Phillip: Back from the Bush

I feel so blessed to have been a part of what took place this week. We had the honor of attending a gathering unlike anything I've ever been to and may ever attend again. A gathering of over 100 headmen assembled to be taught leadership and the Word of God by several of the folks here at Overland Missions. We were able to help throughout the week and build relationships with the headmen. Among the things that we were able to help with, were helping the headmen fill out village assessment forms for all the villages that they oversaw, hoping to be able to assess their physical needs in addition to their people’s spiritual needs.

We held the meeting at Chief Nyawa’s palace, who we had the pleasure to meet. He was very kind and had a nice hat. We tried to show a servant heart by helping to harvest his maze alongside his children. There’s something great about working in a field alongside the Africans who spontaneously break into songs about Jesus and Heaven.

While there, we also traveled to the surrounding villages, trying to reach as many people as we could with the Gospel. I was able to share my testimony with a group of people after walking close to 5 or 6km to reach them.

By the end of the conference, over 70 headmen stood up and publicly renounced sin and chose to follow God. They made decisions to lead their villages under the authority of God and they want to continue to hold these meetings every year. These men hold the power over at the very least one entire village, others hold the power over a dozen each. Having them serve God with all of their hearts could mean amazing changes within their villages and a large chunk of Zambia! God is good, and only He could have set up such an amazing opportunity for the country of Zambia.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. God Bless each and every one of you. I will continue to write more as soon as I can.

~Phil.