With excitement and anticipation, the team eagerly prepared for our final crusade! Our second night at Xibowene would be a great summary of our hopes and vision for the surrounding land. We learned that the church leader, Pastor Lorenzo, felt called to this area several years ago and had to come in and clear the … Continue reading
This afternoon, we had the privilege of going to Zimpeto to meet with some of the young men involved with Sunshine Iris Soccer Academy. Knowing they have come from destitute situations, Pastor Mary Pat passionately shared with them that God is smiling down at them and He has a plan for each of their lives. … Continue reading
Our team could tell early in the evening it was going to be a night of breakthrough for the Gaza region because of the opposition we faced getting to our crusade site. Pastor Jose let us know that the local officials were saying we couldn’t do a crusade in the area. As a team, we … Continue reading
As coconut trees blew in the wind under the starry sky of Maxixe, our team had a joyful night expressing the love of Christ. Tiana, Ashley, and Jaimie declared the love of our Father and all of the people in attendance proudly stood up to declare they would follow Jesus the rest of their lives! … Continue reading
Today, we packed up camp and headed north to a rural church outside the town of Maxixe. The team was excited to return to this village, as last year we saw a man get healed of blindness there! We met Pastor Antonio and he had big plans for us for tonight. He said that we … Continue reading
After last night’s crusade, word began to spread throughout the surrounding community and we saw a 50% increase in the crowd from last night’s! The whole team stepped out in new fervor as we did the dramas and dances. Then, it paid off as 52 people responded to Justin’s and Jaimie’s message of salvation. People … Continue reading
The team awoke this morning excited about what God is releasing in Palmeria! Before coming to Mozambique, Pastor Jose informed us of a drought in the land, which stirred us to continually pray for rain. Last night, our prayers were answered, as many team members awoke to the pitter-patter of rain hitting our tents! We … Continue reading
For our second crusade, the team was excited to reconnect with our friend and translator Lazarus. This year we learned that he has become a pastor of a church in the Palmeira region. God poured out His presence and power through our team as we presented drama, dance, and showed the Jesus film at Pastor … Continue reading
The team stocked up on crusade equipment and clothing donations at Pastor’s José’s house this morning. We then eagerly loaded the trailer and bus, which will be our primary mode of transportation for the next two and a half weeks of cross-country ministry. A great team building activity, everyone pitched in to push the bus … Continue reading
This morning, Pastor Mary Pat, Lawrence, and Carly went out for the 2nd day of the conference in Chinthaluru. Many pastors had come with their wives, so Pastor Mary Pat spoke from Ephesians 5 about God’s perspective on marriages. She also talked about John the Baptist, and how every aspect of our lives should point … Continue reading