Ministry News March 2025
March 2025 Update
Chris & Nancy Maphosa
3/17/20254 min read
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