WHO IS MR. BULE?

Mr. BULE

We have known Sr. Bule for almost five years. Over the years he has proven to be a mature believer, leader in his church and Godly husband and father. He is now the administrator of our business MozOvos. He has been a huge encouragement and a joy to work with. Earlier today we had a break for all the work that we have been doing getting MozOvos up and running. I simply asked him what has he learned over the past few months being the project manager and overseeing the work.

He went on to remind me of what his life was like just a year ago. He reminded me that he was within days of leaving his family to try and find work in South Africa. This is a common practice for Mozambican men as Mozambique has a 98% unemployment rate. He is a carpenter by trade but only worked when some foreigner needed something built or repaired. This type of work does not provide for a family of seven.

When we began working with Sr. Bule, we hired him as an administrative assistant to help with the administration tasks of our mission. I remember telling him that it would only be a few hours a week and a minimal salary. This was enough to keep him in Mozambique and present to lead his family.

Well, since that first day his responsibilities have grown to overseeing and leading the whole construction project of MozOvos. He is also responsible for the leadership of 12 employees and to build relationships with the community leaders of the village of Agostinho Neto.

He confessed today that a year ago he would have never believed that he could do such a thing and actually be successful. He is absolutely blown away by the fact that MozOvos has actually become a reality and his life and family has been completely transformed. He is hopeful for the future and has begun to dream about the future for the first time in his life. He has caught the vision of the Internship model of ministry, continues to blow me away with his joy and commitment to learn, grow and to be being stretched in his leadership abilities and his faith.

Sr. Bule is an amazing man and offers a glimpse of the kind of person the International Internship in Mission hopes to produce. If more leaders like Sr. Bule were leading the church of Mozambique, no telling what God could do. Honestly, I believe Mozambique will have many more leaders like Sr. Bule and I can’t wait to see what God IS going to do. It has already begun!

Pray for Bule, our 8 Interns, the Schmidt’s and the next generation of missional leaders in Africa, Mozambique, the United States and the World.

If you’re an American 20 something male 

and want a chance of a lifetime, contact WorldVenture about a 

one-year internship in mission in Mozambique.