Pastors are like everyone else. They go through challenges, headaches and even traumas. Pastor Dr. Pastory and wife Grace Majembe faced unheard of challenge. When driving from Iringa to Dodoma, on March 30th, 2016, the above pastor and his wife lost four of their children by a van accident. The Majembe’s two oldest children Michael and Happiness were not in that van, so they were spared. In addition to their loss, the Majembeswere hospitalized with severe life threatening bruises and broken bones. Grace Majembe in particular because of her other health complications, she was under hospital care for a long time. Furthermore, when the Majembes were ready for the discharge from the hospital, they faced the unavoidable hospital bills. The bills also added another emotional and psychological pain to them.
Pastor PastoryMajembe was married to his sweetheart, Grace Isaac Loti on June 25, 1988. Most of his adult life dr. Majembe has worked as a Bible college professor. Majembe holds a Master of Divinity degree from Korea and Doctorate from Ausbury University Ky. He has a passion for teaching and mentoring and pastoring a Church. While Majembe is a professor at Central Bible College in Dodoma Tanzania, he and his wife also pastor a local in Dodoma township area.
When the tragedy on March 30th 2016, hit the Majembes’ family the emotional, spiritually and physical trauma was beyond words. Dr. Majembe admits that he wish the Pastoral Care Center was in existence when the accident happened. Majembe and his wife and their two children who survived were so hurt and so traumatized nothing made sense anymore in their lives. Pastor Majembe says, his wife Grace continuously cried and sobbed, daily for almost six months, then every other two or three days, until it was like between weeks, later almost month to month she has those moments. The traumatic impact the Majembe faced, known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), need to be dealt with even if someone seems to be making some progress. We pray for the Majembes and hope that since the Pastoral Care Center for Africa (PCA), will start in February 2019, they will be among those welcome for psychological and emotional treatment.