Dear Family and Friends,
Wow how different things are in Africa! Talked to Bonnie today briefly and over the weekend she had 3 women help her clean the place that she will be moving into on Tuesday. It took them “4” hours! She said it was a mess. She was telling me that in order to have electricity you have to pay for a pre paid card and slide it through a slot (sort of like an ATM). Once the card runs out you have no electricity. So you have to make sure your card is always full. She said while in the apartment the water stopped working 3 times. This will be a common thing for her. She hopefully can time her showers at just the right time.
Bonnie is supposed to move into the apartment on Tuesday of this week. She has a man coming tomorrow that she hired to install a security door once she gets the ok from the renter. A security door? Again not like we have. It will be a door with metal squares in it and a lock. The man installing it also made it.
(1) Please pray that she will be able to get permission to have it installed (it will make her feel safer).
As I mentioned once before in Africa when you move into an apartment you have to purchase your own stove, refrigerator, bed, couch, table etc. So tomorrow Zicky (the pastor’s wife) told Bonnie to take off and she would go with her to purchase these items. (2) Please pray that she will find good deals on everything that she needs, and someone that can transport the items to her apartment.
Once Bonnie moves in the apartment she will begin having single college age girls over. Wilbroad has asked her to be a part of discipling these girls. The past several weeks the church was involved in an outreach to the colleges in the area. They were going to the colleges passing out flyers as well as talking to the students inviting them to church. Yesterday (Sunday) they had a special Sunday service directed at this age group. Bonnie said there were about 34 college students that gave their hearts to the Lord. What a blessing but also these students will need to be taught and discipled. They will be assigned to different groups (like care groups) meeting in different places with leaders overseeing the group. Bonnie will be leading one of these groups. (3) Please be praying that as they begin to meet that they will see fruit from their labor. Please be praying the Lord would continue to give Bonnie wisdom as she reaches out to these young women.
(4) Continue to pray for Bonnie as she teaches the children in her class that she would continue to have wisdom, creativity, and continue to find ways to show them the love of God through her life.
(5) Please pray that the Lord would lead Bonnie in possibly finding a roommate. I think this would be helpful for her financially as well as building a closer relationships with someone.
I always want to end my e-mails with a thanks to all of you who are praying and supporting Bonnie is so many ways. Let me continue to say as well how much each of you play such an important part in what she is doing in Zambia. Thanks to all of you who helped with gathering and buying things on Bonnie’s list that Doug Hayes will be taking the beginning of March on his visit to Zambia. Charles and I are so blessed and grateful for each and everyone of you!
Thank You!!
Charles & LouAnn Sherer
