At the beginning of February, Tim and I, along with our oldest daughter Melissa, flew back to Zambia to continue working in Mufulira and Kabwe. We found it hard to leave the USA, with Tim's dad still recovering from major heart surgery and with his mother sick with diabetes. We were glad to have the opportunity to come back to the USA for this surgery. We enjoyed being able to take care of Tim's parents for a short time and be with them in this important surgery. We were grateful for the moments together as a family, and we know that the rest of Tim's family will be looking after his parents for us.
We arrived back in Zambia on Feb 10th and dropped Melissa off at her new "home" in Lusaka. We were able to meet her bosses and see where she lives (Melissa is the general manager of a Mexican restaurant in Lusaka that teaches young men and women -- mostly orphans -- important job skills).
After that we were able to return to Mufulira. It was so good to be home! The night we arrived we were able to meet with our Sunday night Bible study group. What a joy it was for us, to see that all our friends are doing well and have continued on even in our absence. The group not only continued on in our absence by watching the DVD we had left behind, but were actually teaching the Bible study. What a joy to see our dear friends growing in Christ!!
We were also glad to see Pastor Emmanuel Mshota the next day. He is well and so is his family. We were so sad to hear that Pastor Emmanuel Musenge (young pastor Emmanuel) has gone to be with the Lord after a short bout with malaria. He leaves behind his wife and three children. Please pray for them!
On Wednesday we were able to go to the school to give all of the kids a packet of cookies as a treat. One of our kids from Sunday night Bible study decided to give his own birthday money to the orphan kids as a gift for his birthday. So each of our students got a packet of two chocolate cookies. You should have seen their happy smiling faces!! It was so good to see the kids, teachers and staff again! I was also glad to see the classrooms clean, and the kids actually working in their notebooks when I came to visit. Please pray for the teachers. They have way too many children in their classrooms and are way overworked!
For the next few months we will be working and traveling between Kabwe and Mufulira. We are splitting time between the two places as some of our missionaries are gone from Kabwe at this time. We still will be checking up on Grace Community school and other ministries in Mufulira while also helping in Kabwe. We appreciate your prayers and support! God's richest blessings on you and your families!
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