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Gilbert was confident there was a pastoral call on his life, but the question was how to answer the call. By God’s providence, Possibilities Africa had an open door and a vision that captivated Gilbert. Saying yes to a position with Possibilities Africa allowed him to multiply God’s call on his life by training pastors in communities across Kenya.
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As Martin Simiyu studied at Moody Theological Seminary, he was restless. “My heart was beating for Africa and for my village and for the people I left back at home,” he says. When he learned about Moody’s history of organizing short-term mission trips for graduate students and professors, Martin and two other students suggested a visit to Kenya and Cameroon. The school agreed, and in 2002, 18 students and two professors traveled to Africa. Their trip was planned to last a few weeks. Instead, it became the catalyst for a new ministry now surpassing 20 years.
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Access to clean water has been a challenge for over three years, after two water wells in the area broke. This meant the women have had to walk miles to fetch water from untreated sources, for cooking, cleaning and bathing, exposing many to waterborne diseases. Pastor Jeremiah’s group of 16 pastors was compelled to do something about this, with the added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic which called for increased hygiene practice as key preventive measures. They prayed, developed a plan of action, and requested a meeting with the local administrative authority (chiefs) to offer their support and ideas towards resolving the water issues in their community.
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In 1999 Josephine’s husband died leaving her with four small children. Living in Kenya with little hope and even less money, she struggled to raise her four children. In 2004 Josephine was one of the first leaders who took part in the training offered by Possibilities Africa. Through the teaching of Martin Simiyu, the founder of Possibilities Africa, she was encouraged to dream about how she could produce an income with the resources she had and the skills God has given her.
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159 Children in central Malawi now have shoes! These children previously walked everywhere, even to school barefooted.
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Ever since Pastor Lifred Jumbe from Malawi set out in ministry, his heart has been moved by compassion for people he met who lived reckless lives. Men and women in the villages spent their productive time in drinking dens, many girls dropped out of school because of teen pregnancies and there was drug abuse among young people. Whenever Jumbe wanted to step out to evangelize, his mentors opposed and discouraged him; they instead encouraged him to stay within the four walls of the church.
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In most African communities’ boys and girls are initiated into adulthood through community rituals and rites that are harmful to the body and soul. Such traditional community events are filled with practices that cultivate unbiblical values.
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Pastors in Ethiopia believe that a call to ministry is a call to sacrifice and poverty. In fact, many conclude that the more one is poor, the more one is highly spiritual. Unfortunately, many times these pastors are not able to feed or cloth their children properly.
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