Our pastors, who open new churches in different parts of the country, get to meet not only Islamists but also followers of traditional African religions.
These include the “Gule Vankulu” traditions. Gule Vankulu
adherents are found in both Malawi and Mozambique. This is the traditional
belief in worshiping the spirits of the ancestors and invoking the spirits of
the dead. By worshiping idols, they also practice witchcraft. These are
aggressive people, and hostile to Christians, they are rude and swear a lot.
Some of our members were part of this sect. We see that when the Gospel is
preached through the power of God, it is bringing salvation to all who believe
in Jesus Christ.
Our ministry extends to both Malawi and bordering
Mozambique. Mozambique has a population of 31.26 million and Malawi 19.13
million. Muslims in Mozambique make up 17% and in Malawi 12% of the population.
Mosques are being built in strategic locations in all cities and rural
development centers.
Taking advantage of poverty, they drill wells to provide relief and transfer them to the needy population, build schools, and provide scholarships for students.
This is why church planters are being trained to preach the
gospel even more successfully.
Unlike Malawi, Mozambique was once a communist country, which did not allow churches except for the Roman Catholic. It has 10 large provinces. We only operate in the province of Tete, and we hope to reach other provinces in the future. Pray for our pastors who are planting new churches in Malawi and Mozambique!
Partson Mbundula was born on March 13th, 1991 in
Blantyre – Malawi. He is married to Memori Katepa. God blessed them with two
healthy children – Taniva and Daniel.
Memori is a qualified primary school teacher and is ready to help her husband in the ministry. Partson, prior to becoming a Christian, was the head of a notorious street gang. The devil took advantage of him when his father divorced his mother in 2003. He hated his father and could not forgive him. But Jesus had other plans for him. Partson accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, who changed him completely. After completing a church planting course, he went to minister in the city of Chipoka in eastern Malawi. This is his third month of ministry and God gave him 26 members who accepted Jesus as their Savior.
Chipoka is located on the shores of Lake Malawi, which is
dominated by Muslims from the Yao and Chewa tribes. They listen carefully to
the good news, and we pray that God will reveal himself to them! Despite the
limitations, God lets the church grow.
Pray for Parson, his family, and the young church in Chipok that they will be used by God to save many of the local tribes.
David was born on June 4, 1991 in Ntcheu Malawi. After three months of training, he went with his wife to practice in Bwumbwe. David and Patricia have a child and are happy to have the opportunity to serve God. Bwumbwe is located in southern Malawi, where the Ngoni and Lomwei tribes dominate. People make a living by growing corn, tea, beans, and various vegetables.
On May 24, I visited their small church. I was glad to see
the fruits of three months of work. 45 people who heard the Gospel accepted our
Lord Jesus and are now members of the new community. David and Patricia work in
a team, they created the youth and children’s ministry. Patricia teaches
children every Sunday, while David conducts youth classes in the mornings.
They visit homes every week and share the word of God with the locals. In a conversation with me, some said that they no longer despair, but have a living hope for Jesus. He freed people from drug addiction, prostitution, witchcraft, and robbery to serve the living God. We thank you for participating in this work and ask that you continue to pray for revival in the area and for God’s guidance in the life of David and Patricia!
Henderson Kautsi was born on 02.25.1990 in Ntcheu County, Malawi. He is a university graduate with a degree in Logistics and Supply Management. He is currently attending a theological school, married to Tendai, and blessed with one daughter, Raina. Henderson is a born again Christian and blessed with the gift of an evangelist.
After a three-month training from January to March 2020. Henderson began his ministry in the village of Natenye in the vicinity of Lilongwe. People here are very poor, live from agriculture, which gives them barely enough food. He began to work with the Cheva and Gulevankulu tribes. There were no believers in this village, but I am pleased to inform you that God led more than 20 people to salvation, through our brother, within three weeks. Even the leader accepted Jesus Christ.
Among those who came to God, there were 4 members of Gulevankulu. This is a tradition in Cheva associated with witchcraft and immoral behavior: they have a dirty speech, beat and enchant people.
Despite the coronavirus, God and his children do a great job. And all this is possible thanks to your support. Since January 2020, our pastoral school, as you can see, has been working effectively!
On November 12, we went on our first trip to Malawi. At the invitation of the Zambezi Gospel Church leadership, we arrived and started working with children and build a Sunday school Building! We had “only” 5 transfers and of course our bags were lost. This was our first inconvenience, but this is Africa and here this seems to be the norm. Just a day later, they called us from the airport to tell us that our luggage was found. We took a shower, changed clothes and our moods improved.
We were greeted by the leadership of the union and discussed the details of the work and the various possibilities of ministry and we began with construction. Local helpers work like ants – without any rest. It is gratifying to see that they are not indifferent to the fact that we came to help them. In other countries, we only dreamed of such help … The atmosphere is open and very brotherly, it is very nice to see and hear. Willard Muwalo, the Union General Secretary, not only gave us five volunteers, but also offered his strength and construction assistance! We have already filled the foundation with concrete and started to weld the steel structure. Pray for our team, that the Lord bless all the planned work!
Dear supporters of New Fields Ministries, as we wrote in the previous letter, God put in our hearts to open a school for church leaders in Blantyre – Malawi. Our people are very open but without training and instruction, it will be difficult for them to remain clear to the doctrine of the Gospel. To open new churches in remote areas and rural areas, we need educated pastors.
To sponsor pastoral training, we will need financial support of $100 per month for 2 years. We plan to train up to 20 pastors a year to plant new churches.
Currently, we have announced to the churches our first group 20 pastors who are willing to open up churches in northern Malawi. We believe that in January 2020, they will begin their training. We pray that the Lord will encourage you to participate in this matter!
