Update from Zambia!!
17 November 2006
Greetings from Zambia!!
First of all I would like to share something that God showed me today in my devotions. I was reading Matthew 6 verses 22-23 which reads "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!" I did further study on it and the passage really started to make sense. Take for instance a tight rope walker; he focuses his eye on something in the distance. If he were to look down at the rope he would fall because he would become dizzy. Also it is very hard to keep focused on something when your vision is not clear. In my Christian walk I need to make sure that my eye is steady and singly on Jesus Christ and Him alone. It is only then that there will be true light in my life. If there are things that are making my eye or focus unclear then I need to get rid of them, so that I can fully pursue that which is heavenly and not earthly!
The Leadership Conference is only 2 weeks away and there is still much to do. Every year there is a workbook that is handed out to each conference guest with all of the notes from the different workshops. I was able to get started on the copies this week and Lord willing the copier will make it through all these copies! Please pray that God would begin to work in the hearts of the people attending the conference. We want to see God do great and mighty things but that can only be accomplished through much prayer!! I have also been continuing the work on the student records. I have found a program that we will be using to keep track of the grades and classes. It is something that I want to make sure can grow along with the college. I am still working on putting things together for TRACS. There are many little details to attend to.
The container arrived last week with 8,000 books for our Theological Library!! I haven't been able to start anything with them yet. I am still doing some research and trying to figure out the best way to set up the Theological Library! This is not something that I am good at and so I do covet your prayers on this! It is very overwhelming to me!!
One major prayer request I have is concerning my work permit. To work in Zambia you are required to have a work permit. My application for my work permit was turned in 3 months before I arrived. I went down to Lusaka about a month after I got here only to find that they were missing two documents and were not able to approve my permit. I found the missing documents and turned them in and went down a second time last week. That time there was no record of my permit and so they were not able to help me. They just said to check back in a couple of days! The only problem is, right now I am on a tourist visa and it is only good for 3 months. My three months is up December 12th. If I don't get my work permit before then I might have to leave the country for a couple of days or I may be able to extend my tourist visa again! Please pray with me that it will get approved before then. Phil Hunt went to Lusaka today and is checking on it for me. I hope to be able to write again soon and tell you how God answered this prayer!
On Sunday I moved into the guest house where I will now be living. It is located right on the church property. And conveniently my office is also located on the property. My morning commute only takes but a minute!! It is completely furnished and a perfect size for me! I thank God for providing it for me!
Thank you all for your prayers!!
In Christ,
Brianne
Greetings from Zambia!!
First of all I would like to share something that God showed me today in my devotions. I was reading Matthew 6 verses 22-23 which reads "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!" I did further study on it and the passage really started to make sense. Take for instance a tight rope walker; he focuses his eye on something in the distance. If he were to look down at the rope he would fall because he would become dizzy. Also it is very hard to keep focused on something when your vision is not clear. In my Christian walk I need to make sure that my eye is steady and singly on Jesus Christ and Him alone. It is only then that there will be true light in my life. If there are things that are making my eye or focus unclear then I need to get rid of them, so that I can fully pursue that which is heavenly and not earthly!
The Leadership Conference is only 2 weeks away and there is still much to do. Every year there is a workbook that is handed out to each conference guest with all of the notes from the different workshops. I was able to get started on the copies this week and Lord willing the copier will make it through all these copies! Please pray that God would begin to work in the hearts of the people attending the conference. We want to see God do great and mighty things but that can only be accomplished through much prayer!! I have also been continuing the work on the student records. I have found a program that we will be using to keep track of the grades and classes. It is something that I want to make sure can grow along with the college. I am still working on putting things together for TRACS. There are many little details to attend to.
The container arrived last week with 8,000 books for our Theological Library!! I haven't been able to start anything with them yet. I am still doing some research and trying to figure out the best way to set up the Theological Library! This is not something that I am good at and so I do covet your prayers on this! It is very overwhelming to me!!
One major prayer request I have is concerning my work permit. To work in Zambia you are required to have a work permit. My application for my work permit was turned in 3 months before I arrived. I went down to Lusaka about a month after I got here only to find that they were missing two documents and were not able to approve my permit. I found the missing documents and turned them in and went down a second time last week. That time there was no record of my permit and so they were not able to help me. They just said to check back in a couple of days! The only problem is, right now I am on a tourist visa and it is only good for 3 months. My three months is up December 12th. If I don't get my work permit before then I might have to leave the country for a couple of days or I may be able to extend my tourist visa again! Please pray with me that it will get approved before then. Phil Hunt went to Lusaka today and is checking on it for me. I hope to be able to write again soon and tell you how God answered this prayer!
On Sunday I moved into the guest house where I will now be living. It is located right on the church property. And conveniently my office is also located on the property. My morning commute only takes but a minute!! It is completely furnished and a perfect size for me! I thank God for providing it for me!
Thank you all for your prayers!!
In Christ,
Brianne
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