It has been three weeks since we returned from Zimbabwe and I wanted to communicate how appreciative I am of your generous support. You have truly enriched my life and the lives of the people of Zimbabwe. While we were in Zimbabwe we were a part of 43 Baptisms and 15 who want to pursue ministry in God's Kingdom. I was able to preach about 10 times in many different settings, including schools, churches and the youth conference. Thank You, you made that possible with your financial support, your encouragement and your prayers!

Due to your support we were also able to help with some needs in the country. You helped give money to buy a laptop, clothes, school supplies, bricks and you helped meet some personal needs as well. Thank you, you made that possible!

I cannot thank you enough for your generosity, you have met many needs and you have spread the good news of the Kingdom! I want to inform you of some of the ideas that I have for meeting future needs. There are several immediate needs if you wish to send further support. One of the churches I preached at in Harare (Kuwadzana) is working on a building project and a small donation of $10 will buy 100 bricks.

I am also considering a future trip that will be much more extensive. God has given me a dream to take needed supplies into the country. Supplies that we take for granted and throw away could meet great needs in developing countries like Zimbabwe. Specifically I am thinking of used school books and retired computers. School books that we throw away because of some changed details would make a great impact, computers that are no longer used by businesses can help children in schools learn much needed skills for their future. If you have ideas for meeting these needs I would love to hear from you.

Mostly, I want to communicate how amazing you are and the magnitude of what you have accomplished. Thank you, keep spreading the Kingdom!

I finally got the chance to upload the photos from the trip. I hope you enjoy.

We are leaving for the airport in an hour. Ephraim and I will have 30 hours of travel to get back to Tennessee, Joel and Jenn will travel about 40 hours. Please keep us in your prayers. Yesterday we met up with Lindale Adams and her three kids. Lindale and her husband Nick (who is in America fundraising now) were my Sunday school teachers when I was very young (maybe 10 years old). They had our class memorize the books of the bible and took us camping. I will never forget their impact on my life. They have been in Zimbabwe since the early to mid 90's working in churches, teaching in schools and at the Bible College. It was great to see their family!

We have to go finish getting ready. I will give you a more detailed update when we get home. Ephraim and I arrive in Tennessee on Wednesday 12:30 EST.

We are now back in Harare. We have come full circle and we are leaving tomorrow (Tuesday). It has been an amazing trip, but I will debrief the trip later. After we left Chiredzi we visited the game park and we saw antelope, deer, buffalo, zebra and giraffe (and many other animals). It was amazing, were blessed to see so much game. The Pemberton's go to church with people from the national park service, so they took us out further into the restricted area in their Land Rover. It was an amazing experience.

(I have to leave so here is the short version)
We traveled to Mutare for the youth conference after the game park. Thursday through Sunday were packed full of preaching, teaching and counseling. Ephraim, Joel, Kara, Jenn and I all spoke. Ephraim preached, Joel preached 3 sermons and I preached 2. We had many who rededicated their life and others who decided to pursue ministry. Joel and I counted and I think we have both preached about 10 times a piece since we've been in country. I only brought 3 sermons to preach, so it has been amazing to see God fill us with his message.

We love you guys!
(Picture of baptism in Chiredzi)