Charles – Hard Working Graduate!

You may remember I reported on Charles in 2010. He had just returned from church planting in the Congo and reported about the church walls that had been blown in by severe winds. We were able to supply Bibles for the needy Christians there and the small amount of money raised was used to rebuild the walls – Charles showed me a picture of the grass roofed Church – very humble but functioning.

Charles has again recently returned from a ministry trip to this area in DR Congo. He works with a team of five other evangelists and teachers. The aim of this visit was evangelism, teaching, training evangelists (Sowers Programme) and training a secretary. Charles reports that there were 58 people who placed their faith in Christ. He said that many of these were from Catholic backgrounds and indicated that any church involvement in this remote and forgotten part of Congo is devoid of the gospel and any churches are just social clubs. Praise God that this team is expending time, money and energy in seeing the life changing gospel message preached and bearing fruit.

Charles has two couples from his area that they are actively working to see attend Samfya Bible School next year. What a blessing that will be to the many churches that Charles gives encouragement through visitation and teaching by sharing the load with other equipped leaders. He has also indicated that one man in DR Congo form this new church plant is a very strong prospect to attend next year as well. Please pray that God will work in his heart and enable him to attend and become a blessing to this new work. Thanks for you prayers.

I leave Samfya on Friday and will have meeting in Mkushi with a representative of a trust based in Harare and London that sometimes fund infrastructure. Please pray for wisdom and insight in this meeting. Then on Saturday I arrive in Lusaka, teach at Woodlands Baptist Church on Sunday. On Monday I begin my return to New Zealand via the UK & Singapore and I would value your prayers for the meetings with various partners.

Please also meet Dixon who is one of the Bible School board members. It has been decided that Dixon will be the new Project Manager for the infrastructure development here. His working life was involved in this area, and with his seniority he will demand respect and be able to keep his finger on the pulse. He will also oversee the maintenance programme to ensure that procedures are being followed and buildings cared for.