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Revisit Zambia

  • Writer: Guillermo and Mary-Ann Reddekopp
    Guillermo and Mary-Ann Reddekopp
  • Jul 23
  • 2 min read

Leaving, on a jet plane… That song rings in our ears as we finish our final packing today. Just before midnight tonight, April 1, our family will be boarding a jet towards Zambia. We will be returning home to Alberta on April 18, Lord willing.

Guillermo and I (Mary-Ann) have been asked to be the speakers at the Flying Mission Zambia (FMZ) annual Spiritual Life Conference, April 12-15 and our 3 teens will be helping with the program for the missionary kids (MKs) together. Sherry Banks and her daughter, Andy (12), who are also from Three Hills, will be helping with the MK program with us.

We worked with FMZ in Zambia from 2008 to 2016 and we cherished our time with them. It is so exciting to be able to serve the team there and it will be great to connect with our Zambian friends and SIM missionaries in the area, as well.

We left Zambia 10 years ago and we hope that giving our children the opportunity to revisit their childhood home with (almost) adult eyes will be special and healing for them.

On March 17-18, Prairie College held a mission conference called Global Connections Conference. It was amazing to experience God working among everyone who attended. The worship, activities, speakers and time at the 40+ mission booths was inspiring and exciting. We saw individuals and ourselves grow in our love for Christ and our desire to follow where HE leads.

Guillermo and I were in charge of an all-day, mission-based Amazing Race event for all the Freshman (1st year students). There were over 60 people with different roles through the day and everyone did an amazing job. The goal of the day was to help the students experience some of the joys and challenges of traveling and working overseas. While dealing with immigration, language confusion, corruption, distractions (beggars and hassling characters), the students needed to complete several cultural, language or evangelistic activities. We were amazed how God helped us to bring all the thousands of details together. God’s healing in my life (from Lupus) was extremely evident as we had health and energy to spare. God is so good!





This article is was originally published in the Recorder, Vol 63, No. 2

 
 
 

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