Mission Work

In 1998 Kapasseni Chief Francisco Semente asked Joseph and Perpetua to help with four priority areas: a school for the children's future, a well for clean water, basic healthcare, and a church for spiritual support (Christianity has a long history there). Kapasseni-born Joseph is now answering the Chief's request.

Following studies at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Joseph was ordained at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Victoria, British Columbia. Joseph was called by Lutheran Church Canada in June 2006 to serve in Mozambique as a mission Pastor to the village of Kapasseni and surrounding areas. Joseph is uniquely suited for working in the Kapasseni area, as he knows the people, their customs, and the language, and is a respected member of the community.

In August 2006 Joseph began leading worship services in Kapasseni, Sena, Mbueze and Murrema. The four areas keep him very busy. Much of his time is spent ministering to the poor and afflicted and the many dying from AIDS, especially in Sena. Often those people are outcasts, considered cursed by their families and communities, and there is a great need for them to hear about God's love for them.

Joseph's work as a mission Pastor, through Lutheran Church Canada, is supported through gifts made to the Kapasseni project for that purpose. Donations to the mission work are used to provide Joseph with a small salary, funds for supplies and transportation, and help with school costs for the Alfazema children.

If you wish to support Joseph's mission, please clearly mark your donation "Mission Work". All other donations to the Kapasseni Project are used for the education, health, and development work.

The Kapasseni Project Committee of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Victoria is grateful for the support of the Lutheran Church Canada, its congregations and many friends of the Kapasseni Project.

Please join with the Kapasseni Project Committee to pray for the work Joseph is doing in Mozambique and that God would bless the ministry, the people, and the Alfazema family as they live and work with the people of Kapasseni and surrounding areas.