Mr. Ralph Bates - Librarian, OCMS
2. Next, I took a bus over to Reading, where I briefly visited St. Giles, where Fr. David Harris of Charlottetown PEI is slated to be the new rector. I over-nighted in Reading.
St. Giles, Reading UK
3. Next evening I flew down to Lusaka, Zambia on a 10-hour British Airways overnight red-eye flight. Was met by John and Ruth Kerr, my hosts in Zambia.
4. We drove up to Kitwe, a 5-hour drive, and settled in.
Mosquito net plus pills = no malaria!
5. I delivered a box of theology books that I had brought for Dr. Kerr.
6. I also brought with me a spanking-new white projector screen which I had bought last summer from Staples in Charlottetown, PEI. The screen was used to great advantage during the seminar I presented, and will be an ongoing asset to the college. It is nice to come "bearing gifts"!
The projector - with some of Dr. Kerr's books strapped to the OUTSIDE of the box!
7. I taught six days at the Trans-Africa Theological College, plus exams on the seventh.
TTC Apologetics Class 2011
8. I treated Rev. Matieu Mufika of D.R. Congo to lunch at the Sherbourne and gave him some supplies including a used digital camera and some money for his ministry in the D.R. Congo, which includes churches, a small theological college, and an elementary school.
Rev. Matieu Mufika - wearing my old hat -- fits like a glove!
9. I visited two African churches. Worship is always vibrant and enthusiastic.
Not as nice as St. Giles -- but just as precious to God
11. I hitched a ride with Dr. John and Dawn Elliott back down to Lusaka on Wednesday, exam day. Stayed with the Elliotts overnight. Because I was flying on a special BA humanitarian fare, I was able to move up my departure date to Thursday from Saturday!
Thank God for safe travel to/from Lusaka
12. Thursday am. the Elliotts dropped me off at the Lusaka airport and I was "on my own" again.
Dr. John and Dawn Elliott - American AOG Missionaries
13. I made the 10-hour flight back up to Heathrow; stayed at the Heathrow Sheraton overnight (after a trip to the nearby McDonald's for therapeutic fries and a burger!).
14. The next day I took the 8-hour flight over to Toronto, and was soon home again and in the land of high-speed internet (the Internet in Zambia was at a snail's-pace!). It takes three days to travel to Kitwe, and another three days to get back -- it is a very tiring trip!
15. My health was great -- better than expected and better than usual.
It is a wonderful thing to be involved in the spiritual thrust of the great commission.
Thank you for your prayers which fueled this adventure.
