Thank you for your prayers & support!
Pastor Delver preaching during a church service at Fallsview Bible Baptist church
GOD'S BLESSINGS IN LIVINGSTONE
Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings in the name of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It is a great honor and privilege for me to write this update on behalf of my fellow pastors who are leading various churches dotted across our beautiful and peaceful nation, Zambian. I must say that I give glory to God.
The sole purpose of this report is simply to keep you updated on how the work of the LORD has been in the past few months: I must mention here that God Almighty was with us through good and bad times. The good times encouraged us to do more for God and the bad times made us draw closer to God than ever before.
There is nothing more exciting than a church celebrating their first ever church anniversary! HILL EAST MEAD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH on 17th July, 2022 did just that!
The church is under the leadership of Pastor Anthony Musena and it was commissioned on 17th July, 2021. It is located in the outskirts of Livingstone city, in a village called Samson village about four miles south east from the central business district of Livingstone town.
Let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank you dear colleagues for your prayers and financial support which enabled us to successfully host the 1st church anniversary for the ministry in Samson village. A total of 187 people were in attendance and 11 souls got saved! I am happy to mention that the hosting of the church anniversary bore fruits as five people; two adults and three young adults came back and joined the church family. We did not have any baptism but we hope to baptize about seven people soon.
I am thankful to God for Pastor Anthony and his wife, Prisca, who have continued serving God faithfully in the area God has called them. Samson village is quite distant from where Pastor Anthony’s house is located but despite this constraint and many others, he has continued serving God faithfully by being there every Sunday at church for the service and also going to the area for soul winning and visitation programs. Praise God for this faithful servant!
Permit me to shift your attention from Samson village to the Victoria Falls area, where we have a new ministry headed by Mr. Amos Tiki. I am happy to mention that I am grateful to the LORD for what He is doing in that part of the city through Mr. Tiki. The ministry is growing steadily and each time I visit the place my eyes get to feed on the new and different faces that God has brought to be part of the ministry. One thing that always gladdens my heart each time I visit Mr. Tiki and this ministry is his love for children!
During my recent visit to the place, I was honored to give out six Bibles to some faithful members after Mr. Tiki notified me of their faithfulness. Thanks to BEAMS for their continued support in the area of Bible needs!
It breaks my heart to note that despite the massive strides the ministry at falls area has taken, a lot of things still beg for our attention. Nevertheless, we trust God for everything.
The church has in the recent past been meeting for their church services out in the open under the sun, but that will be a thing of the past as the church has put up a makeshift structure of wooden poles which is usually covered with reed mats both on top to shield them from the scorching heat and on the sides to serve as walls. Thank you for the financial support which allowed the purchasing of the reed mats which will go a long way in ensuring that the church family worships under some shelter.
EXCITING UPDATES FROM THE COPPERBELT
I would fail in my duties if I did not speak about the great works which the LORD has done through our local pastor and missionary, Paul Mayuke. God has used Pastor Paul mightily as he has been able to reach out to so many areas of the Copperbelt province of Zambia. At present, Pastor Paul has six ministries to name: five ministries are dotted across the copper belt province and one is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a place called Mokambo.
I am short of better words to describe Paul and his great desire and zeal to serve the LORD. Having been friends with Paul since we were teenagers, I have always known Paul to be a person who would stop at nothing in the service of the LORD!
In my next update, I will endeavor to talk in depth about each of the different ministries with which Pastor Paul is involved. Pray for me so that God would provide for transport funds and other logistics to take a trip to the Copperbelt in the near future to see this ministry firsthand.
FAMILY UPDATES FROM PASTOR DELVER
As I get to the close of my update, I would like point out another great blessing which God allowed in my life. God made a way for my family and me to shift from one part of Livingstone to another. I shifted from Libuyu compound to Airport compound, an area which is home to Fallsview Bible Baptist Church. I thank God for being in control of everything and providing for the increase in my house rentals.
The shift couldn’t have come at a better time than now when Fallsview Bible Baptist Church needs a fresh vision. My shift to this place will result in my joining hands with Pastor Charles so that we can see Fallsview thriving and growing once again. I trust God for that revival!
My wife Loveness and our lovely daughter, Preetika Mutoiwa, at our new home.*
As I conclude this update, I would like to thank you once more for your unwavering support that you have rendered to the ministries here in Zambia. I would like implore you to continue praying for the ministries here and all the pastors. As a people and as a church, may you encourage yourselves in each person who is saved or who grows in their walk with the Lord. Truly the work in Zambia is fruit to your account!
May the LORD richly bless us all.
Kindest Regards:
Pastor Delver Mutoiwa