Monday, December 04, 2006

Ifimuti

Thought y'all might be interested in this excerpt from my parents' (missionaries in Zambia) most recent family letter. My mum writing:
"Monday was the streetgirl [prostitute] outreach into Mansa East area. There had been 46 girls (not counting small babies) the previous week and it was so noisy at the meeting that I decided to write Bemba signs that said "Be quiet" and "Keep the children quiet" to hold up if neccessary. I asked Amon to attach them to sticks, which in Bemba is the same word for big trees (ifimuti). Well, he went out and nailed them to the trees on the mission property!

"At morning tea time there was quite some discussion among the workers about the new rules for quiet and discipline at Mansa Mission! They were all relieved when I explained that the signs were to take to the street girl meetings. Anyway, the meeting went well. There were 65 present."
Please remember this ministry in your prayers. Many of the streetgirls have HIV/AIDS.
ar TORONTO, CANADA | 2022+

NOVEMBER


DECEMBER

14 Wed (1) 4pm video mtg (SM), (2) 8pm Bible reading group
15 Thu 3pm appt (Ray)
16 Fri 4pm neighbourhood kids Christmas party
16-18 Fri-Sun Ottawa family Christmas
24 Sat Christmas eve - neighbourhood
26 - Jan ~10 Time away

JANUARY
... Jan ~10 Time away
12 Thu 3pm appt (Ray)
20 10am CCWM board mtg

2023+
Feb 17-20 MoveIn conference
Feb 21-24 MVT staff retreat
March poss. ministry trip to Djibouti/Cyprus
April 22-24 Sat-Mon Manitoba ministry trip
May 5 Fri CCWM board mtg (Fri)
June 17 Sat Prayer Journey