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Bishop Zachary Kakobe is the International Revivalist, and
Founder of Bishop Zachary Kakobe International Ministries (BZKIM), a faith
based non-profit organization, registered in the USA. He is also the Founder
and the General Overseer of the Full Gospel Bible
Fellowship Church, which is registered in Tanzania.
He pastors a megachurch in Dar-Es-Salaam City, Tanzania; which is the mother
Church; and from there, he oversees more than 400 branch churches (daughter
churches), which he planted scatteredly across all the regions and districts of
Tanzania mainland.
Bishop Zachary Kakobe's call to
ministry was paranormal, or to put it in simple terms, it came through a
supernatural experience. In 1982, Jesus Christ came personally to his living
room, on two different occasions, to deliver His message of calling him into
ministry. On all occasions, Jesus came to the room in early hours of the night,
long before bedtime when normal business was going on in the living room. In
the first instance, Jesus knocked on the securely locked door, and before the
door could be opened, he passed through that door without opening it. When he
entered the room, the living room lights went off, without being turned off by
anyone; and His glory illuminated the room. He then took a seat and started
saying, "Fear not, I'm Jesus." Then He said that he was sending
Kakobe to preach his Word.
He continued to say that, Kakobe,
will be a Shepherd of a large flock of sheep, and he will tend and feed
thousands of sheep and lambs; and moreover, he will oversee many other flocks
of sheep. At the same time, he will preach the Gospel to multitudes; beginning
in his Nation; and in the latter years, to great multitudes, in many Nations
around the world; with mighty signs and wonders following him wherever he goes
to preach His Word. He spoke a lot of other things pertaining to God's plan for
Kakobe's life and ministry; and finished by urging him repeatedly, to be
faithful to him, till the end; so that he could see all these things come to
pass, in his ministry. After the concluding remarks, He did not give any room
for discussion. Then He departed through the same door, in the same manner; and
immediately, the lights of the room were automatically turned on again.
Surprisingly after receiving this
message, Kakobe responded negatively to the call of Jesus Christ. In a heart to
heart discussion with his wife Hellen, Kakobe told her, "I'm sorry, I
can't be a Crusade preacher or a Pastor. I'm not interested at all in this kind
of ministry. I'm only interested in becoming a big businessman, and use my
money to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Nothing more, nothing less!"
At this particular time, Kakobe was involved in the ministry of helps in his
Church, the Tanzania Assemblies of God. He helped the National Evangelist,
Bishop Moses Kulola, to start a tape ministry and was using his electronic
equipment to record his Gospel messages and distribute the sermon tapes to a
wider audience; at his own costs and expenses. He had a burden to spread the
Word through the sermon tapes of Bishop Kulola.
He was also a partner in Bishop
Kulola's ministry. He was burdened to give his all, to the Gospel of the
Kingdom. He absolutely had no interest in becoming a Crusade preacher. At his
Assemblies of God Church home, he didn't have any preaching or teaching
assignment. He was just an ordinary member of the Church. He told his wife,
"If Jesus gives me a chance to respond to His call, my answer will be, I'm
not interested in becoming a Pastor or a Crusade Preacher; and I will ask Him
to give me power to get wealth; so that I can offer a lot of support to the
Preachers of the Gospel."
A couple of months later, that same
year; Jesus came again to Kakobe's residence, in more or less, the same way. On
this occasion of His second visit, He took a shorter time elaborating on God's
plan for Kakobe's life and ministry; but this time with greater emphasis; and
then He concluded by saying that it will take a much longer time for Him to
come again in this manner, and thereafter He departed.
Did this second visit of the Lord
bring positive developments in Kakobe's response to the call? Not at all!
Kakobe continued with the same stand for a number of years, without relenting.
Then came the year 1987, in November, when the Internationally renowned
Evangelist, with the heart for Africa, Reinhard Bonnke, held an evangelistic
Crusade in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. That Crusade attracted multitudes of
people, coming from all over the Nation. Kakobe was one of the ushers of that
Crusade. On the last day of the Crusade, there was a great move of the Spirit
of God. Thousands of people decided for Christ, and many miracles occurred. As
the preacher was winding up with words of farewell, Kakobe took a little time
to think about the masses of people, the numerous decisions for Christ and the
miracles that occurred, which had greatly glorified Jesus in the City and the
nation at large. While he was thinking about these things, the two visits of
Jesus in his living room, five years back, came fresh in his mind, and
suddenly, he heard a small still voice speaking in his heart saying, "Son,
the preacher is now saying farewell to the multitudes, who then, will continue
to glorify My Name, after his departure?" After this voice, what happened?
In his own words, Kakobe tells the story, "This voice broke my heart
within me, and all my bones shook. I was helpless. When the multitudes sang
joyfully songs of praise in conclusion of the crusade, I couldn't sing with
them, but instead, I wept bitterly and cried at the top of my voice. I repented
my stubborn disobedience to the call of my Lord, thanked Him for being patient
with me and surrendered my will to His will, and said, Here am I Lord, use me
as You will. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon me, and I was
suddenly filled with the Holy Ghost power; boldness, faith and an inward
intense desire to preach the Word and pray for the sick and the needy. I just
couldn't wait another single day to preach His Word in Miracle Healing
Crusades!"
After the necessary spiritual
preparations, then the day came. That was August 3, 1988; when Kakobe started
his preaching journey. With his evangelistic team, the Gospel Evangelistic Team
(GET), he went upcountry to start a series of Miracle Healing Crusades, on the
invitation from various Pentecostal churches. He conducted a total of ten Open
air Crusades in Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Tabora, Mbeya, Coast and Dar-Es-Salaam
regions; in Tanzania. Commenting on the success of these Crusades, one Senior
Pastor said, "These first ten Crusades in his ministry have confirmed his
calling." In all these Crusades, the attendance was far above average.
Hundreds of people decided for Christ, in each Crusade; and phenomenal miracles
occurred.
Speaking on the remarkable miracles,
which occurred in his first ten Crusades which he can't forget; Bishop Zachary
Kakobe had this to say, "I can't forget two remarkable miracles. The first
one is a remarkable miracle which the Lord performed in the Crusade I conducted
at Hedaru Village market ground, in Kilimanjaro Region; from Saturday, August
13 to Monday, August 15, 1988. This Crusade was sponsored by Swedish Free
Mission Church. On the first day of the Crusade, the villagers were reluctant
to come close to the Crusade grounds because they didn't believe in miracles;
then suddenly, I was filled with an abnormal kind of faith which prompted me to
speak to the people who were afar, and tell them to bring any lame person who
is known to all the villagers, and immediately after prayer the lame person
will stand up and walk.
Just on nearby premises, there was a
lady who was more than 40 years old; she had been lame from her mother's womb.
All the villagers knew this lady. They carried her wherever she wanted to go
because she couldn't crawl or creep, let alone stand and walk! They hurriedly
brought her near me, and they said, "Preacher, if this lady will rise and
walk, then we are going to believe your preaching." Then I said, "Something
extraordinary is about to happen, right here, right now! I'm just waiting for
all those people who are standing afar off. Please come close, and see this
miracle with your own eyes." Shortly after, the Crusade ground was jammed
with hundreds of people who were full of anxiety. Then I said boldly,
"This lady is going to stand and walk right now." After saying these
words, fear came to me; I trembled, and all my bones were shaking. This kind of
ministry was very new to me! I was learning a lesson of how to operate in the
gifts of the Holy Spirit; in the School of the Holy Spirit. Then I heard a
voice within me saying, "Today, you will be put to shame because you said
something that is absolutely impossible. Your ministry is going to be ruined
right away."
Shortly afterwards, I saw one of my
teammates, who was playing the accordion, before I took the pulpit to preach;
slowly leaving the area to hide himself. Then I heard a small still voice
within me saying, "Fear not, my servant, for I am with you. Just say a word
of prayer and I will do the rest." The latter voice made me ignore the
former one, but I decided to close my eyes while praying, so that I couldn't
see what was happening around me. Then I said a word of prayer. When I finished
praying, I decided to keep my eyes closed, so that I couldn't see the rest.
Then followed a dead silence, and thereafter, ululations; a loud shrill scream
- a peculiar high-pitched trill used commonly by women in Africa and in other
cultures, as a sign of joy - which made me open my eyes! And guess what! The
lady stood on her feet for the first time in her life and started to walk. The
audience was electrified with shouts of joy and shouts of Hallelujah! The news
of the miracle spread so fast by word of mouth that people flocked in from all
directions, and even the accordionist came out from his hiding place! Everybody
wanted to see the miracle with their own eyes! Jesus was alive and real to
every villager, and thereafter the villagers believed every Word that was
preached. The amazing miracle continued to be the talk of the village for a
number of years after the Crusade. Moreover, the miracle ignited my faith also
and made me preach Jesus in the next Crusades with deep conviction in my heart,
as never before.
The second miracle occurred at a
Crusade I held at Chalinze Village, Coast Region, late January 1989; which was
sponsored by Elim Pentecostal Church. Here, too the villagers were reluctant to
enter the Crusade because they didn't believe in miracles. On the first day of
the Crusade, there were very few people in attendance. Most of the attendees
came together in a group, bringing with them a lady who had a unique kind of
muteness. Not only was she unable to speak even a word for three years; but
also during the entire period, she crowed like a rooster every three to four
hours. Every villager knew the lady because of her unique kind of dumbness.
Medical science couldn't explain why a human being could crow like a rooster!
The people told me, "Preacher, if prayer in the Name of Jesus can make
this lady speak, and stop crowing, then we are going to believe your preaching
and follow your Jesus."
I told them, "Go to the streets
and invite as many people as you can, to come and see this miracle. After a
short prayer, she will talk normally, and crowing will let her alone."
They went to the streets and in no time at all, the grounds were filled with
hundreds of people who were anxious to see the miracle. Guess what! After a
short prayer, the lady spoke normally, and crowing was no more. Four hours
elapsed, and there was no sign of crowing. They observed her again for the
whole night and to everyone's surprise, crowing was history! The following day,
almost the whole village, was attracted to the Crusade grounds, and hundreds of
people gave their lives to Christ. This continued daily, until the last day of
the Crusade; and this miracle also became the talk of the village for a number
of years after the Crusade.
Kakobe's last Crusade, among the
ten; was done at Kijitonyama Pentecostal Church grounds in Dar-Es-Salaam. That
was late February 1989. After this Crusade, he took some time to communicate
with all the host Pastors of the ten Crusades, in order to find out, if serious
intensive follow up on the new converts who decided for Christ, in these Crusades,
had been done thoroughly after the Crusades. His interest, right from the
start, was not only to bring forth fruit in the Crusades, but to make sure his
fruit remained; because he had conviction in his heart that this is the will of
the Father (John 15:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:5,8). In the assessment of the work
done, he found to his dismay, that most of the host Pastors hadn't taken a keen
interest in doing follow-up on the new converts. They somewhat considered
Miracle Healing Crusades, more or less, as mere entertainment. In fact, some of
them took their holidays immediately after the Crusades. This evaluation made
Kakobe to seek the face of God seriously, and inquire of Him whether he should
continue in that direction, or otherwise. After praying for about one month and
a half, the Lord clearly directed him to start a Church, the Full Gospel Bible
Fellowship; so that he could go and bring forth fruit, and see to it that the
fruit remains.
In mid April 1989, he gathered 13
young converts and camped in his residential house at Kijitonyama,
Dar-Es-Salaam; for an intensive two-week Bible Study course. Thereafter, on
Sunday, April 30, 1989, he started his Church services with 13 faithfuls, at
Jamhuri Primary School at Mnazi Mmoja area, Dar-Es-Salaam. So the Word of the
Lord spoken to Kakobe, was fulfilled. Kakobe was now a Pastor, and more was yet
to come! Having also in mind the training of Pastors, a few months later, he
started Bible classes towards the cause.
Full
Gospel Bible Fellowship Church (F.G.B.F), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
From this humble beginning, to date,
Kakobe pastors a megachurch in Dar-Es-Salaam, which is the mother church and
has personally trained and sent out into the Lord's fields, more than 700
Pastors. On Sunday, March 7, 1993; he ordained the first batch of 28 Pastors
(19 Pastors and 9 Assistant Pastors); and commissioned them to open up the
first 19 branch Churches (or daughter Churches), in all the then 19 regional
headquarter towns in Tanzania mainland; and by February 2000, Kakobe had
already planted more than 400 branch Churches (or daughter Churches), scattered
across all the regions and districts of Tanzania mainland.
Full
Gospel Bible Fellowship Church (F.G.B.F), Dar es Salaam; Sunday Worship
Service.
What is the secret behind this
admirable work? Signs and wonders in Kakobe's ministry, have definitely played
a major role in pulling down strongholds and casting down every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, in Tanzania; a land with a good percentage
of Muslims. In his own words, Bishop Kakobe explains, "A soul winner, is a
fisher of men (Matthew 4:18-19). We are fishers of men. In fishing, a fisherman
will use a bait, to cover up the barbs and the sharp point of a fish hook.
Fishermen use nightcrawlers, insects or small fish, as fishing bait, which will
attract fish. As the fish is lured into biting the bait, it impales itself on
the hook which is attached to the line of the fishing pole, and therefore it is
caught by the fisherman. A fisherman cannot use a plain fish hook without bait
and expect encouraging results. The fish will run away from a plain fish hook.
In the same manner, the Gospel is sharper than a two edged sword. It is like a
fish hook. A fisher of men can catch men easier if he uses "fish
baits" or "men baits", if you like, on the "evangelistic
hook", which is the Gospel. The signs and wonders in this case are used as
"fish baits" or "men baits" to attract unbelievers to hear
and believe the Gospel.
Full
Gospel Bible Fellowship Church (F.G.B.F), Dar es Salaam; Sunday Worship
Service.
Based on these grounds, Kakobe has
conducted hundreds of Indoor and Open air Miracle Healing Crusades in his
country since he founded his Church; and these Crusades have contributed
immensely to the success of the Church Planting. For example, in 2007 alone, he
did a total of 211 Open air Miracle Healing Crusades in 211 different towns and
villages; scattered across all the regions and districts of Tanzania mainland,
in a period of 256 days only; starting from January 5, 2007 at Mlali Village,
in Morogoro Rural; and ending on September 17, 2007 at Ngerengere Village, in
Morogoro Rural. In some of these days, he did three Crusades per day, in three
different towns or villages; one Crusade in the morning, the following in the
afternoon, and the last one in the evening; and in some days he did two
Crusades in two different towns or villages, each day.
All in all, within this period of
256 days, he did three Crusades each day for 10 days; two Crusades each day for
53 days and one Crusade daily for 75 days. So the total number of "Crusade
days", if you like; were 138 only and the remaining days were used in
moving from one area to the other, and also pastoring the mother church, in
Dar-Es-Salaam. He did these Crusades not only in big towns and cities, but also
in the remotest villages across the country where no Crusade had ever been held
before. From Mahurunga Village in Mtwara Rural District in the South East, near
the Tanzania Mozambique border (July 28, 2007), to Wampembe Village in Nkasi
District in the South West, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika (May 28, 2007);
and from Bwisya, Ukara Island in the North West (May 12, 2007); to the Duga
Maforoni Village in the North East, near the Horohoro, Tanzania Kenya border
(August 16, 2007) and from Kabanga Village in the West at the Tanzania Burundi
border (May 16, 2007); to Kilindoni, Mafia Island in the East (June 28, 2007),
and from Njani Marikanda village in Arumeru District (March 26, 2007) and
Loliondo (March 30, 2007), both in the North; to Mpwayungu village in Chamwino
District, in the Central area (March 12, 2007); and to Tunduru, in the South
(July 30, 2007).
After unveiling the secret behind
Kakobe's Church Planting Ministry, let us now go a step further. After
ordaining the last batch of Pastors, on Sunday, January 30, 2000; Kakobe was
saturated with a great desire to open up daughter Churches in other Nations of
the world. However, before proceeding, he decided to inquire of the Lord if his
desire was in line with The Lord's will for his ministry at that particular
time.
After thorough prayer, the Lord clearly directed him not to do so. He reminded him of his call to preach the Gospel to great multitudes, in many Nations around the world, with mighty signs and wonders. He was also reminded that, as he was foretold in 1982, that assignment was to be fulfilled in the "later years" of his ministry. The Lord also gave him a plan for the implementation of the assignment. He said that, when he would go to preach to the Nations, he would be working in partnership with the Global Body of Christ; empowering, equipping and supporting the local churches to fulfill their mission. Even so, the Lord said that he was to go through intensive training till the later years; when he would be released full scale into that kind of ministry. He told him that before that time, he would continue to be released occasionally into International ministry, and then back to training; until the appointed time. The Lord concluded by urging him to always remember that, it is required in stewards, that one be found faithful.
This answer to his prayers, made
Kakobe recall what happened a few years back, that is, in 1996 after his first
International Miracle Healing Crusade in the City of Pune, India; and then
shortly before this answer to prayer, that is, in 1999, after his Miracle
Healing Crusades in the City of Kandy, Sri Lanka; and in Mathare slums in the
City of Nairobi, Kenya. The great number of decisions for Christ and the
countless genuine amazing signs and wonders in those Crusades, left a mark on
the history of Miracle Healing Crusades in those Cities. As a result, each one
of these Crusades opened lots of doors for International ministry, but as
Kakobe inquired of the Lord for the go ahead; the Spirit did not permit him
(Acts 16:6-7). It was now vividly clear that, the appointed time, had not yet
come. Kakobe was still in a wilderness of obscurity, being molded and trained
by God, in his native country, Tanzania; and even the occasionally permitted
International Miracle Healing Crusades, were themselves, part of the training.
Since the year 2000, when Bishop
Kakobe received from the Lord, guidelines for his International ministry, God
has continued to release him very occasionally to minister internationally, but
the impact of his International Miracle Healing Crusades, has been phenomenal.
In 2006; his Miracle Healing Crusades in Korea were a complete surprise to the
Crusade organizers, the Korea Revival Mission. They said, "We have never
seen anything like this, before!" In 2008; for only six days, his ministry
shook the whole country of Burundi; and everywhere, the conversation was about
Jesus Christ! Likewise, in May 2010, his four-day historical Miracle Healing
Crusade in the City of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, gripped the
whole City and nearby towns, and Jesus Christ was alive and real to the
skeptics. Similarly, in August 2010, his five day Miracle Healing Crusade in
Lusaka, Zambia; also made Jesus Christ to be the talk of the City and the whole
country at large.
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Bishop
Kakobe and his wife, Hellen
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And now, at last! The long awaited
comforting news is here! The appointed time is here at last! It all started in
2010, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, when Bishop Zachary Kakobe
International Ministries was registered in the USA. Then after a long prayer
retreat on April 16, 2012; thirty (30) years after his paranormal call to
ministry, Bishop Kakobe finally declared, "By the Grace of God, Today, I'm
full-scale released by the Holy Spirit into International Ministry. The latter
years have now arrived!" Yes! Bishop Zachary Kakobe is here, ready to
serve the Lord of Harvest as His vessel for revival to the Nations. His great
desire is to come to your City for only one assignment; to lift the Name of
Jesus higher, and much higher! To God, and our Father, to whom be glory forever
and ever. Amen. (Galatians 1:4-5).
Bishop Zachary Kakobe is the husband
of one wife, Hellen. They got married on December 11, 1979; and together they
have four children.
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JOHN 15:7, which reads as follows, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide
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