We love you Dwayne and Betty! Our wonderful logistics coordinators got to visit us for a night last week while they were on their way through, bringing the Scott's crate to them 2 hours further NW of us. We always feel so blessed when company stops by, and especially blessed when it's the Mitchells. :)

International World Changers

We were blessed beyond measure by the team of 21 volunteers who came to Sesheke July 3-14 with International World Changers. Most of them were from Adamsville Baptist Church, in Adamsville, North Carolina, while a few others were from GA and AL. Every morning they divided into 3 smaller teams at the church plot- one for evangelism, one for working on the grounds/church storage structure, and one for playing and loving on neighborhood kids. And then in the afternoons they divided up again and some headed to the high school while others headed to the basic school to give presentations in individual classrooms about HIV/AIDS and how students can abstain from sex until marriage through commiting their lives to Jesus. Only with His help can we do this! These volunteers are living testimonies to the truth of this...they shared how Jesus was helping them go against their own culture in America to wait until they are married to have sex. This honors God and the body He has given us. I am so proud of them for being so bold to share this!!


In the evenings everyone would gather back at the lodge to eat Zambian food and worship together. We were SO incredibly blessed to get to spend time with them each day and minister along side them. They were flexible (very important here!) and I didn't ever hear anyone complaining!


They were always willing to share their testimony on the spot and do anything and everything to be helpful. They even loved on Madylanne and Matthew too...and the kids ate it up. Two afternoons one sweet volunteer watched Matthew so he could get his normal afternoon nap and played with Madylanne while Melynda and other team members were at the basic school sharing Jesus with kids.


We thank God for each one of you and the special way God used each of you to minister to the Lozi people AND our family. We love you!!

In the next few blogs you'll see all the amazing things God did through this team.

Children's ministry

The team made bracelets for the kids to wear that had 5 different colored beads on them. Each color of bead was a part of the story about how a person can come to believe in Jesus. They told the story of creation and colored pictures, making a book. And they painted nails...even the little boys wanted their nails painted! :) And they played lots and lots of soccer, which kids really enjoy here. Thanks for sharing your love and the love of Jesus with these children!

Sharing Jesus at the schools

Here is a photo of part of the team with some grade 7 students at the basic school. The volunteers shared HIV/AIDS information and how to abtsain from sex until marriage through having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ with students ranging from grade 7-grade 12 for four days in a row while they were here. They also shared the Gospel with some of the younger kids at the schools too, and played many fun games together.

Working Hard

Here are some shots of the church ladies doing some cleaning at the church plot, and the guys doing some hard labor too- digging out tree roots!

Here are some shots of the team ministering at Baptist Mission of Sesheke- through skits, music, and preaching.

Yeah! Thanks so much for supporting the ladies ministry!! Look at all the bowls they bought!! The church ladies have even decided they will be giving half of their proceeds to the church building fund. AND they are saving back some for a "helping" fund of sorts, that they can use to help each other if someone has a sick child that needs medicine or some kind of need like that. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!