About · Leadership
Servant leaders, a continental team.
MANI is coordinated by a Continental Coordinator, regional coordinators and network facilitators, supported by an international advisory team.
Continental Coordinator
Rev. Peter Oyugi
Rev Peter Oyugi serves as the Continental Coordinator for the Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) which exists to encourage missions efforts to places that remain least reached by the gospel of Christ. In this pivotal role, he dedicates much of his time to catalysing, mobilising, and mentoring individuals for global missions.
Additionally, Rev Oyugi contributes his expertise as a member of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission Steering Group. His prior experience includes serving as a Pastor in the UK for 10 years, as a Director of a mission agency, and working as a student worker with FOCUS-Kenya. More recently he has been engaged in supporting church planting efforts in least reached parts of Africa.
With gratitude: Rev. Dr. Reuben Ezemadu
Served as MANI’s pioneer Continental Coordinator for twenty years, to the leadership transition at the Abidjan 2026 consultation. Founding Director of the Christian Missionary Foundation (Nigeria) and former General Coordinator of the Third World Missions Association.
Ministry networks
Network facilitators
Each strategic network is led by a facilitator who carries the vision into a particular sphere.
An ordained pastor with He’s Alive Chapel, Lagos, Nigeria, since 1993, Fabian Aleke currently serves as one of the Deputy General Overseers and as a member of the Church Board of Trustees. He is actively involved in missions in Francophone West Africa and in intercession.
Monicah is a Kenyan Member Care practitioner with more than a decade of experience. She is committed to strengthening sustainable, holistic care for African missionaries and their families.
Jerry Okose is MANI’s Orality Network Facilitator, a pastor, and GEM’s regional missions coordinator for Northeast Nigeria. He is passionate about discipleship, equipping leaders, and advancing gospel outreach through orality.
Regional coordinators
Coordinators across the continent
Each region is served by a regional coordinator who carries the vision locally.
Based in Abidjan, Raphaël Saki is a married father and multilingual Christian leader. Since 2000, he has overseen Campus Crusade for Christ’s African operations and led ministry leadership development.
The team
Leadership through the years
Advocacy & advice
International liaison and advisory team
Serving as a coordinator
Roles and selection criteria
What do coordinators do?
Continental and regional coordinators function together as a team: catalysing and keeping the MANI vision; planning and facilitating the MANI process; developing policies and codes of practice; providing and requiring accountability; encouraging national coordinators; facilitating regional consultations; and liaising with global and continental networks.
Selection criteria
Credibility · Experience · Bridge-building · Spiritual maturity · Vision for the evangelisation of the region or country · Team player · Leadership with organisational support · Faith to trust God for resources · Ability to communicate in the regional language and respond within 72 hours · A proactive spirit.
Regional coordinator job description
Cast and stimulate the MANI vision across the region; facilitate ongoing national initiatives and see new ones launched; mentor national coordinators and network leaders; coordinate regional programmes; generate resources and keep accurate accounts; identify credible leaders; and provide liaison between national initiatives and the continent.
National coordinator job description
Cast the vision in the country; facilitate national and state or provincial initiatives; encourage network coordinators; coordinate national activities; remain accountable to the regional coordinator; and communicate MANI’s objectives upward to the regional and continental levels.