Category: Ministry

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 […]

You may remember that our friend and village Bible teacher, Salim and his wife lost their 5 year old daughter earlier this year. We are therefore all the more happy to celebrate the birth of their newborn baby girl! Both Salim and Fatim are overjoyed – we all are! We praise the Lord for his […]

Yesterday was a very special day for Ramad. After months of pouring over the Literacy Primers to learn to read and write in his own language, this Mwinika man received his 1st Level Literacy certificate! Ramad is 41 years old and from one of the most prominent families in our community. In the last three […]