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Peter Kandulu
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Until January 2010 Peter Kandulu was minister of Balaka CCAP which is partnered with Dingwall Castle Street Church of Scotland. Peter is now studying Law at Chancellor College, University of Malawi in Zomba. This is under the aegis of Blantyre Synod. When Peter qualifies in law he will be well equipped to help the Church in Blantyre CCAP in a whole range of issues. When Peter, along with 3 Balaka folk, was with us in the autumn of 2009, he made a big impact. The following is a summary of Peter's career thus far. He can still be contacted by e-mail.
Peter began his theological studies at Zomba Theological College in January 2002, when our minister Bruce started teaching there. At college he was a member of the Shalom Crusaders singing-group. He graduated in the autumn of 2005 with the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Peter’s first church was in the lower Shire valley, in the hot, humid south of Malawi where he and his congregation had to cope with floods and food shortages. In 2008 Peter was transferred to the Balaka congregation which is about 30 miles north of Zomba.
Family Peter Kandulu was born on 18th August 1969, at Zomba General Hospital, and is the sixth born in a family of nine children. He was born in a Christian family. His father was a son of a church minister, the Reverend Adson Kandulu. His mother was a daughter of a Moslem sheikh, but she followed his father to Christian faith after she was married to him.
Early Days Peter was brought up in different towns since his father was a policeman but Peter's home district is Chiradzulu which is just 25 Kilometres from Blantyre city. Peter attended various schools, including Kachingwe CCAP Primary School, Mpumbe CCAP Primary School, Chikwawa Secondary School, Blantyre Teachers Training College and Polytechnic College where he upgraded to Diploma in Technical Education. Peter worked as a Secondary school teacher for seven years before he heard a calling to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. His teaching career was at Nyungwe Catholic Girls Secondary School and Mountain View Government Secondary School.
Marriage He was married in 1994 to Bettie Chitsime, and God has blessed Peter and Bettie with three children. There are two girls [2009]: Natasha Kandulu who is 13, and Chimwemwe Kandulu who is 10. Their son is called Peter Chisomo who is 3 years old. Peter and Bettie have also adopted two orphans Madalo and Elife who are 16 and 13 years respectively.
Church Service At the age of 22 he was chosen as a Session clerk for a rural congregation where he was teaching at that time. In 2001 he was elected a Session clerk for a big Church of Bindula CCAP in Thyolo district and this led to Peter becoming aware of a Holy calling. I attended Zomba Theological College from 2002-2005 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 2005 and one of his teachers was Bruce. Currently Peter is doing a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies with The University of Malawi at the Polytechnic, in addition to parish duties.
The Ministry Peter's work as a church minister has been challenging. His first posting from college was Mpatsa CCAP in the Shire Valley South Presbytery. At the time, the big challenge was that Peter was posted to a place where there was no church building or even a manse. He had to rent a sub-standard house. The situation was very difficult. The area was so hot to the extent that sometimes the weather was 54 degrees Celsius. But God provided, and money was raised for the construction of Mpatsa CCAP Manse, and Peter was given a bicycle to use since transport was a major setback for his ministry at that point.
The Future Peter's future plan is to work hard for the Glory of God and to preach and reach to so many people who don’t know Christ. He is studying for a Bachelor of Law degree so that he can become a Synod legal advisor apart from the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. Peter's dream was to visit Scotland to see where his Mother church originated. This happened in 2009.
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