Ministry News May 2025
May 2025 Update
Chris & Nancy Maphosa
5/30/20254 min read
End of 3rd Missionary Journey in Mthatha Eastern Cape South Africa
On a high note, T4T training in Mthatha Eastern Cape South Africa in March 2025 🇿🇦 was excellent. We trained 42 volunteer teachers including church leaders and pastors who are reaching and discipling 412 children in the churches plus about 1500 in the communities. We thank God for Pastor Nthongana and his local church leadership for hosting Chris and the T4T training team in an exceptional way.
Thank you, Lord! The Regional Pastor in charge attended the full training. The Africa Evangelical Church President was so grateful for us partnering with his church denomination. He sent an appreciation note that encouraged us all, including the trainees. Thank you for your prayers and financial support. It is because of your prayers and support that we can reach the upcoming generations for Jesus Christ through the trained teachers. Please pray for the April T4T revision and editing of lesson books as the second edition and for safe travel for the teams from different countries and the finances needed.
Photo above: Training team ready to hand out certificates to trainees.
Photo above: Trainees at Mthatha Eastern Cape South Africa.
Fourth Missionary Journey in Johannesburg
By God’s grace, we brought in T4T delegates from Namibia 🇳🇦, Malawi 🇲🇼, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Eswatini (Swaziland) 🇸🇿, South Africa 🇿🇦, Botswana 🇧🇼, and the UK 🇬🇧 to serve the Lord through revision, editing, and curriculum development for the next 10 or more years to come. The entire week was intensive and spiritually enriching. We were blessed by challenging devotions led by Megan, a transformational teacher and point person in SIM. Tasks were performed both in whole groups and small groups. At the beginning the work seemed impossible, but as we got started we all declared: “With God, all things are possible.” Delegates and the management team were grateful to the Lord, enjoying the fellowship and sharing as the Spirit of the Lord led us. Indeed, we can say, “Ebenezer, thus far the Lord has taken us.”
The Lord graciously provided the means for us to hire a minibus to take the delegates on a brief holiday, visiting malls and recreational places like Mandela Square and a drive through downtown Johannesburg. The delegates deeply appreciated this gesture.
We did not complete the task; therefore, we created a working schedule and paired the delegates in twos to continue the T4T curriculum development writing. Please pray with us that before the end of 2025, the second edition of the T4T curriculum will be ready to help reach the upcoming generation of children.
Photo above: Curriculum Development Team at work
Photo above: T4T Curriculum Development Management Team: Onias, Megan and Chris
Above: Visit by our SIM South Africa Director Ben Pillay (in black t-shirt next to Onias) and Gogo T4T (Elizabeth) to officiate the T4T Curriculum Development
Fifth Missionary Journey in Petauke, Zambia
This journey is in partnership with CWO (Christian World Outreach) under the leadership of my friend Onias Tapera, who is also one of the T4T volunteer trainers, a friend and true companion in the Kingdom of God. The training was so impactful - so much that Pastor Moses Banda and colleagues are highly interested for T4T to organize a Mega Conference Training for the Eastern Region of Zambia 🇿🇲 before the end of 2025 with 100 trainees for T4T.
The next Mission trip is back to Madagascar 🇲🇬 in June 2025 for a T4T launch and training - God willing. We appreciate your prayers and support as we serve together in the kingdom of God.
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 such as Mission Trips and T4T Curriculum Development
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
Chris Junior to heal completely
June 2025 Mission trip to Madagascar resources needed