Zimbabwe 2009 Update

The Zimbabwe team met earlier this month and after fasting and praying we made a difficult but unanimous decision to postpone our trip that was scheduled for this August until next summer. Pray for Team Zimbabwe that we would know God’s perfect timing of our trip.
We have been watching the news since the elections on March 29th and it seems to go from bad to worse. But it is not our own safety as much as the safety of Emmanuel and Betty and the others we would be working with that we are concerned about. The very fact that they are friends with westerners could attract the wrong kind of attention. We also have been in contact with missionaries that have more experience working in Zimbabwe then we do, and they were not able to recommend that we go. They have postponed their plans for going as well. Pray for the safety and well being of the people in Zimbabwe during the re- election which has been rescheduled for June 27, for Economic recovery and that God would be glorified through His people.
Understanding God’s calling is a very difficult thing. As a team we all feel called to Zimbabwe to help build the orphanage, work with the children and encouraging the adults there. Our desire as a team is to make sure we are moving in God’s will and His timing for this trip and not according to our own desires. Pray for us as a team that we would be united and ready for however and whenever He will use us.
All of the funds that have been given to the team for the purpose of building the orphanage in Zimbabwe will remain with the team for our trip in 2009 and are designated for that purpose. We will be continuing with the task of raising the remainder of the funds needed, preparing for our ministries that we will be doing and uniting further as a team. Pray for team unity, for us to remain focused on the tasks that we need to do in order to prepare for the trip.
Thank you all for your love and support for the people on this team and the people of Zimbabwe.