My name is Pastor David Akondowe I was born in 1979 in Dodoma the capital city of Tanzania. At age 9 my father was transferred to Mbeya to work, he married numerous women as is the custom here and unfortunately started to drink heavily. The pressures of numerous wives and children caused him to run away and my mother was left to fend for herself.

Seen here at House of Freedom, Tanzania and below left with the other House of Freedom pastors from DR Congo, Zambia and center Pastor William Silimba from Malawi plus his wife Stella outside the church in Mbeya.

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Life became so difficult for us we sometimes went into the milling machine and gleaned left over flour to enable us to survive. Years later my father became sick, he returned home and eventually died in 1995.

Seen here House of Prayer and Freedom Tanzania.

During that time we were tortured by our own father. I was attending Sunday school at the Assemblies of God but when he heard that I was going to the church he stopped me from going. However the calling of God on my life was so strong I could not stop going to church, so went secretly whenever he was out.

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From an early age I have been preaching in the open air and people were coming to Christ. My ministry of winning people to Christ continued up to the time when I joined the Secondary school.

Seen here receiving his KIMI certificate from Pastor Laura in Uganda where he did his KIMI leadership training.

Seen here receiving his KIMI manual and curriculum from Jenny Tryhane, founder of UCT and a KIMI leadership trainer.

Pastor David is the KIMI Mbeya Coordinator and we are excited to see how God is using him to nurture and support the KIMI leaders that have been taught during Jenny's three month mission trip as new PowerClubs are birthed.

Special thanks to Pastor David who was the translator at the Mbeya Kids in Ministry International training.

Seen here giving out the KIMI material to one of the new PowerClub leaders who will come under his supervision.

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Special thanks to Gina Hunt and the Kisses from Heaven project who enabled UCT to bring these beautiful tea shirts to Tanzania to start our first Kisses from Heaven PowerClub and child feeding program.

Seen here and below the children from House of Freedom Tanzania receiving their tea shirts.

Thanks to the children of Barbados who so beautifully hand painted these lovely Kisses from Heaven Tee Shirts that have been designed to share God’s love in a creative way and to deliver a message to the children in Africa, bringing Kisses from Heaven.

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After completing my secondary school I went to the bible college in Lilongwe Malawi where I studied the Diploma in Bible and Theology.

It has been my vision ever since to see my fellow Africans knowing the true way of Christ, this will teach them to stop trusting the witch doctors, offering their children to spirits commonly known as Mizimu and many more.

It is my desire one day to see the ministry winning Tanzania for Christ and not only that but also winning Africa to Christ - this is possible 'Thy Kingdom come'.

Meet my lovely wife Stella, she was born in Malawi in 1984,unfortunately before she was born her father left and Stella has never seen him. With lack of parental support her life was retched until the day she accepted Christ to be her Savior."

Pastor David and his wife Stella with the 2010 Women's Empowerment Sewing Class.

The House of Prayer and Freedom Tanzania team in Dar Es Saleem seen here with Jenny Tryhane and Pastor David following the KIMI training in the capital of Tanzania.

Seen here with the House of Prayer annd Freedom Tanzania Elder.

He has recently donated these rooms to be used as the Mbeya House of Prayer.

We are believing God to establish a 24/7 House of Prayer. The 30 pastors that attended the KIMI training are all committed to using and manning this wonderful opportunity. Praise God.