By Omar Bah
The first sister missionary from The Gambia, Sister Sunkar Yuffa, has arrived at the Ghana Missionary Training Center in Accra and has been assigned to work at the Nigeria Calabar Mission. She is from the Banjul Branch, the first and only branch in The Gambia, established in June 2022.
Sister Yuffa, the oldest of nine children, was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about two and a half years ago. She entered the Ghana Missionary Training Center on Aug. 8, 2024.
The Church’s presence in The Gambia has grown. President Russell M. Nelson met with Gambia First Lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow and Elder D. Todd Christofferson, helping pave the way for the Church’s legal status in the country. The Banjul Branch now has around 100 members.
