Newsletter - June 2008

Dear brothers and friends,

Jesus Christ is alive!

Believe in possibilities. Don't shut your heart. Don't live in your shadow's darkness. Don't stop believing in the stars just because the clouds have covered the heavens. "The Lord has helped us all the way". God is faithful.
Rosaria and I are good, Bless the Lord. Our daughters are also well. The Lord has prospered our work and ministry. Sometimes we may feel tired or discouraged but we keep our hopes alive in the Lord, that has strenghtened us. We know that despite the difficulties He is in control of our lives. Now more than ever we need your support to continue with the ministry God has given us. Our ministry is being threathened and during all these years that we have been in Mozambique we have always been able to count on the support of some churches and friends that has helped us on the field. We also received help from JAM, an African organization, but now we no longer have JAM's financial support to keep us here, and little by little some of the churches and friends that supported us have also stopped. We are praying to our mighty Lord because if He does not awaken churches and people to help contribute to our ministry, unfortunately, we will have to interrupt our long and successful journey. We need to count on people like you, that have your heart on the Lord's ministry, so our ministry does not die.

Continue being our companion in prayer, don't abandon us, we will always count on your support, that is so important.

Prayer requests:

1- For God's protection
2- God's direction in our lives and ministry
3- For Dayene's health (she's got malaria)
4- For Thaisa that is in the USA, for God to direct and protect her
5- For our personal support
6- For our ministry support
7- Financial support for Dayene's college

Blessings,
Wanderley & family

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

Evangelizing Children

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.


Back: entrance with inaugural ribbon. Front: Table for the guests


Some members and collaborators of NHPM


Greeting the members of the Government


Some prisoners sun bathing.


Prisoners singing the National anthemn


Inauguration speech


Giving interviews


Singing a few hymns


Praying with the prisoners