Hello From Mozambique!!
Salama Salama! Kihavo sana! Kishokuru Yesu! (Makua: hello! I am very very good! Thank you Jesus!)
The time here is flying by very quickly. We just sent off two teams to the bush for our first set of bush outreaches...they will be camping in the African dirt for two nights...to get to the bush bush, something like 30 missions school students, Iris pastors, translators, and tents, supplies, and lots of water pile into camion flatbed trucks and head off for a two to eight hour drive to a remote village to 1.Tell about Jesus 2. To disciple and train (if it has been visited before) 3. Tell about medical safety and teach on disease prevention etc 4. Have fun with the children... I will be leaving on a bush outreach the weekend of November 12-14!!
Our practical missions projects are going well! The painting of the village feeding center is creating a buzz and requests are going out for us to paint more buildings on the iris base! Basically, since "trees don't grow well here" because of the little rain that falls, why not paint the place and make it beautiful? So we have our work cut out for us...it's really only two of us painting (Garret is the other guy) there are others on this team, but most are not painters...the work that can be done is great and the need extends much more than our short time here in school. But while we are here we will try to and believe the Lord for supernatural favor and grace and speediness in the flow of our brushes and the paint. We have two projects in the queue...the women's building (widows and mothers doing art projects to create business opportunities...it's also where they distribute arroz c frijao...5 kl are their wages...Iris does not want to give free hand outs, but it teaches the poor that they can do something and earn means for living)...The next project in line after the wall at the village is the external pizza oven at juntos cafe...so I'll keep u posted;)...
I also went to the prison (for long term prisoners) and it was amazing to see the Lord move on hearts of cold-hearted men...there was disturbance between some of the men who were new and those that have been there for a while...and by the end, evey man who caused a disturbance had a change of heart and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior...at Jail (short term prisoners and long term women) yesterday we saw 50 or so stand to receive Christ and words of knowledge (Holy Spirit given insight into what is a problem in one or more individuals) for backs, stomachs, and ears were given, at least four backs were healed, one partially dead man received hearing, and at least one woman's stomach was healed!!! Hallelujah!! Obrigado Pai! Obrigado Espirito Santo! Obrigado Jesush for Todos!! (thank You Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus for all) The week was incredible and ALL glory goes to Him!!
We had a 24/7 prayer week and it was amazing, it ends tonight and I believe it has done much as we interceded on behalf of Mozambique, and anything he Lord led us to pray for...on some of my sets the Spirit moved us to pray for 1.The hearts of the fathers being turned tothe children 2. The fragrance of the Lord being released 3. Unity in the body of Christ 4. Freedom 5. Joy abundant 6. The Lord showing up and being present in All we do! And only moving as He moves, leads, and directs! 7. For the over- turning of idol worship and practices of witchcraft 8. Clean hands and Pure hearts and His mercy turning men to repentance 9. That we as believers would not be envious of eachother or jealous but recognize our identity and how He sees us all and that we are all uniquely gifted...
There was more I'm sure but that's a glimpse...oh and the elections took place...and here's an update on Lizzy she was in the woods for 4 days and if there wasn't a shift shed have had to be airlifted out, but on day 4 she shifted and she's really on an upswing and mending...obrigado jesush!!
Well the week has been full and I'm requiring myself to rest and be still as I am slightly tired from it all...:) but Resting renews strength and I love that I can rest with an ocean view from the back of my house...that is where I am typing this email...resting away!!
Love you all!!
Jesu nau fenta!
Tchau,
Desiree
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