Events & News (Page 14)

80th Birthday Celebration of Mission Director, Erlo Stegen

On the 1st March 2015 there was a celebration of Rev Erlo Stegen’s 80th birthday. Various dignitaries attended including His Royal Highness King Zwelithini, Prince MG Buthelezi and the National Minister of Finance Mr Nene. The King’s speech congratulated Rev Stegen on behalf of the Zulu nation and the Zulu Royal Household. Much was said…

December 2014 Youth Conference (40 years of Youth Conferences at Kwasizabantu) Theme: “Look to the reward”, “Bheka Umvuzo”, Heb 11:26

Thursday, 18 December: Rev Stephen Lungu (originally from Zimbabwe, and now part of Africa Enterprise) took the morning service. He shared his testimony in a moving way, based on the text from Mark 10:46-52, about blind Bartimaeus. Just as Bartimaeus was a reject so too Rev Stephen was an outcast from his family and ;

Mission School end of year Prize Giving 2014

Domino Servite School had their end-of-year prize-giving on 29 November 2014. During the year there are Award Assemblies at the end of each of the 4 terms. The final prize-giving recognizes not only academic and sports results but also those who have made a difference and who been chosen for the Good Fellowship Award. For…

Youth Conference at KSB centre in Free State

Youth Conference at KSB centre in Free State (128753 bytes) KwaSizabantu Mission Goldfields held a youth camp from 4-8 October 2014. Three busses brought youth from the local township, Meloding (Virginia), to the mission. A group from Edenville also came with another bus. Altogether about 250 youth registered for the camp. The theme of…

Wedding of Hlakaniphani and Xoliswa Ngidi

20 September was the wedding of Hlakaniphani and Xoliswa at the Kwasizabantu branch in Virginia, in the Free State Province. Both of them are involved in the Lord’s work: Xoliswa in Virginia and Hlakaniphani Ngidi at Kwasizabantu in KZN. She is also the conductor of the church choir (see photo below). Hlakaniphani (also know as…

College Play – 20th September 2014

  see photos below “Laws and systems cannot change the heart of a single criminal but God can” were the words of Mathilda, as she liked to be called. She was the last-born of a noble family based in Finland. Around the age of 20 she had an encounter with the living God, who then…

New KSB branch opened in Loskop (Escourt, in KwaZulu-Natal)

On Saturday 6 September 2014, a new Kwasizabantu branch was opened close to the Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal. The hall is in a rural area of the Loskop vicinity, not very far from Estcourt. A tent was used for the very big crowd because the hall can only seat about 300 people. Inkosi (Chief) Hadebe…

Potato Evangelism

It may sound strange but potatoes can preach. Here’s how. In the past few months Kwasizabantu Mission has had tons of potatoes to distribute. Kwasizabantu Mission is not the only distribution point (see photos below); we have sent trucks and pick-ups up to 150km away to hand out to poor communities. The people in these…

Services at KSB Free State

The climax of the 2 weeks of outreach services, in the Virginia area, was the Saturday service where Rev Erlo Stegen preached. There were many choirs, some local and many from Kwasizabantu in KZN. His text was Hebrews 9:27. There were so many people, especially youngsters, who came for the noon service, that some had…

Services at KSB Free State

The climax of the 2 weeks of outreach services, in the Virginia area (see here), was the Saturday service where Rev Erlo Stegen preached. There were many choirs, some local and many from Kwasizabantu in KZN. His text was Hebrews 9:27. There were so many people, especially youngsters, who came for the noon service, that…