Overseas Networks

We are passionate about people and, through partnership with ministries overseas, offer support to some of the world's most vulnerable communites. The information below, catergorised by country, gives a flavour our involvement with a number of social developement initiatives.

Uganda

Often referred to as The Pearl of Africa, Uganda is at the heart of PFJ’s overseas projects in Africa. In the capital, Kampala, our work is overseen by Apostle Paul Gidudu who leads International Great Faith Centre. Among other initiatives, the church is involved in sponsoring young adults and teachers, ministering in prisons and providing start-up grants and loans for small businesses such as poultry farms, and jewellery, craft and dress-making services. PFJ are also involved with a number of schools - in towns and cities such as Masaka and Kampala - and also in more remote areas: In the village of Buwasunguyi, near the Kenyan border, we have been involved in building a school and a medical centre.  Together with our partners in this area, the Apostolic Church of Christ, we are also looking to sponsor children through their education and build a much-needed maternity unit. In Uganda, PFJ volunteers are also involved in improving access to water and electricity and distributing clothing, bedding, hygiene packs and mosquito nets to communities.

Democratic Republic of Congo

We have been working alongside Pastor David Mabalu and the Bethlehem Church in the capital of DR Congo, Kinshasa. The constant fighting in eastern Congo has had a devastating impact on the country’s economy and as a result, many, including children, turn to crime as a way to survive. To help address both the poverty and the crime, PFJ have helped the Bethlehem Church to provide nutritious meals twice a week for over one hundred vulnerable children in the Matete District.

Rwanda

PFJ have partnered with Apostle Yoshua Masasu and Evangelical Restoration Church who helping a nation, devastated by the 1994 genocide, become a nation of strength and hope. Demonstrating the power of forgiveness to change hearts and circumstances, the church is leading the way in rebuilding lives and communities. Linked to the church, the Jireh vocational centre in the capital, Kigali, equips women with practical skills in areas including  IT, crafts and tailoring. Through PFJ’s support for a poultry farm project, it is hoped that the women at the centre will not only gain business skills, as they buy and sell chickens and eggs, but also supplement a feeding programme which supports vulnerable families in the neighbouring community of Nyarutarama. 

Zambia

For several years, PFJ have helped to support Pastors Joseph and Lillian Mwila of Daysprings Church with the StreetLife orphanage project in Kitwe, Zambia. StreetLife has two residential homes: the Grace Centre caters for 20 boys and the Faith Centre provides for 20 girls, aged 6-16. The love and care shown to these children has transformed their lives, with all the orphans now attending school and having a safe place to live where their physical, emotional and spiritual needs are being met.

PFJ also have links with Sachibondu Health Centre which is situated in the rural North-Western Province of Zambia on the borders with D.R. Congo. The Health Centre is run by British nurse, Ruth Wallis, and provides life-saving care and treatment for the Lunda tribe and the many people who travel across the border from Congo. See www.sachibondu.co.uk for more information.

Tanzania

We are connected with Mwanza International Community Church, lead by Zakayo Nzogere and his wife Evelyn. The couple are involved with a project which supports teenage or single mothers and widows. Christ’s Daughters helps women set up small businesses and provides literacy and numeracy training.

There are also opportunities to visit or donate to projects in Malawi, Burundi and Lesotho - in Africa - and elsewhere, in India and Albania.