Rev. Andrew T. Whitman
 Communications Coordinator & RRI Liaison for the Region of Africa
awhitva[at]juno.com

 

Andrew began his career as an Assembly of God missionary in 1994 with an internship in Albania. He married his wife Stacey in the same year and graduated from Valley Forge Bible College with a degree in World Mission. Later, he completed a second degree in Modern Foreign Language from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, VA.

Andrew & Stacey served as missionaries in the Republic of Macedonia from 1998 - 2004. Together, with their two children in tow, they helped refugees from the Kosovo War and introduced the Royal Ranger ministry. They also assisted in spreading the Royal Rangers ministry to Bulgaria.

Andrew joined the RRI staff in November 2004 and began serving as the RRI Communications Coordinator and he was ordained in 2005 in the Potomac District. He is a member of the RRI Council and has been part of the teams coordinating the SAL Conference, serving the international delegates at Camporama 2006, developing new RRI Global Curriculum, and training new Royal Ranger leaders in other nations. He also coordinates the RRI Africa Summit every two years and is currently living in Kenya with his family as the RRI Liaison for the Royal Rangers of Africa.

Nations in Africa with active Royal Ranger ministries:

 
Cameroon

  • Cameroon has a historical Royal Rangers ministry

 

 
Ghana

  • Ghana has had Royal Rangers since the mid-70's.
  • National Commander: Walter Edem Atsutsey
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    Kenya

    • Kenya has an RR program that began in 1998
    • 160 outposts (some co-ed)
    • National Commander: Rev. Patrick K. Kawe

     

     
    Madagascar

    • Coordinated by Missionary Nate Lashway

     

     
    Malawi

    • Coordinated by Mathias Kawerama

     

     
    Nigeria

    • National Commander: Achebe Gbaminlar

     


    South Africa

    • South Africa has a co-ed RR program with over 800 children
    • Coordinated by Gerhard and Tammy Uys

     

     
    Swaziland

    • Coordinated by the Royal Rangers of South Africa

     

     
    Togo

    • Togo has had Royal Rangers since the early 1980's
    • Coordinated by Cmdr. Akohin Koffi Edem

     

     
    Uganda

    • Part of King of Kings Ministries in Tororo, Uganda