Helping at the Bible School Book Stand

I am sitting and helping at the Bible School book stand at the conference. A continual flow of trucks arrive with choirs singing and people offloading. The place is beginning to fill up and the heat is building. I am looking out across the beautiful Luapula River and the D.R. Congo is within swimming distance. Already the programme has changed again (2nd time) and my opening sessions have been put off to Tuesday morning, but we have also added elders workshops on Wednesday.

I am sitting with Peter Chomba one of the teaching staff and he is talking about the book that he is currently writing on Biblical Counselling. He is the teacher that we sponsored for training in South Africa with Dr Mack and Dr Joel James. The book will be written in Bemba and directed to the village church leaders. Peter is also desiring to write a book on Expository Preaching once the counselling one is complete.

This is very exciting news! Good Bemba resources are few and these two particular areas are of great need to be taught and applied in the churches. Of course the challenge will be coming up with the necessary capital to see the printing and supply of these resources as reasonable rates. What an incredible blessing however to partner with these precious saints as they work to see the local church grow and deepen in Biblical Truth.

I will update the blog later this evening with some photos of the conference site for your interest – it is very humbling to see the circumstances here and an encouragement to here the praise of God on the lips of these saints.