Mozambique in focus:
Mozambique, yet another of the African countries that has emerged from a brutal and bloody civil war spanning more than a decade. (a good source of the history of Mozambique can be found here).

I can remember my first visit to Mozambique in the late 90’s to find a country devastated by the effects of the civil war that had ensued. This time however it was a pleasant and refreshing sight to see the new developments and the fast pace at which this country now finds itself growing in strength and economy.

Together with my colleagues we spent two days training six researches that would be implementing a micro research project in the Capital city of Maputo. The outcome of this project will track three major influences over the city, namely: places of worship; drinking places and significant social influences. This information would help the Christian leaders of the city to see on a digital map the state of the city, where the harvest force (the visible Church) is located, where the negative influences are located in the city that could potential hinder the Gospel message. It would in effect help them to be more strategic in their approach to a saturation Church planting strategy. This information would give them the tools to know where to plant churches in the neediest areas of the city.

The training venue we had brought with it some interesting works of art, since the end of the war there has been a push by many organizations to get the guns out of the hand of the public, this specific ministry swaps out guns for useful appliances like sewing machines; food; or even in some cases finical remuneration. I have put together a page in my gallery to display some of the pieces. It is quite amazing to see.