In the words of the great MC Hammer, we got to pray just to make it today.
Ministry this month is different than what we are used to. The first week in Mozambique, we experienced the national youth conference at a large church in downtown Beira. It was filled with speakers and worship. So encouraging seeing hundreds of Mozambique youth so passionate about God!
We also had the opportunity to be a part of a game day for the children in the community. Our contact and his brothers had invited about 75 children to their house to have games and fun activities, a Bible lesson, and serve them lunch. It was a great outreach and a chance to serve the children that will one day be a part of the future orphanage. My team and I got to put on a skit for them and teach them how to trust in Jesus.
Our main ministry focus this month has been prayer walks. Our ministry contact, Elias, has a vision to build an orphanage. So we have been walking to the land that will one day be the site of an orphanage for the children in the community that so badly need it. We have also been making home visits in the community and praying for widows and their families. Many of these widows are young, only in their 30s or 40s. They usually have many children, about five per family. Most have lost their husbands to “disease” which usually means AIDS. Because of this it usually means the children are infected with the virus as well. It’s heartbreaking to visit these families, but so rewarding to be able to pray for them.
This month I have been learning that not much in Africa is in our control, all we can do is pray. We’ve been learning to pray for everything and have been able to witness the power of prayer.
“When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” –Luke 11:1
