AOG Family,
It is with great rejoicing that we are able to begin this new blog post doing our best to keep our sponsors, supporters, AOG Family, and anyone interested in AOG up-to-date. It is a work in progress, so let us know how we are doing. God bless and thank you for your prayers and support. The Well Project: We sadly have run out of money, so all operations have currently stopped. We praise God for the progress that has been made so far, but we are short $1,600.00. There is a promise of some more money, but it has not yet been received at the time of this blog post. Please consider how the Lord would lead you to respond to this matter. We have come very close to completing the water-tank tower. You might have seen the pics on the group page of the 5,000 liter tank (1,320 gal.) sitting atop the grand tower our faithful workers have built for it. Please pray for this hard working team of volunteers. They are doing a fine job. We were in the progress of digging water pipe-lines. You can see the pics on AOG facebook page. Consider being a part of what the Lord is doing! Daka Family Needs: Could you help Pastor Daka and his wife Rachael? They have a family of seven including two newborns and two orphans. Winter is approaching and they desperately need blankets and winter jackets. It is estimate we need $40.00 for each of the seven to meet their need. Most of the time Pastor Daka receives funds or donated goods for himself or his family; he gives them to the orphans instead. If you have found this Godly family to have blessed you and are worthy of help, please consider doing so. If God leads you in this matter—Send a message to Karissa and donate with it ear-marked “Daka Family Need.” God bless you and thank all of you for your every sacrifice, your every prayer, and every expression of God's love you give for AOG!!! Sponsors Still Needed: We still need sponsors for Children who have unmet needs. Be a channel of God's blessings to these children who desperately need someone to care for them. Our Next Goal: Once the water well goal is met, we have decided building a Chicken Run should be our next focus. We plan to build six buildings each to hold 1,000 chickens. We want to being by buying 6,000 chickens, 100 bags of chicken feed, water dispensers, heaters, vaccinations for the chickens, and sawdust. How will this help AOG? The orphans will be fed with the eggs and chickens on feeding days. Orphans who are sponsored, will also benefit from the availability of the chickens and their eggs. AOG will also use them as a source to generate income to help supply the needs of the foundation, or help on goals to be met. The estimated cost is $5,000.00. You can help through your constant prayers, your monetary donations, and especially by spreading the news about AOG. We have made this easier for you by posting our first AOG/TBC Promotional Video on youtube. Go to https://youtu.be/B6mENxhm-MA and direct people to this video. It can also be shared on fb from the group page. Ask your Church to watch the video. Consider how God could use you to help grow our AOG Family. Show it to your civic or Church group, Sunday School Class, or Mission organization. We are most happy to have all of you on board with us as we seek to accomplish God's “Great Commission” He has given us here at Ark of Grace. AOG, because of you, is making a difference in people's lives. We, the AOG Family, are excited to see what the Lord does every day in Zambia; and we could not do it without you!!! The Maize Harvest: We have 84 70 kg (154.324 lb) bags of Maize packed from the bountiful crop God has supplied to us. Praise the Lord of the Harvest for His favor. Feeding Day: We had a very good feeding day on or June 25th offering. About 137 people were fed including 90 children and 47 old people. Thank you True Bible Church Marion, VA for sponsoring this one. Ask your Church or Church group to sponsor a Saturday feeding day. At the time of this blog post, I have no numbers on the July 2nd or July 9th feeding days. Training/Teaching Classes: We are completing a classroom on the Promised Land Campus to be used for this purpose. “Follow Me” resource courses are being taught teaching Church Leaders. We are glad the Makungwa Class are now into book two of the “Follow Me” program. Pastor Daka has been very busy. So much thanks go to Pastor Mushuzi Kanada for helping to lead the classes. Pastor Kanada says—“I saw the power of God because the students they are blessed by the lessons; please pray for us.” Pastor Daka: Pastor Daka went to the annual Pastors and wives retreat, but had to go without his wife Rachael. It was at Mfuwu game preserve. Pastor Daka provided pics on the AOG group facebook page. Rachael had to stay home with the twins. A word from Pastor Timothy Parker: (co-founder of AOG) AOG has always been a work of faith and a labor of love for us all. Pastor Daka has been sacrificially obedient to this cause from day one. Often, his family has been overlooked and rarely asks for assistance for himself choosing to ask for prayer and having faith in God always first. I ask that all of you who love AOG, please pray for Pastor Daka's family and remember them this week. Please adopt this wonderful Godly family that works daily for us at AOG without pay and who truly is living by faith. Make them part of your daily prayers and prayerfully consider giving him an occasional monetary or practical gift; a showing of your Godly love to him and his family. --- Hebrews 6:10 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Pastor Tim, A word from Pastor Daka: Praise God! 76 people professed Christ during the Jesus film. God is at work in Zambia my friends. I was so glad to work with my friend George B. Katambo and Trine Lawrence Katambo. I love you! I was greatly humbled to lead many to Christ with you. Praise the Lord for every soul He saves. I am so happy our well is almost completed. It looks and was done so professionally. See my pics friends! I thank God for the progress. I thank all of you who donated. We are getting better every day my friends! God is so good! Keep praying for Ark of Grace mmmmm I am a happy man thanks to you my AOG Family! If you are not already; please consider being a part of our growing Family. The Lord is doing great things through His vessels like you. Did you know that most in Zambia eat only one meal per day? Someone else usually decides for them when they are able to eat. Likewise, so many are spiritually starved as well living off worldly fruits instead of the “bread of life.” You can be a part in helping us change these two realities for them. Through your sponsorship/support of $40.00 a month, we can feed them physical and spiritual food each and every month giving them hope, dignity, and a desire to know more of this Christ that loved them so to give them such a gift of grace through you. Pastor Isaac Daka,
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Karissa T.
7/11/2016 08:57:47 am
So happy that we can have a weekly blog now! Great work everyone!
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Kathie Luther
7/13/2016 08:13:33 pm
Wonderful!
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