PREACHING, WEDDINGS, HAIR CUTTING, PORTUGUESE & LIFE

Well last week we found out from our Mozambican church leaders that Nathan is going to preach at the Baptisms on June 11. That is exciting but he has to preach in Portuguese and this will be his first time. Please be praying for this day and that the Lords voice will be heard over Nates voice. Also on July 11, Nathan has been asked to oversee a wedding of one of our ECC members and during that time he will have to share a few words, of course in Portuguese. The weddings here last many days and that will mean that Nate will need to be there for all the partys and celebrations. Pray for us during that busy week.

Speaking of Potuguese, our langauge is coming along. Some days are better then others and then some days we dont know where we are so please continue to pray. Our time doesnt allow us to have as many lessons as we should but we will continue to plug away.

Chelsea and Emily both wanted to get their hair cut so we cut their hair and I think they look cute, daddys a little sad but he will make it. Its hard sometimes to see your kids grow up. They both are changing so fast. And yes they are both enjoying life here and doing great in school. Thanks for your prayers for them.

As for LIFE here in Mozambique well each day is full of new and exciting experiences. Thank you all for your prayers and love for us. We also thank all of you that have had a part of sending us packages from our church. We loved everything you sent and its such a help for us to feel more like home.

We love you all,
Deanna

Family Healing

Greetings,

We are just returning from a great party. Amelia, one of our ECC workers had a house warming/birthday party (for her twin sons) today. We were there five hours and we only got to the cake cutting. It was a celebration involving Khongolate church, Sao Damaso church, and her neighbors. There was much singing, a time of preaching, and many prayers. After this we all had lunch/dinner. The reason for the Blogger though was to let you know about Amelia’s family. Her sisters and mom had not visited or spoke since 2000, but they came to the party today. After a while there was a time to share, her mother and sisters stood and said that she was once again welcome to her home, and she knew she was welcome to Amelia’s. God brought healing to a family today.

In Christ,
Nathan

There is a video of the girls playing and some singing.


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Zambezia - With Much Praise

Greetings All,

We are all doing well. I returned from Zambezia Tuesday last week, April 26th. It was an incredible trip. All of your prayers went before us. We used the Jesus film as a teaching tool in Sururua, Gurue, and UP-2. There was an amazing amount of people that would come to the film every night. We have conservatively estimated that 3500 people heard the gospel message, and 400 people accepted Christ. After the final night in UP-2 the village chief wanted to speak. When things like this happen I always say a little prayer having no idea what might come out of his mouth. He went on to say, “he had never heard the gospel explained clearly and that he and everyone there that night had a big decision to make”. He went on to say “the choice we make is for eternity”. With over 2000 people in attendance that night, over 300 people accepted Christ. Needless to say this was the highlight of the trip, but there are many similar stories from this trip. Praise be to God!

We also started training 6 new leaders for further church growth. There are two men from each church. We would meet with the leaders for training for 4-5 hours per a day. It was a great time of growth and this was just the beginning of their continued training. They will meet one week per a month in the central city of Gurue.

We also held Bible studies about everyday at the new Gurue church. They were very well attended with anywhere from 30 to 120 people. Paito would hold a children’s study at the same time, and kids would come from everywhere. The first day there was just a hand full and by the end of our time, there might have been around 50-60 children.

Sururua also had their first baptism and communion. This is the original church in the village Dinis is from. It was a joyous way to finish our time in Zambezia, two baptisms and a full church. Sururua church is doing well. We saw much growth in the body there, spiritually as well as numerically.

Many of you have asked about my boils, they are fine. A funny story to go with them… Upon returning to Maputo I continued to have some problems so we made an appointment in South Africa with the normal Doctor. Well the doctor in Gurue had prescribed two medications, one was right, but the other was for liver damage (normally given to hepatitis patents). Needless to say my liver is doing very well. Everyone also has asked how I contracted them… well the easy answer is I’m not sure. We had taken all the dinking water needed for the trip.

Thank you all for your love and support.

Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

In Christ,
Nathan



PS- There is a video going out in the next couple weeks of the trip up north.