We have started teaching our Christmas message in the schools, Good News Clubs, and orphanages. The kids school year is ending the first week in December so we are giving the message now, before they leave for their break and celebrate the Christmas holiday. It is a great lesson using the word GIFT. We are teaching that Jesus was "Given" to us and even though He was "Ignored" and "Forgotten", if we "Take" Him, He is the best GIFT we can receive on Christmas. The kids are responding to the message in an awesome way. We are seeing many children receive Christ in the schools and orphanages. During the month of October, we reached over 20,000 children with the Gospel of Jesus. We have had 3 new schools open to us and started 2 new Good News Clubs in our community. Thank you for your prayers! We are seeing the fruit of those prayers in children's lives here in Zimbabwe.
Here are some pictures of our outreaches in orphanages with the Samaritan's Purse boxes as well as the Wonder Devotional Books we are giving to each student in all of the schools we reach as well as some of the orphanages. The devotional books are 60 days of devotions for young children specifically that teachers are doing with their students at the beginning of everyday they are in school. Once the first book is finished, we have 5 more books to give to the students....a whole year of devotions!! The response has been amazing...not only from the students, but from the teachers as well. Just think what our schools in America would be like, if we were allowed to have devotions in our classrooms everyday!! Anyways, here are the pictures.
I recently met a young lady in her 20's at one of the feeding programmes we have started a Good News Club at. It is in a pretty rough area of Harare where not many white people go. While the children were attending the Good News Club, I learned from Pastor Alan that this young lady has HIV. When she was younger, she lived with her brother. She was sick all the time so her brother took her to the doctor. That is when he learned she has HIV. From that point on, her brother would beat her and make her sleep in a extremely dirty bathroom that was 3 foot by 3 foot. He made her use her own plate and cup so no one would catch her disease. When she got older, her brother kicked her out and she has been living on the streets ever since. She is disabled with a limp, so no one will give her a job. She has to beg for money to get a ride to the feeding programme so she can have something to eat. This story is mild compared to some I have heard...
I am also hearing about families in southern Zimbabwe who, because of there being no food in the country, are so hungry, they have found this certain kind of mud, that you can eat in small portions, and are cooking into porridge. However, because they are eating so much of it, it is killing them. People are dying from eating mud because they are starving. Can you imagine being so hungry that you would eat mud? Holy Spirit, intervene in Zimbabwe!!
I continue to focus on all the good I am seeing in this beautiful land. I see the potential of what it can be. I am seeing through God's eyes, the people and the bounty of what Zimbabwe has been and can be again. Please pray for the President here, just like you are praying for our new President. He needs to hear God's voice and make the best decisions for Zimbabwe that he can.
I am missing each of you. It is hard knowing that Pastor Alan will be with you this week. It makes me miss you more.....but I know you are thinking of me and praying for me. Thank you for your faithfulness. I am seeing the fruit of it. Send some extra prayers my way for the holiday's. I know it will be hard for me to be so far away from you. I am always thinking of you. You are never far from my thoughts.
I love you, Gina :)
I love you, Gina :)
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