The struggle for survival is ubiquitous in Africa. Depending on the regions, people differ greatly: they can be friendly and good-natured, but in some places, they are very fierce and aggressive, and it is not safe to walk without guards. A significant part of the tribe’s worship pagan gods and follow traditional African religions.
The Lord continues to open doors for us when preaching the Good News in Tanzania and Congo. Evangelistic services were held in stadiums where tens of thousands of people gathered to listen to the Gospel. When the name of Jesus Christ was proclaimed, some adults, as well as teenagers, fell to the ground cramping: it was obvious that dark spirits were controlling them. Observing these phenomena, we understand how God needs dedicated men, who in the name of the Lord would forbid and drive out the enemy forces was heard; and thousands of people responded to the invitation to be reconciled with God.
When I was flying over Africa, I teared up and had to repent. “Lord, forgive me that I do not notice Your blessings, which You have given me, and that I thank you so little.” I realized then, “the more you thank the Lord, the more you realize God’s blessing.” I had to exclaim in the midst of the sleeping passengers: “Lord, what a rich and happy man I am!”
Friends, thank you for your participation in preaching the Gospel to the ends of the earth!
I would like to thank New Fields Ministries and all the
Slavic Baptist churches in the United States for supporting our churches in the
refugee camps. We bought several tons of food for $8,000. We delivered the food
to the camps in the Ajumani district in northern Uganda at the end of August.
From there the food and other goods will be distributed to 22 local churches.
Praise the Lord for your love and support!
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!
The Lord blessed our family with three biological children and one adopted boy, Kennedy 20, Joel 13, carol 9 and Kayla 6. The lord has been merciful to us since our wedding in 2005.
Together with my wife rose and the children, we fled to Uganda in January 2017. At that time, troops were already stationed in our city of Kajo-Keji. Technically, Uganda has been our home since birth, because the military conflicts in South Sudan have not stopped. The first time I fled to Uganda was with my parents when I was a child, and then we returned in 1977. We fled to Uganda again in 1983 and lived there until 2005.
The quarantine announced on March 19, 2020, took us by surprise. Rose and I were in northern Uganda when the school called us and asked to pick up the children. We had to travel 11 hours to Kampala driving the bus which took us all night. On March 20, we took our children, and the country was locked up. Unfortunately, we had no money to buy food and no coal to cook our meals. The stores were all closed, and we did not leave the house for a whole month.
When we ran out of food, we gathered all remaining funds and I went to the market in Kampala. I had to walk 7 hours to buy at least something for the children. When new fields heard about our situation, they purchased a motorcycle. Thank you for your help in purchasing it. A motorcycle is the only vehicle allowed during the quarantine. When we received funds to support the family, it was a day of jubilation. We bought chicken and Irish potatoes, and the children sang joyful songs to the Lord. Thank you for being our friends!
On 14-16 July 2020, a fierce fight broke out between
numerous tribes in the South Sudan refugee camps in the Obongi area. As a
result of the fights, three people were killed, and several dozen people were
injured.
The cause of the conflict was the lack of food. A Nuer woman
was caught with stolen corn from the Kuku farm and brought before the chairman
of the refugee committee for disciplinary action. She was warned and whipped four
times. The Nuer tribe then united and beat the chairman of the refugee
committee. He was taken to a hospital, and the men began to set fire to houses
and wounded a man from the Kuku tribe with a knife. Then the Kuku youth
mobilized a group of people when the heard of this incident.
The conflict between the two factions lasted two days; in
total, over a hundred houses were burned down and 3 people killed. Two
communities were also affected. They are left homeless and without food. Today,
peace has returned to the refugee camp. We have one church in the area, and we
pray that God will touch the hearts of the refugees so that the victims can be
reconciled with each other. We pray that
God will provide shelter for the congregation and that everyone will have
plenty of food for their families! Thank you for your participation in our
grief during this difficult time.
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.
