Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Mporokoso Baptist Church














This is Mporokoso Baptist Church where I have been teaching for the last 4 days. The church started in 2002 and we were teaching them evangelism, church planting, & discipleship.




These people are Baptist from the D.R.C. (Congo) who have been living in a refugee camp in Zambia for the last 10 years! We were able to get them a temporary pass to come and study with us in Mporokoso. Their story is captivating and they will soon be taken back to the town they fled from 10 years ago. Please pray for these people as they struggle to live out their faith in Jesus through such difficult circumstances.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Work Work Work!




This past week I started a women's group that is meeting on Wednesdays. So many women have committed to coming, but when Wednesday comes, there is no one there! We are meeting at the home of Bana Marjory (mother of marjory). So far it's just been me and her. We are going through selected women from the Bible. It's been great studying and praying with her, but we are praying for the other women in Kaputa. They just don't seem to want to learn with us! It is my prayer that they would be led by the Holy Spirit to come and hear the Good News! Pray with me for this!

Hutch had a great play group yesterday, three kids came to play with him. He's learning to share and not be the boss! Even with the communication barrier, he still communicates that he's the boss! Oops, he's learning, but it's very slow. He's also offically sleeping in a big boy bed and completely potty trained! Yay! Except for the accidents, he's doing really really well. We're all learning!

Lulie is growing so fast, she is rolling over, standing up, and talking her head off. She watches Hutch, watches Mickey Mouse, and watches Mommy in the kitchen. It is so fun having her in the mix. Seeing Hutch want to hold her, kiss her, then give her back to me! It's hilarious!

We are still in the heat, I think the cool season is going to just skip us this year, but we look forward to winter in the US!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Kaputa Ministry


THESE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF TWO OF THE BAPTIST CHURCHES IN KAPUTA. THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP EACH CHURCH PUT UP A BUILDING. THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE COMPLETELY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NATIONALS.









SYNCRETISM IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN KAPUTA. THE BLENDING OF TRADITIONAL BELIEFS WITH CHRISTIANITY. THIS IS A SIGN FOR A WITCHDOCTOR. SOME OF THE THINGS HE IS ADVERTISING IS INVISIBILITY AND THE POWER TO DRAW PEOPLE TO YOU. HOWEVER, IF YOU ALSO NOTICE HE HAS TWO CROSSES AT THE TOP OF HIS SIGN. I WONDER WHERE HE GETS THAT FROM?


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HUTCH WARMS UP THE CROWD BEFORE DADDY TEACHES THE LESSON. HE IS THE DRAW. IF HUTCH COMES YOU CAN EXPECT BIG NUMBERS.

Monday, June 01, 2009

Wii are in Kaputa


Hutch and Mary Margaret are enjoying a game on Wii. Hutch has his own pad made from a Strong Bible Concordance.



This is a sign on the road to our house. This "Bedroom Doctor" claims to have the cure for HIV/AIDS.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Hutch and Lulie Frances







Since we're in Lusaka, I don't have any stories so I thought I'd put up some pictures of the children instead.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

In The City

We are in Lusaka. James is taking seminary classes all day and I am staying home with Hutch and Lulie! It has been fun eating out, going to the grocery store whenever I need to, and especially potty training Hutch! He is doing so good and is such a big boy! We're starting slowly, still in diapers at night, but he's done better every day since we started!

James is almost finished with week one of his classes and by the end of next week, he will offically be GRADUATED from seminary!! We are so proud of him and all his hard work! We know it was not easy to write papers and read when there is so much work going on in Kaputa. This is such a milestone for him and we love him so much and are so happy for him. It was at Southwestern that we felt the precise call to come to Zambia! Now he is finishing school and can concentrate solely on the ministry around us!

We are praising God for his unending love for us and that He is allowing us to be apart of what He is doing among the Tabwa. Thank you Lord of Heaven and Earth for this wonderful task you have set before us, bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of this world!


Hutch loves the stairs

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Lulie turned 2 months old today!



This is a picture of Mary Margaret at 2 months