A Newsletter from Pastor Chibesa W. Kangwa
and his wife, Mrs. Fena Mbakisye Chibesa

We are missionaries from Zambia during our mission work in East Africa -Tanzania, In a town called Kibaha about 30 kilometers from the capital city Dar Es Salaam. We are with the church called Pentecostal Missionary Church, headed by Pastor Gervase Masanja.

This is our first newsletter since we started the work in August of 2008. Now we have been about six months in Tanzania. This is our first missionary work outside our country, Zambia.

I am a pastor and my wife is a teacher, who stopped working for the sake of supporting me in the ministry.

The first six months of our work was very much dedicated to observing the locals and trying to gain acceptance from the members of the church where we are assigned by the Lord Jesus Christ, to do His precious work. This to us was not an easy thing because we arrived at a time when the Church was experiencing a transition.

The Church hosted different seminars and a crusade in our first two months of stay in Kibaha. We helped out in the proceedings of the important programs of the Church. This helped us to understand the Churches within Kibaha and Dar Es Salaam.

We met Pastors numbering closer to 300 and we have some kind of acceptance with them. This programs brought about a revival in Church and it fore-saw the salvation of others. We were privilege to be given the opportunity to teach the class of the new born believers, and we taught this class for a period of three weeks.

From this class only one couple has continued in the Lord with great dedication. Tthe man was saved at the crusade but the wife was brought to the Church during the discipleship class, and we prayed for her and cast out the things that were causing sickness in her.

We also prayed for another woman who was very much possessed, such that we had to continue conducting deliverance sessions with her for some time. One of the weaknesses she had was that of settlement of mind, since she also was infected with HIV/Aids and the husband had run away from her - on the other hand, she was going from one church to another for deliverance. We truly faced one of the greatest challenges in ministry there.

I have been preaching in Church while my wife interpreted for me. Every teaching I have conducted my wife and the senior pastor have interpreted for me. Now am slowly learning the official language of the nation which is Swahili.

Moving around Kibaha, sharing the word of God, is an exciting experience. Immediately when you step out to do this work you are met with the reality of been on an area with difference perspective of religion. You have church goers, Muslims, and people who do not attend any form of religious gathering. One of the most interested things is that people are willing to receive you, and also give you time to speak to them.

We have started a school which is still at the initial stage. All that we are during now is to provide private and public tuitions for pupils and students. We have had 14 students, three from our Church and the rest from surrounding Churches. We emphasis discipline, and when we have an opportunity to talk to the student we point them to God and the purpose of life, as intended by God himself.

This ministry has proved to be a demanding ministry in all aspect of life, and one area in which we are finding difficulties is in material (financial support). Thus any form of partnership with us will be greatly be appreciated.

We are renting a house costing Tz shilling 50,000 (US$40)per month and we pay in advance for six months, Tz shilling 300,000 (US$240) and we are expected to make another advance payment on 1st March 2009.

As we continue to do this work, we appeal to our well-wishers everywhere to support in any way they can.

Budget per month:
Food Tz shilling 100,000 (US$80)
Medication Tz shilling 10,000 (US$5)
Teaching Material Tz shilling 20,000 (US$10)
Transport Tz shilling 20,000 (US$10)
Rates and Electricity Tz shilling 10,000 (US$5)
Miscellaneous expenses Tz shilling 40,000 (US$20)
Ministerial direct Expenses Tz shilling 50,000 (US$ 25)
TOTAL EXPENSES TZ SHILLING 230,000 (US$ 155)

THANKS

We thank the Church of PMC for the support they are giving us. They have facilitated our coming in to Tanzania, and also been there for us as a new family as we are in a land were we do not have any biological relatives. We also thank Dr Thinus van Dyk for giving the money needed for the residential permit; may God greatly bless him, and also bless those that are praying for us.



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