ABOUT US

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What Drives Us

Our Vision

Supporting Christian ministries that actively go into missions and evangelism, helping them to reach to the uttermost parts as commanded by the Lord Jesus and helping to develop the communities so reached.

Getting Involved

Why We Care?

Martin Luther (Reformer)

“Even if I knew that tomorrow, the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”

Our Motivation

People who have visited the mission works of this foundation have wondered how we got there. When the Lord commissioned us to go to the rural areas we did not know the depth of neglect that government could do to some citizens in a country like Nigeria. Obedience brought us to the discovery of a people uncared for, without water, without Schools, without electricity and certainly with the narrowest perception of what options might be possible for a lifetime vocation outside of peasantry. Surely these were wasted minds and a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Today, things are changing gradually because of our mission. Pastor Darrell Geddes the Senior Pastor of Christ Church International, Minneapolis, MN USA, after visiting the mission fields declared to his Church that he would never be the same again. Join hands with us and this mission will impact your life.

MALAIKA INTERNATIONAL

We are a Minnesota based Christian nonprofit organization founded by Dr. and Mrs. Emmanuel O. Okanla to support the vision of rural missions oriented Christian organizations in Nigeria and other countries as the board may please.

Who we are

The Visionaries in Nigeria include University professors, Teachers, Pastors and Business people among others. These godly men and women are committed to bringing better quality of life in every area to people in the deep rural communities in Nigeria and eventually other countries where possible.

Founders

Dr. Emmanuel Okanla

President

Dr. Okanla obtained a Doctorate in Microbiology at Indiana State University in 1981. He was a University Don for 18 years but took voluntary retirement to serve the Lord. He currently serves as a volunteer missionary in Nigeria. He is an author. He is married to Felicia and they are blessed with four children.

Felicia A. Okanla

Vice President

Felicia Okanla obtained her accounting degree at Indiana State University in 1978. She worked with Land-O-Lakes Corporate Head Quarters in Minnesota and with University of Ilorin in Nigeria before taking voluntary retirement in 1994 to return to the United States. She served with Metro Social Services in St. Paul Minnesota until her final retirement. She currently serves as a volunteer missionary in Nigeria with her husband Emmanuel.