Kabwe

This last Sunday (Oct 1), I visited the city of Kabwe. One of our previous Bible Institute graduates is now acting as a missionary in the city. He is helping to train a couple of men that are pastor's in the area. Kabwe has a large sign on the way into the city - "Jesus is King - city of salvation". Kind of a strange title for a city, but salvation turned out to be the theme of the day.
The church itself is very small and just starting out. There were probably 50-60 adults in the service cramped into a make shift church with no walls. The members are still molding the bricks and preparing a 'proper' church building. Anyway, I preached from James 2 - the definition of true faith. The emphasis was from the beginning of the chapter - 'the Lord of glory'. After preaching on God's glory, it seemed as if the Lord had truly visited the church! At the end, 25 people came forward in which 15 made professions of faith and the other 10 were counseled concerning their Christian walk. It was great to be a part of....
After the service ended, I was escorted to an 'open-air prison' located just outside of the city. Never having been into a Zambian prison, I was not sure what to expect. This prison was a minimum security prison which did not even have walls. When the men were called together - roughly 1/4th of the prison population came to hear the word of God preached. Again, the Lord seemed to speak with clarity and conviction - I preached from Romans 8 - a short message on the difference between walking in the Spirit and walking in the flesh. At the end, many of the men were desirous to seek a relationship with the Lord.
Although it was a 2.5 hour drive from the mission in which going to church became an all day event - it was worth it all to see men, women, and children all desire the Lord as He draws and moves in their lives! To God be the Glory!!!