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In 1981 - David Emmett (Manchester, UK) went out to the Democratic Republic of Congo to teach in a village secondary school. After speaking in one of the school assemblies, a schoolboy called Yambalu Mposhi came to see David to give his life to the Lord. After rejecting his initial suspicion about his motives, David prayed for him and saw him be baptised in the Holy Spirit. Yambalu travelled with David when visiting local churches and teaching church leaders. They have kept in contact with each other since that time. | In June 2004 - Yambalu planted
a church in the town of Kabinda in the province of Kasai Oriental which
now has over 1000 members. ministries without borders helped finance
the construction of the Kabinda church building, the largest building
for hundreds of miles around. Richard Anniss and David Emmett
(Manchester, UK) attended the grand opening in September 2007.
By August 2006 -
Yambalu had overseen the planting of 100 other local churches in the
Eastern Kasai province. The elders of these churches were greatly
encouraged when Keri Jones, Tony Ling and David Emmett visited their
elders’ conference in the diamond mining city of Mbuji Mayi. This
was also the location for the very the first Mission 193, when two
french bibles were presented to the Mayor of Mbuji Mayi (a city of 4
million inhabitants). The Mayor had been in Yambalu’s church in Kabinda
and had asked Yambalu to pray for success in his political career.
In the twelve months following the conference,
Yambalu oversaw the planting of a further 50 local churches. The region
in which he operates is ever-increasing - the Kasai province alone is
the size of the UK. In December 2007
- Yambalu was grateful for the gift of a brand new Toyota Landcruiser
from ministries without borders. With this vehicle he is able to travel
on bush roads to hold regional conferences for elders in the areas in
which the growing number of churches are to be found. |
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It is tremendous to see the thriving work Yambalu is leading. The church there have a big heart to bring the the Kingdom rule of God as the hope for their nation. They have sent gifts to ministries without borders which have been used to support a bible school student in India.
At present - The country is knowing unprecedented stability after coming out of colonialism, dictatorship and a five year civil war. It held its very first democratic elections in 2006, which a BBC correspondent called “a miracle”. The opportunity for travel and support in new ways is ever growing.
Within the church there is an increasing need for teachers of the Word. To this end it is hoped that a man and a woman from Yambalu’s churches will be able to attend School of the Word in 2008-2009 and return with a view to setting up a Bible School in Kabinda.
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