We thank God for his blessings in this field. One need only spend a short time in our Zambian mission field to witness the many blessings bestowed by our gracious Lord. A wall is being built to secure this compound from intruders. Recently there was a nearby murder by a serial killer. Please keep the Africans, missionaries, and their families in your prayers.
Work also continues to upgrade the electrical standards at the seminary student homes.
Missionary John Gierach is taking over some of Missionary Howard Mohlke's bush congregations in order to allow Missionary Mohlke more time to develop the cross-cultural urban ministry at Good Shepherd congregation in Avondale. Two more Chongwe congregations have completed church building projects. Missionaries and national pastors continue to work together implementing plans developed at a recent strategic planning session at Ibis Gardens. Participants at these meetings were the missionaries, national pastors, and visiting Africa administrative committee members. We are grateful to God for allowing continued progress.