Building in the Python’s Lair It seems this area was a home of snakes. So far the workers killed four snakes before the Python showed up. That is how it is with our areas and we are used to such things. Before we posses the area, we have to bind the strong snake. God […]
Showing Practical Love at Linda Compound
John Jere shares God’s Word with Aggie Mbao. Aggie Mbao Aggie Mbao is a widow in Linda. She is in her 80s and lost all her children to HIV/AIDS. She lives with her three grand children. ITMI’s John Jere found Aggie under a tree. She looked weak and pale because she and her grand children […]
Cinderella’s Tears
April 2012 As we’ve shared before, in the last couple of years, a UNICEF policy forced most of the Samaritan Children who were then living and thriving at Samaritan Children’s Home to be returned to their relatives – most of the time to distant, distant relatives that had very little connection to the children. In […]
A Church and School for Linda Compound
Funds Provided! Finally brethren, the Lord provided the funds for us to purchase the land for the new church and community school. We have paid for the land in Linda compound, Lusaka, Zambia, Africa and now we need to clear the land start building the new church & school for the African children (orphans) and […]
Mission to Lubumbashi, DRC – January 2012 Update
John Jere reports on his team’s mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo: Prayer Request Pull QuoteBishop Lamba Lamba of “Come & See Churches” in Congo DRC is a close friend of mine. Lamba Lamba and I have known each other from the 1990s, during the fierce civil wars in Congo DRC. I have been […]
Rejoicing and Mourning – December 2011 Update
Some of the children came a week before Christmas, welcoming friends, with hugs and loud shout of joy. Collective birthday celebration was characterized by jubilation, singing, praising and dancing. As more Samaritan children came in, there was uncontrollable noisy of excitement, hugging each other and one another, talking and sharing their experiences, spiritually, socially and […]
Angel and Cynthia’s Wedding – November 2011 Update
Angel and Cynthia were supposed to marry August 2011 but postponed the wedding due to several logistics and lack of adequate finances. Finally, Angel and Cynthia got married and had a successful wedding on the 12th November 2011. Angel becomes the first and a good example to all the Samaritan children (95 children) who has […]
Peanuts for Passion
As Anna eagerly hugged her, a pang shot through Esther’s heart and stomach and she remembered her own four babies, all of whom had died at birth or soon after. Her third child would have been Anna’s age. How she would have loved to teach her daughter to read and write, just as she loved teaching these children. She couldn’t help but wonder, if even just one of her children had survived, would her husband – who …
Life Threatening Acute Malaria
Peter Jere, our only adopted son is suffering from a death threatening acute Malaria. On Sunday, the 16th October 2011, at 16.00 hrs, Peter came, crying that his head was paining and as usual, we prayed for him and he went to bed. That was very an usual for a strong boy like him. Later, […]
Life in the Village – October 2011 Update
ITMI partner, John Jere preaches the word of God both in the cities and in the rural areas. The apostolic work which is going on in Lukulu West is a great challenge to our team, reaching the unreached with the gospel of Jesus Christ. John Jere and his team have worked very hard in church […]
