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As a family we are glad to participate
in the great and vast mission of our Lord Jesus Christ. In
all the days we have been working for him, we have witnessed
his faithfulness in providing for us and confirming his word
with signs and wonders.
In many times we have been desperate, hunger
strikens, honted by the tough poverty situations of Africa
where by you even fail to meet things, which are basic in
life. But in all these situations the king of glory gave us
the spirit of patience and perseverance |
As we work for the Lord in different tribes in Malawi we have seen
the Lord’s Spirit working with us in a special
way. The Lord reviving weak churches and helped us to plant new
churches in areas, which are reachable and unreachable. Below are
the places that we have been and ministered under Assemblies of
God Church.
Read a letter to the Caribbean
Chitimba Church Among the Tumbuka
Tribe.
In 1998 when I started my Bible School at Assemblies of God School
of Theology. I was posted to Chitimba, a place along Lake Malawi.
I found the Church congregating in class since it started.
But by the Lord's grace we were given a land where to build our
church and in the year 2000 we built the church.
While I was at Chitimba we started praying and fasting seriously
for the church and souls to come to Jesus. We were moving door to
door and preaching on the open airs. Also we conducted Revival Crusades
in the area.
People started joining us miracles and wonders started to happen.
People started to be delivered from demons. For example there was
a certain woman who wanted to hung herself because she had disputes
in her family when one of our members learnt about it. She came
with her to where we were staying.
We taught her the word of God and prayed for her. As we were praying
she started crying bitterly and demons started getting out. She
fell down as if she was dead. As we continued praying for her demons
started to confess that we have left. And she accepted Jesus that
very same day and went home happily.
While at Chitimbe I was also caring for Livingstonia Branch which
was up off shore a journey of Two and half hours traveling on foot
and some other branches like Mchenga, Chiweta, Mlowe and New Salawe
which was very far south.
All this branches we started and they are still standing, people
are there congregating, but the most challenging one which I will
never forget was New Salawe.
This place was very far, huge rocks impassable with cars, bicycles
because there was no road at all. The only way was to go by the
Lake using boats or ship.
For someone to find a boat it was not easily and with the poverty
stand we were in, footing was the only way. Ship went to this place
once a week that is Illala. And also we were moving for hours after
dropping at Tchalo before New Salawe.
At this place there was a women who was once our member at Phwezi
Church and her husband passed away.
Her husband was taken to be buried at New Salawe which was their
home. She kept on calling for people to help her starting a church
there. When I heard about this I was moved in my heart and started
sharing with other people to help us to open a church there. All
people agreed but later on, they started shunning away.
I made my mind to go on, no matter what. When I started off at
Chitimba in the evening and slept at Chombe. At chombe I picked
a certain brother to be with me, but the rest gave excuses.
We started off at 5:00 O’clock (A.M) in the
morning at Chombe footing. We had no chance to find a boat or ship.
We footed for seven hours to Zunga where we saw a boat, but they
said we are not progressing we are returning back. Therefore we
kept on moving until we reached at Old Salawe around 2:00 p.m. where
someone had pity on us and cooked food for us to eat. From there
we moved until we reached 8:00 p.m. that was at night. We were extremely
tired. When they prepared food for us I wanted even to vomit, but
later after some hours its when the food was eaten well.
The following morning we started the crusade. Many people were
saved, spirit baptized, for the first time with the evidence of
speaking with other tongues. Some people who were sick for some
time were healed. There was great revival. Other people when were
praying they were laughing at us but during the very session all
of them who were laughing and even all that were in the room started
praying in tongues jumping, rejoicing to the Lord. One girl spoke
in tongues drunk in spirit for two days.
After this the church started us we were there for two weeks, but
also persecution started.
Many children were being chassed in their homes and were told not
to gather with us.
But thank God now the church is built right there.
All at Chitmba and Livingstonia Nominal Christians became born
again and started prayers in their respective homes.
Mpherembe Church Among the Ngoni Tribe.
When I was finishing my Diploma in Bible and Ministerial Studies
at Assemblies of God School of Theology, I was asked by the Missions
department to start take care for the church that was to be planted
at Mpherembe.
When I accepted the church started in 2001 and they were supporting
me as I was serving the Lord there monthly with 2,000 MK, which
is almost equivalent to 13.3 US$
(1Dollar = 150 MK).
In this very year 2001, 1st December it is when we wedded with
Nollar.
The Lord started with us majestically and we had many testimonies
although we encountered some difficulties as well.
When we just started being together the devil attacked us, Nollar’s
clothes caught fire and she got burnt.
Many people came to our assistance and rushed with her to the hospital.
At this time she was one month pregnant. After she started to get
well for a month she miscarried and went back in the Hospital. When
she was back we continued serving the Lord.
Revival in Mpherembe Area
As a family we started praying and fasting for the church and the
entire area of Mpherembe. Other days we could go to the mountain
with the whole church.
The Lord started confirming his word with miracles and wonders.
We witness two mad people being delivered and they became part and
parcel of the church. Some being healed and delivered from demons.
People started to be filled with the Holy Spirit and some started
prophesying.
Near Mpherembe at Kabwafu I found Pastor Isaac Mhango whom we started
working hand in hand. Now we were only two pastors taking care of
five churches and planted extra four churches in this area. All
these churches were far a part. In some other areas we delegated
some other leaders to help us.
One day as we were praying together as families I had the confirmation
on my heart to conduct revivals in each church. Pastor Mhango and
his family agreed and we agreed to teach these dying churches on
the following:
The holy spirit so that people must be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Leadership and Administration.
In all the church the Lord heard us. We were starting off on bicycles
with our wives on Thursday through Sunday.
During the day we were teaching and in the evening Revival to pray
for people to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Many people were filled
with the Holy spirit and some of them were prophesying.
After moving in all these churches we saw the Lord at work and
it was the turning point for the whole area.
The Lord raised more Pastors and now we have got seven pastors
in that very area. The work is growing greatly. The Lord glorified
himself in many things. There are many testimonies that happened.
Unit 6 Church Among Chewa Tribe
In 2006 December I was called to be at Chinsapo Assemblies of God
for eight months as an Associate Pastor and after this I was given
Unit 6, which is the village not very far from Chinsapo.
When I was sent at this church we found that there were less than
twenty people.
Many of them backslid because of leadership problems. There was
not activities that could encourage people to stand in the Lord.
At present we conduct open airs, prayers and fasting, seminars
and serious follow-ups.
By the Lords Mercies many people are returning back and the number
is growing. The Lord is anointing people in the Holy Spirit and
some are being demon delivered every Sunday. People are devoting
themselves in prayers and spiritual thirst for the word.
We trust the Lord that at the end of this season we will witness
many things.
Challenges that we face
Church building project, which we have started by faith of which
we believe we are going to finish by the end of this season.
Pastors house is not there and some other facilities.
Transportation it's a problem at present of which we believe the
Lord will open away.
We are looking forward for further education so that we can be self-supportive,
financially the situation is tough, but it will not make us stay
away from fulfilling the great commission.
God's guidance and his ability that we should help even other churches
that need our help. More prayers are needed.
Our great desire is to see that people are saved and come to know
and understand Jesus better. We want to make sure that people live
life in its fullness.
We thank God for all our partners in God's mission and all well
wishes. Keep on praying for us and supporting us as we walk together
towards accomplishing the great commission of our Lord Jesus.