JoAnn Africa 2022

Small ladies choir        Preaching with an interpreter Cottondale choir                      The services are going very well. The Lord is blessing and many are responding to the messages. Since the lst report I have been to Acornhoek, Cottondale, Eglington (Hluvukani - the very first church I preached at in Africa in 1998) and Cottondale. The next 2 weeks I will be at Dumphries, Thulamahashe, Newington and Voninghani. At least that is the schedule for now. I then go to Barberton, Highveld, Pretoria area and Moroka area. I was very nervous when I realized I had left my Bible, sermon notes and concordance at home. I think it was the Lord's plan for me to start with a new Bible and ne sermons. Four weeks into the trip I was given a concordance. Many people have responded at the altar for various needs from salvation, a sanctifying deeper walk, leaving burdens, forgiving others, etc. Only God could do the work here. I am not always sure ahead of time how the sermons will work but God

 We started services last night at ST Marys. God was present in the service. I preached from John 6:16-21. God put a twist on my sermon, but it was what people needed because they responded at the end.  Two of the young men who helped with the worship at Dorowa were part of the worship team here. Below are a few pictures and a link to my sermon. The pictures will not download right now. I will post this and add pictures when I can. This is the link to the sermon.    https://fb.watch/c_yIP-S0Bz/

 We had wonderful services at Dorowa. We started with 2 days of memorial services for one of Stanley's brothers. He was still quite young with a wife and 3 children. They had a time of greeting Friday morning that lasted for hours. I learned to greet in Shona. The older ladies who were local were there first. They were surprised that I would learn their greeting. They sang for me a song from Isaiah 40:31 and danced.  Friday night their pastor preached the service and many hearts were touched it was reported to me. They had me stay home Friday night and rest. It would have been disruptive for them to translate the service for me.  Saturday morning we went back to the family site. This time I asked Rev Grace Ushe not to translate but give me the short version afterward. I was actually able to caych the meaning of some of it. Of course there was much singing and dancing. We had lunch of chicken, pap (similar to polenta) and greens. We went back to rest and prepare for the evening serv

 Since I posted last we finished services in Bulawayo. The Lord was present in all the services. I taught the youth Sunday School and spoke in the morning service on Sunday. God was working. Please continue to pray for the services. We head back to South Africa around the 16th. Pictures: Young and old at the altar. Praise team singing. Cooking the old fashioned way. I have not been able to get videos to download yet. Hopefully I will soon. Please check an earlier blog for my schedule, April 30 I believe.. In Dorowa Zimbabwe now and going to St Marys Zimbabwe next week.