HIMAfrica - Zambia 2010 Summer Mission

Mushitala and Hawkins

There has been a lot of activity in Zambia and here at home and I want to bring you up to date.

In Zambia Denson Mushitala our national director has been in contact with our HUB Leaders distributing training material and coordinating the training of pastors. Last September there were 350 new pastors registered for the three year pastoral training program. Book have been distributed along with thousands of Bibles to the churches they are pastoring. There are over 300 more pastors that need to be put into training this fall.

Last week Denson returned from a trip to Livingstone preparing for the outreach to be held there July 1 - 12. There are over 20 Christians from America joining us for the work there. It will be a time of evangelism and church planting, as well as a great encouragement to the HUB churches that we will be assisting. There will also be some pastors from Zimbabwe joining us for training and participation in the event.

Pictured above is our pastoral team from Livingstone and three pastors from Zimbabwe. #2 is Pastor Paul Soka and #5 is Pastor Amos Tiki from the Livingstone Hub.

Denson has also been in the Northeastern Province preparing for the June Outreach in Mpulungu. There is an established work there lead by our HUB leader Pastor Daniel Phiri. This outreach will be conducted by our ministry partner Herbie Venter from South Africa. Denson and I will be joining them in mid-June. While there we will visit our new work in Isoka (ee-so-ka). Pastor Simon Mulenga is our new church planter there. He is moving his family to this strategic city located ont the "Great Northern Highway" that connects Africa north and south. Simon is pictured below on the right.


July 14 - 16 the Hope Builders Minsitries team will be conducting a Marriage and Family seminar for the HIM Zambia District Leaders and their wives. Please pray for Melinda Dykstra and me as we minister the Word of God to our partners.

NEEDS:

Along with many of you, we have felt the effects of the ongoing economic situation in America. In fact we have lost some of our regular monthly support for the mission in Zambia. Would you pray about helping us with the following needs.

1. $1000 to replace the turbo charger in the Honda. We had to "borrow" the money from the dealer who installed a new one for Denson on his promise to repay.


2. Our monthly budget requirements for HIM Zambia are $1000 in the red. We desperately need new monthly partners. We have had to reduce funding in Zambia because of this.


3. The Marriage Seminar in July will cost $2500 for the 26 attendees and will include travel, meals and lodging. It will be a first for many of them.


4. The need for Bibles is ongoing.

It is a very difficult thing to have to "cut back" when the ministry is going well but in continual struggle for resources. Of Course we acknowlege with you that God is our Resource. He is all we need, but in saying that we know that HE provides our needs through the faithful help and partnership of other believers.

While asking for your help and partnership we also say thank you for your prayers and any help you can give us. We are always grateful to God for you. He is faithful.

Send you gifts to Hope Builders Ministry, POBox 317, Greenwood, VA 22943

Designate your gift to Zambia. If you would like to specifically help with a "need" just add that to the designation.

Thank you so much!

Be blessed in Jesus Name!

Jeff Hawkins