Niassa Diocese if everything north of the Zambezi
| A way for ordinary people, like you, to connect with and support people in Mozambique's northern Diocese of Niassa. The Anglican Diocese of Niassa is one of the most beautiful places on earth, yet it is also one of the most isolated and poorest. The Diocese is three times the size of the UK, has more than 200 congregations, and over 40,000 worshippers, but only 22 priests.The Church is growing but the people are poor. 70% of the population lives below the poverty line and life expectancy is only 35 years. And yet, there is much hope in Niassa. Worship is the life blood of our Diocese; a time of celebration and joy even though life is a struggle for many - just to survive. | | With your help we can start to re-build the Diocese, equip new leaders and improve the living conditions of thousands of ordinary Mozambican people. People just like you. We can do it together People 2 People |  |  | Mission in TrainingWe want to train 300 Catechists over a 5 year period. Catechists are lay leaders of congregations who lead Sunday worship in the absence of a priest, conduct most funeral services, and facilitate community development projects in local communities. Good leaders need training. it would only cost £200 to rain a Catechist over a 2 year period. | | Mission in BuildingA growing Church needs buildings: vicarages and churches for the people. In a rural community, the church might be the only secure community building. It is a meeting place, a teaching place, as well as a place of worship. These are simple structures made by local people, but we do need some supplies to make them secure. It only takes £2,500 to build a rural church or a vicarage. £1,000 would be supplied locally: we need £1,500 to buy iron roof sheets, cement and hardware. |  |  | Mission in Worship Worship is the heart of our Christian life. People want to participate, but they don't have Bibles, Prayer Books or Hymnals in their own languages, and so they struggle. Priests wear tattered and torn vestments for lack of resources. We want every person to have a Bible and every priest to have a tidy set of robes and vestments - made locally, capturing the vibrancy of our African culture through colour and design. £200 will vest a priest; £100 will buy enough books for a small congregation. |
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