PZDP- Hosting October 24, 2017 – Stated Assembly Meeting Central Presbyterian Church

Anna and Moven Banda We were married 32 years ago and are blessed with 3 daughters - Mirriam 31, Maina 29, and Millicent 23 - as well as two grandchildren - Dariel 7 and Kyla 1 yr. old. As part of our ministry we worked with children at risk committee (Lovemore Children Home) and from that experience God blessed us with a daughter Sharon and a grandchild Jayden, whom we foster.

We are currently serving at Mhangura Presbyterian church. Anna is the Minister in charge and Chairperson of Western Presbytery District and also the Convener of Presbytery’s Church Associations Committee.

Geographically, Mhangura is situated in northern part of (Mashonaland West Province) in an old mining town surrounded by farms. In the year 2000, people lost their jobs because of mining industry closures in Mhangura town. Mangura UPCSA has a healthy mixture of ages, and the church families meet for worship where everyone is involved.

Everisto Musedza Everisto is currently serving in , which is about 265km from . He is the full- time minister of St. Columba’s Presbyterian which has a good mixture of cultures and races. We have a membership of about 90 people comprised mainly of older folks, most of whom used to be farmers. Everisto joined the ministry in 2013, did his probation in 2014 and was ordained March 21, 2015.

Everisto was born fourth in a family of seven children and is married to Emily. They have two children, Natalie and Nathan. Everisto enjoys preaching and teaching and is especially passionate about youth ministry and ministering to the young adults. He would be very grateful to be exposed to these kinds of ministries. I am passionate about empowerment and transformation of young adults.

Lydia Neshangwe Lydia is an ordained pastor serving in the Presbytery of Zimbabwe. She and her husband Paul and their two boys lived in Denver for 5 years while Lydia was studying at Denver Seminary. She currently serves St. Andrews’s Church in (Zimbabwe) and is also the Clerk of Presbytery. She loves reading and traveling and has come to believe the African proverb that “He who never visits home thinks his mother is the best cook!” Lydia is stimulated by a variety of interests including healing and wholeness for people in all circumstances. Her personal motto these days is: “The perfect place in the whole wide world is in the will of God.”