South African Base for PIH/Iris Africa Churches (Kabokweni, South Africa)

[John Redworth and Supresa Sithole with a group of pastors at Harvest Bible College]

"There are currently Partners in Harvest (PHI) churches in four of the nation's nine provinces, and we have recently been invited to plant a church in Swaziland, where many of the people are very poor. Many of the churches are located in rural areas. Most of the pastors are bi-vocational, and are unable to attend Bible school for the three-month terms that the other Iris schools offer. Burdened that these pastors were unable to receive regular Bible training, in October 2003 the international director of Iris, Surpresa Sithole, and John Redworth, one of the board members of Iris Canada, began the first session in a rural area near White River. Together they taught four of the fourteen first-level courses in a three-week intensive. The Lord showed His pleasure with this start by pouring out His Holy Spirit on the pastors (and the teachers!)."