Jeff Hawkins

09/10/2026

**A TESTIMONY FROM BROTHER PETER MWEWA — HBM ZAMBIA**

“My journey with Hope Builders Ministries goes back to **2006**, when HBM helped provide me with a set of pastoral study books in Chingola.

In 2007, I enrolled in part-time pastoral training, and the following year I chose to pursue full-time theological studies. After completing my studies, I reconnected with HBM and began serving as a Hub Leader. I later served as a District Leader from 2011 until September 2018.

During those years, the Lord gave me the opportunity to disciple and train pastors through HBM’s Leadership Empowerment Program in Chililabombwe. At that time, leadership training was one of the major focuses of the ministry.

Then, in **November 2018**, HBM gave me the privilege of serving as **Assistant National Administrator**.

I accepted that responsibility with fear and trembling because I believed there were brothers who were older, more experienced, and better qualified than I was. But I thank God for His enabling grace.

My responsibilities have included compiling reports on HBM Zambia activities for the HBM USA office, helping our local ministry leaders understand the importance of good reporting, and assisting with the organization of annual and regional conferences.

Today, I also oversee the administration and operations of the **HBM Musenga property**.

Musenga has become an important ministry center where pastors and Christian leaders can be trained, conferences can be held, and other Christian groups can gather for retreats and fellowship.

All of this has been possible by the grace of God and through the partnership of my brothers in HBM and HBM Zambia.

**WHAT HAS HBM MEANT TO ME PERSONALLY?**

It has meant a great deal.

Spiritually, HBM has helped me learn better ways of studying the Scriptures so that I can understand and teach the Word of God more accurately. My knowledge of the Bible has grown greatly, and I have gained a much clearer understanding of Christ’s command to make disciples in Matthew 28:19–20.

I have also learned an important lesson about leadership.

Leadership is not about position, titles, or being above others. **Biblical leadership is servanthood marked by humility.**

That is one reason we emphasize calling one another **‘Brother.’** We are fellow servants of Jesus Christ.

HBM has also been a tremendous blessing to my family.

The financial support I have received through the ministry has helped provide for my family and has enabled me to educate my children. Through that provision, I have also been able to give a small amount of monthly support to **three elderly widows in our community**.

These women see that help as a blessing from God.

And I see HBM in the same way—as one of the instruments God has used to bless my family and allow us, in turn, to bless others.

But my story with Hope Builders Ministries is not finished.

As long as the Lord gives me breath, I remain committed to serving Him and helping prepare others who can continue the work after us.

The story will only be complete when another generation has been raised up to carry forward what God has entrusted to us.

I appreciate all of you, brothers and sisters, who have prayed, given, encouraged, and stood with this ministry through the years.

**May everything we do ultimately be written to the glory of God.**

Amen.”

— **Brother Peter Mwewa**
Hope Builders Ministries Zambia

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09/09/2026

**A TESTIMONY FROM BROTHER DAVID SAKALA — LUSAKA, ZAMBIA**

“My name is Brother David Sakala, and I live in Lusaka, Zambia. I joined Hope Builders Ministries Zambia in 2010 and was trained by Rev. Sinoya Sakala, one of the founders of HBM Zambia.

After completing the three Disciple-Making Program books—*12 Steps to Christian Maturity, Christian Principles,* and *Values Applied*—I began putting into practice the principles and strategies I had learned.

These teachings helped me grow personally as a Christian, but they also gave me a practical way to make disciples and establish churches.

Through Hope Builders Ministries, I came to understand that disciple-making is not simply about gathering crowds. It is about reaching people with the Gospel, helping believers grow toward spiritual maturity, and preparing them to teach others.

Ephesians 4:12–15 teaches us the importance of believers growing into maturity so that they are no longer carried about by every wind of doctrine.

The ministry has also helped us keep the Gospel of God’s free grace at the center of our teaching. Paul told Timothy:

‘You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.’
— 2 Timothy 2:1–2

I summarize what we are doing in three areas:

• Proclaiming the Gospel of free grace
• Nurturing believers toward spiritual maturity
• Passing sound doctrine to faithful people who will teach others

**HOW DID THIS AFFECT OUR CHURCH?**

The church I lead was started using the principles and strategies I learned through the HBM Disciple-Making Program.

My wife and I began with the **1-on-3 disciple-making strategy**.

I chose three people to disciple, and my wife chose three. We met with them, taught them, and helped them grow. Then they began reaching and discipling others.

That small beginning became the foundation of our first church.

We started in **2020**.

By the end of **December 2025, we had 12 churches.**

Then, on **March 15, 2026, we opened our 13th church.**

In every one of these churches, we continue using the same principle: **one disciple making disciples who will make other disciples.**

**THE WORK IS SPREADING ACROSS LUSAKA PROVINCE**

Hope Builders Ministries Zambia has divided the large Lusaka Province ministry area into three sections:

• Kafue and southern Lusaka
• Lusaka Northwest
• Lusaka East

I serve especially in Lusaka East.

The ministry has now reached Lusaka and communities including **Katende, Chongwe, Chinyunyu, Nyampande, Chimsanya, Luquipa, Lufunsa, Luangwa Bridge, and Feira**, along with surrounding areas.

Many of these places are separated by long distances. Through the support of HBM USA, motorcycles and bicycles have helped disciple-makers and ministry leaders reach communities that would otherwise be very difficult to serve.

God is using these simple tools, faithful men and women, and the biblical principle of multiplication to take the Gospel and disciple-making farther and farther.

I thank God for what Hope Builders Ministries has done in my life, in our churches, and throughout Lusaka Province.

May the Lord continue to bless everyone who prays, gives, and stands with this ministry.

**To God be the glory.”**

— **Brother David Sakala**
Hope Builders Ministries Zambia

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08/30/2026

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08/30/2026

HBM Malawi

The young man you see marked in the picture is Oswell from Karonga, where I stayed before coming here.

Oswell comes from a Muslim family and background. He received Christ and has been going through discipleship since 2025. This year, after the National Conference in May, he was given a Bible.

Three weeks ago, Oswell surprised me by sending USD 11—not because I had asked him for anything, but simply as a way of expressing appreciation for the work God had done in his life through our ministry.

Then, two days ago, he called me again, not to ask for anything, but simply to share what the Lord continues to do in his life. He told me about the people he is now discipling and how God is using him to reach and encourage many others.

This is what makes discipleship so beautiful. We invest in one life, and God can use that one life to reach many more. Oswell is now becoming a disciple-maker himself.

All glory to God for what He has done, what He is doing, and what He will continue to do through Oswell. 🙏

Mose, HBM Malawi Administrator

08/30/2026

It is with very heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our dear brother and friend, Matthew Daka, National Administrator of Hope Builders Ministries Zambia.

For more than two decades, Matthew and I served the Lord together. He was far more than a ministry partner—he was my brother, my friend, and the man I trusted to represent HBM's work in Zambia. I have often said, “Matthew was me in Zambia, and I represented him in the USA.”

Matthew loved the Lord, loved his family, and gave himself faithfully to the work God entrusted to him. His influence is seen today in the many pastors, disciple-makers, and churches he helped start and strengthen throughout Zambia.

Our hearts are broken, but we are grateful for the years God gave us with this faithful servant.

Please pray for Matthew’s family, his church, and the entire HBM Zambia family in the days ahead.

Well done, Matthew. You will be greatly missed. Maranatha!

05/04/2026

All packed up and returning to Texas and my sweet wife. Three weeks. It’s been very good. Very fruitful. Thank you for your prayers and support.

05/04/2026

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we traveled into the rural areas to visit some of the different churches. Some small (9) and poor, very rural. Another very rural, grass church structure, vibrant, about 70. And finally, 70 miles to Lizulu and Pastor Samuel with 180 attending. Border town with Mozambique. Vibrant, lots of men! Well taught yet still suffering the “prosperity” virus. I taught the main service and then about 100 remained for another hour teaching on Disciple making.