July 4th in Mozambique

All of the interns and John and Cindy Pieper piled into our cars and off we went to Centro Emissor this morning to listen to the message to be given by Lee Wilwert. Lee is a young man who has grown up in the Maranatha church. I remember Lee when he was about 10-11 years old and I looking into a classroom during Sunday School and seeing him worshipping the Lord with his eyes closed and singing to the King. This is a mother's dream come true to see her child connecting with God in song. I watched him grow up in the youth group and he has always been one of those guys that just likes to connect in worship.

Today was a good day at Centro Emissor because Lee, from our home church was giving the message to our African Sister church. Before he came to the front to speak, Zito our leader, told the members that Lee came from our church in America and that he would be witness to sharing at home what he sees here in Mozambique. The church greeted him with song and prepared their hearts for the message with prayer.

We know from the scriptures that when we hear the truth being spoken from the word that our faith is increased.
Romans 10:17 - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Today our faith was increased as we looked at scriptures in Matthew, Mark and Luke on prayer. Whenever a visitor comes to speak afterwards our leader goes after the speaker and again goes over the information in a way that he knows the members will receive. Because of their lack of reading and not having bibles hearing it all again is so good. For me too!

Zito then told the church that i had mentioned to him that it was Independence Day in America. I said that there would be all kinds of celebrations, good and not so good. That people would be celebrating everywhere in America. I said, "We are a privileged people and our country is blessed" Zito then asked the church to turn around and stand before the Americans and pray for our church, for healing of the sick and our country. He asked them to pray for a blessing and that many would come to know Jesus and to know the blessings of being an American.

I said I would get the prayer requests this week and they are:

Luisa - has pain in her side
Domingos - not felling well
Anita Domingos - needs work
The nutrition class on Wednesday - that many will attend and learn more about their health
The church - that it will grow in numbers and that many will follow Jesus
Pascoa - is a man wanting to marry in the church and needs direction on how to proceed to be married and committed before the Lord.

Thanks for staying with me on this. May God be glorified and many many blessings come to you all who pray for us at Centro Emissor.

"A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor." Proverbs 22:9