Category: Ministry

We have all had someone ask to see our identification. Whether it is an official at a border crossing wanting to see our passport or someone in the checkout line of the supermarket wanting to see our driver’s license, having proper identification is important. The same is true when we think about our relationship to […]

Wow! 16 lessons done already. Time is flying. There is still a long way to go but, by God’s grace, things are moving. It rained quite a bit this week but none of our sessions were affected. All of the sessions this week were well attended. Attendance seems to be creeping up ever so slowly. […]

Every day before we start the teaching we hang up a timeline. The locals call it “the map of years.” We use it as a tool to help orientate the audience to what section of the scripture we are talking about and to develop the idea of a progression through a storyline. In a ministry […]

We had a visit on Wednesday and Thursday from some friends from town. We have several Mozambican leaders who have been meeting regularly with some colleagues in town. They have been studying together through some material on how to teach God’s word chronologically. Since we are in the midst of teaching they wanted to come […]

I am hearing voices… lots of voices… my own voice everywhere I go…ahhh! These days, all over the village, I hear myself talking. With the mp3 players being distributed each week my voice (and Francois’) is being heard all over the place. It is quite often that I pass a house and can hear my […]

One of the main tools we have been using for reviewing the teaching are mp3 players. We have about 17 used mp3 players in circulation. We record each teaching session and at the end of the week then load them onto the machines along with the previous lessons and the audio of the related scriptures. […]

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes of what we are doing. Some of the more prominent tools of our trade you are already familiar with, tools like translation, teaching and literacy. But there are other less prominent tools that we are using that also have an important role. Let us take […]

Now that we have officially been rained out once the work on the shelter has become more important. On Friday a group of people showed up to work on the shelter. Most of it is now covered. Only a little bit is left and we need more palm fronds to finish it off. Pray that […]

It finally happened. We were rained out! Monday it started raining overnight and never really stopped. A few brave souls showed up that day at the teaching site. As the few of us stood there huddling under our umbrellas looking at each other we decided to cancel. The next few days people brought palm fronds […]

On Friday morning a sizable group of people showed up to begin work on a shelter. With rainy season in full swing it seemed prudent to build something so we have a place to hide under if it starts raining during our teaching sessions. The village leaders also thought it could serve as a shelter […]