Frontline missionaries constantly confront spiritual strongholds, occult influences, and worldviews forged in fear and bondage. Since 2016 AFM has emphasized that a proper understanding of spiritual warfare is essential for cross-cultural ministry. Conventional classroom training, however, does not fully equip workers for the complex realities they meet on the ground.
In 2018 AFM founded the Set Free in Christ Institute (SFCI) to give missionaries and church leaders a three-fold vision:
Present biblical worldview of spiritual warfare (recognizing that the unseen realm shapes the visible world)
Offer freedom in Christ by delivering the oppressed (as Jesus declared in Luke 4:18)
Provide ongoing discipleship that breaks captivity, thereby empowering believers to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Recovering the Full Model of Christ’s Discipleship
This vision mirrors the model Jesus gave when He sent out the seventy (Luke 10). Their report was jubilant: “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!” (Luke 10:17).
When Jesus called and trained His twelve disciples (Matthew 10:1; Luke 10:1-9, 17; Mark 16:17-18), He empowered them not only to proclaim the kingdom of God but also to heal the sick and deliver those oppressed by evil spirits, thereby bearing witness to His authority and compassion.
SFCI aims to restore that holistic model of discipleship—where sound teaching, spiritual discernment and practical ministry converge. The Great Commission (Matt 28:18 20) cannot be fulfilled without Spirit-empowered disciples who minister to the whole person: physically, emotionally and spiritually.
The First North American Didasko* Training (Sept 23 25 2025)
With this in mind, AFM recently offered the inaugural North American Didasko Training, where 70 pastors, elders, physicians, educators and missionaries learned how to provide intercessory prayer for family struggles and provide freedom in Christ for demonic harassment and verified cases of demon possession.
Jesus never separated prayer from mission; in fact, he even encouraged additional prayer and fasting. Disciples who learn to pray in alignment with God’s kingdom become those who go in Christ’s authority, heal the sick, proclaim the kingdom and set captives free—the very hallmarks of the ministry model SFCI seeks to restore.
A Testimony of Deliverance
During the Didasko session, a woman from Minnesota shared that she regularly experienced dizziness and stomach pain whenever she prayed. The cause was unknown to her. In a focused prayer hour, the group sought discernment and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit’s power. As the prayer intensified, the Holy Spirit exposed demonic oppression behind her symptoms. The demons manifested, causing her to lose consciousness. Continued intercession broke their hold; she regained consciousness, and the physical distress ceased. Her family, astonished, expressed profound gratitude for finally understanding the spiritual origin of her suffering.
A Call to Partners
Dear friends and partners in kingdom work, imagine a world where every soul burdened by oppression, illness or spiritual darkness discovers the liberating power of Christ. At SFCI, we have already witnessed lives transformed—people healed, captives set free and entire communities awakened to the reality of God’s kingdom. Yet the harvest far exceeds the laborers we have.
Your generosity fuels miracles. Together we can expand the circle of freedom, health and hope that God intends for every nation. Thank you for your prayers, your support and for walking alongside us as we press forward in Christ’s authority.
With gratitude and expectancy,
Michée Badé
*Didasko is a Greek word that means “to teach” or “to instruct.” It is often used in a biblical context, particularly in reference to Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament.
