NEWS FROM ZIMBABWE
BANKET
We were visited by our linkman from U.K., Bro. David Smith, on 22nd April 2013, accompanied by a local Brother. from Bulawayo, Bro. Archbold Mhule. Bro. David taught and explained very well about God's Kingdom of the past, and present when Jesus will return. He articulated these to the people who were present at our meetingplace. We still have an encouraging number of interested visitors to our ecclesia.
Bro. David asked me about that trickster, Elvis Dumba, who deceived us, pretending to be a member of CBM around Banket area. We discussed the issue at length. We pray that God will keep you strong until that day, so we can be united in love in the Kingdom to come.
--Bro. David Banda Yelulani
CHIVI
Brother, things are hard and difficult: I am no longer digging chrome as this job is not paying well and is unhealthy.
I have just moved myself into another unhealthy and dangerous job I am sinking a well for underground water. My brother, we use explosives and drilling, sometimes manual, and sometimes mechanical. Within the group no- one is trained; so this is another dangerous job I am doing. We can go down to a depth of 45 meters into the earth using a rope, depending on conditions. What makes me happy is that God provides me with a sense of caution in my life; I thank Him for the things He does for me.
--Bro. Dzingai Sumburera
MABELREIGN
I was so pleased to receive the CD on `The Real Devil,' it is so interesting to listen to. I will be pleased to receive more. The Gospel News also helps, reading of other people's views of the Bible message.
Keep on loving one another as Christian brothers and sisters. Hebrews 13:1 `Let brotherly love continue.' If we love one another, God will be pleased. Hebrews 13:5 warns all believers not to love money, but be satisfied with what we have. This is so interesting because these days people are putting most of their efforts into searching for wealth, rather than to search the Word of God the Bible.
`Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you from the right way. It is good to receive inner strength from God's grace, not obeying rules about foods; those who obey these rules have not been helped by them.' Heb. 13:9 So by loving money too much leads to destruction. Hebrews 13:14 says, `For there is no permanent city for us here on earth; we are looking for the city which is to come.' So brothers and sisters, we should put our trust in the city which is coming, not in the cities of the present world. The world we are now in is under the power of money and wealth.
--Bro. Israel Mutunduwe
MATHABISA
I have enclosed two photos of our students and Sunday School children; some of them were not with us when the photos were taken three students, Josphat Dube, Themba Khumalo and Annlysis Mathe altogether six students and six Sunday School children. Three brothers are in South Africa, I am now alone.
I pray God that He may give me power for preaching the Word of God in our district (Lupane Matebel and North Province) to build up Mathabisa Ecclesia.
--Bro. David Nywenya
Back row: Vivid Nywenya, Margneth Gama, Msolina Khumalo; Seated: Bro. David Nywenya
Sunday School: Front row: Simelinkosi Ncube, Brander Phiri, Mthandazo Mathe, Ayand Mathe, Rebecca Moyo and Nomthandzo Mathe.
RUWA
Thank you a lot for every effort of love you have given me. I am very sorry in my last letter it seemed it was untrue about my first CD of `The Real Devil' being faulty. After posting that letter, I found out the real problem. I do not own a TV or DVD machine, not even a radio, so I felt very foolish. People who I asked to test my CD are not used to MP3s and were just expecting to watch it as a video, and thought it faulty: others could not use their DVD's buttons properly and stupidly I did not watch with them. After a few days in my worries, my son-in-law came and took me to his home near my house; he wanted me to spend a day with him and his wife. There we talked of other things, and then came to the CD problems and both my son-in-law and daughter questioned me. `Dad, is the CD `The Real Devil' really not working?' `I am not sure of it, as I only watched it for a few minutes , and don't know what it contains,' I said. So they suggested we tried it again. My son-in-law pressed the buttons in order and the readings started happily I had nothing to say for 15 minutes, then my daughter said, `There you are, Dad, so what did you think about it?' I said to her, `Then why did you let me post the letter before we kept on checking our mistakes?' Their answer was for us to just apologise in a good manner, as we had temptations. Afterwards in just a few days the three discs arrived two Bible studies and one `The Real Devil,' and how ashamed we all felt. We are very sorry about this.
Now my friends are all Anglican Christians, but they are very interested to listen to Bible study together, taking notes every time they have spare time to listen to the CD. My son-in-law comes to collect me and we sometimes spend 3 to 5 hours listening together and exchanging questions on whatever is being studied.
--Bro. Maxwell Mlakah
Bro. Mlakah with his nieces Rutendo and Tanatswa Kasiya
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