Deputation
Notes
April 2007
It
is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalm 18:32
Dear Praying Friends,
The past few months have been very exciting for the Smith
family. We are not talking about vehicle
problems, sickness, or any other mishaps along the deputation trail, but of the
wonderful working of our Lord. A few
more churches and individuals have been added to our support team and our
support level is now at 94%! It has
been so exciting to see how the Lord has moved His children to pray and give
toward the ministry. The verse above
states our understanding of how God has led us through our deputation
ministry. Only when we submitted to His
leading did we benefit from God’s strength in order to continue in His perfect
way.
In March we had the privilege of serving in churches in
In addition to our support increasing, the Lord has moved
some of you to help with the financial aspect of our outfit and passage
needs. Currently we have about 90% of
our outfit covered, which has enabled us to gather many of the necessary items
we will need to live and minister in
Now we are mainly trying to save for our passage fund which
includes our airfare costs (we are estimating around $10,000 for our family of
five) and the emergency fund that our mission board requires (which is 60% of
our airfare costs). At this time we
have not included any funds for the purchase of a vehicle, however it would be
very helpful to our ministry to have one.
We know the Lord will continue to use His people to supply the remainder
of our need.
We truly covet your prayers as the Lord leads us along His
pathway to minister in
With a Zeal for Zambians,
John and Sophie Smith
Joshua, Caleb and Becky