An Update from Lusaka

The time here has flown, but has felt meaningful and productive! 

On Thursday we were able to introduce our ministry partner Lawrence Temfwe, who works equipping pastors through the Jubilee Centre, with Moyo, the head of Vision Fund - the subsidiary of World Vision that makes micro-loans.  We’re hoping this will be a very fruitful relationship that may open the doors to micro-finance in the slum of Lusaka.

Friday and Saturday we attended the Zambian version of the Willow Creek Leadership Summit 

(GLS) that many of us at CPC have attended at home.  It was astounding to see how the talks from the Summit, shown on video, connected with the 450 leaders gathered here!  They were completely engaged.  Unlike the Summit at home, here there are fewer speakers and there is discussion after each one that was valuable and fascinating for us to take part in. The GLS is clearly a vitally important resource here.

Sunday three of us - Paul, John Mitchell, and me (Laura), had the privilege of preaching in different churches in the slum called George complex.  The worship was amazing - beautiful voices and hands raised in praise…dancing, singing and prayer.  I told them I was going to bring them home with me to teach all of us at CPC.  In the churches here there is an acute awareness of dependence on God and gratitude for every little thing - the very things we take for granted. 

Today we were in George Complex with Paul leading 12 pastors through a process of asset mapping - helping them to discover all the talents and resources they have that can be used to address some of the challenges they face. The pastors were very engaged and generated great ideas. 

For pictures and more reflection, go here: http://wp.me/p52lwk-2A1