Anna is a church planter in Tanzania who left everything behind to obey God’s call to start a new church in Mbwigu!

In Anna’s case, “leaving everything behind” truly meant, leaving everything behind. Anna’s family is Muslim and when she chose to worship Jesus, her husband divorced her and the rest of her family wants nothing to do with her. And yet, Anna is full of the joy, hope, and peace that can only come from Jesus.

Anna loves God and wants to share His life-changing power with the people in her community. She is a woman after God’s own heart. When Anna prayed about where God wanted her, she felt Him calling her to sell her home and move to a highly saturated Muslim village to share Jesus there. Anna obeyed God and now her church is bursting at the seams!

When Anna first arrived in Mbwigu, she immediately started sharing her life and earning the trust of the villagers. Anna taught them new skills to improve their farming and livestock yields. God has also given Anna the power of healing through her prayers.

When she reached Mbwigu, Anna immediately contacted the village leader and his wife, Siwadaha, and began building relationships with them. Siwadaha was struggling with an illness and Anna prayed for her healing. God heard Anna’s prayers and Siwadaha was healed! Jesus did what the witch doctors could not, and as a result, Siwadaha and her husband both came to believe in the power of Jesus.

Unfortunately, Siwadaha quickly returned to her previous religious practices and rituals. When Anna came to visit, she told Siwadaha she didn’t need her amulets and to stop sacrificing on the altar behind her bed. It was then that Siwadaha and her husband decided Jesus was the one true God and to follow Him alone.

Siwadaha wanted another child, but was struggling to become pregnant. So, Anna prayed for her. Siwadaha’s neighbors pressured her to wear her amulets to conceive, but Siwadaha refused. Once again, God answered their prayers. Not only did Siwadaha become pregnant, but she delivered healthy twin girls!

Siwadaha has found freedom and a full life in Christ. Her daughters will grow up knowing the love and grace of Jesus, and that they do not need to pay a witch doctor for protection or to work out their salvation.

Anna’s village had never experienced the love and hope of Jesus… until Anna!  After completing her Multiplication Network training, Anna now boldly shares her faith as she grows her church, and identifies and trains future leaders.

Currently, there are thousands of church planters, like Anna, across the globe who have been called by God to share the Gospel with friends, family, neighbors, village leaders, and strangers.

They have created groups of believers who meet regularly to worship, fellowship, and support one another as they grow in faith together. They meet in homes, under trees, in coffee shops, and in a variety of structures. These are churches started by individuals who were obedient to God’s calling and trained using Multiplication Network materials.

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Join with like-minded women who are passionate about spreading the Gospel! Contact us for more information and/or register to join Anna’s Circle Online Community. God is creating a movement and we have the privilege of partnering with Him and seeing what He will do as we obey His call to “Go and make disciples of all nations!” We are training women to effectively spread the Good News about Jesus … here and abroad.

Imagine what will happen as women across our country say “Yes!” to God’s call to share His love in our communities.