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Zambia, Africa

ZAM18a - Samfya Bible School

• View report dated: May 15, 2018

• View report dated: May 31, 2023

• View report dated: July 16, 2024

• View report dated: July 22, 2025

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Report Date: May 5, 2026

Update from Samfya Bible School

Key People: Wathabu Samuel Mululu and Joseph Mutale 

Recent Events

Maize Grain Sales

I wanted to share a brief update on the maize grain sales. This year, the sales turnover in Mwewa has been very slow, likely due to higher supply against lower demand. This has resulted in reduced selling prices, which affected our earlier projections.  

However, with our new strategy, we managed to collect and transport much of the grain to Samfya. Thankfully, the market here has been overwhelmingly positive. This has eased the pressure we were facing, and we have just finished selling. This season, sales were from two locations—Samfya and Mwewa. We have not yet fully reconciled with George from Mwewa as he fell ill and was admitted to the hospital. However, we collected 255 bags of 50kg each from Mwewa and transported them to Samfya. Sales from Samfya alone amounted to K96,950. 

Bible School Farm

On the farm side, broiler margins for the year have generally been low. That said, we have still managed to cover all farm expenses through farm activities. 

We are encouraged that 2026 has started on a positive note—we have already sold two batches, and one of them generated a healthy profit of K14,111 (US$750). From these profits, the farm was able to support Samfya Bible School Ministry with K4,000.

Milton, the previous farm supervisor, is no longer with us, as he has been offered employment with the government. His colleague Emmanuel, a former Samfya Bible School student, has since taken up the supervisory role of the farm and is doing a good job.

Church Extension Programme

This year we have managed to start 10 new classes in rural areas around Samfya, and we may add five more classes due to the demand. The problem is the financial pressures to add more classes.

Thank you for the continuous support of finances and bemba bibles. We really appreciate it.

- Pray for provision.

- Intimacy with the Lord.

Personal Stories

Lazarus

The hunger for growth! Lazarus, one of our former students, refused to miss the extension work retreat. Even without a tube in his bicycle tyre, he improvised—stuffing old tyres into a better one—and cycled over 70 kilometres just to be part of the learning.

Once he arrived, we of course helped him to fix his bicycle tyre!