I got to spend some time in Tsholotsho (show-loat-show) this past week, just hanging out with the kids for a bit while doing some spot checks on our feeding programs here. Also stopped to check on some gardening projects here, where we are teaching locals to grow their own food. The mainstay of these gardens is a special type of sweet potato developed especially for this program at the University of Zimbabwe. We call it the “born again” sweet potato. It is especially suited for the unique growing conditions in this part of Zimbabwe as Tsholotsho is at the eastern tip of the Khalahari Desert Basin. It’s always exciting to see this kind of empowerment in action.

This really turned out to be Tsholotsho focus week as we also sent a team from Bulawayo for 3 nights of worship and outreach to the villages in the area and on Sunday I led a team of our pastors to preach at some of the locations here. We have been blessed to plant 8 churches in Tsholotsho and the goal was to build up and strengthen these locations and help them to continue spreading the love of Jesus. God showed up at these meetings, we had some incredible ministry time with 750+ showing up to hear the Good News!! Lots of lives transformed, demons cast out and a new beginning in life for so many that gave their lives to Jesus. It’s always exciting to see the power of the Gospel in action.

 Mark 16:15

15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.

I just cannot think of anything else I would rather do with my life. Thank you Jesus for the incredible people I get to do life with here in Africa.