Young People Leadership Seminar

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Last week, New Life Center hosted a seminar for leaders amongst our youth. With 2-4 representatives from each district and several speakers, we had about 60 people on campus for this event. The attendees received teachings on a wide variety of topics – from church structure, to servant leadership, to helping troubled youth, to sustainable land use. It was packed full of great information for these youth to return home with. We pray God will use what they’ve learned, it will be applied in their lives, and bring glory to the Lord!

Click Here for a short FB reel on the event!

NLIM and NLC – What’s the Difference?

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The New Life Center in Kitwe, Zambia began back in 2000. Over the years, we became known by many different variations of the name. A few years ago we started a 501c3 to help us with fundraising as we expanded our partnerships to more churches. This name of the non-profit is New Life International Mission. “New Life” is a common name and with all the variations on our communication outlets, we realized there may be some confusion if trying to find our ministry so we are working on making all our communication consistent and use the official non-profit name.

So to put it simply, New Life International Mission (NLIM) is the name of the overall ministry organization and who you can donate to when supporting our ministry work. The New Life Centers (NLCs) are still there, but just refer to the physical ministry locations themselves in Kitwe, and now also in Livingstone. 

We hope this helps! Thanks for your interest and support!

2025 Extra Lessons – End of Term 1

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Today was the last day of extra lessons for Term 1. They expressed their gratitude for the program. We pray for a safe break over the next four weeks before we get them back for Term 2.

Our extra lessons exist to help students in Science, Mathematics, and English. These lessons go a long way in helping the students pass their end-of-year exams, and eventually graduate Grade 12. The faithful students have seen an increase in their understanding of the subjects and this has led to better exam results. Not only does this help the students graduate, but can also aid them in being eligible for bursaries to help them in furthering their education. It’s a long-term investment in their lives to give them a stronger chance at a life beyond struggle.

This program exists only through donor funding, please consider donating! Just mention “Extra Lessons” in the memo or note of your gift.

Bibles for Students

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Many students are eager to own their own Bibles. This is helpful in their school studies (they take a religious education class), but also in their personal faith journeys. For several years now, we’ve given the students a chance to get a Bible by memorizing verses. We recognize that while most of our students can’t afford to purchase their own Bible, it also still is healthy for them to have to “earn” it in some way. When you’ve worked for something, there is a dignity in that and the item tends to be more highly valued. This is why we ask them to memorize ten verses. It puts them on the path of reading and memorizing Scripture, allows them the chance to be an active part of getting the Bible and not just a passive recipient, and is a very doable challenge for their young minds!

We pray that these students will read their Bibles, and God will use His Word to transform their minds and hearts with the Truth.

Mama Cecelia

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We lost our dear sister in Christ, Mama Cecilia. We praise the Lord that she is with Him now, smiling her wonderful smile that we all loved. But we will also miss her greatly. She worked with us for many years. Many mouths were fed from her hands – her family, the kids at the preschool where she made porridge, and the attendees of numerous conferences. A quick and ready smile for all. A mothering nature that looked to nurture and love those around her. Active in the church. Deeply loved the Lord.
Please pray for her family as they mourn this loss.

2024 Preschool Graduation

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Another school year complete! A great group of kids and we wish the best to the five that graduated as they move on. We will miss them! Prayers for their continued education in grade 1 and beyond.

Our aim with our preschool is to provide a quality early education to kids at an affordable cost. We have kids ages 3-5. We follow the government curriculum but add in extra English and Bible stories. We want our kids to have a strong English foundation to set them up for the rest of their education that will be in English.

Next school year begins in January 2025

Mission to Mobility

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In this heartfelt episode of The Hole in the Wall Business Podcast, hosts Bill Dement and James Groves sit down with NLIM’s Delbert Groves and Anita Held to discuss their inspiring missionary work in Zambia, Africa as they give mobility to the disabled.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE

Ndola Youth Meeting

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A short meeting with some youth in Ndola. Getting to know them and talking about some of their challenges and possible solutions using the resources they have available to them. Pray for this coming generation! For God to work in their hearts and minds, to grow in their love for the Lord, maturity, wisdom, and guidance.

Youth in Solwezi

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Thank you Solwezi district and Jerusalem church for hosting us as we met with the youth for a short time together. We discussed the journey of life, the challenges that they face, their support systems, and what they can do to try and address their challenges. They brainstormed many ideas and we pray that they rise to the challenge of trying out some of their ideas. These future leaders of the church need prayer and encouragement! God has a plan for them!

Thank you to Josephine, Emily, and Sandy for teaching. And thank you to visitors Eric and Mark for helping in small groups.

Health Screenings in Livingstone

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Our team in Livingstone has been doing health screenings. They’ve seen about 500 kids so far with another week to go. We greatly appreciate their willingness to serve the community as we build relationships within the area. God bless the team and all the kids that are being seen.