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Mpongwe Mission History

THE PIONEERS On Saturday the 29th of August 1931, Anton and Signe Johansson, their three small children and Elsa Borg arrived by bicycle to the Mpongwe stream as pioneer missionaries for an Independent Baptist denomination in Sweden called “Fribaptistsamfundet” (FB). “Just before dusk,” Mr Johansson wrote, “we arrived at Mpongwe and were heartily received by …

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History and Future

Our History Missionaries from Sweden established mission work in Mpongwe in 1931. The first services and Sunday school were held under a large tree where the founding missionary had prayed for God’s guidance and blessing on the work being started. From the 40s to the 70s health care services where developed, initially a dispensary, then a …

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Zambia fact sheet

Full name: Republic of Zambia Location: Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, surrounded by Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Tanzania och Mozambique. Capital: Lusaka   Main cities: Ndola, Kitwe, Chipata, Kabwe, Livingstone. Size: slightly larger than Texas, 1½ times as large as Sweden Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to April), …

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The Need

Why we do what we do – Challenges people face in Zambia POVERTY One of the poorest countries in world (ranked 163 of 179*). The poverty rate is 83% (% of population below international poverty line of US $1.25 per day). (*For comparison Sweden is ranked 6, USA 15 and UK 21) If Zambia is …

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