Saturday morning found the team awaiting news on whether the mini-bus would be able to come and transport the team to the two villages that were eagerly awaiting the gospel. Little did we know that this was the beginning of many perilous adventures on the weekend. After a new battery and a late start, the Lord provided graciously and the team pressed on to the Chamba village to go hut to hut spreading the gospel. As we drove through a second consecutive day of rain, the sun burned away the rain clouds to reveal the gorgeous Zomba mountain range that encompasses many FLM Africa churches. The team saw many pray to receive Christ in their homes while going hut to hut. In addition, the worship service was greatly attended and many came forward to profess faith in Christ.
We moved on to the Jali village in the late afternoon to find a thatch lean-to servicing as a temporary church. These church members were making bricks to construct their very own church. This is another church that is fully funded and ready to receive a metal roof that will provide year-round protection for worship. We praised God for the generosity of the many families in America
On Sunday, we traversed the eighty year old tea leaf plantations to make our way to the Njale village. Towering trees and miles of tea plants surrounded the team as we pressed on through an unprecedented third day of rain. The treacherous journey included a near tip-over of the mini-bus on a muddy road, traversing mud trails to the church, and most importantly, another large number of villagers being adopted into the family of God.
We had a wonderful evening encouraging the mother church on Sunday with a service of much worship and a challenging message from the Vice President Sean Patrick. Throughout the two days and three villages we witnessed around 200 people profess faith in Jesus Christ. What a great blessing to the Kingdom!
-Jared Keiffer
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