Zimbabwe is Post-Poned :(

Well I had posted in this month's newsletter that we were planning on holding a pastors conference in Zimbabwe. I just received an email from our contact in the area we were traveling to. He said that they need a few months to plan for the conference so May is no longer an option. :( I'm pretty bummed. Looking at my schedule, May is the only free time I have so it might be delayed until next year. I love Zimbabwe; the people there are fantastic. Every time I look across the gorge and see that beautiful country, I pray for the pastors and churches there. They are the representation of God's love in a country that has been kicked down and spit on by the government. I look forward to the opportunity to go back and minister to these leaders, but only when God opens that door.

4/28/09

My Morning Workout

I love Africa. I love when reality sets in and I rediscover this beautiful contintent. One thing I hate in Africa are babboons. When my teams come in, we have a rule concerning these creatures... don't go near them. This morning I was walking from the shower to my tent, when I stopped to chat with Bev, one of our new volunteers. Suddenly a troop of babboons come up from the gorge behind my tent and start walking to the main center. Without even a second thought, I dropped my shower supplies, grabbed a rock, and took off running after these things. They took off running and went back down the gorge. It wasn't until that point that I realized what exactly I had done. Do as I say, not as I do, right? Not! I just have to shake my head and thank God they didn't feel like attacking back. Where was our mighty babboon killer dog, Scooby? In the village visiting his dog girlfriends. The lemon! ;-)

In regards to the rural pastors conference we had over the weekend- it was a huge success! My newsletter will be going out in a few days with the testimonies and photos from the conference. Subscribe on the website if you don't receive them, or send me an email! Blessings!

Anticipating the work of God

So these past two weeks seemed to fly by. I'm completely readjusted to Zambian life, which isn't hard once you've been working here for the past 3 years. 3 years... wow. I still can't believe how fast it's all flown by. God is doing such amazing things each day of my life and it just keeps getting better and better. I had a great talk with Jack, my expedition intern. Jack is from the western province of Zambia and has been working with us for almost 2 years. We were driving back from town and just sharing with each other what the Lord has been speaking to us about for this year. Jack has started a youth movement within the area called Youth On Fire. He holds meetings in the villages in the area and just completely opens up the the youth about the love of the Father. Such awesome things are happening in these meetings. Jack and I are both in agreement that this year is just going to blow us all away. I don't know what exactly God is going to do but I'm sitting on the front of my seat in complete anticipation of the heavens opening up and God's love, mercy, grace, and power falling and hitting each area we minister in this year. Please keep the ministry in prayer for this year as we watch God use us in awesome ways.