Day 6

June 9

I was a slacker last night and chose sleep over journaling...I'm regretting not writing down the thoughts of the day while they were so fresh! Yesterday I was able to start Samuel (age 10) on treatment for his worms and he will finish FREE treatment tomorrow. Thank you God! I am worried for his salvation and pray for a miracle to ensure that he and all my boys know the Lord by the end of the week. 3 of my boys were saved yesterday and Brighton was saved today! I thank God for my partner Michael and how he teaches the boys the gospel while I am having one on one time with each of them. I'm also thankful for my new translator Mahlati. Zackie was fired today. It was a necessary move, but I feel badly for him and was shaken up by the whole incident. God was so good to calm my nerves when all of this was happening. I talked to mom earlier who said she woke up at 3:30 in the morning U.S. time to pray for me...that was 10:30 am Zambia time which is EXACTLY when Zackie was getting fired! Mom also told me before I left that Wednesday would be a powerful day and that she would be praying extra hard on this day. I found out this morning that I would have to share my testimony with the boys...I was so glad to know mom was praying specifically for this day. Thank you God for speaking through my testimony and for all the questions the boys had, especially about marriage. They so desire to be godly men. Tomorrow I will go with the boys to their village so that they can share the gospel with their neighbors. God, prepare the hearts of those we will encounter and use the boys in a powerful way. Let them be bold and confident as they present the gospel. Work in a God-sized way to change this community.