What is ZEMA?
God has given ZEMA one of the great open doors in Christian Missions today: the Zionists of the African Independent Churches in Southern Africa. Membership in "Zion Churches" is thought to be as high as 15 million. These churches took the word "Zion" not from Israel, but from the town of Zion, Illinois, USA which sent literature and missionaries to South Africa at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Unfortunately, most Zion churches have become syncretistic, combining what they know about Christianity with traditional African religious beliefs. Today many amaZioni (the Zulu word for "Zionists") have a great desire to study and follow the Bible. Because ZEMA has a historical connection with the amaZioni, ZEMA personnel are blessed with acceptance among the amaZioni.
