Some Final Photos
Some Final Photos All the new female believers in Molande Village still wear their traditional Muslim hijabs. But it is purely cultural. We found vibrant faith in Jesus in every Muslim village we visited in southern Malawi that has been reached through Farming God’s Way combined with disciple-multiplication in God’s Love Group house churches. Thanks […]
They Can’t Persecute Me! I’m a Senior Chief!
They Can’t Persecute Me! I’m a Senior Chief! Senior Chief and baby Christian, Godfrey Chidothe Today in Malawi, I learned something I never knew before. All of the rural villages in Malawi are named after the current village headman (who can be a woman). When the village elects a new headman, the village name changes […]
An Anglican Bishop Listens to His Conscience
An Anglican Bishop Listens to His Conscience At left: Heaven’s Family’s Africa Director and Farming God’s Way expert, Jerry Jefferson. At right: Bishop Charles Mithowa, wearing a vest given to him in appreciation by the government of Malawi. In 2008, Anglican bishop Charles Mithowa walked into a Presbyterian bookstore in Blantyre, Malawi, his native country. His […]
Pigs, Chickens, and Detergent
Pigs, Chickens, and Detergent This beautiful little girl, whose legs are paralyzed, is benefiting from Heaven’s Family’s ministry to special needs children in Zimbabwe One of the most precious ministries that Heaven’s Family serves in Zimbabwe is an outreach to a group of about 30 Christian families with special needs children. Most of the children have been afflicted […]
Table Banker
Table Banker Tsitsi Chitaka, age 74, sewed the colorful dress she’s wearing. She also practices Farming God’s Way and no longer suffers through the annual “hunger season.” Every day during our five days in Zimbabwe, we’re visiting Heaven’s Family-supported projects and their beneficiaries in the Dora Region. Generally speaking, Heaven’s Family funds projects in the developing world that […]
The Redemption of Ray Maposa
The Redemption of Ray Maposa Ray Maposa Today I met Ray Maposa, age 20, who was born again when he was 8. Since January, he has been attending vocational training classes at the “Space of Hope,” one of Heaven’s Family’s Christ-centered partner ministries in Zimbabwe. At the Space of Hope (SOH), during 18 months of daily classes, […]
From Orphanage to Home: A Journey of Restoration
From Orphanage to Home: A Journey of Restoration Your love helped Ro Thang Lian and Jonah return home where they belong. Life was not easy for brothers Ro Thang Lian (13) and Jonah (12). Their parents had divorced— their father left for Malaysia in search of work, and their mother remarried and moved away. That […]
From Bitterness to Belief
From Bitterness to Belief At just 17 years old, Sober had already given up on his future. Living in a poverty-stricken Christian community in Karachi, Pakistan, he watched life pass him by. His elderly father was too weak to work, and his mother struggled to keep their small home running. There was never enough food, […]
A Chicken, A Chance, A New Beginning
A Chicken, A Chance, A New Beginning Just 11 months ago, Clemantina Muhawe was abandoned by her husband—left to give birth to their third child alone. After suffering severe postpartum bleeding, she was discharged from the hospital too soon. With no food, no support, and a newborn in her arms, Clemantina was barely surviving. One […]
When God Grows the Garden–and the Gospel
When God Grows the Garden–and the Gospel In western Uganda, Charles, a father of five, lived with constant struggle. Raised in poverty and beaten by his alcoholic father for asking about school, Charles never finished his education. As an adult, the cycle continued. Renting a single room and farming borrowed land with outdated methods, he […]