Introduction
We welcomed the month of March in a very high mood for both learning and practical work; our students are catching up with our standard of learning very well. We believe by His grace the second quarter will be of great benefit to our students in their learning. We also expected Brother Kennedy Mukuka and Donnie Estep for the short courses Evangelism 1 and scheme of Redemption of which by the grace of God came to pass.
MORE SOULS WON FOR CHRIST
Every time we go to the place where there is much water for baptism. We are often reminded by Exodus 14 when the children of Israel crossed the Red sea into their new life and were taught never to go to their old life again. Our students did a great work in Luanshya, Kitwe and Mpongwe Districts respectively, they have just been a greatest source of encouragement to many Christians in three districts sharing the work of caring for others among Christians. In the same field our Alumni have done excellent work in Northern, Southern and Copper belt provinces.
Our current student body started in Luanshya visiting local congregations and asking for absentees contacting them and noticing those needing some special attention. We just loved the program they called it Visitation but the work was more than it was called. Due to this program we discovered those who were suffering in silence, those who were lonely, as we labored it elevated the depressed and discovered desperate needs. The results that they have achieved speak for themselves. We are now receiving calls for such program to continue.
MEETING THE YOUTHS PART 2 AT BVBI-Zambia
We continue to meet the youths in Luanshya district quarterly at our institute a development that has made the youths in Luanshya District in Churches of Christ very excited, we intend to make good strategies as we do evangelism by making the youths realize how useful they are in God’s vineyard. It was a one day workshop and our students and their fellow youths from three congregations in Luanshya interacted well on the same. We would like to see them all develop into the great leaders in the Church of the Lord. They live in a world where there are many temptations beckoning them to abandon the way of truth and righteousness, but on this day we had a combined prayer so that their deliberate commitment and the wonderful grace of God can keep them focused on the importance of living a godly life.
We also had 4 youths from the neighborhood that were attracted with the same meeting at BVBI-Zambia. This meeting presented a good platform for our new students to interact with many youths from Churches of Christ in Luanshya district.
On the same development we are planning to take our students in Central province in April this year in order to meet and interact with many youths in the Church as we teach and do evangelism for our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
COUNTRY COORDINATOR VISITED THE SITE PROPOSED FOR INSTITUTE
As we grow and expand in our mission to serve God this year, we had the opportunity to meet with our extention BVBI-International Director Keith and our country coordinator Donnie Estep both have visited our new site where we have bought and have intentions to build a School there.
The area is big enough for our extra activities such as Agricultural training for our students to acquire survival skills as they preach. Please we need your support in this area for our dream to be realized.
BAPTISMS
We have recorded 5 additions to the church on the Copperbelt and seventeen (17) souls added to the sheepfold in three provinces namely Luapula we recorded 3, Northern we recorded 5 and Southern we recorded 9. This is where our former students have continued to labor for our master. Together we have a total number of twenty two
RESTORATIONS
We have also recorded a total number of thirty one (31) restorations; we have thirteen on the Copper belt, eleven from Southern part of Zambia, 4 from Luapula and lastly and not the least 3 from Northern Province.
Conclusion
May our God continue to bless all of you as you continue to express your love for Him through your support financially all for loving God. May He grant a special blessing to all of you today as you minister in His vineyard as the Bible records “how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Roman 10:14-15)
In His service,
Cephas and Fred