Zimpeto Church Plant 08-14 & Photo’s
Hello Family,
Well the first day of this week long church plant went very well. We started with a sandy lot and by the end of the day we had most of the structure up. We had a great time and everyone was safe. As you can see from the photo’s it is a temporary structure, but will serve its purpose for some time to come. We had two cooks to prepare and serve the workers and Deanna worked with them (she'll write about that). There was a little door-to-door evangelism done but most of that will be done this week. The community was defiantly interested in what was going on and many stopped by to talk and look. So, the rest of this week will be spent finish the structure and sharing with people in preparation for the Jesus film on the 21st. Please keep praying for the ECC teams and there physical bodies as well. There are a lot of sicknesses that would keep people from being able to share the good news. The photo's show the building from near start thru the end of the day. There is also a picture of the cooks and Chelsea & Emily's buildings.
In Christ,
Nathan
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It was a long day for us all yesterday as we went out early and came back after dark. The girls did so well and did not complain one bit. They played in the sand with what ever they could find and made houses, they even made trees and a toilet. It was very creative. Even the Mozambicans knew that it was a toilet. I had the privelege of helping the cooks with the meal. They didnt speak english and I dont speak portuguese. They did laugh at me a lot when I would shake my head I dont know. So all day they taught me new words and I taught them new words. At one point we wrote words in the sand to try to figure out what things meant. They took me to the market and we bought rice, klin(a soap for the dishes) and some poultry seasoning. They had me washing dishes and helping clean the rice. They made this sauce stuff for the rice. It consisted of rice milk, which one of them squeezed from the rice about 5 times, coconut, poultry seasoning tomatoes and onions, it cooked all day. They would put rice in the bowl with this sauce over it and then put a cold whole fish(type of sardine) on the top. They eat the whole thing, head and all. This was for dinner. For lunch they had bread and cha(tea). Everything was delicious but I did not give the girls any fish knowing they wouldnt eat it. The Lord taught me so much about what a christain Mozambican finds important. And without your prayers for our girls I know that I wouldnt have been able to enjoy and see that. It is very important that our girls enjoy themselves and dont resent us for our work here.
Thank you. Deanna
Well the first day of this week long church plant went very well. We started with a sandy lot and by the end of the day we had most of the structure up. We had a great time and everyone was safe. As you can see from the photo’s it is a temporary structure, but will serve its purpose for some time to come. We had two cooks to prepare and serve the workers and Deanna worked with them (she'll write about that). There was a little door-to-door evangelism done but most of that will be done this week. The community was defiantly interested in what was going on and many stopped by to talk and look. So, the rest of this week will be spent finish the structure and sharing with people in preparation for the Jesus film on the 21st. Please keep praying for the ECC teams and there physical bodies as well. There are a lot of sicknesses that would keep people from being able to share the good news. The photo's show the building from near start thru the end of the day. There is also a picture of the cooks and Chelsea & Emily's buildings.
In Christ,
Nathan
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IMG_8110.JPGIMG_8111.JPGIMG_8115.JPGIMG_8124.JPGIMG_8134.JPGIMG_8136.JPG
It was a long day for us all yesterday as we went out early and came back after dark. The girls did so well and did not complain one bit. They played in the sand with what ever they could find and made houses, they even made trees and a toilet. It was very creative. Even the Mozambicans knew that it was a toilet. I had the privelege of helping the cooks with the meal. They didnt speak english and I dont speak portuguese. They did laugh at me a lot when I would shake my head I dont know. So all day they taught me new words and I taught them new words. At one point we wrote words in the sand to try to figure out what things meant. They took me to the market and we bought rice, klin(a soap for the dishes) and some poultry seasoning. They had me washing dishes and helping clean the rice. They made this sauce stuff for the rice. It consisted of rice milk, which one of them squeezed from the rice about 5 times, coconut, poultry seasoning tomatoes and onions, it cooked all day. They would put rice in the bowl with this sauce over it and then put a cold whole fish(type of sardine) on the top. They eat the whole thing, head and all. This was for dinner. For lunch they had bread and cha(tea). Everything was delicious but I did not give the girls any fish knowing they wouldnt eat it. The Lord taught me so much about what a christain Mozambican finds important. And without your prayers for our girls I know that I wouldnt have been able to enjoy and see that. It is very important that our girls enjoy themselves and dont resent us for our work here.
Thank you. Deanna
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