A Thank You From Joe

  “I want to begin by saying it has been a great work mission trip from the team from Iowa, Grace Community Church. We want to appreciate the support that you are rendering to us as we serve Jesus Christ in Zambia particularly. We appreciate that a lot has been accomplished by the team during…

2017 • Zambia • Day 7

We are accomplishing our work objectives.  The painting of the hall and bathrooms is complete, the walkway around the training center has been poured (we had to hand-mix the concrete), the new sign from the roadway has been erected, and all the conduit for the electrical wiring of the caretakers home has been installed.  Your…

Zambia • Day Seven

Today is the day we emerge from “the bush” and begin our long journey home. It has been a good week, much different than we anticipated, but a time filled with divine encounters. God truly did bless us and we have been assured that we were a blessing to our new friends. J-Life Zambia is…

Zambia • Day Six

David had gone back to Ndola after the service last night to get supplies. We did what jobs we could until he returned. At about 9AM, six people showed up to begin their discipleship, confirming the decision they made last night. We all admitted that we were surprised, Pastor Joe said he was not. Joe…

Zambia • Day Five

Worked for a few hours this morning doing shower tiling, then we split into three groups and walked to local villages to invite people to view the Jesus video at the training center tonight. This was really an great experience as we got to see where people really live. It really makes you realize how…

Zambia • Day Four

Worked all day on the training center. Mike and Elvis assembled the platform and put the water heater framework on the roof. Bob and I painted walls with Pastor Joe. One of the frustrating things you learn to expect is never having the right tools or hardware to work with. The wood for the framework…