Many people wonder how we ended up teaching New Man, New Woman, New Life at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Kenya. (Typically we teach at churches, or universities.) However, everyone needs healthy relationships, including recovering addicts. And Teen Challenge in both Nairobi and Nakuru welcomed Empower yet again this year. Here’s Frank’s report … Read more
Empower minister Pam Frohreich and Africa Program Director Frank Tweheyo recently led seminars in Kenya. Both Frank and Pam arrived in Utawala on March 3, then set out for Limuru the next day. This is part one of their trip report. Frank reports: Sunday, March 4, we made a quick visit to St. Monica ACK Utawala … Read more
Our recent seminar in Kampala, Uganda, brought the truth of Scripture up against human traditions in a dramatic way. The seminar, held this month, was the first one organized by Joyce Ouko, our new Empower Kampala Chapter President, and her committee. Joyce was named as the new president earlier this year after Margaret Kiswiriri passed … Read more
African Program Director Frank Tweheyo is currently in Kenya representing Empower, where he has had a busy week attending the installation of a new bishop, and conducting a class at St. Paul’s University. Frank started out in Bondo, Kenya. The new bishop, David Kodia, who was formerly the principal at Bishop Olulu College, invited Frank … Read more
The African country of Mozambique is a study in contrasts. Empower recently sent a team there to teach New Man, New Woman, New Life, and as usual, the teaching brought about powerful results. Mozambique is one of the world’s poorest and underdeveloped countries in the world, but its economy is currently one of the fastest … Read more
God is opening more doors in Kenya and Mozambique for the message of Empower—including an important meeting with clergy we hope will bring our message to their congregations, potentially reaching hundreds of Kenyans. Empower teams will be traveling to several locations in the next few weeks, and we would appreciate your prayer and financial support. … Read more
Pastor Frank Michael Tweheyo is the African Program Director for Empower. This is an edited transcript of a recent letter describing a church leaders’ training event he attended in Northern Mozambique, as the guest of Transforming Nations Alliance, a Ugandan community-transformation organization. Learning about the challenges facing the church in Northern Mozambique, particularly the way … Read more