Leadership Training At Musonda Falls

We left for Musonda Falls at midday day, but first traveled past Musonda to Mambalima o pick up a further 15 boxes of Bibles. A visit to Mambalima always has to stop at the conference site to view the great rock where pulpit stands underneath. We arrived back at Musonda Falls late afternoon and immediately went into a teaching session with the local church, encouraging them in prayer.

                                          Greeting one another after the service with song and handshake.

Saturday saw three general sessions for the whole church family, looking at the call of God's Word for us to love or we die (some of you will remember this series!). The later afternoon was spent with elders deacons and decaonesses talking through the issues of leadership and the need to support those who are teachers of God's Word (1 Cor 9:14). It was a most valuable session and the leaders responded to the call of God''s Word, recognizing that they were resting in church traditions and that indeed they had not been teaching well about the priority of giving in the church. What an amazing blessing to see leaders tender to the Scriptures, desiring to apply truth to their leadership in the church.

                                       Graduate Gershom with his family, receiving Bibles for the ministry

Gershom graduated from the bible school in 2004 and is a very capable teacher. These Bibles will be sold to the local congregation and the money raised will support the work of the ministry in this area. As in all parts of this nation, the needs are huge, but seeing people using their gifts in local church ministry is a huge blessing. Please pray that the church would be able to support their pastor and see the work of the Lord expand even further.

                                          James leading communion

Sunday service began at 9am with communion and then the elders requested that I teach from 1 Timothy 5: 17-25 and cover what it means to support a teaching elder and then look at how you should appoint elders and deal with sin issues. It was a wonderful morning that stretched through to the early afternoon. The choir was wonderful singing stirring songs of Bemba praise to God - you really need to come and see first hand!