L.A.Z.Y. has adopted
Wellington and Hellen Obotte
missionaries from Malawi
Biography
Wellington and Hellen are global missionaries with
the Church of the Nazarene in Tanzania.
Wellington was born in the western part of Kenya. He
accepted Christ in 1975 and felt the call to be a missisonary in 1988.
He has served as mission coordinator in Tanzania since
1996. Being African missionaries
assigned to Africa has been a big challenge
yet fulfilling assignment for the Obottes.
Wellington and Hellen have been a major part of planting 260 viable
churches, plus ten other Nazarene cell groups on the Zanzibar Islands,
multiplying the district into 3 districts, starting ordination
classes, and helping churches to have self ownership and sustenance.
He also focuses on spiritual formation of
holy character, educating and developing pastors, ministers, laypeople
in Tanzania.
Hellen accepted Christ when she was 16 years old. In 1995 along with her husband she was called
to be a missionary to Tanzania. Her passion is working with women especially
pastor’s wives. Her ministry involves
teaching them elementary reading and writing skills, and how to read the Bible. She also teaches them to use their homemaking
skills to help support their families.
Hellen also directs Jesus Film Ministry in Tanzania.
Wellington and Hellen have seen many souls come to
Christ through their ministry, out of those many are now pastors serving
God. They are both very happy about the
opportunity that God has blessed them with to serve and further his Kingdom in Tanzania.
Wellington and Hellen have three children: Jimmy, a graduate of Olivet University,
married and is preparing to pursue his master’s degree in computer science;
Juliet aspires to be a doctor and Jerald is aspiring to be a pilot or mechanic.
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