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Melinda teaching the Pastor's wives in Kabwe

The Pastor Trainers/Disciple Makers

One of the pastors in Livingstone teaching from a story illustration The Graduates in Lusaka

I want to bring you all up to date on the last week of our trip and the great things that the Lord accomplished when we finished the Livingstone outreach!

We (Matthew Daka, Sinoya Sakala, Melinda and Amy Dykestra and myself arrived in Lusaka early on Monday the 12th and traveled north to Kabwe to conduct a combination Leadership, Ladies and Marriage seminar. It proved to be an excellent event. 12 of our key leaders with Hope Builders Ministries in Zambia gathered with their wives for training. This was a first for all of them to be together in a conference! The ladies were especially happy and excited for this. Melinda and her daughter Amy conducted our first ever ladies conference while I did leadership training focusing on disciple-making. In the evenings Melinda and I taught on "marriage and the family." It was wonderful to be a blessing to these dear husband and wife leaders in the church planting disciple making ministry in Zambia!

We returned to Lusaka on Saturday morning and continued to take advantage of the Daka family hospitality. I had been staying with the Daka's in between events for the entire 6 weeks of this trip. They also hosted travelers coming in from the States. It was incredible to have the privilege to live with this dear family and be loved by them.

That Saturday Matthew and I joined Sakala and his men for their graduation ceremony from the 3 year Bible course. I had the privilege to don cap and gown and deliver the "charge" to these dear church planting pastors who had diligently studied under the tutelage of Sakala these past years. They made their own cap and gowns and made a real celebration or this special occasion. The event started at 2 and finished around 6 with over 100 family and friends attending. These brothers are working in the compounds around Lusaka where hundreds of thousands of people live in very impoverished conditions.

The next day the Daka family and us joined Pastor Modguy at his HUB church in the Chipata Compound for church. Over 150 souls gathered in a small school room to worhip the Lord, hear the Word, fellowship and pray together. Most of you have not experienced a Zambian church service. These brothers and sisters sing and worship the Lord in a way that I think we will experience in heaven! Such singing to the Lord! Such exuberance and sincerity in worship! Such enthusiasm for the preaching of the Word! Wow! Men, women, boys and girls, little children everywhere. It is beautiful to behold. I know the Lord is pleased with such worship.

Monday morning we traveled to the airport and began the long journey home. The time home was a time of reflection and praise anticipating the next trip to Zambia to be with these dear brothers and sisters to share with them in the saving of souls, planting of church and training men and women as they make disciples in Zambia.

God bless you! Thank you for being partners with us!

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2010 Zambia Trip

Dear Ones,

Well the time of departure for Zambia is very near! June 8th I will be flying to Lusaka and arriving the morning of the 10th (30+ hours). A very busy schedule awaits me, PRAISE THE LORD. I love being busy in Zambia and it is not hard to do.

The brothers will meet me in Lusaka upon arrival where I will spend a day re-couping from the trip. From Lusaka I will travel with one of the brothers to Chinsali and Isoka (600 miles). There I will meet with Hub Leader James Bwalya/Chinsali and Church planter Simon in Isoka. James is the brother God has used to plant over 100 churches in that area this past year. I want to visit with him and some of his pastors and "see" what the Lord is doing there and collect some data. In Isoka we want to encourage our young Pastor Simon (Pictured with Pastor Steve Warren) and his family as they endeavor to plant a Bible preaching, disciple-making church in Isoka.


After a week in the Northern Province I will travel south to Mazabuka and Pastor Michael (Pictured with me). He is the Hub Leader in this area. He will be working with 3 young men from the US who are helping him evangelize and follow-up on new believers. We will do some "strategizing" on where to plant new churches as well as spend time together before the Lord. It is always an awesome time to pray and fellowship with our partners in Zambia.




On June 29 the US team begins to arrive in Lusaka for the outreach in Livingstone. Denson Mushitala and I will meet them and see that they make the final 6 hour road trip to Livingstone on July 2nd.

The next 10 days will be an intense time of learning the absolute necessity of making-disciples, how to do that and how to teach others to do the same. Pastor Bert Spann will be our "discipler" and all of us including the Zambian Church will be tremendously blessed as we follow the Lord's example of disciple-making. As we work with the HIM Zambia Hub Pastors in Livingstone and their churches we will partner with the Zambians evangelizing new areas, planting new churches and beginning the process of disciple-making. This is how I was first introduced to the disciple-making ministry of HIM Zambia. It has been incredible being a part Jesus Christ's redemptive work.

The outreach will last until July 12 when the US team returns to Lusaka and their flight home. I will keep you updated on the outreach via HIMAfrica Group mail.

On July 14 we will conduct a 3 day pastor and wife conference. This is a first for us! We are excited to share the Word of God with these team leaders and encourage them in the work and their marriages. Pray for Denson Mushitala, Melinda Dykstra and myself as we team teach this conference.

On July 19th I will be flying home and arriving on the 20th. SIX weeks of serving the Lord and our co-laborers in Zambia. May the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in it all.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Endurance - Everyone will need patient endurance on this trip. Every aspect will be a spiritual and physical challenge. Christ is our Strength.
2. Souls - Pray for the souls whom the Lord Holy Spirit is already drawing and preparing to hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is the Savior.
3. Provision - This has been one of the most expensive trips we have taken. Because of the World Cup and scrambling for flights we have had to spend $10,000 more than anticipated on airfare. This has cut into our supply on the ground. Christ is our Provision!
   

We are trusting the Lord for the following:

• $2000 for the first 3 weeks of ministry.
• $2500 to overhaul the national ministry vehicle.
• $2500 to conduct the "Pastor/wife" conference.

You may share with us through Hope Builders Ministries, POBox 317, Greenwood, VA 22943. Designate your gifts to ZAMBIA.

As always I am grateful to God for providing you as ministry partners in Africa. God continues to do great and mighty things through His people to save a lost world from their sin and His righteous wrath and to glorify Himself.

May His Name be Praised!

Christ is ALL!

Jeff Hawkins

HIMAfrica serving Hope Builders Ministries as the Zambia Coordinator

HIM Zambia News

Hello Friends and partners in Christ.

The Great "Co-mission" is our Sovereign Lord's final marching orders to all His followers until His return. The command is "make disciples." This is done "as you are GOING" you are to be seeking people to "baptize" (lead to repentance and faith in Christ) from ALL nations (ethnic groups, people groups) and "teach" them all that the Lord Jesus Christ has taught you. This is how we are to be disciples, by making disciples. Every single one of us is to be a missionary/disciple maker.

Our ministry verse is 2 Timothy 2:2. We are making disciples who make disciples. This is the heartbeat of HIMAfrica partnered with Hope Builders Ministries here in the USA as we come along side our brothers and sisters in Africa. The Christians in Africa are especially made to win their people to Christ, just as we are best able to win our neighbors here in the USA. We help them by providing much needed biblical training and basic equipment. Basic equipment as fundemental as a Bible and Basic theological training, and bicycles to maximize travel are some of the things we focus on so as to "equip" our brethren to win their own people. They know the language and culture and are already "accepted" by the people (something that takes a foreign missionary many years to accomplish, if ever). They are living in the land and are witnesses of Jesus Christ, known and read by all. Plus it costs a lot less to train and equip multiple nationals than it does to equip and send ONE missionary ($18,000 vs. $500,000 over 5 years).

Some of you are very involved with this partnership ministry, both in your prayers and in your giving. Our brothers in Zambia send their deepest thanks. I, too, want to personally say "thank you!" and may the Lord richly bless you as you have them. "He will provide all your needs according to His riches in glory."

Many of you have thought about helping and being a parnter but maybe you do not think your "little" is much, but as the old hymn says, "Little is Much when God is in it!" I also want to assure all of you that 90% and more of your gift goes directly to the African ministry. In Zambia's case we have been sending 100% of the funds because of they are so low. The 10% is purely administrative to make the "office" function. Johan (HBM) and I both raise our own support separately from these funds. You can be assured that your gift has maximum impact in the field and benefits our brethren there. Please consider partnering with us in Zambia. Yes I am begging and without any shame! The need is great.

This month I am having to make come very difficult decisions. Gifts have been dwindling for several months and we are now in a position that we have to make some "cuts" in ministry funding. This is critical.

This week I have received some other serious prayer requests as well. In the Northeast Province our District Leader Titus has been sick for some time with kidney problems. We sent him to the hospital a few months back and the treatments helped then. Now he is vomiting blood and in much pain. This is very critical in a country that does not have the benefits of our great medical care. Please pray for him!

Titus is on the left. Next to him is Danny Makina who lost his mother this week. Last week our National Leader buried a brother. Also pictured above are pastors Kolumbo and Zamphere "John Peter."

Besides this trouble our brothers Gainos and Dominic were in a car accident, probably a taxi. Both are in the hospital. Dominic has a broken arm. Again we must pray for them. All medical issues are very serious in rural Africa.

Please pray with us for these men. All of them are "disciple makers" training other pastors and shepherding personal congregations.

Also be praying for the TWO major international outreaches being conducted in June and July in Zambia. I will be joining the team there in mid-June for both outreaches. After this we will be conducting leadership training and a marriage conference. Before I return in late July Denson and I will be conducting some annual administrative business.

Thank you so much for your continued prayers! We need them. Pray that "doors" will be opened to the ministry of the Gospel for all our men and their congregations. Pray that the Outreaches will be fruitful with many new souls won to Christ and new churches planted. Pray for the leadership training and marriage seminar. Pray for our brethren's HEALTH. Pray for Partners willing to commit to monthly sacrifices that are "pleasing to the Lord" and a great help and encouragement to your brothers in Zambia.

If you are interested in partnering with us in Zambia please contact me by return email.

I have more news to send but will give you a few days to digest this and pray with us. May the Lord Bless you and keep you in Jesus Name!

Jeff Hawkins

Zambia Coordinator with Hope Builders Ministries