Ted and Sue Wright
are regional liaisons for east and southern Africa. Their programmatic
focus is on the Evangelism and Church Growth program in Southern
Africa, supported by PC(USA)’s office of international
evangelism and The Outreach Foundation. They write about believers
in Zambia: “An orphan plans to build an orphanage. A pastor
wants to grow churches and communities. A theological college
aims, some day, to offer a master’s degree. Some call
these dreams. In the Lord’s work, it is vision. According
to the Bible, without vision the people perish.”
Munjongo Namuyama grew up in an orphanage, attended school
there, and had a career in finance. Once he retired, he could
have just relaxed or traveled, but instead he wanted to give
back to God, so he established Namumu Orphanage in Siavonga,
where today eighty boys and girls reside. The campus includes
a community health clinic, a chapel, and a school with more
than two hundred pupils.
Pastor Baldwin Kandinda taught secondary school before entering
Presbyterian ministry. He has a passion for developing new churches
and has twice served as a founding pastor. Today, Pastor Kandinda
lives in one of the crowded, impoverished compounds of the capital,
Lusaka. He and his wife are transforming a partly finished house
into a community school.
Justo Mwale Theological College has prepared Christian leaders
since 1950. Ministers can study for a bachelor’s degree
in theology or enroll in certificate programs in evangelism,
women’s ministries, mission, and sustainability. In 2007
the college will enroll its first candidates in its master’s
degree program. |
