HUB Conference and Bible Distribution

Hello Friends and partners of Helping Indigenous Ministries in Africa (HIMAfrica).

In September Lou Ann and I will need your help in traveling to Zambia and conducting a week long HUB Leaders conference and two weeks of Bible distribution. September 14th over 50 Hub Pastors, the national leadership team and the cooks will gather in Musenga at a Christian conference center.

This is an annual event especially designed for HUB leaders to train them and help them to stay focussed on the mission of planting churches, training pastors and making disciples of new believers in Jesus Christ. It will also be a time of encouragement as we distribute study Bibles to the men who have yet to receive them and also bicycles for those who do not have one.

This event will cost $3000. HIMAfrica coordinating with Harvesters International Ministries Zambia will provide transportation for each of the men to come to and return home from the conference. Their lodging, food and training materials will also be provided.

After this event Denson Mushitala (HIM Zambia national leader) and I will spend two weeks distributing thousands of Bibles coordinating with the district and hub leaders. The Harvester International Ministries national coordinator for Malawi, Herbie Venter, will also be with us (The Lord willing).

The total mission will cost approximately $7500. Some of Lou Ann's airfare has already been given, but the majority of the funds needed are yet to be raised. Would you help? Your generous gift is most appreciated and will bless not only Lou Ann and me as we journey to Zambia on your behalf but also the 50 pastors and leaders gathering for this important annual event.

I am also asking God for a teaching partner to accompany us on the first leg of the mission to teach at the conference and then escort Lou Ann home on Sept. 21st.

Your gifts will help Denson and me travel and distribute thousands of Bibles as well. Please consider helping us as we partner with our Zambian brothers planting churches and making disciple.

Send your gifts to our partner minstry: Hope Builders International POBox 317 Greenwood, VA 22943

Designation to Zambia Conference

All gifts are tax deductible.

Home Again

Lou Ann and I returned home to Coldstream and the Potters House yesterday. What a wonderful time celebrating our 35th Wedding Anniversary. Thanks to the Lord and some dear friends we were blessed to stay at the SanDestin Resort in Destin, FL and then represent HIM Zambia at the Lifespring Community Church in Georgia and visit my Dad (74 and going strong). We drove over 1200 miles safely and comfortably. Thank you Lord!

Titus Shampande - district leader

Titus Shampande is one of our newest District Leaders in Zambia. He is overseeing the training of Hub leaders in the Solwezi area west of the Copperbelt. In the Kangwena Hub he reports there are 17 men in Phase C and 12 men in Phase A of the 3 year Bible School. This team of men recently went to two new areas and planted two new churches.

In the Solwezi B Hub there are 13 men in Phase B of the training. During the week of Easter this group of men went to a village “5 kilometers from Messengers Compound” near Solwezi, evangelized and planted a new church called Chasobe. The new leadership is being discipled by Pastor Kebo.

Brother Titus is planning another work at Mambili along the Solwezi/Chingola highway where he has some contacts in place. He also says, “I am very much excited for what the Lord is doing in my Life and the Ministry at large. I have been also doing every day one on one (evangelism). Have led four people to the Lord. They are coming into our church. One of the Ladies among those who came had charms. We counseled her and she confessed then later gave all what she had, after that we burned the charms. The lady is now free and she is coming to our church.”

Titus’ prayer requests:
1. That the Lord will provide more Bibles
2. That the Lord provides us with four Bicycles
3. That the Lord will help us with 25 roofing sheets for Glory Baptist church

“Once again I would like to thank you for the wonderful conference we had in April.
Pray for us that we remain strong and faithful to the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Thank you for everything you are doing for me and my family. May The Lord Bless you and our International Leaders.”