Meet Our Partners
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Disciplers International is dedicated to making disciples of all nations. In addition to providing discipleship training and resources, Disciplers International also provides support to our ministry partners and mentorship to pastors and church leaders around the world.
Pastor Patrick & Mervis Readson
MALAWI
Since 2012 Disciplers International has supported Pastor Patrick Readson in Malawi with training and resources for his ministry. Patrick’s passion for Jesus Christ and his desire to influence his country with the Gospel is contagious. The church that he and his wife, Mervis, started near Blantyre, Malawi, has multiplied from 1 to over 50 congregations in Malawi and Mozambique. Patrick has earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Community Development. This couple has taken seriously the vision of Jesus to make disciples, and they continue to do so in urban and rural settings. Patrick and Mervis have four children: Joel, Esther, Joshua, Helen.
Flavien & Naomi Muderhwa
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO -DRC
Since 2015 Disciplers International has supported Flavien and Naomi Muderhwa with discipleship training and resources. Flavien has translated DI discipleship materials into French and Swahili, which he and his wife use to disciple others. In 2017, he founded the Elohim Outreach Ministry (EOM) in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a Christian ministry dedicated to evangelism, church planting, and disciple-making. EOM also provides spiritual, physical and emotional care to the desperately impoverished people in Goma and throughout the DRC. This dedicated couple also pastor a church that meets in their home. Flavien and Naomi have three children: Maria, Jimmy James, Joseph Bartlett.
Pastor Edward Phiri
ZAMBIA
Disciplers International provides training and mentorship to Pastor Edward Phiri in Lusaka, Zambia. He completed the Step-by-Step Discipleship Process with DI’s founder Bart Physioc and now trains Disciples of Christ to become Disciplers for Christ. Edward was ordained as a pastor in 2007 and planted the church that he still leads today. He graduated in 2021 with an Advance Diploma in Pastoral Leadership from Emity Bible College. He loves and cares for his congregation and has a passion for discipleship. Edward and Duness have six children: Edward Jr, Eunice, Naomi, Joseph, Faith, Blessings.
Pastor Shahid Masih
PAKISTAN
Pastor Shahid oversees several churches and has a heart for evangelism and discipleship. After completing the Step-by-Step Process in 2023, Shahid immediately started training others. He and his wife have a vision to reach 100,000 people in Pakistan. Shahid came to Christ in 1997 and has been a Pastor since 2012 in a country that is less than 2% Christian. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Punjab and a Theology Degree from North Western Theological Seminary. Pastor Shahid and Lubna, have four children: Daim, Joshua, Joyce, Elisha. The eldest, Daim, has been preaching since he was seven. Shahid’s father, mother and younger brother are also pastors.
Clement & Lydia Ior
NIGERIA
In 2023 Clement connected with Disciplers International, and completed the Step-by-Step Discipleship Process with Bart Physioc. DI provides them with training and mentorship and fill their desire for discipleship training that engages, establishes, equips, and empowers believers to make disciples. Clement and Lydia live in the University of Jos Staff quarters in Plateau State Nigeria. Their organization , Vindicta (Rescue) Ambassadors Foundation, focuses on the local university community where they disciple and nurture students in Christ. They have about 140 students involved in the ministry and as students graduate, they are encouraged to continue practicing their faith wherever they find themselves. Clement and Lidia have a daughter, Chivirter, and also care for his late brother's son, Aondowase.
Pastor Patrick & Perecy Amtallan
Kenya
Pastor Patrick & Perecy Amtallan connected with Disciplers International in 2023 while searching online for information about discipleship. Soon after inquiring about the training offered via Zoom, Patrick began the Step-by-Step Process and has since experienced tremendous growth. “The training and resources provided by Disciplers International have been invaluable.” Patrick once said that his heart has been filled with joy, harmony, love, and a deep care for others, like a fire that burns inside him producing a passion to share God's love with everyone. Now, as he plants churches and makes disciples in obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus (Matthew 28:19), Patrick continues to grow in the knowledge and grace of God.
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