Friday, May 30, 2008

What's Happening

Treated "my children" to holiday in Livingstone - first time to see Victoria Falls for Jennifer and Kestone... also visited the David Livingstone Museum




Student driver knocks over small stone wall with my vehicle – the car survives with no damage... Next day the rear window of my vehicle is shattered – amazing what a 7 year old child can do with one small stone... The seven year old tells me she loves me... K3,000,000 ($1000) to purchase new window – wrong window received since the car is a 1995 and not a 1998

I taught myself Quickbooks - then taught the accounting officer at Zimba Mission Hospital and they started using QuickBooks in April

University of Memphis goes to the Final Four – Loses the championship in overtime...I was able to listen over the internet but just received video so that I can watch it ... I know my brother is still grieving

Received confirmation of flight reservation for visit to USA in August – Just two months away!


Delivered bicycles and tents donated by Christ United Methodist Church, Memphis to PWC church planters and evangelists







4 weeks bronchitis – no time to be sick since I hosted a team from Christ United Methodist Church... Chinese doctor in Lusaka told me my tonsils were inflamed… FYI: my tonsils were removed when I was in elementary school... I had scanty malaria… the same Chinese doctor didn’t think I needed to be treated... One week of bed rest by orders of Dr. Joan Jones, Zimba Mission Hospital... First Purity Retreat was scheduled for May - canceled due to illness... Satanic activity revealed in Zimba - Several of the girls who were to attend the Purity Retreat were involved


Harvested first carrots from garden – not your usual shape but they tasted great... Chickens peck the first ripe tomatoes in my garden... those pesky chickens!!!


Visited the village of Ndele near Livingstone - Francis prayed to receive Christ... Eight people profess Christ at Nakowa Pilgrim Wesleyan Church, Zimba... Spoke on missions during the hospital morning devotionals


Delivered school supplies donated by The Love of Christ Church, Memphis to PWC Nakowa Basic School


Delivered school supplies donated by Christ United Methodist Church, Memphis to two new Pilgrim Wesleyan schools in the Sinazongwe Valley - Sinanjola and Milama








Received my final Christmas card in May – it was mailed from the USA in December 2007

Vehicle breaks down late at night just 2 km from Zimba – two days and $350 later.... that pesky car!


Ate bacon and developed a toothache – ate Nshima and learned that the toothache was a loose crown... Traveled to Lusaka - treated by a Ukrainian dentist with no bedside manner, no mercy and no lidocaine

Gasoline is $9.75 per gallon

Geyser (hot water tank) burns out heating element number 4 – hot showers are not meant to be at my house... thank God for friends with hot water!


Staff housing building project 85% complete... I am praying that it will be occupied by the time I leave for the states in August


My God, the God who sees me, continues to bless me and provide for all my needs

1 comment:

America's Leadership Coach said...

Janet,
This is Joe Pettigrew from Memphis. My son Tyler is on his way to Zambia and he is so excited. we have heard about you for several months now and I am so glad that you are there. This will be Tyler and Jackies first mission trip outside the US. Tyler has been contemplating for along time whether or not he wants to be a full time missionary. I am so glad that he will be around someone like yourself. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing all of his stories from Zambia. Joe