Marking 10 years of telecasting that has added at least 12,000 people to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zambia, church leaders and government officials lauded the effort and added challenges for the future.
Marking 10 years of telecasting that has added at least 12,000 people to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zambia, church leaders and government officials lauded the effort and added challenges for the future.
The anniversary was marked by a special event on April 25 that drew 3,000 people.
“Can we measure the impact of Voice of Prophecy ministry on the Zambian community during the last 10 years? I guess only heaven will be able to tell the whole story,” said Pastor Passmore Hachalinga, president of the Adventist Church in Zambia. “We would like to thank Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), Zambia Mass Communication (ZAMCOM) and Zambia Information Service (ZIS) for working in partnership with us.”
George Chulumanda, deputy minister for broadcasting and information in Zambia’s government, complimented Adventists on the VOP broadcasts and challenged the church to help confront a major public health crisis.
“As you continue to preach the good news of salvation, please support the government’s fight against the scourge of HIV/AIDS,” Chulumanda said. “We appreciate that as you convert people to the Christian faith, behavioral changes will occur that will impact positively the fight against HIV/AIDS. However, we ask you to go beyond the realm of prayer and bible preaching to disseminate the vital information of how we can prevent the spread of this modern day pandemic.”
Chulumanda joined in the singing of a closing song, “Lift Up The Trumpet,” and said he would attend a worship service at the Libala Adventist Church.
A Libala Church choir member who worked with the Zambia Air Force died two days later when the helicopter they were flying crashed in Lusaka’s Makeni area. The choir was one of 10 that participated in the anniversary celebration.
