Drought Relief Sent to Mozambique By Bryce Whiting MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique is recognized by the World Bank as the third poorest nation in the world with a GNI (gross national income) of $460 per person. In rural areas where there is no industry the people rely on their own gardens to fill their bellies. To […]
Church Made from Trees Takes Form MOZAMBIQUE – “Most of us meet under trees. Why do we not build church buildings? God has blessed us with trees for wood, earth to make bricks, grass for the roofs, and strong backs fit for the labor. Let’s begin to build some churches.” With that challenge from Conference President Samuel Kasakatira, […]
Pastors Canoe to Deliver Gospel, Souls Saved MOZAMBIQUE – Conference President Samuel Kasakatira journeyed by canoe with six pastors to Zambezi province in Mozambique. He writes, “We thank God for the wonderful two day visit we had in Njanjanja/Zambezi province. We had fruitful evangelism. Three girls received Jesus as the Lord of their lives. We […]
Songs of Praise Follow Newly Dug Well MOZAMBIQUE – Water was promised to Nguni village, but the ground was too hard and the water table too low to drill a simple bore hole. Without costly hydraulics a well could not be drilled. Faced with a difficult decision, the council of the Maranatha AC Conference in […]
An Admonition that Ignited Pastors to Make Churches from God’s Earth By Bryce Whiting MOZAMBIQUE – The idea of churches that meet under trees holds some appeal to nature lovers, but the drawbacks are ever so pronounced during the rainy season. People will not assemble for worship during the rains if there is no roof […]
Couple Moved by Prayer, Join Church New members: (left to right) Mwenyehara, Loshani, Cecelia Kaitano MOZAMBIQUE – In early September, husband and wife Mwenyehara and Loshani went to a village meeting called by the chief. Unlike many other villages that have continued with traditional religions, this chief had been influenced by the gospel, so before […]
Hut Burns, Church Loves Some Marka Church members presenting gifts to the family. By Bryce Whiting, Africa/Europe Area Director MOZAMBIQUE – On August 18, Thabitha, a member of the Marka Church lost her home and contents to a fire. Thabitha’s husband, Edward, was away from the hut during the fire, drinking. He has never attended […]
Muslim Girl Finds Jesus at Sunday School (LtoR): SS Teacher, Emula, Pastor Kasakatira By Bryce Whiting, Africa/Europe Area Director MOZAMBIQUE – Emula Sheriff is 10 years of age and comes from a Muslim home. In 2019 her parents divorced, and her father moved to another country, leaving Emula with her mother. Parental separation compels young people to […]
Saved by Death By Africa/Europe Area Director Bryce Whiting MOZAMBIQUE – Three young men gave their hearts to the Lord on Sunday, August 1 at the Makara AC Church (in Malawi, but part of the Mozambique Maranatha Conference). They had attended a funeral at which the Youth Fellowship of the Makara AC Church was singing. […]
Hunger Relief Funds Bring Much-Needed Aid in Mozambique and Malawi MOZAMBIQUE/MALAWI – Over the last couple of months we have sent two amounts of hunger relief funds to our brothers and sisters in the Maranatha Advent Christian Conference, which has churches in Mozambique and Malawi. Conference president Samuel Kasakatira has personally overseen the distribution of […]