Immediately after an inspiring ICLS in Chicago, we celebrated the planting of our first Portuguese-speaking church on the Motherland of Africa – Maputo, Mozambique!!  It was a privilege to come from Washington DC and welcome Raul & Lynda (Mexico City) along with several disciples from Johannesburg (South Africa) and Lusaka (Zambia) for this historic planting last weekend.  It was a dream come true for our dear sister, Dr. Carol Nhavoto, a native Mozambican who was converted by a DC sister, Tina Nwachukwu (now Dhladhla), back in 2013 while Carol was attending a medical conference in Paris, France.  Carol is a cardiologist who returned to Maputo and remained connected with our movement for over a decade, persevering in her faith while also being fruitful with her sister, Tânia, who is a dentist!

Despite their hectic schedule, Patrique and I were grateful for the Morenos’ joining us in Maputo, as we had previously worked together years earlier to find a solution to plant the Portuguese-speaking nations of Africa through the sacrifice of our São Paulo (Brazil) church, led by the Morenos’ son and daughter in the faith, Vini & Bia Rodrigues.  This talented young couple was eager to send four members of their church to be trained by us in Johannesburg back in 2022: Yuri Lauriano de Oliveira, Samara Santos, Bruna Oliveira, and José Brandão!  It was a joy to train these young disciples to become a powerful mission team for Maputo with the Nhavoto sisters and a Joburg disciple, Musa Sibiya.  With 31 disciples in attendance during their Inaugural Service, this small yet mighty team of eight disciples had 118 in attendance with 15 children and 80 visitors!  They have already baptized a campus student named Victor!  The day was truly a victory for the LORD!