Da Silva Family: junho 2008

sexta-feira, 20 de junho de 2008

Teaching the Word of God

During the 13yrs we've been in Mozambique we have dedicated our time to biblical studies, leadership training and bible school teachers. We have taught in theology biblical seminars, and churches.

Training children teachers

Students from various churches

First class to graduate the 3yr seminar

Graduation dinner

Leadership training

Brothers from various churches

quinta-feira, 19 de junho de 2008

Two missionaries, Rosaria and Simone, worked with some schools in Chimoio evangelizing children and teaching basic health care. They reached many children through this ministry. This was a door God opened for them along with the government to teach children at schools.

Moment of prayer

Personal hygiene: distributing tooth brushes

End of course

Showing their tooth brushes

Teaching the word of God

Social ministry

In 1999 we started working with a Christian NGO, Jesus Alive (now JAM) its base is in South Africa. Jesus Alive has been in Mozambique since 1985 supporting needy families and communities, with clothes and food. In time of floods they also donate clothes, medicine, canvas and tents for the homeless. This NGO works in 6 provinces of Mozambique and we have been in charge of Manica province for 9 years, distributing food in orphanages, hospitals, schools and the needy population.

Food distribution

Children receiving food

Unloading the food

School's toilet

Children eating

Distributing corn flour

Transport in the districts

Preparing school's lunch

Serving lunch at school

Children eating lunch

Rice warehouse in Guro district

Distributing food to children at school

Children going to school to get food

Children on queue to get food

Distributing food to the children

Assisting the local church

We have assisted a local church in Chimoio since 1998 and have been able to witness the church's growth. During this time God has done great things in the lives of our Mozambican brothers. We have also given many courses in church for children teachers, biblical studies, youth and leadership. We have worked with Igreja Evangelica Missionaria de Mocambique and it has been a blessing for us.

Name of our church

Church members gathered after Sunday service

Rosaria and Dayene at church

Rosaria preaching

Teaching the word of God

Wanderley preaching

Holy Communion

Preaching last Sunday 15/06/08

Services in Cabeca do Velho Prison

We have had worship services in this prison since 2001 and we have a team of counsellors that have contributed in many areas like worship services, counselling, bible studies, etc. There's a school in the prison that was reconstructed by NHPM and the prisoners can now be alphabetized. We also have a carpentry school to train the prisoners. In the worship services we have about 250 prisoners present and many have accepted Christ as their Saviour. There's already a good number of baptized in our prison church.

Pr Madeira preaching at the prison church

Orphan children performing for the prisoners

An AIDS victim in prison

Clothes to be donated to prison

A moment of appeal

Pr Samuel delivering a wheel chair

Rosaria teaching embroidery to the women in prison

Singing hymns

Inauguration of Gondola's Prison

New Hope Prison Ministries (NHPM) had the honour of handing over Gondola's District Prison, one of the 5 prisons we work with in Manica province. NHPM build with the help of our brothers in Christ and donations from Portugal and Sweden a pavilion that consists of 2 large rooms, one for men and one for women with a total of 4 toilets with the capacity of 200 prisoners. The construction was valued in $18,000USD. The official inauguration was June 13th 2008 and was performed by Your Excellency, the Minister of Justice.