How will my gift be used?

Phase 1 raised $1,648 AUD from 8 vision partners. Phase 2 has received $640 AUD from 5 vision partners. Total: $2,288 AUD of the $8,000 AUD goal, due by 18 Nov 2026. The mission trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe runs from 5–18 January 2027. Your gift helps cover flights, ground travel, accommodation, training materials and practical support for the local believers and leaders we serve alongside.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

No. Donations to VLAM Sydney are not tax-deductible.

You can give by PayID using mobile number 0493 338 481 if you're in Australia, or by PayPal from anywhere in the world. Please write "Africa trip" in your payment reference so we can match your gift, and you'll receive a receipt email from us.

How can I learn more about VLAM Sydney?

VLAM Sydney is a disciple making movement that exists to raise courageous disciples of Jesus Christ from every nation, tribe and tongue. Visit our Our Story page at https://www.vlamsydney.org/our-story, or contact us at https://www.vlamsydney.org/contact and we'll gladly tell you more about the trip and how you can be involved.

Southern Africa Mission — Partner with VLAM Sydney

Current mission

An invitation to send us

We have been invited by Christopher Lockwood of Fire Church — a British and South African missionary with more than 20 years on the field — to join him in mission work across South Africa and Zimbabwe. We’ll travel wherever the Holy Spirit leads us — following the fire.

Planters

Training church planters in discipleship so they can multiply communities of faith.

Plants

Planting new churches through prayer, evangelism, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Revive

Reviving lukewarm churches with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Fire Church Zambia

The work is already bearing fruit

This isn’t a new work — it’s a continuation. Christopher Lockwood and the Fire Church team are already on the ground in Zambia, raising up leaders and helping believers step into their God-given callings. In January, we get to join them.

Christopher Lockwood standing with a team of Zambian church-planting leaders he is training — Christopher Lockwood (far left) with a team of leaders he is training to plant churches in Zambia.

A discipleship training session in Zambia where believers are being trained to discover their God-given callings — Training disciples to discover their God-given callings.

Phase 2 · The final sprint

Help Us Reach the $8,000 Mission Goal

$2,288of $8,000 AUD

28.6% funded · $5,712 remaining

Phase 2 deadline

18 November 2026

Counting down to 18 November

Phase 1 complete — 8 vision partners gave $1,648.

Phase 2 underway — $640 received so far from 5 vision partners.

Thank you to everyone giving and praying as we prepare to serve with Christopher Lockwood / Fire Church on 5–18 January 2027.

We need approximately $870 per week to reach the Phase 2 target by 18 November 2026.

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Phase 2 — The final sprint

Every gift helps us prepare to serve alongside Christopher Lockwood and Fire Church. Thank you for being part of this mission through giving, prayer and encouragement.

Our goal is to raise the remaining $5,712 by November 18, 2026 so that we can enter December with the financial preparation for the January mission substantially complete.

Phase 2 target

$5,712 remaining to raise

Deadline: 18 November 2026

After November 18, 2026, we aim to begin Phase 3 — ongoing monthly support for VLAM Sydney.

The full goal of $8,000 AUD ($5,750 USD) covers flights, accommodation, transportation, and ministry equipment.

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A trusted friendship

We’ve worked with Christopher Lockwood before

This mission isn’t a first meeting — it’s a continuation of an ongoing friendship. In August 2025, we hosted Christopher Lockwood for an equipping seminar, training believers in Sydney how to disciple new believers. Watch it below.

Christopher Lockwood equipping believers in Sydney to disciple new believers — a VLAM Sydney seminar, August 2025.

Dione and Christopher Lockwood sharing coffee together in Cape Town, South Africa — Dione and Christopher over coffee in Cape Town, South Africa, 2023.

How to give

Give once via PayID

Send a one-off gift straight from your banking app. Write Africa trip in your payment reference. Bank details are also sent on request or after filling out the form below.

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Giving from outside Australia

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Send us your details

One-off giving toward the South Africa & Zimbabwe mission. Every gift is recorded with a reference and receipted by email.

Become a Monthly Mission Partner

You don’t have to travel with us to be part of this mission. You can help carry the mission through prayer, giving and sharing the vision with others.

Pray

Stand with us in prayer for the people, churches and open doors across South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Give

Give a monthly gift of any size — every gift helps carry the mission forward.

Tell others about the mission and invite them to be part of it too.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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