It is with earthly sorrow that we share the news that Jabulani Mudenda has gone home to be with the Lord on Oct. 6, 2021. Please join us in prayer for his family, friends, church, ministries, and community as they prepare to honor his life and his Lord during services scheduled for the week of …
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Since 2010, Empty the Orphanage Ministry has been working alongside a national partner in Zimbabwe, Dr. Jabulani Mudenda. Dr. Mudenda shares the vision of our ministry to help move orphaned children into Christian families. His love for orphans and committed effort to their well-being is inspiring. Today, our ministry is excited to announce that we …
Progress continues at the New Hope Home in Binga, Zimbabwe. The chapel is almost completed now, and the people have been meeting in this building every Sunday. It is a blessing to see the first structure go up. We are praying that God will multiply this event many times over. Sincerely, Empty the Orphanage Ministry (to learn the background of the New Hope …
Wed 10/22 – Our team was very excited for Wednesday to arrive. Many of us have been anticipating a visit to Binga for nearly two years…and today was the day! For those who are unfamiliar with the work of the New Hope Home in Binga, you can read the beginnings of it here. We received …
Mon & Tue 10/20-21 – Our 3-day Christian Leader’s conference in Bulawayo came to a close on Tuesday. There were 334 pastors and leaders who attended the conference, and it was a joy to serve them in teaching. We are very thankful to EWO church for sponsoring this conference. Each day, the attendees were provided …
Sat 10/18 – We had a full weekend of ministry starting with a Christian Leader’s Conference. The title we chose for the conference was “Word and Prayer.” The title comes from the larger conference theme: Christian leaders fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission to make disciples (Matt 28:18-20) by devoting themselves to the Word and Prayer (Acts …
Wed 10/15 – Our team left Chicago O’Hare at 6pm and landed at Heathrow airport in London at 7am (London time). The entire flight took about 8 hours, but most of us slept very little due to the uncomfortable and interrupted nature of plane travel. Overall the flight was good and we were excited to …
We apologize to those who visited our blog last week expecting to find trip updates. We could not access our website from Zimbabwe and believe that we were being blocked from doing so. Instead, now that we have returned home, we will post some pictures and summaries later this week. Stay tuned to read and …
Later this week a team of us will be traveling to Zimbabwe to visit our friends there. We have a number of ministry goals on the schedule including orphan visits, school outreaches, and a Christian leader’s conference. We plan to post regularly on this blog so that you can follow our trip reports beginning the …
In April, construction materials were purchased and delivered (see post here), and a groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated (see post here). In the few months since then, workers have been busy constructing the New Hope Home’s first building, a chapel. To date, the walls are nearly completed and work will begin soon on construction of the …