VBS, Final Day

Tuesday marked the end of the VBS - the Lord truly blessed as approximately 192 children received Christ as Saviour and many rededicated their lives. The group spent a lot of time discussing oursin nature and although the children initially did not understand, eventually the convicting of the Holy Spirit brought forth godly repentance. Praise the LORD!

VBS, Kafulafuta style

Vacation Bible School is in full swing - we are having a wonderful time as both American and Zambian are working together to present God's word! The team has presented the "big story" of the Bible - tonight will be the gospel presentation... please PRAY!

Wow!

There are just some times when the word "wow" describes it all. Saturday night we started our annual Vacation Bible School at Kafulafuta - in the morning, all the children gathered for morning instruction and to receive some things. At that point, I was told there were about 1,530 children. Since then, we have received many more and I would expect the number to be around 2,000. Like I said - "WOW!!"
The team from America is doing a great job as they partner with the Zambian Sunday School teachers to reach this next generation with the gospel. This group hit the ground running but has not missed a step! Please continue to pray - three lessons have been completed and Monday three more lesson are planned. The Monday night message is a presentation of the gospel in which we expect the Lord of the harvest to bring forth fruit that abounds!!

Moses Bible Baptist Church

I visited a new church on Sunday called Moses BBC. The pastor is a graduate from our Bible Institute and excited about the ministry. Pastor Fordson's church actually started on time - no small feat here in Zambia. The people were full of excitement, singing with their hearts, and listening as the word of God was preached. The spirit of the church was excited and one that truly seemed to want to know God - it was very refreshing. I preached a message on faith from James 2 - a few people came forward.
After some time, we all sat down and I looked out and saw a young man with a real look of pain on his face. The formalities of church were just finishing up - I asked my interpreter if after we were all done he would go and try to encourage and help this young man. After about 30 minutes, my interpreter came back and said, 'he got saved!!". Guess that explained his look of pain. Praise the LORD for this little church. They are growing and people are coming to the knowledge of the truth!

God's Will

I love the name of this church - this last Sunday, I preached at a church entitled, "God's Will Bible Baptist Church". It has been many years since I have last visited this church. According to the pastor, there were a couple families that just left due to doctrinal issues but for the most part the church seems excited and desiring to fulfill "God's will". This may seem obvious but knowing God's will seems like a good reason for coming to church.
The church is located in one of the town centers - most of my effort is usually directed toward bush churches. Coming back into town for a Sunday service was a nice change of pace. I preached a message from Mark 8 - many responded as the pastor and his wife counseled. It was just a good day to be at church!