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Youth Camp in Guatemala

Youth Camp in Guatemala

Article submitted by Noah Bendele, Field Intern in Guatemala A team from Petra Fellowship New Holland, PA came down to the Petén to help us run a short youth camp. They were also involved in some other projects around Sayaxché during their stay here. Friday afternoon the youth arrived at La Anchura, a former jungle [...]

 

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Visiting Prisons in Zambia

Article submitted by Elizabeth Ratliff, Field Coordinator in Zambia In the past I have said what a privilege it is to serve the Lord here in Zambia and the incredible opportunities in the prisons but this mission to Northern Zambia far surpassed previous missions. It was our most distant mission, it was the hardest and [...]

 

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Heat is a Luxury

Heat is a Luxury

Article submitted by Norb & Julie Kurrle, Field Coordinators in Paraguay It’s been cold here the last few days and today we woke up to about 0 degree celcius.  We’re giving our new wood burning stove a work out; yesterday we kept it burning all day!  While we are thankful for a cozy home, the [...]

 

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Tell Me “My Story”

Article submitted by Julie Merrin, Field Coordinator in SE Asia Rachel was sitting next to me recently…chattering away, as usual.  I’m not sure how, but somehow, the conversation turned  to her asking something about “her story”.  The story of how she came to be with me.  She has heard this story many times before, but [...]

 

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Busy Time in Puerto Maldonado

Busy Time in Puerto Maldonado

Article submitted by Jim & Sue Brannan, Field Coordinators in Peru Once again, it’s been a very busy time as always here in Puerto Maldonado, Peru—and a very hot and dry month.  We have not had a good rain all month and the river is really going down.  The last time Sue and I were [...]

 

Namibia: June 13-30, 2010

teams-namibiaAs a short-term missionary to Namibia I am encouraged with every return trip.  The Lord allows me to see the movement of His grace in the lives of the individuals we have met as well as in the communities where we’ve been blessed to place our feet.  One such community is the Five Rand community which is the “location” outside of Okahandja.  We are privileged to host a conference for women called “Becoming Women of Faith” there each trip.  Last year’s conference focused on the Miracle in the Mirror that we who are saved are.  Then, this year we continued with Empowered to Love focusing the ladies’ (and men’s) attention to the work of Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.  I choose to believe that the development we observe is a reflection of the transformation of people’s thinking as they are being exposed to the life of Jesus being lived amongst them.

For example, there is Esther.  Esther is a woman whose faith has increased more and more over the years.  Last year Esther’s son Moses was a vibrant young middle school aged translator enthusiastically helping his mother communicate with American friends. When we arrived we found him as we had heard we would, lying in a hospital bed miles away from his family waiting for treatment for bone cancer.   We also found that she had opened the Gracia Miller Kindergarten at her plot/home with the help of her husband and daughter and sharing the joy of her salvation with community through her service.

Another example is the work being done at the new Community Center by our sister Kauna and friends.  Previously where we’ve seen dirty little children eating their soup kitchen rations from dirty bowls sitting on the ground, this time we observed then helped as a few hundred school and community children washed their hands, patiently waited to be served, walked to a table under a covered area, sat down with peers and ate from freshly cleaned bowls with utensils after a day at school or playing. What a wonderful “school lunch program.”  Now the women are volunteer parents serving the children alongside men/dads, cleaning, cooperating, chatting and laughing.  It was a far cry from past years when adults would be standing outside the fence waiting to sell food stuffs to children at the morning break and after school.  Wow… wonder of wonders…The LORD is a wonder!  1 Peter 2:4-10

If you want to be a part of a team called to come alongside sisters and brothers in the Body of Christ in Namibia, Africa, and then prayerfully consider joining Team Zebra for our next trip this summer.

Email ShaRi Tarpley to join this team.