I suppose it’s time for a Zimbabwe update. That IS the reason I am in Africa in the first place, however I am so enjoying my time here in Swaziland with the Childrens Cup family. What a great bunch of people to do life with!! Pastor Ben and some of the staff here recently returned from a trip to Zimbabwe and it does not appear that the food shortage situation is getting any better. In visiting the grocery stores the only items on the shelves were sugar and condoms. Yes, an ENTIRE grocery store with totally empty shelves, nothing but sugar and condoms.  I’m not even gonna try to figure out if there is some significance to just those 2 items, I’m sure there is a sermon in there somewhere!!  I will leave it to your imagination. Please let me know if anyone gets revelation on this one.

One thing that has not changed is the incredible power and presence of God that is all over the work that Pastor Dixon and the Celebration Zimbabwe team are doing there. I did not make this trip so as not to endanger my permanent residence application process but it is obvious that the hope and love I saw on my last visit there continues to abound and overflow. Even in the midst of a seemingly hopeless situation God is showing himself strong. Attendance this past weekend was over 1400 across all the locations in Zimbabwe. What an awesome testimony to the power that is in the simple message of the Gospel as we present it in an atmosphere of love and acceptance. Take a look at the pictures. These are from our services in Masvingo as well as some of the children that are being fed in Chambuta. I stand in amazement at the work God is doing in and through Celebration Church all over the world. I am excited and ready to go to Zimbabwe. Everything seems to be falling into place. All of my papers (and there were a LOT of them) have been accepted and certified by the Chief of immigration in Bulawayo. Final approval from Harare is all that we are awaiting. Thank you Lord for a relatively smooth process up to this point. I know that You continue to walk before us and prepare the way.