First off, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the prayers! Jay and Alex are both healed and feeling great! Since we had arrived so late the night before, we pushed back the start of the Seminar till after lunch. Some of us took this time to rest, while others headed to the market and around town to chat with the locals and get used to our new home for the next few days.
After lunch, the team split up a bit. Jay and Pastor Mike stayed at the seminar, and Pastor Mike gave a powerful message on Love, Forgiveness, and Acceptance from John 21.
Crystal, Mike and Gift headed over to the local hospital to bring medicine and to minister to the sick. The iv’s looked as if they had been used over and over again, and there was the look of much pain and suffering on the patients. We found out that the doctors are only at this particular hopsital for two hours a day. ONLY 2 hours a day! Most of the patients were sick with Malaria. Mike, Crystal and Gift gave a salvation message and almost 50 people received Christ! After that, they prayed for healing over all the patients. They also took many w
itchdoctor charms away from the patients, as they were relying on them for healing.
Nick and Moses headed over to the soccer ground to do some children’s ministry. About 75 children were there, and they played barefoot soccer in the mud for 2 hours. Then, Nick taught on the body of Christ, using a soccer team as a metaphor. On the way back home, a police officer approached them, asking for money and cigarettes. It was very apparent that he was drunk. After Moses explained we were from the church, he apologized and asked for a Fanta soda! Moses said that he was on his way back to work, and that this was a usual occurrence. Please pray for all of the city and government officials, because this example explains some of the corruptness we see in the area.
Danny and Lindy were able to meet with the DC (District Commissioner/Governor) of the Angonia District to tell him about the medicine we brought. The request was to be able to give it directly to the hospital, rather than have it sent to a lab to be tested. (if this was the case, it would most likey be confiscated and possibly sold somewhere else). In the past, the DC has not been that receptive, not even allowing an interpreter for their conversations. However, this time he was all smiles and very open to all that Danny and Lindy had to say!
Since we didn’t have a morning Seminar session, we invited everyone back for an evening session. Lindy, Nick, and Anessia preached on Faith and trials and tribulations, referencing Job and James 1. The message was accepted very well, as it was evident that some of lifes problems they were trying to overcome were affecting their Faith.
As always, here is some more random info:
-The government turns off the power randomly during the day at times, and the water is turned off everday at lunch
-During lunch, everything shuts down (market, shops, etc.) for 1 ½ hours
-There is a genuine kindness among all the people. For example, at the water pump, everyone helps out each other. They all take turns pumping and helping fill the buckets. It is a second nature to them, as they just do it without being asked. This may sound simple, but it speaks volumes about the kind of people we are able to work with and minister to.
-The children are given huge responsibilities. Every place we have been, we have seen children who are 5 and 6 caring
for babies who extremely young, some even a month or so old. They wear the babies on their backs just like their mothers do, and often have them throughout the day while their mom does the wash and cooks. The children also roam free throughout the day. However, as mentioned in the water pump example, everyone looks out for each other. They tell us that school is closed…we cant figure out if it the summer break or if it is closed for a while, but they tell us it will re-open again one day.
After lunch, the team split up a bit. Jay and Pastor Mike stayed at the seminar, and Pastor Mike gave a powerful message on Love, Forgiveness, and Acceptance from John 21.
Crystal, Mike and Gift headed over to the local hospital to bring medicine and to minister to the sick. The iv’s looked as if they had been used over and over again, and there was the look of much pain and suffering on the patients. We found out that the doctors are only at this particular hopsital for two hours a day. ONLY 2 hours a day! Most of the patients were sick with Malaria. Mike, Crystal and Gift gave a salvation message and almost 50 people received Christ! After that, they prayed for healing over all the patients. They also took many w
itchdoctor charms away from the patients, as they were relying on them for healing.Nick and Moses headed over to the soccer ground to do some children’s ministry. About 75 children were there, and they played barefoot soccer in the mud for 2 hours. Then, Nick taught on the body of Christ, using a soccer team as a metaphor. On the way back home, a police officer approached them, asking for money and cigarettes. It was very apparent that he was drunk. After Moses explained we were from the church, he apologized and asked for a Fanta soda! Moses said that he was on his way back to work, and that this was a usual occurrence. Please pray for all of the city and government officials, because this example explains some of the corruptness we see in the area.
Danny and Lindy were able to meet with the DC (District Commissioner/Governor) of the Angonia District to tell him about the medicine we brought. The request was to be able to give it directly to the hospital, rather than have it sent to a lab to be tested. (if this was the case, it would most likey be confiscated and possibly sold somewhere else). In the past, the DC has not been that receptive, not even allowing an interpreter for their conversations. However, this time he was all smiles and very open to all that Danny and Lindy had to say!
Since we didn’t have a morning Seminar session, we invited everyone back for an evening session. Lindy, Nick, and Anessia preached on Faith and trials and tribulations, referencing Job and James 1. The message was accepted very well, as it was evident that some of lifes problems they were trying to overcome were affecting their Faith.
As always, here is some more random info:
-The government turns off the power randomly during the day at times, and the water is turned off everday at lunch
-During lunch, everything shuts down (market, shops, etc.) for 1 ½ hours
-There is a genuine kindness among all the people. For example, at the water pump, everyone helps out each other. They all take turns pumping and helping fill the buckets. It is a second nature to them, as they just do it without being asked. This may sound simple, but it speaks volumes about the kind of people we are able to work with and minister to.
-The children are given huge responsibilities. Every place we have been, we have seen children who are 5 and 6 caring
for babies who extremely young, some even a month or so old. They wear the babies on their backs just like their mothers do, and often have them throughout the day while their mom does the wash and cooks. The children also roam free throughout the day. However, as mentioned in the water pump example, everyone looks out for each other. They tell us that school is closed…we cant figure out if it the summer break or if it is closed for a while, but they tell us it will re-open again one day. 
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