Bibles and Vision

Please meet Kafusha Kanyemba a graduate of Samfya Bible School working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kafusha has been attending conference but today makes his way back to the border, across the Luapula River and home. He is taking three boxes of Bibles (84 Bibles) and these Bibles will be sold at affordable rates to the village Christians in the Congo and the funds raised are going to provide three sponsorships for students to Samfya that have been identified by two churches there. What a blessing Bibles are – meeting the needs of Christians but also supporting ministry.

If you look at Kafusha’s bicycle you will see that it is just about worn out. These graduates are very active in ministering to churches and bicycles make them so much more efficient in the use of their time. Sponsorships for Bicycles would be a real blessing costing around NZ$130 each.

  Since arriving at the Conference Levy and the Bible School staff have been burdened to design a course for School Teachers. Many of these people are placed in village areas and they have good English and can have a significant effect on the ministry of local churches. The staff are planning a Certificate in Biblical Studies that will be available to these teachers in their holiday break times. Here is what the course will cover:

• Theology Survey - Theology Proper, Bibliology, Anthropology, Soteriology
• Bible Interpretation
• Expository Preaching
• Biblical leadership
• Biblical Counselling

There is likely to be electives of women’s Ministry and Sunday School ministry to cater for the many lady teachers that are also in these rural schools. Zambia has a very large school system right through rural places and teachers are often placed in these rural areas for a number of years. This vision of inputting into these teachers lives and seeing them strengthen local churches is very strategic. I am excited that we can partner with people who are thinking mission and strengthening local churches. Praise God for these faithful people.