Abraham and Claire Waigi

Abraham, who is Kenyan and Claire, from the UK, live in Liverpool with their two children, Lesley and Isaac. Abraham is a Lecturer and the Coordinator for the Andrew Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity at Liverpool Hope University. The centre is an invaluable resource for Christian history, thought and life in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region and also serves the general field of mission studies and mission history. This part-time post is ideally suited to the gifts and experience God has given him. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute (ACI) in Akropong, Ghana (where they were previously based for 12 years) teaching several related courses, including Bible and Science.

Claire is continuing her PhD studies on C S Lewis at ACI and occasionally completes editorial assignments for the publication department there. Between them, they have worked in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana but first met in South Africa in 2004 when Claire, who was working with Wycliffe Bible Translators, joined Abraham on an MTh/PhD study programme in African Christianity. Through the mentorship of inspiring and Spirit-filled teachers, they realised that God was calling them to scholarship as a Christian vocation.

Abraham and Claire have a real grasp of what God is doing worldwide and love networking with Christians from different countries.

And when you begin to appreciate what they do, you realise that the so-called ‘frontline’ mission takes many forms. n to appreciate what they do, you realise that the so-called ‘frontline’ mission takes many forms.