In the summer of 2009, 17 members of Grace Covenant Church, traveled to Zeway, Ethiopia to visit orphans who are raising their siblings. We had no idea what God had in store for us! He has now revealed a 3 year community-to-community partnership with Zeway Food for the Hungry, the Zeway Evangelical Church Partnership and our church in Austin. What a ride God has in store for all those who join this partnership!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Your prayers are working. All are healthy and well. Pray now for discernment, protection, rest, wisdom. Off now to worship with locals.
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Please bring back some African praise songs to teach us! May God deepen your joy in the midst of what you're experiencing - a joy deeper than the sadness and brokenness, a joy that calls out to those you're meeting that they know you're not just people who care and bring things, but that you're representatives of the One who gives all. May you each have loving personal worship time with God on your own, to keep you filled with his strength and stamina.
When we first began serving the orphans in Zeway, we called it the Zeway Project. It wasn't until we met the Zeway church leaders and Zeway FH staff that we understood that God meant for this to be a Partnership.
You see, a project is something you do TO someone. A partnership is something you do WITH someone. We see the benefits of working with the Zeway churches and FH staff as reciprocal. We will learn from them as much and probably much more than they will from us.
So forgive us if we get particular and insist that you say PARTNERSHIP.
Please bring back some African praise songs to teach us! May God deepen your joy in the midst of what you're experiencing - a joy deeper than the sadness and brokenness, a joy that calls out to those you're meeting that they know you're not just people who care and bring things, but that you're representatives of the One who gives all. May you each have loving personal worship time with God on your own, to keep you filled with his strength and stamina.
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