Greetings to all of you and thank you very much for your
partnership in preaching the Gospel. We wanted sincerely thank you for each
prayer for South Sudan. May God bless you at all times!
Churches in Juba city, South Sudan, raised their voices, praising
and worshiping God, thank you for your generosity and desire to support them
with food and essential items.
Refugees in the protection camp in Juba were not able to get food from the United Nations, but you gave them everything they need for life.
Our brother Sule, who you see in the photo, developed trachoma and went blind. For three days he, his wife, and child were without food. Due to loss of sight, Sule can’t work any longer in the city. We thank God that the local church quickly shared food with this family. Having received food Sule was delighted and started to sing in his native language – Bari. Neighbors
rushed by to find out why he is singing so loud. Instead of telling
them, Sule sang one more song. Then he revealed his secret to neighbors: “I
sing songs joy because I experienced a miracle. God sees and hears the prayers
of the blind. He sent me my daily bread.”
Friends, you saved many people from starvation! They are sincerely thankful for your generosity and help! The Lord will reward you!
We visited the Yao Tribe in Malawi and held a children’s camp there. We found out that the population is suffering from a toxic water supply. This causes some of them to lose their eyesight, across all ages from young to old. In order to give them access to freshwater, we need to dig water wells. This project will cost around $8000. More updates are coming soon.
At the end of September 2020, another clash happened between the two parties in South Sudan. Residents of the camps in Corijo, Andejo, and Moroto, were attacked. The shooting lasted from 4 am to noon. About 3 thousand people were panicking and ran to the border of Uganda. Most of them were women, old people, and children. Many fled their houses without clothes and food to hide in the nearby forests. When they reached the border, the police did not want to let refugees into the country out of fear that they are carriers of Covid19.
The Ugandan government and the UN Commissioner for Refugees visited a new camp, but it did not seem they received any help. We sent a team to this district and they reported that children are crying from hunger, people don’t sleep at night because of the mosquitoes. We bought ten tons of food and other items and rushed to deliver it to the north of the country. It was accepted with great joy.
People were standing for hours to get beans, flour, and soap. Despite all hardships they experienced, they were singing songs praising God for the support. On behalf of all churches in the Baptist association in Mijale, I want to express a big thank you for the support. May the Lord bless you and reward your participation. With a prayer for all of you…
Over the past year, our students opened 11 new churches in Mozambique and Malawi has 9 new churches. We planned to gather students and continue to teach and through discipleship and caring for new believers. Despite limitations, the word of God is preached and many accepted Christ.
This is a joy not only for church planters but also for those who were saved through faith. We want to focus on discipleship. Those who have accepted Christ know very little scripture and by being uneducated the church is in danger of losing them. I personally visited all young pastors in the area and I’m very grateful to God for their courage and openness to preach the gospel from house to house.
Discipleship and Counseling training will help them not to spend not only more time in conversations, but and direct people to Jesus for the healing of their hearts. With monthly support of 100 dollars, each of them will able to rent a house for a family, rent premises for the church, and purchase food for their families. Within two years after planting a church we believe that it will self-sufficient and able to provide for their pastors! Glory to God for your participation in the foundation of new churches in Malawi and Mozambique!
Let me share with you some of the challenges faced by
pastors in refugee camps in northern Uganda and South Sudan. Most South
Sudanese are less educated and do not work in refugee camps. They were forced
to leave their land where they grew their food. The civil war in the country
made economic development impossible. Recently, the government of South Sudan
declared complete bankruptcy, including the central bank. They lost the inability
to control the pricing market in the country. Now the prices of the most
essential foodstuffs rise daily.
Now, due to quarantine, many families cannot feed
themselves. This week alone, I received over a hundred calls from refugee camps
asking for help with food and other basic necessities. One pastor named Godfrey
Lozo from Nimule in South Sudan said: “Listen, Pastor Dima, cornmeal is the
only thing I have left is, my family is starving to death.”
I don’t know what to do in such a situation. Many times, I
tried to hide, not to answer phone calls, so as not to hear stories about hunger
and death. But as soon as I turn on the phone, thousands of people call me
asking for help. As a pastor, I decided not to turn off the phone anymore,
because these are my brothers and sisters. Pray with me for this daily struggle
so that I can be steadfast. Pray that God will provide us during this difficult
time. Pray for refugees from South Sudan and others who have the same need for
their daily bread. Pray for peace for the people of South Sudan. We have
suffered enough and are tired of wandering. Help us!
I would like to introduce you to Andrew Cammwamba. He was born on September 18, 1973, in Blantyre, Malawi. Andrew is happily married to Zelesie and has nine children. He is a born-again Christian with the gift of teaching and evangelism.
He is currently opening a church in the Nhatabay region.
Nhatabay is a port on the shores of Lake Malawi. Here resides the Tonga tribe,
which lives off fishing and trading. Their main food is fish and rice. The
people of Tonga have their own language and culture. One thing we noticed about
them is that they love cleanliness and order.
But like all tribes in Malawi, the people of Tonga are sinners and need salvation. These are proud people, involved in immorality and witchcraft. Andrew did not know anyone in Nhatabay, so he had to knock on doors and talk to them individually. By God’s grace, 14 people turned to the Lord. In the images, you can see our new brothers and sisters and the largest ship they use for transport in the ports of Lake Malawi. Despite strict restrictions, which include banning groups of more than 10 people from meeting and being together for more than 1 hour, preaching the Gospel leads many people to Christ.
We thank you for participating in the founding of this
church. Andrew is now teaching discipleship lessons to strengthen new believers
in the word of God. Pray for this family!
