Mwashibukeni mukwai (Good morning in Bemba)
So Im now in Kabwe Central province of Zambia 2 hours north of Lusaka the capital at the Operation Mobilisation training base in Zambia.
I knew I would be undertaking a 2 month course here, but I was not sure in what! Well myself along with 6 westerners and 30 Zambians are undertaking a 8 week discipleship course. The lecturers are mainly local Zambians who have great zeal and passion for the word of God and also a desire to make us grow spiritually and also grow others spiritually and disciple others. This has been challenging, as I know I'm in Zambia for a minimum of 2 years but how do I find someone to fill my boots when I leave? As I am filling a very specific role on the medical boat on Lake Tanganyika. I need to train a male nurse to continue the work after I have gone. If I don't the work will not continue and be sustainable. A young man in my dorm is called Cholwe he is from the south of Zambia from the Tonga tribe and next week is having interviews for nursing school in the south. Please pray that he gets on the course and if it is the Lords will to replace me at Lake Tanganyika when I leave.
It sounds very strange looking for someone to replace me when I've only just arrived. But for Africa and Zambia to stand on its own two feet I must be replaced by a minimum of one local nurse.
On Sunday night Zambia won the African Cup of Nations the whole of southern Africa celebrated and I have had reports of friends in Malawi being woken up in the night thinking there was a riot when in fact Malawi was just celebrating with Zambia.
Communication I now have a working phone with whatsapp and skype plus email so I should be easier to be in contact with.
Please continue to pray for me the 36 undertaking the discipleship course and the restoration work on the boat!
My mobile number is +26965620897
Email david.ross@om.org
Blessings
