Last Week

This past week went well! We are both almost recovered from colds that we had. Allison is in the midst of trying to get rid of ring worm, which has not been fun.

But the highlight of our week was meeting with a group of ladies at Tobacco Farm (the name was changed to Fruit Farm last year but the new name hasn't caught on with the locals yet). This was our second time meeting with a few of the ladies who live at Tobacco Farm. We met a woman named Angelina when she came to our church at Love's Door a few weeks ago and from there she has connected us and invited us in.

Angelina is a true person of peace. She is hungry for the gospel and is a gatherer of people. Her younger sister Jenny, and coworkers Frieda and Sandra met with us last Friday. They had some really great questions about whether God forgives unknown sins and what to do when you feel like no one is hearing your prayers.

We are so excited to continue our relationship with these women. They are soaking up Jesus stories and hopefully will soon be passing them on to others. Angelina has also blessed us with bananas from the Tobacco Farm and she said that she will butcher up two of her own pigeons for us free of charge. We are excited to try the new meat!

The women in Sugar Village have been much more difficult. There is a lot of influence from the New Apostolic Church, which has been discouraging people from fully accepting us. There are strong denominational pulls in Zambia that sometimes takes the place of really being a Jesus follower.

The New Apostolic Church, among other beliefs, believe that the current "apostles" who run the denomination have more authority than scripture. They also believe that they can grant salvation and that witchcraft and Christianity can coincide. We are still learning more and more what these local congregations believe but we are realizing that it is a big barrier.

So please pray for us as we continue to try to share the true Jesus!