thanks for the shoe

Today I had a meeting with my neighbors and the leadership of the Islamic school (Omar, Mohammed, & Rashad). It turns out some kids from the Muslim school / Mosque are jumping the wall fence into my yard and venturing out. I happened to catch a kid in the act just a couple days ago as he was climbing my mango tree to escape the dogs! He was running away in such a hurry his shoe fell off. I decided to be a good neighbor and return his shoe to the school principal :-)

The meeting went quite well. Again, I feel the Lord is giving opportunity as subtle as they may be. As I was standing in this vast Muslim compound waiting for my meeting, I took the opportunity to pray for the almost 200 students being taught there. Would you pray with me that God would transform the people of the Eastern Province through the working of the Holy Spirit?

(Eph 6:18-19) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; {19} And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Ready to go

We have unloaded much of the container and loaded our trailer ready to make the trip back to Chipata. We are loaded down pretty heavy with bibles, tracts and a whole lot of other items. It is going to be a slow ride! We are very much looking forward to getting back and putting these items to use!!

Unloading

We had a great crew that helped unload. Getting 40ft of items unloaded is no easy task!
So far, we items have been given to the ministry in Livingstone, the deaf orphanage in Lusaka, the deaf orphanage in Luanshya, the Bible school in Mpika and just about every where in between!!

Praise the Lord for our great God and all the people that made this possible!!

Arrived

After many months and many delays, our container full of bibles, tracts, john/romans, orphanage supplies, medical supplies, and some athletic supplies has finally arrived! Praise the Lord... Now we just have the daunting task of unloading - box by box, item by item. The ground is too wet for us to use the forklift. This should be a long day!

Church service

Although a humble small church in the bush, God has given them a sweet spirit and the heart of service.

Ending hymn

We finished the service with a hymn.

Sunday bush service

We are at a bush church this Sunday... Hope it doesn't rain as the roof doesn't appear to be in good condition. If it rains it will surely scatter the people. These type of conditions are "normal" for the Zambian church...