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THE AFRICAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH (VAPOSTORA VEAFRICA)

The Mustard seed has grown into a large tree Ever since the voice of the Lord said to Paul Mwazha of Africa way back in 1960 when The African Apostolic Church was at its infancy, “This church shall grow like a mustard seed!” Paul Mwazha has worked tirelessly to bring to fulfillment the words of this prophecy. With total commitment, Paul embarked on evangelical journeys throughout the country and beyond opening up new churches in all provinces and setting up leadership structures at every church station in every province. With the holy Spirit assisting preachers and putting words into their mouths, the church became like fire to warm the whole country and  like water to cool the whole nation. It became light to lighten through darkness and this light has prevailed and will never be extinguished.

Believers gather for Sabbath worship at their church stations in all localities. On Tuesday and Friday evenings they gather for prayers lasting about an hour or two hours. In addition women gather on Thursdays for their own service where they instruct each other on scriptures and on how best to look after their families as Christian women. In the past it was possible to have national gatherings on special holidays like Easter where believers throughout the country would gather for three to four days for prayer, worship and instruction or holy Communion. As the river began to overflow breaking the seams it became impossible to manage the numbers at these gatherings even with the most elaborate public address system in place. It became necessary to break up national gatherings by provinces so that provinces would gather on their own for such events as Holy Communion.

Even the Provinces are now experiencing the same problems due to rapid growth of the church in those provinces. Paul Mwazha does not want people to attend church gatherings and return back empty handed, he wants everyone to benefit from prayers and instruction and this is not easily achieved when gatherings number hundreds of thousands, hence the need to limit the numbers at gathering by locality.

The secret to the rapid growth of the church is that believers have seen tangible evidence of salvation in the church. Many people have changed from their former lifestyles to a new life in Christ. Most important Paul Mwazha has led by example. He is one of the few church leaders who has the courage to tell his followers to be like him. This has endeared him to all followers and non-followers alike. Those who have been in the church have witnessed the power of the gospel through either personal deliverance or witnessing the deliverance on others. Many have experienced healing where all else would have failed. The barren have been made to conceive in Jesus’ name, those who were conceiving children of one gender have seen the hand of God and have conceived children of the gender they desired. Those who experienced miscarriage sufferrances and and a string of of infant deaths have been prayed for in the name of Jesus and have given birth to children who have grown into adulthood (some of those children are now grandparents). Many regret the time they wasted before coming to the church but Paul Mwazha has always assured them that salvation is a personal experience and each one of us has his or her own day. The day one is received in the church might be one such moment.

You are all invited and free to come and see the man of God at Caledon Shops along seke road during all Saturdays from 1000hrs to 1600hrs.

For DVDs of complete services and testimonies contact: Our Africa on 0773 646 800 or +263 4 777 140 at Corner Robert Mugabe/Kaguvi street, Shop No.16 Kopje Arcade.

Written by Last Marara, a Secretary on a section level of a church station.