Ministry News March 2025

3rd 2025 Longest Missionary Journey

Special greetings in Jesus’ name. The 3rd 2025 Longest Missionary Journey was from Zimbabwe to Namibia 🇳🇦 We had two trainings - in Kavango Region in Rundu - then Windhoek. Then we traveled from Namibia to Botswana 🇧🇼, then to Eastern Cape Mthatha in South Africa. Onias Tapera, a missionary colleague who specializes in leadership, is with me. We thank God for safe travel so far. Training has started so well. More news and complete report will be sent at the end of the mission trip.

Photo above: left to right Regional Bishop, Regional Sunday School
chairperson, Onias and Chris

Photo above: Chris and Onias entering Namibia

Second Missionary Journey to Malawi

The second Missionary Journey to Malawi, serving with Onias in leadership training while I concentrated on training the leaders to counsel the children and other topics such as conflict management and resolution. We empowered 160 leaders in Malawi.
The missionary colleagues invited us for dinner while in Malawi to talk more about T4T with them.
While in Malawi, we had a privilege of meeting Niva and family. She is a SIM children's ministry worker while her husband is a doctor.

Photo above: Dinner with Anatole Family

Photo above: Training in progress, Malawi

Photo above: Group picture in Malawi

First Missionary Journey to Pretoria South Africa

We held a very successful T4T training in Pretoria Northwest Province for the Sunday School teachers and pastors. It was a collaboration with volunteer T4T Trainers. We had the privilege of impacting Sunday School teachers and pastors who will reach and disciple an estimated 600 or more children.

Photo above and row below: Discussion groups

Photo above: Chris instructing the discussion groups during training.

Photo above: Group picture in Pretoria Northwest Province

Special Prayer Need and Request for T4T Lesson Books Second Edition Revision and Edit

The purpose of the camp is as follows for nine (9) days including traveling time. Arrival is on Saturday and departure is Sunday the following week.
Dates set are 19 to 27 April 2025. Venue in Johannesburg South Africa. Invited people are mostly T4T lesson material users in the Region of Southern Africa.

• To revise and edit the T4T training manual

• To revise and edit the six lesson books we use to teach the children and disciple them and inclusion of T4T additional lessons like “for freedom” lessons and Orality (Spoken word)

• Strategizing the trainings approached to different countries and approach to be effective reaching and discipling the children

• Increasing understanding of the lessons books to effectively teach the children

• Open or plenary discussion

• Way forward document for the next ten (10) years and more

• I am looking forward to inviting my Director, Benjamin Pillay, to grace the gathering either at the beginning or at the end

Will you please pray for the needed funds of the Total budget $10,630,00. We thank God for His provision so far, we have promised USD $5,000. We are still short of USD $5,630. Whatever the Lord leads you to donate towards this special T4T Activity please go ahead and or get in touch with Chris on chris.maphosa@sim.org or WhatsApp call and messages on +258853121082

Praise the Lord for:

• Thank God for good health and safe travel always

• All that God enabled us to achieve for His Kingdom’s sake to date

• Prayers and supporters

Pray for:

• Good health for the Maphosas as a family, volunteer teams, and the children in each country.

• For our volunteer teachers to remain committed to teaching children and that the children will remain rooted in Christ.

• For resources for the ministry to continue its expansion.

• Prayers and supporters

• Editing the T4T material in April 2025 funding

We are forever grateful for your prayers and support that make us able to fulfill God’s mandate.

We love you all but God loves you the more and forever appreciates your prayers and support.