June 2022 Newsletter
Ole’ Ole’!!
Its Football Time!
We finally had the opportunity to put on another Football Tournament after being shut out 1-Nil by Covid-19. This time we targeted the men of Livingstone – or the “Madalas” (meaning an “old man” or in this case amatures 30 and above). We had a great time with 16 teams for 2 days where they played a game, we preached to them, they played another game, and we preached again. By the time the tournament was over we had 4 winning teams to share in cash and award. More importantly 45 of them were saved and many of them vowed to start coming to our church. Gift preached “pure” Gospel and they responded. But the best part is seeing “MEN” desiring to go to church. Here, men are in the minority in most churches.
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- Back in the day, I had a trophy business. It is pretty cool to dip into the past to play a part in the future.
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- Trophies and medals are not that common here.
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- The Red Cross Safety team!
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- The winning team!
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- We gave out Salvation balls as well as awards.
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- Today, it was an “old mans” sport!
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- You would have thought they had won the World Cup.
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- Preaching between games.
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- Gift giving an encouraging word.
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- Our new Lorry earning its keep.
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- Great referees!
San Diego Christian University
Please welcome our new friends from the West Coast. A team lead by Steve Jenkins of Saddleback Mountain Church spent a week with us following a profitable trip to Ambassador International University Seminary in Lusaka. They had a great time experiencing Zambias’ tourist spots and a safari in Botswana…but the best part was praying for our new church and engaging with the Good News Club. They were a joy to host.
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- Ken, Steve, Deophista, Gidel and Pastor Gift. Gidel celebrated his first birthday with the team.
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- Hanging out in our living room.
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- Hanging out on the banks of the Zambezi eating Hungry Lion Chicken.
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- Steve energizes the GNC children.
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- Frank was a huge hit with the kids.
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- We are going on a Safari!
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- Just chillin’ after all the Hungry Lion Chicken they could eat.
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- Don said, “I’m gonna fly – just like this”…
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- …and he DID!
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- We are fortunate to live within 1 hour of 4 countries.
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- Steve, hanging out on the Zip Line.
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- Thanks Gang, come back any time!
Miscellaneous
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- A visit to Global Samaritans Children’s home to meet a new batch of “young’uns”.
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- The Minter family from Mineral Springs Baptist Church.
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- Linda stands in her ‘pot-o-gold’
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- Elvis, from Mukalahani, an severely disabled young man who cannot speak or move his body knows exactly what is being said to and about him. When we shared he was getting a tee shirt, he was ecstatic. Please, pray that we can get him a special cart for his mother to transport him in…the wheel-chair boggs down in the sand and is difficult to push.
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- One minute they are 7 years old looking up to you…then this happens!
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- The ladies at the Malone Women’s Bible Study were so happy to meet the women from Mineral Springs Baptist Church.
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- Steve Jenkins of San Diego Christian leads prayer service over the Church of Life prior to our “Grand-opening” service.
Love,
Ken & Karen Buckner
GIVING