Hey all,
Well I wanted to post before I head out to the bush for nearly three weeks. My team arrives today from America and we'll head out to the western province of Zambia at 4 am on Monday. Where we are going, Overland has never been; some areas have never heard the gospel or even had outside visitors. God is going to do some amazing things so please keep us in your prayers.
We just had Pettidee, a gospel rapper, in to do a revival concert in Livingstone. It went awesome- nothing like it had ever been done in the city. We also had a pre-concert in Mukuni village. I had been there in 2005 when I came for the first time and had not been able to make it back since until this year. When I was there the first time, I stayed overnight in a church member's home/hut. When we were at the concert, I talked with one of the pastors to try and go visit Katherine, the young woman that I become friends with. I was upset to hear that she was no longer attending church and was instead brewing and selling beer in one of the local bars. The pastor took me to visit her and we found her at work. I sat with her as long as her boss allowed (which wasn't long at all) and just asked her questions about her life now. She was trying to save money to go to school, which she justified by this new business of hers. I encouraged her in returning to church and that God has not forgotten or given up on her. Our time was cut short but the pastor agreed to continue to visit her and share the Word with her. Please keep her in your prayers!
I will be out of contact until the 17th (at earliest). I look forward to hearing from all of you and will update the next chance I get.
Mungu aka bariki sana (God Bless you very much in Swahili)
