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Namibia is a big country, larger than the state of Texas and four times
the size of Britian. It covers more than 800 000 square kilometres of
rather arid and mostly desolate territory. Independence came in 1990 which
makes Namibia a rather young country after many years of different struggles
and wars. As a result the population is rather small in number and totals
just less then 2 million. Namibia also host the beautiful Namib, the worlds
oldest desert.
Bushman Congregations
 
SWAM is involved mainly in community development and other supporting
projects
Missionary work amongst the Bushmen in the North Eastern part of Namibia
during the 1960's. Today there are four Traditional Bushman Congregations;
every one of them serves an average of 2000 Bushmen in the remote areas
of Northeast Namibia. Poverty and famine are constant problems, which
are addressed by government in a very restricted way.
See: Tsumkwe Bushman
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Kunene for Christ Action
Kunene for Christ Action is neither a church nor a congregation but rather
a co-coordinating and evangelical arm of the DRC in Namibia. Although the
Kunene for Christ Action officially started in 1996 it goes back in time
to the 1950's when mission work actually started in the region. The Rev.
Jacob Schoeman was inaugurated as minister/missionary for Orumanu in 1978.
Because of the worsening economy and war in the '80s it was difficult to
expand the work. In 1988 the work was able to expand through Damaraland
in Namibia. After the war ended it was also possible to expand mission work
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Activities of the Team
It works inter denominational with several denominations and ministries
to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The ten year vision of the team
was accomplished last year when they were actually able to reach almost
all the people in this large area.
Kunene for Christ has been working in the area for many years. This is
a very huge area with extremely bad roads. The team are well equipped
to spread the Gospel in this barren region and together they cover almost
100 000 km each year.
Most of these areas are only accessible by 4x4 vehicles. To make the work
even more complicated; there are more than 12 different and diverse culture
and language groups in the region.
In the region there are still people we would like to
reach more effectively. This includes people in northern Kaokoland and
southwestern region of Angola where landmines, as result of the civil
war, are still a huge problem. Due to the economical situation in the
region, something like famine and poverty would be high on the agenda
for the future.
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