Church Family,
Thursday was the last day of the class. I preached a message in the morning for the Pastors and students from 1 John 1:1-4. I told them how they are complete in Christ and need to be witnessing just as John did from his completed position. The Lord worked in their hearts and I believe they were impacted to live lives that declare the life of Christ and their relationship with Him.
After the class time we went out to “practice” the Come and See. I was pared up to help a local Pastor in his community. Kennedy and I were partners and he got to share the gospel with 5 teenage boys. It was fun to watch even though I understood very little that he said due to the fact that he was speaking to them in the local language. 3 of those boys made professions of faith and 2 of them said that they would like to learn more through the Inquires Bible Study. The best part of the whole experience was to watch Kennedy as he talked about how thrilling the experience of clearly sharing the gospel was and how excited he was about the prospective Bible Studies.
That evening we had the opportunity to go to Tory Barret’s house for dinner. The power went out but we had a great time of fellowships. We ate caterpillars and roasted marshmallows over the candles at the end of the meal.
Friday we went on game drive at the local game park with Phil Hunt and Steve Hafler. We were hoping to see Zebra’s and Giraffes but all we saw was a bunch of different kinds of antelope. It was fun to see the African animals.
I got to hold a 3 month old mongoose which was a neat experience. I was amazed at how God perfectly designed each of these animals for their surroundings.
Friday evening I spent family night with the Hunts. We played games and had pizza. It was a great time with the family. I was excited to meet each of these children. They are true Zambians. America to them is a neat trip but this is their home. My heart was convicted with the fact that I must involve my children in my ministry. They must see that I am real and that they are an integral part of what I do.
Saturday morning we drove up to Chingola to meet George Mutale. We found him in true Zambian style. We drove to the post office in Chingola and they told us where his compound (village) was located. We drove to the compound and asked a man where the address was. He lead us to the next turn and there we found a church with a sign that read Baptist Church. On the way we asked a boy on the road and he told us to go to the mountain (hill). We asked 2 men who the Pastor was and they did not know but sent us up the road to Brother Mutale’s address. We continued on until we saw another church that read Grace Baptist Church. I saw a man with his head out the window and we asked him who the pastor was. He told us George Mutale. He got in our van and gave us directions to Pastor Mutale’s house. This entire process took about 30min. Praise the Lord for Pastor Hunt who was there to guide me.
We had a wonderful time of fellowship with George Mutale in his home. His great concern is to see the lost evangelized and grow His church. His wife Tendai is a precious lady and his two children Destiny and Jane are so cute. His wife is a teacher (our support helped to pay for this) and they have started a Pre School at the Church on the grounds. They have about 40 children that attend. It is a great opportunity for Brother Mutale to meet unsaved families and see them added to the Church. The Lord has given me clear leading in how to proceed in helping our Brother. I will give you a thorough report on this time with him when I get home. Tomorrow morning I will speak in his Church. Pray that the Lord leads in my decision about what to preach tomorrow.
This evening we went to a Valentines Party for the Missionary Children. It was fun to see them play and have a good time together. We’ll the dinner bell is ringing at the Hunts house so I’d better head out. I’m sorry it has been so long between reports it got a bit busy.
Pastor Josh
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