Real lives, real businesses, real churches — from the least-reached corners of the world.
Helping church planters and disciple makers to start businesses in Africa, Asia and the Middle-East can be messy! Not everything is going on well. We encounter challenges beyond our control, like COVID measures, high inflation or political instability, but we also have to deal with mindsets and strongholds that are holding people back in being…
“Do you want to be part of the training team this year?”, we asked an 18-year-old girl who attended our business training last year. “YES!” she said. Mary (not her real name) taught 2 teachings during the week. One on the Cycle of Planting, where she brought a plant and some pictures to engage…
One of the 16-year-old teenagers from the Middle East who attended our Pioneer Business Planting training told me, “We worked on our presentations until 3:00 am.” As part of the training, all participants are required to teach back one of the sessions, which is known as The Explanation Effect and helps to enhance learning. A group…
As a well-known photographer, Abu sought to expand his business by purchasing a new photocopy machine. However, the latest model was priced at $60,000, which was beyond his financial means. Instead, he settled for a second-hand machine that still cost a hefty $30,000. Abu secured a loan from a bank to finance the purchase but…
One 19-year-old participant of our Pioneer Business Planting and Train the Trainer training, Rose (name changed), started crying in class. She shared that she was forced to be married to an older man. Her father is a Massai and has 8 wives and 25 children. He couldn’t provide for her school fees, so he arranged…
“You know, brother, these people here are very rich!”, one of my Kenyan friends told me when I arrived in Tanzania after they just finished giving our business training. “Only they don’t realize it! They have hundreds of goats and tens of cows. They can easily sell one or two of them, which will give…
3 months before Charles did the Pioneer Business Planting training in 2021 in Nairobi, he started a cereal store. He sells different kinds of cereals. Because of growing competition, Charles also added chicken feed, as well as electrical items, such as cables, lamps, etc., to his store. Through the Pioneer Business Planting training, he learned…
Once, a man in a village in the North of Kenya wanted to slaughter a cow and share the meat with his friends. He invited them over and said, “Help yourselves to as much as you want and take it back home.” One of his friends came from far away and asked for a whole…
One of the biggest challenges in Africa is managing money. Most of the participants that go through our business training have never made a personal budget. They have never been taught that it’s important. There is no example in their culture as most of the people live day by day and don’t plan ahead. Creating…
In early February, we conducted a three-day Business for Movements Train the Trainer program in Tanzania, welcoming 23 leaders from Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya. The objective of this training was to empower and enhance the capabilities of our local African trainers to teach at least 50 individuals this year to start a Kingdom business. On…
“I wish I had known this training ten years ago.” Redemption of tea plantation workers Years ago, our key leader in Kenya, Kefa, grew up at a tea plantation. His parents worked and lived there and he attended school at the premises. When he was young, he started to work at the plantation as well.…
Have you ever felt frustrated about your donations? Do you fear that your hard-earned money is being squandered on high salaries and fancy buildings, rather than truly making a difference in the fight against poverty? Have you witnessed development programs that seemed to lack real impact and left you questioning the effectiveness of aid? In…
“In 10 years I have grown my business. I am going to build houses for people to rent so they can have a better place to stay. I see myself going to other nations to testify on how God has changed my life through business planting and church planting. Most importantly, my faith in Jesus…
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” – Galatians 6:10 In 2015, we held a church planting and international leadership training for church leaders in Kisii, Kenya. Training resources for simple church multiplication were provided and blessed the people with knowledge…
After training and coaching hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and the Middle-East over the last 4,5 years, I have observed five common mistakes startups make. Today I will share those mistakes and how you can prevent making those mistakes. Research shows that 90% of startups fail. If you know why they fail, you can learn…
Since 2018 we have been supporting our Malawian team by helping them to plant new churches, businesses and to become self-sustainable. Over the last years, they have planted about 400+ house churches in the country in 4 to 5 different locations. To further encourage the leaders, we visited Malawi last August and we witnessed the strong…
Kefa’s early life At a young age, Kefa’s drive to keep his family out of poverty started to emerge. When his mother got seriously ill, everything that his family had, was sold to support his mother’s medication. His father ventured and looked for work but the earnings were still inadequate for them. Kefa had to…
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” – 2 Timothy 2:2 We teach church planters to not only envision to plant one church but to plant movements. Our training in church planting is all about planting multigenerational churches:…
