I just said goodbye to my NYC team yesterday and have finally had time to reflect on the past 12 days or so. Patrick (my co-leader) and I had a team of 5 people from Glad Tidings Tabernacle in NYC come out for an expedition. We had gone out a few days before their arrival to scout out new areas in the Sekuti region of Zambia (just west of Livingstone). We met new pastors and were able to bring them with us as interpreters during the expedition. There are many testimonies I could share from driving through thick bush, learning to cook over a campfire, preaching the gospel, salvations, etc. However, the most amazing testimony that I carry from this expedition is something Pastor Enoch shared with me as I was driving him to his home. He told me that if it wasn't for the Lord bringing the team to him he would still be in his village continuing with his ministry. Now the Lord has opened the opportunity for him and the local pastors to push out farther into their area and plant new churches in the areas we ministered in. I was floored by this testimony because it shows how awesome the Lord can work through the hands of those willing to go. It is always our (Overland Missions) goal to empower the local churches and pastors to help them minister in the new areas we take them to. Patrick and I are going to go follow up with them within this next week or so and see how they are doing.
Our next team arrives June 1st or so- we'll be going to new areas in the western province of Zambia. We'll go out again before the team arrives to make relationships with pastors and churches. Please keep this in your prayers. I'll continue to update you along this journey!
