Project Overview

Durban is a major urban city of over 4 million people with significant cultural and linguistic diversity. For example, more East Indians live in Durban than in any other city outside India. Some communities are primarily Muslim or Hindu, while others are comprised of Europeans of Dutch and British descent who enjoy the tropical environment and Durban’s urban vibe. The 51% majority of Zulu speakers attend churches that often blend Christian and animistic beliefs, building rituals around Old Testament laws of prohibition and combining them with veneration of ancestors and indigenous expressions of church. Current estimations are that there are 3 million unsaved people in Durban. Your gift will enable us to share the gospel, make disciples, and start new churches throughout the city in many of these communities. Durban is also host to refugees from countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Our team engages these diverse ethnic communities in the inner city through a ministry called ‘The Welcome Center.’ A significant percentage of Durban is youth. We work through the local church and a ministry called “The Bible Talks” to engage university students and young adults in evangelism and discipleship opportunities. Our team also works with the leadership of existing churches in four distinct Baptist conventions, encouraging them to pray for Durban and cast vision for them to reach the lost in their communities and train their members as disciples who in turn multiply disciples across the city. We invite you to partner with us as we share the love of Jesus across this vast city. God is at work here, and your prayers and financial support will help the Rev. 7:9 vision come to fruition – people from every language, tribe, and tongue living in Durban, South Africa, will one day worship Christ around God’s throne!