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Discover events and partnerships that are helping spark a movement of radical generosity in Sub Saharan Africa. Whether you're just exploring or deeply engaged, you're welcome here.

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This page is for you if:

You heard about a Journey of Generosity (JOG) or interest event and would like to participate in one or host one if you have already attended a JOG.
You’re curious about what Generosity Path is.
You want to connect with generosity-minded organizations near you.
You’re looking to connect with the team at Generosity Path in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Elvis Mutahi Githinji

Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa

A Story of Transformation

TESTIMONY OF HOW AN IMMIGRANT MINISTRY – JCMM IS CHANGING LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Over the past four months, xenophobic acts against foreign nationals in South Africa have caused many nationals of other countries to flee and return home, while those unable to leave have faced severe displacement and the risk of plunder. Neither the country’s government nor other aid organizations have come to the aid of the displaced and those facing danger. However, the Joint Christian Mission Mobilization Africa (JCMM) churches which previously participated in JOG workshops in the region made the following decision: “Tomorrow is known to God, but today let us urgently share what we are in our hands with those who have nothing.” Based on this resolution, the following acts of generosity are being carried out:

In Witbank, Mpumalanga province, over 350 foreign nationals with their children had been sitting at home without work for over two months. The Ethiopian church in Witbank took responsibility, and through the church’s collaboration team, an initial support of R60,000 (3,750 USD) in cash was distributed on last week of July 2026, so that they could buy bread and milk for their children. It is understood that they will continue sharing daily bread as a stopgap measure until another solution is found.
It is estimated that the current danger facing foreign nationals in South Africa may continue until November 2026 or worsen until the country’s elections are concluded. Therefore, JCMM and the leaders of the collaboration team decided at an administrative meeting held in Witbank on August 18, 2026, that the JCMM local churches will mobilise their congregations to identify a neighbour or two within their immediate neighbourhood and support them with daily food and sustenance . Those that had the opportunity to provide labour opportunities for those who had lost work were encouraged to open their doors so that the displaced could find a source of income as they waited for things to calm down.
Previously, through Catalyst Amanuel and Tamrat at the Himbegen Hebron Ethiopian Church, 80 people organised themselves and contributed R100 each (R100 x 80 = R8,000) every month to help orphans. To assist them, another collaboration team from the same church provided one month’s worth of relief supplies to 108 xenophobia displaced families on August 17, 2026.

In Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, a couple, Mr and Mrs Mesfin Tesfaye and who have lived in exile with “Tuck Shop” business for 25 years raised a daughter Nardos as a refugee. She passed her matriculation exams and got a slot in school of medicine at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town to continue her education. However, due to the financial constraints and the fact that she could access the government bursary as a refugee almost brought her dream to a halt. Through the actions taken by the Ermelo JCMM Ethiopian Church collaboration team and the financial support provided through generous service, she was able to complete her first semester. To ensure she can finish the rest of her studies without anxiety, the leaders of nine JCMM local churches gathered in Witbank on August 18, 2026, and resolved that this young girl, will be supported through their collaboration program until she finishes the studies she started, and a pledge was made to that effect.

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These and many more are testimonies of what a team of individuals are doing within their Jerusalem despite the fact that they themselves are in need. These are the outcomes of collaborating with each other and agreeing to be used by God to become solution providers in our immediate communities. Africans being a solution for Africans and the opportunity to help one another has opened up biblical opportunities for generosity. Since this is a pioneering and educational act that paves the way for Africans to organize in a spirit of unity and support one another, its needs to be encouraged through prayer. It demonstrates the lessons that the brethren of JCMM have learned from the outcomes of being generous and has proven that biblical generosity can be practiced capable practiced under any circumstances, in any place, and at any time, using anyone.

Proverbs 11:24-25 says, “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed”

What Is a JOG?

A Journey of Generosity (JOG) is a free, peer-led small group conversation about living generously. There are no asks – just space to explore, reflect, and take your next step toward joyful giving. A Jog can be done by church audiences, home bible study groups, business and government leaders.

TASTE OF A JOG

Interested in hosting a JOG at your local church, cell group or organisation ? Learn more here or contact our team at ssa@generositypath.org

Who Is Generosity Path?

We are a global community helping people explore the joy of living generously. Through JOGs, summits, and partnerships, we support transformation from scarcity to abundance.

The Power of Giving Together

When we give alone, we can make a difference. But, when we choose to give with others to the same cause, the difference can be huge. If we want to be people of impact, partnering with God in a mission to heal the world through generosity, we need to be people who give together. We do through giving collaborations. After participating in a Journey of Generosity workshop, and doing your own personal giving plan, we encourage individuals that have similar interests and passions to rally together to the same cause. What this does, is it allows individuals to pull more resources together and have a bigger impact within the communities they live in. This is what produces real transformation and impact.

Kingdom Giving Collaborations represent a framework for believers to unite their passions, resources, and talents to address urgent community needs. By forming groups of at least three members, individuals align their personal convictions with the specific issues affecting their local area, such as supporting the elderly or orphans. These teams establish leadership roles to ensure transparency and effectiveness while focusing on scriptural priorities like local church support, missions, and aiding the poor. Members are encouraged to contribute through financial gifts, labor, or professional expertise to create a tangible impact. Ultimately, this collaborative model serves as a modern application of early church generosity, turning collective efforts into a powerful force for community transformation.

The Three Interlocking Circles Framework

The core visual framework of Session 5 consists of three interlocking circles

Circle 1 — Giver’s Passions: The people, needs, and community issues you feel drawn toward.
Circle 2 — Collaborating Givers: A group of several purposeful, like-minded givers coming together.
Circle 3 — Commitment & Resources: Dedicating the resources God has entrusted to you, which include your labor, influence, financial resources, and expertise or talent.

Outcome: When these three circles interlock, they form a Kingdom Giving Collaboration that produces lasting fruit, heals the world by meeting needs, and transforms communities.

A close look at New Testament church giving highlights three primary causes supported by the early church.

The Local Church: Submitting to leadership and supporting the local church as the primary vehicle for God’s work.
Missions: Directing giving toward causes reflecting God’s heart and values.
Needs of Brethren: Meeting practical needs in expanding circles: immediate family first, church family second, and neighbours third.

This model has been seen to work very well within the Sub Saharan Africa region as you have read in the transformation story above. These stories are so many all over Africa so just imagine the difference you could make, the legacy you might leave, the impact you could have, in giving together for God’s Kingdom.

"One Man, Multiplied: The Samuel Kembo Story"

This is the story of a man who is a donor in far more than the ordinary sense of the word — a generous, self-giving, catalytic donor, serving the Kingdom by making disciples.Samuel Kembo first came to South Africa from Ethiopia as a missionary to complete his Master’s degree in theology. He stayed — and became one of the founders of JCMMA, the Joint Christian Mission Mobilization Africa, an organization formed to help unchurched Ethiopian refugees in South Africa plant churches of their own. His giving began before he had money to give. What he had was training , theological expertise , and he gave that first to a community that had no church of its own. It was only later, as he grew in understanding of the Great Commission, that his giving turned into mission. And his mission turned him into a catalyst. Everything sharpened again when Sam attended a Journey of Generosity. His life’s mission became more meaningful — he understood that giving was never only about writing a cheque, but about multiplying himself: pouring out his time, his talent, and his treasure to disciple others into the same self-giving life he had discovered.

Generosity Path calls this LIFE — Labour, Influence, Finances, Expertise. Generosity is Sharing LIFE.

Through Sam’s influence, the churches he helped plant are now carrying that same DNA of generosity into their own communities — at the local church level and the community level. This is what a generous organizational culture actually looks like: not one leader giving alone, but a leader who gave himself away until an entire network of churches and families began giving the same way.

Apostle Sam Kembo is a missionary who gave his expertise to became a catalyst, multiplied himself into a disciple follower of Christ, and his fruits are seen in four churches, where professional church members and businessmen and businesswomen now come together to share their lives — through gifts, talents, and treasures — with their needy communities and the members of their own local churches.

We hope through Apostle Sam’s story you will be encouraged to turn generosity from an event you participate in to a lifestyle you embody. Ask God for guidance to begin to use what God has placed in your hands to transform your community.