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Good Works Program Helps Brethren in Malawi

United News
Bill Jahns
2006-05-01
Last year Malawi experienced a very severe drought, which was especially bad in the southern region in the Blantyre area.
Last year Malawi experienced a very severe drought, which was especially bad in the southern region in the Blantyre area. In Africa, because of poverty and lack of education, many people barely have enough to eat during a normal year....

News From Around the World: Malawi Churches Continue to Progress

United News
Bill Jahns
2006-05-01
The two United Church of God congregations in Malawi are continuing to have growth.
The two United Church of God congregations in Malawi are continuing to have growth. Our newest member in Malawi is Gift Chikwela who was baptized in Lilongwe on March 21. A new attendance record was set in Blantyre on March 25 with 71...

News From Around the World: Ministers Visit Members in Zambia and Zimbabwe

United News
United News
2006-05-01
From March 12 to 26 André van Belkum, chairman of UCG in Southern Africa, traveled to Zambia and Zimbabwe to visit members and attend Sabbath services in various locations.
From March 12 to 26 André van Belkum, chairman of UCG in Southern Africa, traveled to Zambia and Zimbabwe to visit members and attend Sabbath services in various locations. He carried three MP3 CD players and electrical...
Victor and Bev Kubik stand with Joseph Mughogho, the LifeNets Business and finance manager in Malawi. The building they are standing in front of is the LifeNets Internet Cafe and grocery store.

Kubiks Visit Africa

United News
Linda Dwornik
2016-07-12
President Victor Kubik spent two and a half weeks visiting brethren in Africa and keeping the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. The main purpose of the trip was to spend time with people and congregations, as well as taking care of...
On Friday, April 15, both Victor Kubik and his wife Beverly landed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Kubiks packed many materials to donate to people and materials for the Passover. The airport in South Africa is notorious for having...

Church Representative Visits Outlying Zimbabweans

United News
Stephen Tshabalala
2008-05-11
We have just returned from visiting members and other interested people in Gokwe, about 310 kilometers or 190 miles north of the city of Bulawayo.
We have just returned from visiting members and other interested people in Gokwe, about 310 kilometers or 190 miles north of the city of Bulawayo. This turned out to be one of the most difficult trips I have undertaken. My wife, Vetina...

Dangers in Genetically Modified Food

Blogs
by Rex Sexton
Genetically modified foods reflect a much larger problem—greed in the marketplace and the powerful drive for profits. The desire for more and more money can cause producers to overlook the possible adverse effects that these products could...
Members enter the church property on the day the wall was dedicated on April 21, 2019.

In the Wake of Theft in Chipata, Zambia

United News
Victor Kubik
2019-05-06
On Jan. 29, 2019, robbers broke into the Chipata, Zambia, United Church of God meeting hall building and property.
On Jan. 29, 2019, robbers broke into the Chipata, Zambia, United Church of God meeting hall building and property. The perpetrators stole furniture, chairs and window coverings that the church ladies had lovingly sewn. They took the three...

Report From Zimbabwe Provides Reminders of Members' Needs for Prayer

United News
Michael Mukarati
2007-06-08
Mike and Primrose Mukarati manage the Church's office in Zimbabwe. The following appeared in the March 2007 issue of United News South Africa along with this note: The situation in Zimbabwe is very serious, with inflation running at over 1...
On Feb. 3, my wife, Prim, and I traveled to Kadoma, Zimbabwe, where we held a Bible study with nine people in attendance. Mrs. Chichaya is well and in good spirits. Her maize crop is looking good. However, rain needs to fall if the...
Filius Jere and Victor Kubik recording a podcast in a maize field.

Update from the President: April 6, 2017

United News
Victor Kubik
Update from President
2017-04-06
UCG president, Mr. Kubik, gives update on his travels in Africa.
Lilongwe, Malawi We have been traveling a week now, and have been to South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, and now back in Lilongwe, Malawi. We will keep the Sabbath here, and Passover following on Sunday night. I have written about the first...
Filius Jere speaking and Nawa Talama sitting.

Broadcast in Zambia and Malawi Produces Fruit

United News
Aaron Dean
2016-01-11
Filius Jere, retired former radio broadcaster, decided to translate the Beyond Today programs in hopes of putting them on the radio in his town of Chipata, Zambia on the far east of Zambia near the border of Malawi and uses his own tithe...
Early in November, Zambian elder Major Nawa Talama was interviewed and answered questions on a talk show hosted by Filius Jere. Together, elders Derrick Pringle and Nawa Talama went to visit this developing area in the far east of Zambia....

President Visits Congregations in Zambia and Malawi

United News
André van BelkumMorgen Kriedemann
2007-11-10
"Can this really happen?" "Do you think he will actually visit us?" "Why would our president want to visit with us in such remote, out-of-the-way places?" These were some of the comments made by members when it was announced that UCGIA...
In August the visit became a reality, creating a great deal of excitement among members in these countries. During the 13-day tour, the president visited all the congregations in Zambia (except one extremely distant church), and the two...
Baptisms, Wedding Highlight Trip to Brazil

Baptisms, Wedding Highlight Trip to Brazil

United News
Saul Langarica
2007-09-03
Saul Langarica is based in Chile, and pastors the members in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Brazil. These countries have a combined land area 40 percent larger than the United States. He usually is able to make just one trip a year...
I traveled from Santiago, Chile, Aug. 9 to the city of Santa Maria, in the south of Brazil. I spent three days with the five brethren in that area. Every day we had a Bible study and also spoke informally about the work of God. Because...

News From Around the World: Southern African National Council Chairman Reports on Region

United News
André van Belkum
2006-09-01
André van Belkum, chairman of United Church of God, Southern Africa, gave the following report to the Southern African National Council Aug. 27.
Positive trends are once again reflected in our recent office report. Distribution of The Good News magazine has remained constant and stable, despite the fact that a controlled renewal program is in operation. Circulation...
Elders and their wives from the United Kingdom.

December Trip to Europe and Africa

United News
Darris McNeely
2019-02-07
On Dec. 6 Debbie and I left Cincinnati for a four-week trip that would take us to California, the United Kingdom and southern Africa—14 flights on three continents and five countries.
The trip had been planned for several months and grew from a request from Derrick Pringle in Zambia to come and provide some training to members in the Copperbelt region. We were excited to begin the trip knowing it would be thousands of...

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