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Several people have asked me what we’re up to these days, how things are going, and what projects are going on out here. Here is a (very) rough sketch of some of our projects, along with specific prayer requests.

Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers!!

Current/ongoing projects:

* Timothy is putting together a teacher training manual. Our goal is to provide Christian African teachers with a practical guide and manual to disciple their students to Christ through the medium of everyday education. We figure if the kids are going to school EVERYDAY, what better place to reach them with the Gospel? Unfortunately, the Zambian teachers have very little former teacher training, let alone discipleship training. This project will better equip them to teach their students academics, basing all instruction on the Word of God.

prayer requests: wisdom as Timothy gathers and compiles material, opportunities to “try it out”

needs: funds for printing/distributing once it’s finished

Training pastors and teachers in Chipata, Zambia

* Leadership training workshops in the field. We do “seminars” to better equip pastors, church leaders, evangelists, teachers, etc to spread the Gospel in their communities and disciple their churches. We also teach them the Biblical standards of life and Christianity. Our goal is to help them be more effective for Christ and tear down the strongholds of syncretism (Christianity combined with animism, the local, witch doctor based religion).

prayer requests: wisdom when teaching others, opportunities, open hearts, protection in the field

needs: funds for travel, volunteers to help with the teaching

* Community involvement. This is a new one for us, as we’ve never had a permanent residence with the local people. (We always travelled up from Cape Town, making many stops along the way, but ending up back in Cape Town). We have become members of a local church, attend a Bible Study, and are getting some projects going within the local community for training pastors.

Prayer requests: wisdom when interacting with people who live alongside us, God’s grace in helping us be a reflection of His Son, opportunities to show a picture of Christian Community

Needs: prayer

Praises:

*Timothy recovered from malaria

*Safe arrival of the shipping container, including the materials inside (details to come in March newsletter)

*Frederick’s continued good health (sick infants are bad news out here)

*Lots of rain (means lots of vegetables in a few months)

Other prayer requests:

*family health in malaria season

*God’s hand on the vehicle, currently in for repairs (the engine overhaul done in Cape Town had a fault, so the Turbo had to be shipped back. It could take some weeks to repair. In the meantime we are going with the two-wheel option for ministry, etc)

*God’s continued grace in protecting and providing for us.

If you have any specific questions, please email me! (Or just drop a line to say, “hi”… we miss all of you and love to hear what you’re up to!)