NEDSON ZULU ENTERS CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Nedson loved the work he led in Tete Province. He served with great joy, and he taught many here and there about the fullness of the Gospel and God’s mission. Nedson focused on training leaders and building the capacity of others for ministry. His devotion to the Lord was inspiring. As Outreach trustee Berry Long wrote, “May the Holy Spirit comfort all those who are grieving over Nedson's death. I know that Nedson's life offered praise and honor to our God, and I know that Heaven is rejoicing at his entry. I can hear the words, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’"
A service of witness to the resurrection celebrating the life and faith of the Reverend Nedson Zulu will be held this Saturday, December 1, at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3900 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205. Refreshments and a time of visitation in Goodpasture Hall will follow the service.
For those unable to attend the service, it will be live-streamed on Westminster's website at http://www.nashvillewpc.org at 10:30 a.m. Central time. In the days following, a video recording of the service will be available on The Outreach Foundation's website.
Nedson Zulu, 54, died on Friday, November 16, after hospitalization for pneumonia and complications in Blantyre, Malawi. Since 1998 Nedson served as project manager for The Outreach Foundation’s Holistic Evangelism Project in Tete Province, Mozambique. He and his sister-in-law, Sebber Banda, who leads the health ministries in Tete, had recently spent six weeks visiting ministry partners and congregations across the United States.
A funeral service was held on Monday, November 19, at the St. James Presbyterian Church in Blantyre, Malawi, and Nedson’s body was returned to his birth village in Chipata, Zambia, for burial.
Nedson was a faithful and dedicated missionary, serving the Lord with all his strength, and he impacted thousands of lives. He is survived by his wife Sarah, children Emmelia, Madalitso, Mary, Esther, Gift, and Nedson Jr., grandchildren Yami, Sibo, Grace, and Mercy and his large extended family in Zambia. Please pray for them and for Sebber Banda and her children Adam and Nancy.
A fund to assist with family expenses has been established, and non-deductible gifts may be sent for the "Nedson Zulu Family Fund” to The Outreach Foundation, 381 Riverside Drive, Suite 110, Franklin, TN 37064. Any gifts received in excess of the funeral-related costs will be used to address other needs of Nedson’s family.