Our team is enjoying the Mozambican countryside, the local people, and spending time with Pastor Jose! We appreciated the time we could spend showing love to the children at Zimpeto (see update). Several of us have special relationships with a few children that we have connected with each year since 2003. They are all growing … Continue reading
Our team had the opportunity to join Pastor Jose at an interdenominational leadership conference. The conference was located at a church in Beira and had over 500 attendees, including pastors, leaders, and family members. Upon our arrival, we were able to join in worship and fellowship with our fellow believers. The hunger for God and … Continue reading
On Sunday, part of our team left to minister at the conference in Beira while Darlene, Dani, and I were asked to share at the local church service in Dondo. Before church began, a tall, thin man came over to me and began speaking in near perfect English. This man, originally from Malawi, was attending … Continue reading
Last year we were able to minister to the children at Zimpeto by washing their feet and teaching them about the Father’s love. This year, we again had a special time in the childrens’ dorms (camaradas). The guys spent some time worshipping with the boys and praying with them individually. The ladies had a special … Continue reading
Our first few days in Mozambique have been slow in getting going, with many details to work out for the next 2 1/2 weeks and many things to tend to before leaving in Maputo. As such, we have been enjoying our time at Iris’ Zimpeto children’s centre, resting a bit and preparing our hearts for … Continue reading
Last night in a Doblo Gono a young boy named Stephen came forward to pray so he could be free of fear. It turns out that his father was a fetish priest (witch doctor) and he has only seen him once. His mother left in the village with his grandmother…he is 18 years old. I … Continue reading
A 9-year old boy named Immanuel walked up to me during a prayer time in Doblogono and showed me his hand. It was already dark out, so it was difficult to see what was wrong, but I could feel that his hand was not where it was supposed to be. When I took him to … Continue reading
For about 30 minutes, I’d been teaching the Gospel to several children, many of them were Muslim. After many questions concerning the Koran and the Bible I prayed that the Lord would reveal Himself to all these children and that they would seek the real truth. I then realized that perhaps a few of them … Continue reading
During our time in Nima, Pastor Mary Pat and Carl were able to pray outside of the main mosque for a Muslim woman who was blind in one eye. Her eye was completely white, and she was unable to see anything from it. After they prayed for her, she was able to see flashes of … Continue reading
On Friday our team had the opportunity to spend time in Nima, a Muslim community in Ghana. As we were getting together to meet for lunch, a woman called out to us from her shop. Though she was Muslim, she wanted us to pray for her as she wasn’t able to see well. So Donna, … Continue reading