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Children's Ministry, Evangelism, Women's Ministry, Youth Ministry
LATEST NEWS
“It was my first time doing something big for my kids that required me to cook,” reflected ITMI’s Fifi Smith, “A few years back, I…”
In the cluster of 3 villages that occupy the hilly terrain outside Durban, South Africa where ITMI’s Kelly and Cherise Smith minister, they have a unique procedure for the transfer of property. It is not done in a title office, or with a lawyer or notary. …
In this video, hear from both Fifi Smith and Kelly Smith as well as others from their team about this exciting new opportunity.

A Special Meal of Chicken Curry for Zulu Children: A Story of Setbacks and Faith
“It was my first time doing something big for my kids that required me to cook,” reflected ITMI’s Fifi Smith, “A few years back, I…”

The Unique Process of Purchasing Property in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
In the cluster of 3 villages that occupy the hilly terrain outside Durban, South Africa where ITMI’s Kelly and Cherise Smith minister, they have a unique procedure for the transfer of property. It is not done in a title office, or with a lawyer or notary. …

Announcing the Thola Center Project! (Video)
In this video, hear from both Fifi Smith and Kelly Smith as well as others from their team about this exciting new opportunity.
Iminathi* was not yet 9 when it happened. …
Amahle and Fifi met a few years ago and the two have gotten to know each other well. Fifi has shared the Gospel with Amahle countless times.
You Send. They Reach. Your support of our partners is an important part of each of these fun stories of giving and celebrating!

How Crafting Jewelry led to a Shembe Church Member Studying the Bible
Amahle and Fifi met a few years ago and the two have gotten to know each other well. Fifi has shared the Gospel with Amahle countless times.

How Godly National Believers and ITMI Supporters Reach People for Christ
You Send. They Reach. Your support of our partners is an important part of each of these fun stories of giving and celebrating!
THE CONTEXT
According to the CIA's 2019 estimate, South Africa ranked number one in HIV/AIDS related deaths, with about 72,000. South Africa also has the highest reported number of people living with HIV/AIDS, about 7.5 million.
Much of this is related to the Animistic practices that are common among South African tribes.
Because of their commitment to their Animistic witchcraft religious practices, they are widely accepting of the message of Christianity, but few find the courage to renounce Animism all together and confess Jesus as the one and only Lord, particularly if that message comes from a person outside their tribe.
Since the message of the Gospel is exponentially more powerful coming from a fellow member of their tribe, the testimony of Zulu believers is the ideal way to share the Gospel.
WHAT YOUR SUPPORT DOES
Proclaim the Gospel
Your support of Fifi allows her to live in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, creating ways to share the Gospel message with the Zulu people in her community - in the Zulu language - as often as possible. This is done through various outreaches as doors are open and resources are provided.
Demonstrate that Jesus is Lord
Set an example with her life, speech and acts of service what it means for a locally-raised Zulu to follow Jesus as the only Lord and Savior. This is vitally important because most Zulu are accepting of Christians, but unwilling to leave ancestral worship behind to follow Jesus as the one true Lord and Savior.
Community Outreach and Service
With your support, Fifi works hard to serve the elderly and widowed in her community, sharing Jesus while she fills their water jugs, washes their dishes and serves with a cheerful heart.
Serving Widows and the Elderly
Fifi's Children's Ministry
The Chwabasi Bead Shop
Many young women and girls in this area are abused. This can lead to poor choices and difficult situations and single motherhood.
The transportation to the city for work is often more expensive than the possible wages, making it difficult for anyone to support a baby or family.
The Chwabasi Bead Shop is a weekly opportunity for girls in the community who have had to drop out of school to walk to 7 Rivers Farm where they create handmade jewelry made from seeds from the chwabasi plants that grow in abundance on the farm.
Earning income while crafting builds redemptive relationships and leads to Biblical perspective on finances and parenting.
Fifi and making necklaces with a young girl from the community.
HISTORY
Fifi grew up in this Zulu village, so she is uniquely equipped to reach this community with the Good News that Jesus, the Great Healer, wants to walk next to them through their sorrows and joys.
She is also one of few who can demonstrate what it means to make Jesus your Lord and Savior and abandon all others.
For the past 3 days there have been mass looting, rioting and burning of buildings in the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal. …
The team knew to expect dishonesty as they planned the outreach. But they were undeterred.
During this unusual and perhaps fearful, difficult or challenging time of the Coronavirus pandemic, we need daily reminders that we can trust our good and faithful Lord and Savior, no matter what we face. Here’s how three of our partners have seen Him at work, revealing Himself to be more than trustworthy during these unusual times.

Riots, Looting and Chaos in South Africa
For the past 3 days there have been mass looting, rioting and burning of buildings in the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal. …

Undeterred: Avoiding the Landmines of the Mission Field
The team knew to expect dishonesty as they planned the outreach. But they were undeterred.

3 Stories of His Trustworthiness During the Pandemic
During this unusual and perhaps fearful, difficult or challenging time of the Coronavirus pandemic, we need daily reminders that we can trust our good and faithful Lord and Savior, no matter what we face. Here’s how three of our partners have seen Him at work, revealing Himself to be more than trustworthy during these unusual times.
In this episode, Kent Reisenauer is telling us all about his last trip to South Africa and Zambia.
He’s talking about visiting Johan and Lesley not long after their home burned down, delivering pillowcase dresses and knitted hats from some US churches to remote villages across the Zambezi River, the progress and impact of Eugene Kalunga’s village school, what happened when Eugene put him on the spot to share something with the students at Excellence Christian Academy, and the baptisms of new Zulu believers he got to witness in South Africa.
The day of the Project Christmas Blessing event dawned with dark clouds hanging low over the grassy hills of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, promising to live up to the ominous weather predicted by the local meteorologists. The government had even issued an announcement that schools must release students early, so they could traverse the dirt paths over the area’s steeply graded hills before the heavy rain and lightning made it too dangerous. But the event could not be rescheduled. It was today or never, so…

On the Spot in Zambia featuring Kent Reisenauer (Podcast Episode)
In this episode, Kent Reisenauer is telling us all about his last trip to South Africa and Zambia.
He’s talking about visiting Johan and Lesley not long after their home burned down, delivering pillowcase dresses and knitted hats from some US churches to remote villages across the Zambezi River, the progress and impact of Eugene Kalunga’s village school, what happened when Eugene put him on the spot to share something with the students at Excellence Christian Academy, and the baptisms of new Zulu believers he got to witness in South Africa.

How God Intervened to Avert Disaster
The day of the Project Christmas Blessing event dawned with dark clouds hanging low over the grassy hills of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, promising to live up to the ominous weather predicted by the local meteorologists. The government had even issued an announcement that schools must release students early, so they could traverse the dirt paths over the area’s steeply graded hills before the heavy rain and lightning made it too dangerous. But the event could not be rescheduled. It was today or never, so…