Joining God in Zambia

Part of our extended Zambian family

Over the last few weeks, Peter and I have had multiple conversations about what we will be doing with Every Orphan's Hope and how someone can come in as a committed partner to support us on our daily bread. I'm amazed at all the opportunities that God has given us to speak about the work He is doing in Zambia to provide for the orphans and widows.

I am reminded of a conversation with a dear friend at church as to how depending upon God for our daily bread is possible and what his family's part is in this journey along with us. He was also concerned with the big picture and couldn't see how his small part could make a difference.

The answer was much simpler than one would have expected, which is always the case when you look at it from a different perspective.

So I posed this question to my friend. How often do you go out to eat? It was a rhetorical question, but it's a starting point. Now based on where you go, how much do you spend as a family? Well, that can range, whether you go to like McDonald's or to a sit down restaurant. So what, you're looking at anywhere from $25-$75 or more based on what you order and how big your family is; if you have teenage boys that makes a difference, too.

Many of you are already seeing where I'm going with this. Do you go to a restaurant once a week, some of us more than that based on our schedules? So I asked him, could you give up one of those outings to support a missionary family each month? And then as a family, could that just be your spaghetti night for the month and also in that time, could you pray for our family? What a blessing that would be to us to be remembered once a month by your whole family through your own sacrificial giving and your prayers.

Can you see a small picture of how you can be a part of this, no matter how small the amount?

By no means are we asking others to sacrifice their whole livelihood to support us. You have families and desires just as we do, but as with any path that God leads each of us on, a small sacrifice is what allows us to reflect the light of Jesus. Over the last few years God has grown us to this point to be His instruments and we have been exactly where some of you are now in regards to sacrificial giving. We have had the struggles to give wholeheartedly with tithing, sponsoring orphans through Every Orphan's Hope and sponsoring short-term missionaries from our church. As we take this big step of faith, will you also take a big step by joining us?

We know many of you are praying about this and God has been laying it on your heart to help us. Others of you are still not sure how this works so we thought maybe breaking this down a bit more would be helpful.

In order to raise what we need, not only for our daily living expenses but also the part we are taking to raise for the work of the ministry in Zambia, here is how you could fit in.

In regards to sponsors for our daily bread we need:

20 partners at $100 per month (already committed 1)

20 partners at $50 per month (already committed 4)

50 partners at $40 per month (already committed 3)

50 partners at $30 per month (already committed 1)

40 partners at $25 per month (already committed 1)

30 partners at $20 per month (already committed 2)

Can you see somewhere that you could fit into here?

As you are looking at your own way to sacrificially give, here is an update as to where we are in the process of serving in Zambia. Our house will officially go on the market next Thursday, August 15 and we anticipate a quick sale based on the market here in Frisco, TX. Once we move out, probably around September, we have been blessed by a family in our church to let us come live with them for an indefinite amount of time until we are funded. While we are waiting, we will be in the process of sending our household items to Zambia, whatever can fit in a 20-foot container. Since it will take about 3 months for it to arrive, our hope is that we will arrive around the same time as our furniture does. But we cannot even start that next step without a commitment from you towards our daily bread. Will you join us as a committed partner?

Please click on the "Donate" button on the side of this blog if you will join us as partners in Zambia.

“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 (ESV)

Saying goodbye to our girls

Peter with one of our boys in Zambia sharing gifts from his sponsors