Dear Marc, Missions Committee & Church Family,
Your prayers took us 1,811 miles over eleven days to all 10 prisons in the Eastern and Central Provinces of Zambia and God answered every one! I am thrilled to report that hundreds gave their hearts to the Lord Jesus and are now our brothers and sisters in Christ. We baptized 401 inmates, including 4 female inmates. It was also our opportunity to give out the next four titles in the first module of the Satellite Bible School and collect exams from several of the prisons for me to bring back to Lusaka to grade, record and return.
Thank you so much for your prayers for the inmates. It is not compulsory to come listen to the message but in each prison the turn out was wonderful. John Potter’s messages hit home and your prayers had prepared their hearts to receive the truth of God’s love and redemption. Even some officers responded to the Gospel.
I want you to know that none of us got sick; we always found fuel; and all the bits stayed on the vehicle which was truly amazing considering the “washboard” roads and potholes! We know beyond a doubt that all of this is because of the prayers for the mission.
We stand amazed at God’s faithfulness, mercy and grace – He truly is near to those with a broken and contrite spirit; the Lifter of their heads and hearts. Thank you for going with us on this awesome privilege of taking the Gospel behind prisons walls.
Together in His Harvest,
Elizabeth