endorsements
Living Loved has received endorsements from prominent Pastors and Leaders in the UK, USA, Zimbabwe, Croatia, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Belgium, Japan and The Kingdom of Eswatini. Particularly of note internationally, Living Loved has received an endorsement from Bethel Church Redding, California Senior Leader – Ben Armstrong. Bethel is the home of Bethel Music and the birthplace of Jesus Culture. Billboard Award, Dove Award and 3-time Grammy Award winner and Founding Member of Maverick City Music USA – Alton Eugene has also given his hearty endorsement of Living Loved.
Endorsements found here are from these Pastors and Leaders from around the world: Alton Eugene, Ben Armstrong, Carisa Downs, Conrad Ssekoba, Dan Ombija, Darrious Williamson, Dez Minto, Elijah and Mercy Oserah, Emelda Vhiriri-Mahachi, Esther Beckley, Esther D. Morishita, Frida Ishimwe, Goran Medved, Goran Punda, Grace Kapswara, Hannah Bvumbura, Helen Yousaf, Ify Alexis Lee, Jacqueline Nalugemwa, Liba Undi, Dr Lisa Adjei, Lisa Chiriseri, Lusanda Thwala, Omachile O. Adeyanju, Commissioner Petunia Chiriseri, Pheim Guti, Priscilla Wazara, Rachel Deuschle, Rachel-Yvonne McIntosh, Rebecca Kucherera (Becky K), Shelter Musavengana, Dr Tendayi & Tsatsa Mutungamiri and Tinasha Laraye.
“Nqo is a powerful voice with an incredibly grounded testimony in the truth of Jesus Christ and His love. Anyone who reads the words contained in this book, that were formed through experience with the truth of God’s love will find freedom and wholeness.”
ALTON EUGENE aka ALTON KIING
Billboard, Stellar, Dove and 3 time Grammy Award Winner, Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Singer, Founding Member of Maverick City Music, USA
“Nqo is a gifted communicator and an anointed minister who walks in signs, wonders and deliverance. She carries a brilliant display of knowing what it is to be a daughter of God. Her book “Living Loved” is nothing short of that. Nqo carries a profound revelation of living in His love in any and all seasons. Through reading her book each reader will be marked with not only fresh understanding, but a deeper encounter with the love of God. Get ready to be transformed by the testimony of Christ in her life!”
BENJAMIN ARMSTRONG
Senior Leader and Director of Prophetic Ministries at Bethel Church, Redding
California, USA
“A mind-renewing deep dive into the love of Father God. “Living Loved” isn’t only a repetition of the author’s experience, but an ever-increasing invitation into creating your own marked moments with God’s love in every chapter. If you’ve ever had trouble getting your head-knowledge of God’s love into a place where you can feel it at a heart-level, this guided tour through scripture, story, declaration, and listening prayer will help you complete that journey of head to heart. Enjoy being led into a greater measure of the revelation of the mystery of our adoption into Christ and His Kingdom, and prepare to realise afresh that you are the apple of His eye.”
CARISA DOWNS
Worship Leader, Author of Softer God: Poems and Divine Conversations and I Can Hear You, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
“With this revelation of Living Loved, Nqo represents the rapidly emerging generation of prophetic voices to the Body of Christ. According to the scriptures, our faith is activated by love. Your faith and hope will be bolstered as you study this fresh manna. There is power in the words inscribed in this book. When a fuller understanding of love is engrafted in the spirit (heart), partiality, limitation and inability to access new realms is done away with. This results in the manifestation of and the completeness of the richest measures of God’s power and presence embedded in you (Ephesians 3:19). When I look at the cross, it’s more than a crucifixion. I see love manifest. The Apostle Paul says, Jesus loved me and gave Himself up for me (Galatians 2:20). As you read Living Loved, this revelation will be engrafted in your spirit and heart and cause you to access new realms in God. Enjoy Living Loved!”
CONRAD SSEKKOBA
Psalmist, Youth Pastor and Leader, Fields of Harvest Ministries, Miracle Centre Cathedral, Kampala, Uganda
“In this hurting world, it’s essential that the church understands love within the perimeter of God’s word. Nqo has paid the price to give us this highly significant and informative book. This is a message from the mind and heart of God. When you prayerfully read this book you will come to the same conclusion Nqo has, God is love. I look forward to seeing a great Kingdom gain through widespread distribution of this book.”
PASTOR DAN OMBIJA
Pastor of Hopewell Christian Fellowship Church Kilgoris, Kenya, Director of Mission Team for Christ International, The Missionary Church East Africa Coordinator
“’Living Loved’ is a book that is soaked in the simple, empowering, and overwhelming love of God. Nqo’s personal stories and Biblical examples of how God’s love wrecked her life are inspiring and life changing. I have personally known Nqo for the last few years, and have been impacted by her zeal for the reality of the Gospel to touch people’s lives. What she has written in this book aren’t just good thoughts shared for people to read. They are actual testimonies from her own experience with Jesus which are honest and real. I am thankful to have had her testimonies reach my life and I am excited to see them touch yours as well. As you read Living Loved, I believe the impartation that flows from the Holy Spirit that was given to Nqo is going to impact your life. You will never be the same! Enjoy being loved.”
DARRIOUS WILLIAMSON
Leader at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry Bethel Church, Redding CA,
USA
“After 12 years of full time ministry, in 2014 I encountered a wonderfully unique, warm, red-haired, God-loving girl who talked in a way I had not experienced before. She used words like ‘daddy’ when she prayed and talked terrifyingly openly to me about the depth of God’s love. Once I got past the huge initial annoyance and embarrassment that the use of this ‘soppy’ language caused a proud Geordie like me, we have become dear friends! Ministering together since, God has used Nqo’s words and weekly fellowship to soften my heart, give a greater understanding of His love and allow the Holy Spirit to continue to shape the increasingly more rounded and whole version of myself that I am today. I encourage you to put aside any hardness of heart, deeply digest Nqo’s exploration and unpacking of scripture and to ‘Live Loved’.”
DEZ MINTO
YFriday, EMI (2000 – 2010), Worship Pastor, Pastoral Ministries Coordinator,
Rediscover Church, Exeter Elim Pentecostal Movement UK
“We are amazed and excited to see Nqo’s ministry message take form in this book. Over the years, her dedication to serving God and His people have touched many hearts and souls across the globe. We ministered together in the most remote villages of Kenya and truly her life resonates this very message. In her book, Living Loved, Pastor Nqo articulately gives a clear impression of God, His kind of love, how it is expressed to mankind and how He expects us to receive and share the same on earth. We invite you to be a partaker of this liberating truth about God’s love and how to live it.”
REVEREND ELIJAH AND PASTOR MERCY OSERAH MTh
Pastors of Global Revival Fire Ministries, The Solution Place, Nairobi, Kenya
“What a refreshing book at such a time as this. What makes it more powerful is that Nqo is the perfect example of the love of God personified. You cannot encounter her and not encounter the love of God. What I love about Living Loved is that it challenges religiousness and moves us into experiencing God’s nature of Love. For me, the reminder that hit home is that ‘I am not an orphan!’ As someone who lost both parents there is the thinking that I am alone and without parental cover and yet, that is a lie because I do have a Father who loves me unconditionally. It brought tears to my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy. As you read this book, prepare to encounter the undiluted love of God, not just through words but through each Activation at the end of each chapter.”
PASTOR EMELDA VHIRIRI-MAHACHI
Pastor of Prayer Fellowship Zimbabwe, Award Winning Development Practitioner Worshiper, Author of From One Invaluable Woman to Another and Beauty for my Ashes: Rising Like a Phoenix From the Ashes of Grief, Founder of the Invaluable Women Exhale Community and Cultiv8 Africa
“If you open your heart and allow God to speak to you as you read this book, the message of Living Loved will really transform your life. A biblically foundational truth of a love that surpasses all. In a very practical and genuine way Nqo has laid out the truths of who God is, love. This is a truth we all know, but too often do not stop to let this truth go deep in our hearts. Read this book with the Holy Spirit, I guarantee somewhere in these pages God’s love for you will touch you deeply. Beautifully written with a simple but powerful activation after every chapter that will refresh you and awaken your heart to Love. If you are struggling with the truth that Jesus loves you, I pray that this book will make it a reality for you as Nqo’s exciting blend of truths and testimonies are revealed. I know Nqo personally lives this message of Living Loved and it is an invitation for the church to step into and open up to God because it is possible to Live Loved.”
ESTHER BECKLEY
Founder of Crowns of Fire Ministries, UK
“This is a raw book about God’s love that opens up a new way to be real with God. As you read it, deeper revelation of God’s nature and His unconditional love will shape your perspective allowing you to have an intimate relationship with God. You can walk and live in love already because Jesus died for our sins, failures, mistakes and regrets. You don’t have to wait any longer to enter such hopeful new creation life in Him and to experience what He promised you – unfailing love. I love how this book is also very practical with activations after each chapter, breaking lies in a very timely and prophetic manor and replacing them with truths on how God sees us. The author is so generous and vulnerable in opening up her journey to discovering this love of God as a daughter, as a wife and friend. It is powerful and inspiring. This book will lead you to a transformational lifestyle with God; to live loved.”
ESTHER D. MORISHITA
Co-Founder of Awakening Asia, Co-Pastor of Awakening Tokyo Church, Japan Founder and Designer – Holy Nation Jewellery Brand
“Living Loved! Did you know that yielding to Holy Spirit also meant that He could inspire and write through a yielded vessel? I believe that every page in this treasure was written by author Nokunqoba Mafukidze and that Holy Spirit was holding the pen. This book is an invitation to embark on a new journey, of making or remaking a love history with God. It will take you through a process of freedom, activation, a fresh baptism of the fiery love of God and revive you to carry His love everywhere you go; to see other lives transformed.”
FRIDA ISHIMWE
Evangelist, Speaker, Brussels, Belgium
“Nqo has written a book about one of the most important themes in all of Christianity, that is, how to experience God’s love, and how to live in God’s love in everyday circumstances, even in the hardest times. She expresses thoughts and situations that every Christian can identify with, explains how to get rid of demonic fear and shame, and live abundantly in God’s love instead. Her writing is biblically based and her message is powerful: God knows you and loves you fully. At the end of every chapter, you will find practical instructions on how to activate the truth of God’s love for you.”
GORAN MEDVED
mag. theol., Bible translator and New Testament lecturer in Croatia
“This is great small book on the biggest truth of all – God is love. It is rooted in sound biblical theology. Even more, this book is a call to biblical practice, because God’s love is not an abstract theory but experiential reality. And Nqo Mafukidze is showing us “how” and “why”. Do Yourself a favor, read this beautiful book and step into freedom that God by His Love intended for You. Thank you Nqo for this eloquent exposé of the most needed truth that contemporary Church needs.”
GORAN PUNDA
Pastor, Evangelical Pentecostal Church “Jelenovac”, Zagreb, Croatia, Member of Presbytery EPCRH
“In her book Living Loved, the Bona fide, impassioned Nqo Mafukidze construes in depth what it means to be loved by God. She richly interrogates line by line the wealth we have through the nature of God Himself being Love. She alludes that by deep intimacy with Him, we are able to live a life that evinces the benefits thereof. As I read through it I found myself in tears of joy as I got to understand deeper what it means to be loved by God. It has been one of my BEST reads. I encourage everyone created by God to purchase, partake and become all that God purposed you to be.”
PASTOR GRACE KAPSWARA
International Speaker, Pastor of Love City Church, Harare, Zimbabwe
“A dilapidated green sofa. This was one of the locations that I recall when I think of Nqo’s journey to Living Loved. What is so precious about Living Loved is that this isn’t an idea or a theological theory, this journey has been walked, cried through, and celebrated over. I can testify to that. Having known Nqo for over ten years, this fiery and powerful woman of God, has walked every inch of road that this book goes through. Not only will Living Loved give you an empowering and revolutionary picture of God’s love, but it is also as genuine as they come. I have seen this journey change and transform Nqo and I have no doubt it will change and transform you. The Bible tells us ‘the greatest of these is love,’ and Living Loved beautifully articulates how to walk this great journey.”
HANNAH BVUMBURA
Elder at Rediscover Church, Exeter, Elim Pentecostal Movement, UK, Speaker, Founder of The Me Project UK Charity
“This beautifully written book will cast out fear and override shame. It will enable you to walk out your life in love and extend the Father’s heart to all people. Let it do its job in you. You will live in a more generous and fulfilled way. This is an excellent resource for small groups, married couples or singles, with the One called Love. This is a love challenge; a call to walk like Jesus. Knowing Nqo and watching her life, I can safely endorse the words of this book as being walked out authentically by the author. Nqo is a hug from heaven! We could do with more of this love released through our nation and I believe this book is a great catalyst for such a time as this.”
HELEN YOUSAF
Prophetic Psalmist and Artist, Ordained Minister within the Elim Pentecostal Movement UK
“The call to live loved is a call from The Father and Nqo faithfully unpacks it in this book. She calls God’s people to live with the radical realisation that we are loved and cherished beyond belief. And as such, we need not be dismayed, we need not cower in fear, and we need not shrink in shame for Christ’s love emboldens us. Nqo is one who knows without a doubt she is beloved, thus writes with conviction, courage and compassion, that we may know the depths of His great love too.”
IFY ALEXIS LEE
Christian Therapist & Minister, Founder of Love Limitless
“Living Loved is an eye opener, a perfect assurance of how deeply and intimately our heavenly Father loves us and that it is possible to walk in and enjoy His love. In an era filled with a lot of uncertainties, brokenness, low self-esteem, rejection and insecurities, Nqo transparently and beautifully leaves no stone unturned while inviting you to embrace our Father’s love. She also invites you to believe that His Love is for you and that the Father in His Majestic splendour desires for you to see yourself the same way He sees you, loved. I truly believe that this book is life-changing and the message of God’s unconditional, unfathomable love it carries will take the scales off your eyes and equip you with boldness and confidence to approach the throne of God; He is your loving Father.”
JACQUELINE NALUGEMWA
Speaker, Hospitality Minister, Miracle Centre Cathedral, Kampala Uganda
“What a mesmerising time reading through the pages of this book in which love is not just a 4-letter word, but a true reality and experience of Nqo. With every letter, comma, and full-stop, one can feel the love of the Father oozing out of the text. Living Loved awakens one to the core reason of our existence, it takes us back to the cross, back to Love. Ephesians 3:18 AMP. To be fully capable of comprehending with all saints (God’s people) the width, length, height and depth of His Love, full experience of that amazing and endless love.”
PROPHETESS LIBA UNDI
Co-Pastor of Beloved Sons Ministries and Church South Africa. Founder of She is Virtuous, Healing is Now, Lovers Night Director and Co-Founder of Grace Care Foundation
“In a world where many live from fear, Nqo encourages us in this book to live loved. Shame, guilt and lies about our identity have warped our view of how deeply loved we are. With powerful declarations at the end of each chapter, I believe that if you take these truths seriously it will change the way that you live, walk and serve the world around you. It’s time to live loved!”
DR LISA ADJEI
Founder of Sankofa Collective, Speaker, British Church Relations Manager for Christian Aid, Member of Racial Justice Working Group by CTE Trustee at Churches Together England
““I was mistaken about an attribute of His nature that is the essence of who He is and it hurt His heart. He didn’t just want my works, my Christian activity, or my spiritual gymnastics. The sobering truth was He wanted me. That’s all. He is not in this for what we can do for Him. He is not in this for what you can achieve for Him. He is in this for you.” — Nqo Mafukidze
I’ve known Nqo for just over two years, yet in that short time, listening to her teach and speak has altered my long standing understanding of God’s love for me. She embodies the message she has written in this book. She ensures that those she encounters not only experience but truly understand God’s amazing love. She has a gentle, persistent, very effective way of driving home the message that empowers people to realise that they are loved, fully, completely and unconditionally by the Heavenly Father. Nothing is more liberating (from internal quarrels), enlightening (in moments of darkness and confusion), and inspiring (in moments of weakness or hopelessness) than this simple but deep understanding. It took me from cycles of highs and lows, confidence and condemnation, wins and mistakes; to a place of constant security and rest, unwavering trust and unending desire to do my best to love back the Lord who first loved me, and know that no matter how feeble, He is pleased by my every effort. I no longer turn away but rather lean into Him when I am weak, disappointed in myself and afraid that He may be disappointed with me. This is because I am learning to Live Loved.”
LISA CHIRISERI
Pastor at His Presence Ministries International, Harare, Zimbabwe, Speaker, Zimbabwe’s Top 40 under 30 Emerging Leaders 2015, Founder of FACEZ Education-Fund and Women in Energy Group, Top Ten African Youth in Philanthropy – African-Grantmakers-Network 2015
“Love is the source of all creation and He is the environment in which all of creation functions optimally. I’m afraid none of us are ever fully alive until we’re living loved. I am so glad that Nqo has written this practical, spirit-filled guide to doing so. In it, she offers a refreshing challenge to awaken our hearts and minds to a tangible and pervasive experience of God’s love. It’s incredible to know that we can get to where it’s no longer simply a place we visit, but the consciousness of His love becomes our permanent abode. I’ve had the privilege of watching the author live this truth out through life’s peaks and valleys. Everything she shares is drawn directly from God’s word and her own life. This revelation will undoubtedly break off the chains of shame and fear that have for so long held God’s people captive!”
LUSANDA THWALA
Speaker, Blogger, Minister at Sword and Spirit Ministries International, The Kingdom of Eswatini
“The outstanding book Living Loved by Nqo Mafukidze invites humanity to a place of knowing that Love wants to dwell in us even when we face crisis, betrayal, lack, despair, attacks and even shame. The book removes the reader’s veil to discover that you do not need to perform, love is devoted to you no matter what you have or have not done. Nqo Mafukidze takes the reader on a voyage into how Love does not change and allows us to comprehend that when the Father looks at us, all He sees is “good”. The must-read Activation after each chapter brings tangible experience to her words and you feel God’s presence as you verbalise her words. This is not just a book; it triggers an encounter with Love as a person.”
OMACHILE O. ADEYANJU MSc
Co-Founder of Women of Redding, CA, USA, Co-Creator of iBenjamen Studio
“Living Loved is an amazing revelation of who God is, wants and needs to be in our lives if we are to stand firm, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord; if we are to occupy till Jesus comes and if we are to continue to be about our Father’s business till we sleep into an eternity in His Presence, if He tarries. Being a woman who has experienced a lot of pain in my Christian journey, I have learnt that God is still love before, during and after the tragic events. He changeth not. He remains good. He remains God. He remains Love. Praise God for Living Loved because it’s filling a gap in Christendom. As you read this book, may this revelation transform you. May you know His loving kindness that is better than life and His mercies that are new every morning.”
COMMISSIONER APOSTLE PETUNIA CHIRISERI
Co-Founder of His Presence Ministries International Church, Commissioner of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
“In the most connected but loneliest generation yet, Nqo has touched on a subject that’ll heal the world. Starting with the very bride that’s been called to love the world, just as God did: the truth is it’s experiencing God’s love that compels us to love better and henceforth live better! Each page of this book raises the quality of life of the reader just as it raises awareness of the beautiful truth: we were made to live loved.”
PHEIM GUTI
Resident Pastor of Forward in Faith Church, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
“Nqo Mafukidze has written a must-read primer for anyone needing a revelation of the nature of God as love. She shares her personal journey i.e. from her fear of God, having low self-esteem to getting the revelation of how much God loves her and ultimately encountering God as love. I encourage you to read this book if you want to experience God’s unconditional love. “It is time to live loved!”
PASTOR PRISCILLA WAZARA
Visionary and Pastor of Threshing Floor, Prayer Ministries and Birthing a Nation, Pastor of Faith Ministries BCC, Zimbabwe
“We live in a day where love has become god and God sadly isn’t experienced as love. There’s nothing more important in this life than what Nqo Mafukidze shares about in this book. It’s powerfully foundational. If you’re triggered by the statement “God is love”, if it’s offensive or has become a familiar phrase, this book is for you. With an open mind and heart, enjoy being reintroduced to: God is love.”
RACHEL DEUSCHLE
Founder – Of Nomad Collective Jewellery Brand, Pastor at Celebration Churches International
“In this book Nqo so eloquently uncovers a great mystery for us. We are taken on a
journey that will help one to live in the perpetual experience of the love of God. You’ll be
activated and challenged to go deeper in your walk with the Lord. She also writes for
those who are new to the faith too, so nobody is left behind. My prayer is for you to feel
as I do after reading this: living in love and freedom.”
RACHEL-YVONNE MCINTOSH
Executive Pastor at Abundant Grace Church, Houston, TX, USA, Biblical Femininity Coach
“People often ask, “What is love really?” and in Living Loved, Nqo does a splendid job of answering this question. Love “sees you, He knows you and He loves you fully, through and through.” Knowing love is knowing God and being loved by Him. This book is a reminder for those who might have forgotten the true nature of the One who is love and an invitation for those who have never known this One. In a refreshing way, Nqo shares parts of her journey to living loved, and through scripture and guided activations, leads readers on their own journeys to denounce lies concerning Love, embrace truth and understand that “living loved is our portion.” A worthwhile read.”
SHELTER MUSAVENGANA
Author, Writing Consultant and Minister
“The word of God tells us all things work together for good to them that love the Lord. I’ve always wanted to know what that scripture meant and I found my answer. The book LIVING LOVED explains it all. Regardless of the things that you are going through, God has a purpose and a plan for you. It’s coming to the realization that you did not choose God but God chose you. That thing you went through could have killed you, it could have left you in shambles but because God loves you and because he chose you he delivers you from that pain. Even when it doesn’t feel like that, know that you are loved. This is a book you need to have even during your Bible study, it leads you to search the scriptures and discover all the dimensions of love. This book is perfect for those who are feeling loved and want to be even deeper in that love, those who are just discovering God’s love and also those who once knew God but now feel so unloved.”
REBECCA KUCHERERA AKA BECKY K
BBC TV Presenter, Capitalk FM Radio Host, Confidence Coach, Speaker, Voice Over Artist, Moderator, Brand Ambassador
“In an orphan planet, we are born empty, void, desperately grasping for meaning, significance, self-worth and security. Our attempts to meet these needs in one another have caused more harm than good. Love has been used, abused and misused. Unfortunately, Christians are not exempted from the pain, confusion that comes from desperately trying to find, be and give Love. Nqo reintroduces us to not just a feeling but to a person, God is LOVE. She clearly, persuasively and courageously challenges the beliefs, lies, thoughts and preconceived ideas of what Love is and Who Love is. This book is an invitation to not only come face to face with the One who has loved us but to experience HIS unfailing, unending, unadulterated, unquenchable and unequivocal Love as a lifestyle.”
BISHOP TENDAYI-DENFORD AND PASTOR TSATSA MUTUNGAMIRI
Pastors of Oasis Family Church Harare, Zimbabwe
“In this beautiful book, Nqo doesn’t just share thoughts about love, she creates a journey for us to untangle the parts of ourselves that have disconnected from Love and to reconnect with God…Love Himself. It is not only refreshing, but empowering, as she invites us into new mindsets, and it almost feels like she kindly holds our hand as she walks us into more wholeness, more honesty, more love.”
TINASHA LARAYE
Leader at Studio Church, Greenville, South Carolina, USA Poet, Actress, Filmmaker, Speaker, Life Coach, Revolutionary Founder of MVMNT Collaborative, Miss Black Oklahoma 2007