Africa

Elasto Musakanda (right), headmaster at Pagejo Rarubi Primary School, shares a laugh with students and staff at Pagejo Rarubi Farm in rural Zimbabwe. The United Methodist church established on the property has been paying school fees for 20 pupils annually and providing supplies and other support, he said. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Farm churches spread Gospel in rural communities

To combat early marriages, illiteracy, alcohol abuse and other issues, The United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe has helped to establish and support churches on two farms in the region.

Evangelism

Josiane Bahi, 33, holds her 1-year-old granddaughter, Grâce Debra, at Ampain Ivorian Refugee Camp in Ampain, Ghana, where Bahi, a United Methodist, has resided since 2012. Her granddaughter was among more than 540 children who received a gift on Christmas Day from The United Methodist Church in Côte d'Ivoire. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.

Children at refugee camp get Christmas surprise

A delegation from The United Methodist Church in Côte d'Ivoire delivered more than 540 toys to a refugee camp in Ghana on Christmas Day.

Local Church

Obert Chikwato shows off a gift he received from members of The United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe on Dec. 13. “This is my first time to get a Christmas gift,” said the 16-year-old, who lives at Good Samaritan Children’s Home, a foster home in Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Priscilla Muzerengwa, UM News.

Young church members collect gifts for foster children

Members of the Harare East District in Zimbabwe delivered gift boxes filled with toys, school supplies, hygiene items, apparel and candy to Good Samaritan Children’s Home.

Mission and Ministry

Disaster relief volunteers with The United Methodist Church in Malawi hand out supplies to Cyclone Idai survivors in the Ntcheu District. More than 1,000 households from seven villages received food, including maize flour, cooking oil, beans, sugar and salt. Many in the area lost their crops to flooding after the deadly March 14 storm. By Francis Nkhoma, UM News.

Church in Malawi continues to aid cyclone survivors

Months after deadly storm, conference distributes food to 1,000 families in seven villages.

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