As Esvaldo and Annmaree Jorge developed the church in Mozambique, it became clear that there was a tremendous need to reach out to the huge number of orphan and vulnerable children present in their community. By using a holistic approach to ministry, schools were established where the lives of many children could be impacted spiritually and educationally. Health care and skills training, together with pastoral support, followed.
Esvaldo and Annmaree Jorge recognized the urgent need to support orphans and vulnerable children in Mozambique. They established schools to address spiritual and educational needs, alongside healthcare and skills training.
Jarvis Msonda, along with his wife Catherine, returned to Malawi after studying at Life Church in Cape Town. Together, they planted a new church, extending Life Child’s mission to serve and uplift their community by caring for children holistically and providing a supportive environment for growth.
Jarvis Msonda, a student from Malawi, came to study at the Bible School at Life Church, Cape Town. He eventually returned to Malawi to plant a Life Church in Blantyre. Jarvis, together with his wife Catherine, just like Life Church Mozambique, also work holistically with children in their community and are impacting their surrounding community one life at a time.
Edson and Talent Bengura have been leading a new Life Church in Harare, Zimbabwe, and have initiated a community transformation process through Life Child.
More recently, for the last six years, Edson and his wife Talent Bengura have been pastoring a new Life Church plant in Harare, Zimbabwe. A vital community transformation process has already been established through the launch of Life Child.
Through the pioneering work in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi and the visionary leadership of Anthony Liebenberg, Life Child has been established as one of the ways to champion the social justice expression of Life Church in Africa. Life Child exists to reach orphan and vulnerable children and restore communities for generational change. Life Child initiatives are focused on building firm foundations for the education, health, welfare, spiritual development, and relationships of children across life phases and focus areas, creating a platform for community transformation for future generations.
Today, they are seeing hundreds of children being rescued, educated, and given a new opportunity with a strong sense of hope and belief in the future. One Life At A Time!
Under Anthony Liebenberg’s leadership, Life Child was created to support orphaned and vulnerable children, aiming for social justice and community restoration. Their initiatives focus on various aspects of child development to foster generational change. Life Child has successfully rescued and educated hundreds of children, instilling hope and a sense of future among them, working towards positive community transformations.
