{"id":980,"date":"2026-01-30T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2026-01-31T23:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:16:54","slug":"diakonia-2025-2-12-report-from-mabvuku-evangelical-christian-brethren-assembly-cmml-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/index.php\/diakonia-2025-2-12-report-from-mabvuku-evangelical-christian-brethren-assembly-cmml-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Diakonia 2025 2.12 Report from Mabvuku Evangelical Christian Brethren Assembly CMML in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"980\" class=\"elementor elementor-980\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e6102 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6e6102\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337a67f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"337a67f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a302a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a302a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diakonia 2025 Volume 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a330ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a330ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a name=\"_TOC_250007\"><\/a><\/h2><h2 style=\"line-height: 107%;\"><a name=\"_TOC_250004\"><\/a>Report from Mabvuku Evangelical Christian Brethren Assembly CMML in <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Zimbabwe<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fa9e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11fa9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anderson Mutema (Pastor) Mabvuku Assembly CMML<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:andersonmutema60@gmail.com\">andersonmutema60@gmail.com<\/a> Cell: +263 772 672 999<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff91c7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff91c7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83c503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83c503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mabvuku Evangelical Christian Brethren Assembly (CMML) is an active part of the Christian Brethren movement in Zimbabwe. Located in the capital city of Harare, our Sunday Breaking of Bread gathering typically includes about fifty people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c1d6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8c1d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f856e0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f856e0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d052f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d052f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our primary fellowship programs include Gospel Ministry, Women&#8217;s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Sunday School Ministry, and the Wednesday Bible Study (currently focused on the Book of Genesis).<\/p><p>We maintain strong fellowship with other CMML Brethren Assemblies across Zimbabwe through <strong>twice-yearly &#8220;Big Sunday Services.&#8221; <\/strong>These large gatherings, which can draw over two hundred people, include Breaking of Bread and Gospel Ministry.<\/p><p>Furthermore, our men participate in monthly <strong>Men&#8217;s Breakfast meetings <\/strong>organized by Bethany Chapel in Harare, where they focus on Biblical Manhood Principles.<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62573ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62573ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0136197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0136197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture48.jpg 314w, https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture48-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e33478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e33478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture49.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture49.jpg 313w, https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture49-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e60b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22e60b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture50-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture50-1.jpg 314w, https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture50-1-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66f1e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d66f1e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1466690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1466690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Succession Plan<\/h4><p>As part of our commitment to developing future Biblical Church Leaders, we have implemented a structured succession plan:<\/p><ul><li>Youth and young adults are strongly <strong>encouraged to enroll with Emmaus Worldwide Ministries <\/strong>for a deeper understanding of the Word of God.<\/li><li>Once a month, the youth are given the opportunity to <strong>lead the Sunday Services<\/strong>, providing them with practical, hands-on training for future assembly leadership roles.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e1601 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71e1601\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c85fec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c85fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b60c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b60c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"WordSection1\"><h4 style=\"margin: 4.2pt 0in .0001pt 31.6pt;\">Community Outreach and Future <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Goals<\/span><\/h4><p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 10.35pt 0in .0001pt 31.6pt;\">The Mabvuku Assembly runs several social programs designed to support our community:<\/p><br clear=\"all\" \/><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 34.85pt; margin: 4.2pt 29.2pt .0001pt 34.85pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT';\">Food Bank: <\/span><\/b>Believers donate groceries and cash, which are distributed to the needy, including widows, orphans, and single <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">mothers.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial MT',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 49.6pt; margin: 8.0pt 2.0pt .0001pt 49.6pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT';\">Table Banking: <\/span><\/b>Believers contribute cash as seed capital to help others start their own small businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5254c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd5254c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601236b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"601236b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture51.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture51.jpg 311w, https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture51-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc870e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cc870e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4126aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4126aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture52.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture52.jpg 303w, https:\/\/cbsm.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture52-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673e7e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"673e7e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9469c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9469c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prayer points:<\/h4><p>Join us in prayer that the Lord will provide for the security of our church premises as the main gate entrance into the church premises is damaged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfd41f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cfd41f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313d9f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313d9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 8.0pt 29.15pt .0001pt 21.1pt;\">The assembly has established an Education Fund for the benefit of the less privileged children in the assembly. Join us in asking the Lord to lead brothers and sisters worldwide to express their passion in helping fellow Brethren in need.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 8.0pt 29.6pt .0001pt 21.1pt;\">If you are led by the Spirit of our Lord, do pray for us or be involved in a practical manner with the prayer points above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d933164 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d933164\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4a2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4a2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 107%; margin: 5.4pt .15pt .0001pt 0in;\" align=\"center\">Our assembly is facing significant financial strain, exacerbated by local economic hardships, the lingering effects of <b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT';\">COVID-19<\/span><\/b>, and the impact of <b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT';\">erratic rainfall <\/span><\/b>due to climate change.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: -.05pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 7.95pt 5.9pt .0001pt 5.75pt;\" align=\"center\">A critical need for the security of our church premises is the repair and replacement of our perimeter fencing and main gate. The current gate and fencing are damaged, and we urgently seek to install a new gate and a more <b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial MT';\">durable perimeter wall<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diakonia 2025 Volume 2 Report from Mabvuku Evangelical Christian Brethren Assembly CMML in Zimbabwe Anderson Mutema (Pastor) Mabvuku Assembly CMML \u00a0 Email: andersonmutema60@gmail.com Cell: +263 772 672 999 The Mabvuku Evangelical Christian Brethren Assembly (CMML) is an active part of the Christian Brethren movement in Zimbabwe. 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