Run by Apostle Dr Joseph Mwila and Lillian Mwila his wife

Who is ‘Dayspring Ministries’?

‘Dayspring Ministries’ is a charity and a Christian organisation in Kitwe that is led by Apostle Dr Joseph Mwila and his wife Lillian. They lead a church of several hundred strong in Kitwe and have planted out other churches around the Copperbelt area of Zambia. Together with apostolic ministry from Newfrontiers in South Africa these churches have been helped to become part of the Newfrontiers family.

The Grace Centre Church in Kitwe is very active in reaching out to the poor and needy, in particular through their 'Streetlife Project, see the photos below showing a feeding station in use. 

As well as a feeding program for 600 or so of the neediest children in the Kitwe and surrounding townships, they have two orphanages: The Grace Centre for boys at Nkana West and the Faith Centre for girls at Luangwa.

At the orphanages they are not just given food & clothing but are being cared for in a secure & loving family atmosphere and discipled as part of a faith-filled church. Some of the children at the orphanages are sponsored by individual people, churches and by organisations for their educational needs. Out of this the children now have growing aspirations to make the most of their lives. 

The moto of ‘Dayspring Ministries’ for the children is; “REBUILDING CONFIDENCE” this is because most of the children have lost confidence due to the traumas that they have experienced in their young lives as well as coming from very impoverished families.

Most of the children who are on the streets and in the orphanages, have lost one or both of their parents to HIV and Aids.

In Zambia HIV and Aids has been an epidemic leaving children vulnerable and having to fend for themselves on the streets. Even if the children have grandparents this can still be the case, because their grandparents are usually in poor health themselves and don’t have the means to look after their grandchildren. 

This situation can lead to some of the street children getting into things they shouldn’t, like sniffing glue and all sorts of other vices. The helpers involved in the Streetlife project go into the compounds in Kitwe and other areas to help those vulnerable children by setting up feeding stations. 

Also, if there is a space in one or both of the orphanages they will rescue a child from the streets and that child will live at an orphanage but will be cared for in a secure & loving family atmosphere and hopefully they will receive a sponsor for their needs such as education.

The feeding programs and the orphanages all need funding to be able to continue and so there are various ways that this can be achieved. 

One way is for an individual person or a church or organisation to sponsor a child at the orphanage through their education, including college. 

Another way is to make a donation to ‘Dayspring Ministries’ to help provide funds so that they can continue helping the children on the streets. 

For more information on the Streetlife project please watch this video clip by clicking on this link: Streetlife

Please note that as of 2018 the number of orphaned children now being cared for by Dayspring Ministries in their two orphanages is over 50 boys and girls of different ages. Also the number of children being fed and helped who live on the streets is now over 600 children. The cost of feeding the children has gone up considerably and so any help you can give to the Streetlife project would be gratefully received.

 If you would like to help 'Dayspring Ministries' by sponsoring a child at one of the orphanages, then please contact: info@christcentralchurches.org  

If you would like to help support the Streetlife project 'Dayspring Ministries' run by making a direct donation to the Streetlife project, then please contact: streetlifezambia.org/giving/  

Thank you!