Team Zambia - Day 6

VBS PARENTS PROGRAM

Over 150 children and 40 parents attended our VBS presentation of the Bridge to Life.  It was so good to look in to the faces of the parents we are praying will become part of the Lusaka Bible Church in Makeni Villa Compound.

EVANGELISM JOURNEY

Today marked the end of our evangelizing in the compound, but the journey for the Lusaka Bible Church in Makeni Villa Compound is just beginning.  We wanted to share a few stories from this week that are just the tip of the ice berg of what God is going to do here. 

Lee & Mike:

“While sharing the Gospel with an individual, a teenage boy started asking questions such as ‘Why did God put a tree in the garden that Adam and Eve couldn’t eat?’ and ‘Why are there different colors of people?’.   As he continued to ask more questions, more young boys came to hear and ask questions.  He then asked if he could walk with us as we shared the gospel with his neighbors.  When we arrived at the next group, the woman we were sharing with was struggling to understand.  This young man suddenly began interpreting for us! 

Jessica & Kim:

“One of the groups that we shared with had come to understand they were in the Kingdom of Darkness.   When we explained how they can know Jesus and live in the Kingdom of Light, one of the women shouted, ‘Today is the day!’.  The expression of joy continued as they learned that they were not only saved but safe and secure in Christ and that a church was being planted in their community where they could continue to learn of God’s purpose and plan for their lives."

Ashley, Blake, Donnie:

“We met with a woman on Thursday who asked us to pray for her daughter who was ill.  We prayed for her immediately and asked God to heal her.  Today, we found out that she came and sought out one of our groups to hear the story of Jesus because God had healed her daughter! The entire family ended up trusting Jesus for eternal life.”

Annalyn & Krista:

“On Tuesday, we encountered a woman that wanted to hear our story as we were heading back to the bus.  We made an appointment to meet with her the next day.  The next two days we would go to the place we promised to meet her only to find that she was at the market selling goods.  Finally, today, she was there along with many more who continued to show! We learned that God’s timing was perfect as we saw 8 people come to know Christ from that divine appointment.”

Kay & Don:

“We began to share Jesus with two women.  One woman stated she knew Jesus, but that her neighbor that was with her needed to hear our story.  It was quite chilly out, so she invited us into her home.  We continued to share the gospel with them and the neighbor accepted Jesus! “

Lydia & Randy:

“A man who was selling shoes had a message that said “Jesus Loves Me” on his hat.  We began to speak to Him about Jesus and what He believed. We asked him if we were to die today, would he go to heaven.  He answered that he would.  While training for this trip, we learned that many believe they will go to Heaven because of good works, religion, and other false teachings.  When he was asked to state why he would go to Heaven, he stated ‘because of John 3:16.  For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.’  We rejoiced with our brother in Christ.”