June - for the gospel's sake

June is going to be a busy month. Often we are confronted with how to best prioritize our world in order to maximize efficiencies as well as accomplish the greater good. My 'normal' schedule has me teaching on Tuesday and Thursday as well as preaching on Sunday and sometimes Wednesday. All that will change for June... even after June, the Foster's will be leaving for July, so I will take 2 additional classes! Bring it :)
The following serves both as my itinerary for June as well as my prayer list:
June 9-13 Trip to Tanzania to preach and teach
June 14-17 Crusade in Lusaka
June 18-21 Trip to Livingstone
June 22-25 Youth Conference at Kafulafuta

(Phil 1:20) According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

Hope of Glory

This last Sunday, preached at Mayben Mulenga's church. The drive was roughly 1.5 hours. Left the mission at 8 am, after singing, preaching, fellowship, and lunch - arrived back at the mission around 3:30. That makes for a long day. Mayben's church is called "Hope of Glory Bible Baptist Church". Quite a mouth full! Not quite as bad as a church we passed on the way called, "Upper Room New Jerusalem Apostolic Church of Zambia"... yikes - who thinks up this stuff??
Had a great time preaching - used the text from Matthew 7:13-29. Although this is a very familiar text, thought it was still appropriate to challenge the congregation [Facts of life; Fruit of Life; the False Life; the Floods of Life]. Maybin is a very charasmatic and loveable person. Even though he is young, he church is full of all walks of life, is growing, and seems to be bursting at the seems. For now, the church is located in a public school classroom, but if it continues as is, I can imagine Maybin will have quite a church that really does seek to worship the Lord is spirit and truth!
Here are some pics from the event...