Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province - December 2021 Update
Dear friends of Tete Province,
I have been asked about the state of our Holistic Evangelism Project in Tete Province, Mozambique as our work winds down for this year and we prepare for the new year. In spite of the challenges from COVID-19, 2021 has been a busy and productive year, and 2022 is full of promise.
Sebber's family and Carlos and his family are healthy and doing well. Please pray for their continued safety and health. We praise the Lord for these dedicated servant leaders!
We celebrated the formal opening by the government of our new clinic in the village of Madzimaera. This much-needed clinic is very busy and is making a vital impact on the health of the many surrounding villages.
We were able to drill 15 new wells this year. 9 of the wells were in Tete Province, and 6 were drilled in Malawi. These wells not only alleviate the heavy burden that women and girls have in collecting the family's daily water, but a nearby well allows girls to attend school after completing their chore of getting water.
We are currently constructing 3 churches (see photo above of Liziye church under construction), and we were able to reroof 3 churches earlier in the year. I am happy to report that we were able to complete the building of a much-needed manse for the Zobue church (see photo above). Rev. Valentim Manuel is the pastor of the Zobue church and about 30 other churches near Zobue.
We have nearly completed an additional classroom and some office space for an existing school (see construction photo above). To finish our construction report, we also built 2 new toilet blocks for existing schools.
We were able to complete many of our lay leadership training events during times when group activities were permitted under the constantly changing COVID restrictions. COVID cases have not been as numerous as originally feared, but now the new Omicron variant has been detected in Southern Africa. Please pray that it will be contained.
We are excited about the coming year. We are busy making plans for more well drilling and construction of churches and a school. We hope to offer many of the leadership training seminars that will provide evangelists and church leaders in an environment of 90 churches with just 3 full-time pastors.
Thanks to some dedicated and generous donors, we have some dollar for dollar matching funds for two 2022 priorities. One fund is for $10,000 to help us replace the project vehicle for Rev. Carlos Faquione who lives in Tete Province and serves as Sebber's eyes and ears on the ground. The rugged roads of Tete Province have taken a tough toll on the truck, and we hope to purchase another good used vehicle for $20,000. The second matching fund is for $30,000 for drilling new wells. Gifts of any size are welcomed for either of these two priorities.
The Lord has richly blessed our work in 2021, and I thank Him for your prayers and faithful support.
Blessings!
Berry Long, Outreach trustee
Read more about Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province HERE.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Outreach Foundation is seeking gifts to support the mission and ministry of Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province, Mozambique. All gifts of any size are welcomed to help build churches, wells, schools, and teacher housing, and provide leadership training seminars, bicycles, and village health kits. You may make a gift HERE or by sending a check to our office.