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In June a Mwinika teacher that I have trained last year, will start his own Literacy class! He is from the few Mwinika that are Roman Catholic, but a believer. He will be teaching at his church. In July Rasu will start with another Literacy class, but this time at the local “Christian” middle-eastern religion […]

We have the most exciting, amazing news! One of the young men, Abar, who went with Francois this last weekend to Alana’s village, shared that he beliefs the Lord is sending him and his family to move there to get this new church plant started! The first Mwinika missionary… To back track a little: the […]

Great joy It is with great joy and excitement that Francois and four Mwinika believers left for Alara’s village this morning! Can you still remember how Alana came to visit a sick family member in our village and started to attend the Bible teaching? This was about a year ago. Alara went home with a […]

Some supporters wanted to know how they can help us practically. So, here is a list of some of the projects that we are also involved in: * Joseph project: Yearly, the people in our community go through a time of hunger before the next harvest and when the previous year’s food is already finished. […]

What a great joy to welcome our friends and colleagues Tony, Maria, Jon, Angie, their two youngest as well as a pastor friend, Davis, from Zimbabwe here in Mwinikaland. They came to visit and encourage us, and – especially where Davis is concerned – to see the church plant work. We asked our bigger Mwinika […]

“In 1989, during the civil war, when all was dark and difficult for us and we were displaced in another village, we got together as a group and we prayed. We did not know how to pray, but we asked God to help us to know Him better. We knew that we needed Him, but […]

It is with great joy that we can report that the cyclone dissipated completely before it hit us! The Mwinika believers thank the Lord with us for His protection and provision! As we prayed together as a group yesterday morning before starting the work, we looked up into the blue-blue sky overhead and praised the […]

The late afternoon sun bathes the trees and long grass in a hues of golden red. I follow the winding footpath back home after a visit to a very sick friend. The late afternoon breeze feels good on my skin after a very hot and humid day and I feel myself relax as I walk […]

We are back home in the village, after a much longer time down south due to all the car “challenges” we’ve had (see our newsletter below). However the Lord is faithful in bringing us back safely and in His timing. After a few days of settling and moving into our house, we are now able […]

This morning the Mwinika idiom flashed through my mind: “Why should a man cut a cane for himself when he is still young?” I couldn’t help but smile at the irony! The Mwinika people do not believe in planning to avoid future disaster, but rather leave things to handle as they come up. We, on […]