspiring read for fans of remarkable Christians

  • Michael Cassidy tells his story of stepping out in post-colonial Africa

  • A timely reminder of the need for God's word the world over, and who should bring it

  • Author

    Michael Cassidy

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    February 2019

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As the nations of Africa shook off the shackles of colonialism and embraced their newfound independence in the 1960s, a singular figure burst into prominence in the tumultuous and expectant atmosphere gripping the continent. A son of apartheid South Africa, Michael Cassidy appeared an unlikely candidate to bring a Gospel message of salvation, reconciliation and hope to a land throwing off the chains of white rule.

Undaunted, he forged vital friendships with black heroes such as Ugandan Bishop Festo Kivengere, preaching – and living – a searing message of Kingdom love, grace, justice and non-racialism. Cassidy beat a unique path of Gospel faithfulness by calling Africa uncompromisingly to embrace Christ as Saviour and Lord, while fearlessly challenging oppressors such as the South African National Party to treat all citizens justly.

Educated at Cambridge and Fuller Theological Seminary, Cassidy nevertheless operated as a layman, yet graced with the authority to summon the church in Africa to unprecedented gatherings. The Pan African Christian Leadership Assembly in 1976 brought 5,000 Christian leaders from nearly every country to Nairobi to strategize together how to tackle the Great Commission across so vast a space during a time of pain and convulsion.

Following the South African Christian Leadership Assembly in Pretoria in 1979, Cassidy helped push the Dutch Reformed Church to declare unequivocally in 1986 that apartheid was a sin. The National Party, now shorn of theological justification, began to dismantle its racist governing apparatus in 1990.

Throughout his 55-year ministry, Cassidy saw clearly the glaring need for quality leadership across Africa, and especially as South Africa finally transitioned to democracy. He fostered vital dialogue among top politicians in the run-up to the Beloved Country's 1994 elections. As the country hurtled toward civil war that year, Cassidy brought in a Kenyan Christian politician who engineered a last-minute negotiated settlement that paved the way for the miraculously peaceful inauguration of Nelson Mandela.

As Founder of African Enterprise, Cassidy laboriously built up over five decades what has emerged as the first African-led global partnership impacting a continent of vast untapped potential. Empowering Africans to rise up and call their fellow men and women to embrace Christ and live out the power of the Gospel in every facet of their lives is enabling Africa in the 21st century to realize the hopes that beat so strongly in the hearts of forbears who sought the freedom that only Jesus Christ can offer.

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  • Author

    Michael Cassidy

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    February 2019

  • Weight

    559g

  • Page Count

    448

  • Dimensions

    140 x 216 x 25 mm

  • ISBN

    9780281081011

  • ISBN-10

    0281081018

  • Eden Code

    4792165

More Information

  • Author/Creator: Michael Cassidy

  • ISBN: 9780281081011

  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing

  • Release Date: February 2019

  • Weight: 559g

  • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 25 mm

  • Eden Code: 4792165


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