MEET THE TRAINERS

Richard is a graduate of Baxter Institute. He and his wife have two beautiful daughters. In addition to preaching for the Ojojona Church of Christ, Richard serves as an HHI agriculture trainer in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala and assists with the MAGI box distribution each year.

Mbwenu graduated from African Christian College in 2012 with a Theology major and a Leadership minor. He has been trained in Survival Gardening and Farming God’s Way, as well as poultry, dairy cattle, and fish farming. He serves as the preacher for Tombolombo Church of Christ and as a Biblical facilitator in AIDS prevention. He and his wife and four sons live in Malawi.

John is a graduate of the Mutare School of Preaching and serves as the Country Coordinator for Zimbabwe. He and his wife have five beautiful children and are passionate about serving the people of Zimbabwe. John had this to say about the work, “In areas where HHI Survival Gardening has been taught and implemented, the impact has been astonishing. We continue to see the demand for and expansion of our training program. With each community trained lives are saved. On behalf of the many families and communities that have benefited from the training, I say thank you a million times. Your help has indeed left marks of love and footprints of hope in the lives of many families.”

Joseph is a graduate of Nairobi Great Commission School where he studied Bible and Missions. He and his wife and daughter live in Northwestern Uganda where he works as an agricultural trainer. Joseph serves as a part of evangelism teams and as a speaker at youth conferences.

Edwin earned a degree in Bible and Missions at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching in Arusha, Tanzania in 2012. He now serves as a preacher and agriculture trainer in Tanzania. Edwin teaches village, prison, and school workshops as well as managing the Andrew Connally School of Preaching agricultural farm. He and his wife of 20+ have five beautiful children.

Augustus is a graduate of the Nairobi Great Commission School where he studied agriculture, Bible, and missions. He also has an advanced certificate in Bible & Missions from Mombasa NGCS Extension School and a management diploma from Kenya Institute of Management. In addition to serving as an agriculture trainer for HHI, he also preaches for the Likoni Church of Christ.

James B. Legend is a graduate of Bear Valley School of Preaching and serves as the preacher for Yua Church of Christ. He and his wife have five beautiful children… Fortune, Albright, Joel, Blessing, and Jeffrey. James says, “May the Lord bless Healing Hands International and its donors for being a blessing materially and spiritually to humanity.”

Victor is a graduate of Bear Valley School of Preaching and serves as a teacher at the Lugbe Abuja Secondary School. He and his wife live and work in Nigeria. Victor says, “HHI is God sent to rescue poor farmers from poverty. The workshops create an avenue where men and women can have the opportunity for the participants to increase vegetable production through training and to learn about God’s love and his saving grace.”

Joseph, his wife, and four children are members of the Masaani tribe in Central Kenya. He is a graduate of the Nairobi Great Commission School where he studied agriculture, Bible, and missions.

Thomas earned a degree in Bible & Ministry from Namwianga Bible School as well as a teaching diploma from the University of Zambia. He and his wife have four children. Thomas says, “Hunger in Africa is real. Survival gardening training provides opportunities to create relationships. You become like a family member and it builds trust with the people. Once the relationship is developed there is the opportunity to share the Gospel and people listen.”

Dr. Ebenezer Udofia has served HHI as the African Director of Agriculture since 2009. He and his wife and two children live in Nairobi, Kenya where he also teaches classes at the Nairobi Great Commission School.