Category: Ministry

From Wednesday to Monday we were able to have some guests come for a visit. Ron and Dan, who work in West Africa, were able to come and see first-hand the work here. They were also able to offer a lot of good advice and we are thankful that the Lord opened up this opportunity […]

We will be heading back to the village soon. We are looking forward to hear how things went with the believers during our absence. We wanted to let you know some of the things we heard right before leaving. (A lady) “I just want you to know that I believe this. I didn’t start attending […]

During our time with Zooks we were able to participate in a their weekly fellowship meeting that they have with the Lolo believers in their area. Phil shared with them about our work among the Mwinika people as they have been faithfully praying for us there. It was neat to be able to fellowship together […]

Following our teaching on Monday, a mixed group of men and women, young and old, diverse in religion, met together for the first time to discuss how they can begin studying God’s word together and applying the truths they are hearing. While they still have miles to go, this huge first step is an answer […]

After completing the main Bible teaching portions in mid-July we embarked on a program of teaching through the evangelistic sermons in the beginning part of Acts. Our goal was to help solidify their grasp of the Gospel message as well as show what the practical implications of being a believer are. Besides the obvious focus […]

Today’s literacy lesson was interrupted by a bunch of angry bees. We have long noticed a bee hive high in the side of a coconut tree at our teaching/literacy site but until now it has not been a problem. Today all that changed. In the middle of the lesson they decided to attack. Everyone dropped […]

As some of you who receive our monthly(ish) email newsletter already know, I (Phil) have taken on coaching a local soccer team. Please pray for a miracle, namely that they will be able to learn some basic soccer skills from someone who doesn’t possess them himself. At the very least we are trying to move […]

This week our normal lesson was postponed on account of low attendance. There were two big community events in the village that took place on Monday afternoon and Bible teaching came in a distant third in the standings. We decided to do a short review lesson instead. The review went well and we will pick […]

Sometimes when translating you really feel like the force of a word in the source language is lost. Somehow the “umph” goes missing. Try as you might to recapture the potency or the succinctness of an expression it is sometimes not possible and you are left with a feeling of let-down. I had that feeling […]

I try to go on a walk for exercise every morning. As I tie my shoes before heading out I inevitably find ants with a literal death grip on my shoe laces from my walk the day before. They got a hold of my laces and held on until they died. Every morning I clear […]