The Sunday Mail
Linda Mzapi
ZIMBABWE has been likened to a pregnant woman who is about to give birth and must first endure pain before bringing something new and significant to the world.
In an interview with The Sunday Mail Religion, Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe general secretary Reverend Amos Madawo said the country’s recent economic hardships were the dawn of a new era.
“Zimbabwe is like a pregnant woman about to give birth, she goes through pain to give birth to something new. God has not rejected or forsaken Zimbabwe, people should keep praying for the Government and our leaders and very soon God will intervene with divine solutions,” he said.
AFM in Zimbabwe, which celebrated its centenary last year, will soon host its international conference at Rufaro Mission in Masvingo where more than 150 000 people from 30 countries will be present.
“Member countries which are going to attend are Britain, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi and Swaziland to mention only a few,” Rev Madawo said.
The celebrations will start at the Harare International Conference Centre from April 18 to 21, and then proceed to Masvingo from April 21 to 24.
The celebrations are themed “A missional church in a globalised world” as propounded by the international president, Professor Frank Chikane.
The conference is held every three years, the last one being in South Africa in 2013.
Prof Chikane and his committee decided on Zimbabwe as the host because of AFM’s centennial celebrations here last year which saw thousands of people making their way to Masvingo.
Rev Madawo spoke of the church’s solid foundation.
“AFM was laid upon Christ which is a solid foundation not on a person unlike some churches which are personality cults.
“The church has also a strong history of servant leaders who served the church not with their personal agendas and not serving people’s interests” he said.
