And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”
- Matthew 28:18-20
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Missionary profile – Milonde Michael
I was a very religious boy, always attending the local community church. Teenage hit me like a punch in the throat, and my life took a sharp turn onto Crime Avenue. I became widely known as the community thief and the chief disturber of public peace. But just like the dying thief on the cross, Jesus saved me in the nick of time. I now serve as a missionary in Malawi. I served with Operation Mobilization (OM) for a few years and am now with Youth with a Mission (YWAM).
My criminal activities were funded and supported by a friend. He taught me how to get money and how to take whatever I wanted to sell, starting with eggs from my mother’s chicken coop. I surpassed his training, became better than the teacher, and made my name as a thug.
One time, my cousin went to a certain fellowship and started sharing stories with me about the things happening in that fellowship. He invited me to attend the fellowship, but I was busy being a criminal.
Later, I decided to attend one session. It was a prayer session up on a mountain. After that meeting,
Missionary profile – Musa Lazari
Growing up in Mwanza, Tanzania, my heart was split right in the middle where religion was concerned. My mother was a Christian, and my Dad wasn’t. Growing up in such a family was hard, but Mom made it her life mission to teach me about Jesus. This passion for Jesus was fanned into flame by my Sunday School teacher. One day in 1981, I went to church, and the pastor asked for anyone who wanted to receive Jesus, and I got saved.
I was interested in following Jesus. I went to the Bible College at Katungulu in Mwanza and, later, to Nassa Theological College. While at the Bible school, I first heard about the unreached and cross-cultural missions.
I’m now serving as a missionary among the Swahili people on the Southern Coast of Tanzania. I’m working with Africa Inland Church Tanzania. I have now served as a missionary for over 20 years. The greatest lesson I have learned is the importance of knowing the people’s language. This is one of the best doors to reach people. If you can speak their language, you...
Missionary profile – Tawanda Masango
My wife, Shupi, and I serve with SIM Zimbabwe, reaching out to students in Bulawayo. We are the only full-time student workers in the SIM ministry.
My dad died when I was just 15, and as the firstborn, I was given the staff to take my father’s name and all the responsibilities that came with that.
I had been brought up in a Christian home. My mother, Violet, was and is a devout Christian. She took us to church each week. My father, Wellington, identified as a Christian but struggled with syncretism. He sometimes consulted traditional healers. Mercifully, by the time he died, he had come to a complete understanding of who Jesus is.
My home was only a few minutes’ walk from Rusitu Mission, the very place where some of the pioneer missionaries first came to Zimbabwe in 1897. They established a Bible college, a school and a hospital. I attended the Baptist boarding school as a day boy.
The GO movie - by YWAM
Based on true events in lives rescued from violence and suffering, GO Africa is screening now in 240+ locations on 6 continents! Directed by David L Cunningham, the movie shows the real life or death origin story of YWAM in Nigeria. GO Africa depicts first hand accounts of faith overcoming militant violence and healing victims of persecution in Nigeria. [for clarity, English subtitles & more languages available in settings] Please - DO NOT SHOW THIS TO CHILDREN because of depiction of the real stories of violence and demonic spiritual rituals.
The Core of CAPRO's Call
The call of CAPRO is to plant churches in the context of the people’s unique culture. The churches planted are not denominational churches or CAPRO-owned churches – they are churches owned by the people! These churches are Indigenous, ‘Self-Governing’, ‘Self-Propagating’ and ‘Self-Supporting.’ As there is the church in Antioch or the church in Ephesus in the New Testament, so we have the church among the Mumuye in Taraba State and the church among the Gbagyi in Kaduna State or the church among the Mwani in Mozambiqueor the church among the Ilchamus in Kenya. It is the New Testament type of Church Planting. Each church planted is expected to multiply other churches in their lands.
This model of church planting is drawn from the concept of ‘People Group Thinking,’ which came as a result of Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization held in 1974.It is a legitimate method for advancing evangelistic strategy. People group refers to a group concept over individuals. This same concept applies to our diaspora church planting, though the churches are composed of mixed cultures of different peoples.
“Kutoka Kutojua hadi Kuchukua Hatua”
Missionary profile – John*
John*, a missionary in Kenya
My wife and I are the first missionaries among an unreached people group in Southern/Coastal part of Kenya. Others before us would be kicked out of here once their agenda was known.
We don’t announce that we’re here to spread the Gospel. We create friendships with the community and hold events that bring us together. They know we’re Christians, but we’re just like them.
My dad was a Catholic, and he used to read the Bible, making notes in a notebook. I started reading the Bible to make him happy, but I didn’t feel the move that always made him cry while reading.
When my dad died, all my brothers converted to Islam. My firstborn sister was a Christian.
Life was hard because I wasn’t a Muslim – I was very lonely during times like Ramadan. So, I became a Muslim. My sister heard that I had become a Muslim too, and she was grieved. So she asked me to read the books of John, Acts, and Romans.
Missionary profile – Tshepang Basupi
I work with Africa Inland Mission (AIM), supporting those in the field from Nairobi. I’m the Executive Director for Southern Region mobilizing African missionaries. I oversee a team of about 100 missionaries, visiting, offering pastoral care, member care, vision, and strategy.
I grew up in Botswana as a middle child. My mom was a nominal Christian and she took us to the Zion Christian Church. It’s here that I first heard the gospel from teenagers who had met Christ in Scripture Union meetings in School. They preached salvation, and the church leadership was uncomfortable. They were kicked out of the church, but the seed had been planted.
At the age of 14 while in junior secondary, I attended a camp by Scripture Union and heard the gospel from Romans 3. The simple message pierced my heart, and I got saved.
There was no discipleship and no gospel-preaching churches where I lived. It was trial and
Kuhamasisha Umishenari Afrika ya Kaskazini
Mission made simple - The Gospel Coalition Africa
An article by Fredrick Imbayi: It’s tempting for local congregations to focus inward—after all, the needs are immediate, the faces familiar, and the stories close to heart. On top of this, small local congregations might harbour the misconception that missions are solely the responsibility of large-scale, foreign, and financially flush organisations or churches. But all of God’s people should consider what goes on beyond the four walls of their local church. We are one body, though scattered across neighbourhoods, languages, and countries (1 Corinthians 12:12–14; Ephesians 4:4-6). Rethinking missions invites us to a bigger vision, to God’s vision: local churches supporting other local churches in faith and resources.
Reflections by an African missionary kid
Being a missionary kid is a journey shaped by movement, cultural diversity, and ministry involvement. For example, some children grow up moving between tribes and adapting to new environments. An example is growing up among the Maasai people, living a simple but deeply communal life where relationships matter more than things. Living among the Alagwa people, a community strongly shaped by Islam, teaches a missionary child how to respect other beliefs while sharing Christ with gentleness and wisdom. Watching churches begin in a place that was once fully Muslim becomes a powerful reminder of God’s transforming power. Living among the Hadzabe, one of the most unique hunter-gatherer tribes in East Africa, demonstrates how vital Scripture is when it finally reaches people in their own language.
10 Mistakes I made as in my missionary journey
By Lucky Mogakane at The Gospel Coalition Africa: A few months back, I had the privilege of reminding my friend of the gospel that saves us. He’d found himself watching some YouTube videos about the rapture. These videos were making him fearful and leading him towards a works salvation. I responded to this by explaining to him how we are saved by the work of Christ, with faith that is itself a fruit of God’s grace (Ephesians 2:8-10). When I’m asked to report on my missionary experiences, those are the kinds of testimonies I’m more excited to reflect on. But in this article I’ll instead be reflecting on ten of the mistakes I’ve made as a missionary. These are stories that don’t make it into the newsletters.