MALAMULELE MISSION TRIP

MALAMULELE MISSION TRIP5 -6 April 2013

The Nobela FamilyFrom Left to Right

Uncle Maluma(Petunia’s Uncle) ; Kenneth ; Ps Jerry, Anella, Nomosonde, Petunia

History – Nobela Family

• Jerry and Petunia grew up in Soweto• Jerry attended bible college with Dr Doug• Jerry and Petunia got married in the late 80’s• Ps Jerry had a real heart for missions, so He

and Petunia moved to Malamulele shortly after getting married

• Petunia completed her nursing training in Malamulele

20 Years On

• They run a church still in Malamulele• They have been able to plant 4 satellite

churches in the area• They also run 2 bible schools:– Malamulele– They do pastoral training in Kwazulu Natal

• Ps Jerry has just received his Masters Degree in Theology and is currently submitting his Doctoral thesis

Some Background Information

• Weltevreden Chapel has been supporting this missionary couple for over 20 years

• Dr Doug Forsythe and Dr Gordon Gregory have been going to visit the church over the years, to support this mission

• We as a church haven’t been in contact with Ps Jerry Nobela for a couple of years now

OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIP• Re-establish and develop our relationship with Ps

Jerry and his family

• Acquaint ourselves with the church we were supporting

• Access the needs of church, so that we could come back and present it to the church, with the viewpoint of better assisting the church moving forward

OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE TRIPFriday:• Left on the Friday mid morning• Arrived in Malamulele around 6:30pm• Had dinner at Ps Jerry’s home with some

pastoral and senior members of the congregation

• Had a time of introducing each other and getting acquainted

OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE TRIP (continued)Saturday:• Chatted with Ps Jerry about the church, the

satellite churches, the bible colleges and his studies

• Visited the main church• Visited the bible college• Went back to the main church to attend Awana• Visited one of the satellite churches• Had late afternoon tea at the church treasurers

house• Had dinner with Ps Jerry and his family at his

home

OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE TRIP (continued)

Sunday• Attended the church service at the main

church• Had lunch with the Ps Jerry and his family and

certain members of the congregation at his home

• Left to head back to JHB around 1pm• Got home after 8:30pm

Malamulele (The Place)

The Main Church

The Main Church (Continued)

Bible College (Property)

Bible College (The Building)

Bible College (The Library)

Bible College (The Computer Room)

Bible College (The Classroom)

Awana

Satellite Church

Our Perceptions• They are an established church with a definite

missions focus:-– They put us up in a lodge which the congregation

paid for– They are wanting to start a missions committee

• They have great potential for growth in their ministry:-– Reaching more people for Christ– Making use of bible college facilities to reach

people