Inward Renewal

Three Zambian families are living on site at our Ciyanjano Ministry Centre.  The families help maintain a presence there as well as do regular maintenance and help with our development initiatives.  Jailos (right) is our “go-to-man” and has an impeccable reputation.  He’s honest, humble and a hard-worker.  He functions as the spokesman for Ciyanjano to the community right now – and people seem to really respect him.  Because the development work that is happening out there wouldn’t have materialized without them, I’ve posted a recent picture of Boniface, Richard and Jailos holding their “slashers”.  Slashers are swung back and forth to cut grass.  In this picture, they just finished clearing an overgrown grassy area where we hope to install a playground for kids if we can find donors.  Oh, here’s a side note…Zambians don’t call them “playgrounds”, they call them “playparks”. We would appreciate prayer that God would continue to provide the funding that’s needed to pays for their labor costs.  It is hard for me to conceive of the ministry centre operating without them.  Their attitudes and resilience are always a big encouragement to me.