Greetings from Luanshya!
Last week it was my privilege to baptize twelve new believers in the Kafue River. Ten of them were from the Kafubu Dam congregation and two were from the brand new Bible Study in Lulamba, which is about 16 miles from town centre on incredibly bad roads. It was a great time of fellowship and we celebrated with a time of communion around the Lord's Table.
On Monday morning, I woke with a severe case of the flu that kept me in bed for three days. Standing in cold river water for an hour and a half is not conducive for one who has just gotten over malaria (me), never mind someone who is healthy. The cough and congestion are still not completely cleared but I am, at least, able to move around and continue teaching.
Sherry was also down with the flu basically caused by the dust and fumes of road construction that has been ongoing for the last ten weeks. Nonetheless, she was in her office every morning attending to Bible Correspondence lessons, counselling and study. She is well on the mend but taking it slow.
Wednesday evenings at the English congregation here in town, we continue to journey through the Holy Land with the video series from Focus on the Family. Today we studied "Into The Desert To Be Tested". The comparison between the children of Israel going from victory to discouragement and the lives of many believers today was both a challenge and an admonition for us to remember that the same Lord who gave us the victory will see us through the trials.
The Bible College has been on break. Classes resume next week. Pray for both Sherry and I as we go back to the classroom and equip the young men and women.
In His Service,
