We have immediately launched into gathering a team for our June mission.
February Events: We taught 18 couples at a retreat on Valentine’s weekend. The group was very interactive, attentive, and gave good feedback on their experience. On February 21st, we led the Together Forever event at our church. Ed and his team cooked for 200! Everyone had a lot of fun and were very encouraged in their marriages. We filmed two TV segments for the local TBN. And we added four new couples to our counseling schedule. Thank you for your prayers! We have one more event to teach on February 28 - then we can rest!
Only through your prayers were we able to actually get through all our mission agenda in January. See more info on the enclosed sheet. Our mission was:
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| Ed and Austin, the lead pastor who organized the local pastors in Kitwe |
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| Dedication of Well |
- Pastoral Marriage Conference in Kitwe - very interested and involved couples. One couple was making plans to divorce but God healed their marriage that week. The pastors organized themselves to continue to meet bi-monthly to encourage and support each other in developing marriage ministries and strengthening marriages. [more pics & info - teaching, renewing vows]
- Dedicating new water well at WCS (donated by Lakeview Baptist in Guthrie) - the water is so clear and clean, it’s being used daily by the school and community.
- Giving Christmas gifts to the students of WCS (donated by Berean Class, PCBC) - God multiplied what we brought because the kids multiplied from the year before!
Children at WCS showing gifts - Presenting textbooks and school supplies (donated by PCBC Awana children) - we expanded their textbooks and supplies tremendously.
Darla Holinsworth with AWANA Club donation - Church ministry - preaching once and teaching two evening sessions on marriage and parenting; they are asking us to video our sessions so that they can be used more extensively in churches.
- Teaching fire safety, emergency skills to WCS and others (by John Holinsworth)
A volunteer demonstrating how to safely
put out a skillet fire with John Holinsworth
At one meeting a man attended who had been to one of his trainings last June. He testified that he got choked on some meat and used the Heimlich maneuver on himself and was able to breath again! - Training marriage educators in Nairobi
We spent several hours with a young, energetic, godly couple. We shared our materials and experience with them and have set up a long-distance mentoring relationship, as they seek to strengthen marriages in Kenya.
Edwin and Caroline - Meeting with contractors for classroom building #2 - we selected the contractor for next classroom building and construction has begun! Thanks to you, our supporters, we were able to begin construction immediately! [pictures of construction]
Wisdom Community School is exploding with students!
When we first visited the school 2 years ago, they had 160 students. Their school year begins in January. At enrollment time this year, 143 children came to enroll in 1st grade! They do not have room for that many students; they narrowed it down to 80. The community recognizes that the school is growing and developing and providing a great opportunity that their children would not otherwise have.
We also got to meet with the 7th grade students that you, our supporters, helped sponsor to go to the public school.
Thank you for your continued support! We could not continue this ministry without you! We love and appreciate you and your support of what God is doing!
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| 7th grade students from WCS |
Our love in Christ,
Donna and Ed Edwards
P.S. Please pray for the team that the Lord wants to send to work at WCS in June.
