God has called each of us to be involved in His global purposes for His kingdom. Some of us He calls as "goers". God has called our family to go to Zambia, Africa to share His love and salvation with all we come in contact. Many of you God has called as "senders". Even though you are not called to go yourself, God has called you to send those He has called to go. Your calling as a sender is every bit as real, important and necessary as ours is. With out your sending we couldn't go.
1. Prayer. There is tremendous power in prayer and we depend on yours to get us to Zambia. Please check our website or our prayer updates for current prayer requests. Please be praying that we would have opportunites to share our ministry and our support level would continue to increase.
2. Encouragement. We all, as believers, live in a constant spiritual battle. Satan wants to do whatever he possibly can to deter us from following God's will for our family. We need you to rally behind us with love and support to keep us going.
3. Finances. There is no way we could afford to move and minister in Zambia on our own. The Lord says, "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." We need your help to meet the financial needs for our family and for our ministry. Please pray if God would have you to contribute monthly or as a one time gift to this ministry He has called us to.
4. Assistance. Our mission board and our church are great helps with the day to day, tedious details that need to be covered. Finances, record keeping, etc. But especially once we are on the field we will need help with those types of things and more. If you are gifted in these areas please pray if God would have you to contribute to our ministry in this way.
There are many more ways that you, as a sender, can be directly involved in this ministry. For more practical suggestions read the book "Serving as Senders" by Neil Pirollo. I believe that reading this book will open your eyes to the importance of following God's call on your life as a sender and help you use your spiritual gifting to impact whatever ministries God is calling you to get involved with.
We are also trying to schedule opportunities to share our ministry as we continue to raise the remaining 1/4 of our support. If you or someone you know would like us to share in your church, business, or to a group of individuals please let us know so we can get you on the schedule. We would love to share in whatever ways we can. You can contact us through email: www.zambiasmith.com.
Please be our senders and help us to get to Zambia as soon as we can!
Thank you to those who have been serving as senders to us. We can't thank you enough for how you have ministered to and with us. We're looking forward to what God is going to do in the future through our partnership in the ministry for His glory.
