Face the Nation School of Discipleship was successfully launched last Monday. We thank God for a smooth registration and first few days. We have 130 volunteers enrolled.
We thank God that we are extending our vision and reach beyond the borders of Botswana, with the safe but delayed arrival of 8 volunteers from Zambia and 7 from Zimbabwe. We welcomed back 3 Zambian volunteers who were with us as pioneers last year.
Unfortunately we had 2 volunteers lose family members the night before we started and on registration day. Both these volunteers have expressed their desire to continue with FTN in spite of their bereavement.
We had a lunch for our Prayer Partners on Wednesday.72 people from the church have signed up and promised to pray for and encourage a group of volunteers in a school for the next 8 weeks.
There is a sweet spirit amongst the volunteers and teams are already saying that they feel like family. There is no rush to leave at the end of the day, with much laughter, sharing and rich times of prayer being reported by the leaders.
There is an incredible thirst for the things of God and a teachable and open spirit. The lecturers this week have fed and challenged the volunteers. One volunteer said that there was so much to take in that he felt he was drinking from a fire hydrant.
Other testimonies have said that even after the first few days their lives have been challenged and changed forever.
Some complications with withdrawal of volunteers in the Western Region have surfaced. There is a feeling that this is a spiritual battle. The schools in this area are Kang, Gantsi, Maun and Letlhakane. Please pray for these schools.
