Part of the original vision for Good News II Ministry which the Lord gave ProChristo was to put a medical boat on Lake Tanganyika. Not only will it serve the villagers along the lake, but it will also give the missionaries an entry strategy into the villages. We will visit the villagers on a regular basis through which we can share the gospel and also start with discipleship.
We are currently working in four villages along the lake and have targeted the 5th village. Peter is one of the missionaries working in Nsumbu. During his research of the area he came across an old boat lying abandoned on a beach at Kasaba Bay. He immediately saw the ministry potential in the boat and began to pray. After a short period of time the Lord opened a way for us to buy this boat.
On one of our trips to Nsumbu, we were accompanied by people from TTN (To the Nations). The purpose for the visit was to visit the clinic where they plan to get involved and help with medical equipment. They also have a vision to build a maternity ward at the clinic through the churches that are supporting them. We showed them the boat and they immediately become excited about the possibility of using the boat as a mobile clinic. They promised to equip the boat with medical supplies as well as aiding with its restoration.
We thank the Lord for bringing the ministry to this stage. We are amazed at the way He used the whole body to be a part of this vision; to reach people through the Good News Boat Ministry.
God willing, the plan is to restore the boat and have it equipped and functional by October 2009. We are partnering with the local clinic in Mpulungu, the clinic in Nsumbu and the medical officers in each area in order to serve the villages on the shores of Zambia, from the Congo border up to the Tanzanian border. We will start in the villages where we are already busy with church planting, then move out to the nearby villages and expand from there.
The boat will also be used to take outreach teams to the villages for medical service, evangelism and discipleship. In all we do, we want to build the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We ask for your prayer and support of this vision; to take the Good News to the lost people around the lake.
- Pray for God’s will to be done.
- Pray for the fulfilment of His plan and purpose.
- Pray for wisdom and insight for this venture.
- Pray for the Lost who are to be reached, for fertile soil, for openness and for growth.
- Pray for the people who will serve on this boat.
We are currently working in four villages along the lake and have targeted the 5th village. Peter is one of the missionaries working in Nsumbu. During his research of the area he came across an old boat lying abandoned on a beach at Kasaba Bay. He immediately saw the ministry potential in the boat and began to pray. After a short period of time the Lord opened a way for us to buy this boat.
On one of our trips to Nsumbu, we were accompanied by people from TTN (To the Nations). The purpose for the visit was to visit the clinic where they plan to get involved and help with medical equipment. They also have a vision to build a maternity ward at the clinic through the churches that are supporting them. We showed them the boat and they immediately become excited about the possibility of using the boat as a mobile clinic. They promised to equip the boat with medical supplies as well as aiding with its restoration.
We thank the Lord for bringing the ministry to this stage. We are amazed at the way He used the whole body to be a part of this vision; to reach people through the Good News Boat Ministry.
God willing, the plan is to restore the boat and have it equipped and functional by October 2009. We are partnering with the local clinic in Mpulungu, the clinic in Nsumbu and the medical officers in each area in order to serve the villages on the shores of Zambia, from the Congo border up to the Tanzanian border. We will start in the villages where we are already busy with church planting, then move out to the nearby villages and expand from there.
The boat will also be used to take outreach teams to the villages for medical service, evangelism and discipleship. In all we do, we want to build the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We ask for your prayer and support of this vision; to take the Good News to the lost people around the lake.
- Pray for God’s will to be done.
- Pray for the fulfilment of His plan and purpose.
- Pray for wisdom and insight for this venture.
- Pray for the Lost who are to be reached, for fertile soil, for openness and for growth.
- Pray for the people who will serve on this boat.
1 comment:
Hello,
I am with a non-profit organization that is working to build and operate a hospital vessel on Lake Tanganyika (http://laketanganyikafhc.com/). We have the same mission of bringing surgical and clinical care to the region. I am working to develop the vessel design (we're thinking of something in the 500+ton range), but I am trying to understand the Lake's operating environment to guide our design effort.
Please contact me at bbartlet@chicagobooth.edu if you are available to discuss your experience operating a vessel on the Lake. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
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