Here is the latest Schuetz update (March 2008):
God is good! After 8 months
of itineration in Canada, we arrived back in Zambia
on January 31 with great joy. It has been a grand reunion with our Zambian
brothers and sisters in Christ. We are still settling in and unpacking those last boxes that one never
feels like finishing! Some theft
occurred in our home while we were gone so we are slowly replacing things and
setting our house back in order.Upon arrival, we discovered that Zambia has a
power crisis. At this point, we
have up to 48 hours of scheduled power cuts a week. We are cooking on a one plate gas burner
when necessary.There has been no gas for sale in the last month. We are enjoying
some cozy, candlelit evenings
huddled around candles and flashlights reading stories aloud. Please pray for the many people who have lost their homes due to
flooding. A brand new church (that
the people built themselves) pastored by a HAM grad also collapsed. Jerry is back in the saddle at HAM. He
killed a big snake in the office as his grand entry back to work!! At this time we are doing an evaluation
of how things went the past 8
months. Some areas went very well while others need refining. HAM
functioned without support from Canada for 6 months through the sales
of chickens, fish and bananas.
Students also pay $560 a year to attend bible school. We will continue to
teach in the Bible school, work in leadership development and capacity
building. While we were away, 16 students finished bible school and
have done internships with national leaders in Zambia, Malawi, DRC and South
Africa.
23 students are filling the seats this term. Thank the Lord for faithful young men
and women. The staff at HAM care for 71 children. Their jobs at HAM help to feed,
educate and provide medical support for their own children, orphans and extended
family they are responsible for. Jared, Samuel and Joshua have made an excellent adjustment back to
Zambia. As we write, 8 Zambian boys have just hopped over
the gate to spend the afternoon. Pray for our boys that they would be a shining
light for Jesus. Please pray that we would be covered with extra protection at this
time. Our neighbour’s house was
just broken into by 7 men armed with guns who tied up, beat the guard and then
locked up the wife and child. Their
vehicle as well as household goods were taken. The Lord is our shield and
defender! The Lord bless you this week! You are in our prayers daily. Thank you
for your prayer and support. If you
have a problem reading this or would like a MS Word copy, please email us and
we'll be happy to send it to you. Jerry, Brenda, Jared, Samuel and Joshua Schuetz
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The lastest teams to visit HAM were:
January '07 - Two couples from Dapp, AB taught "Simply Accounting" to the management team, built a faculty duplex and conducted a farm feasibility study.
February '07 - Deb McNabb & Team - Built the building to house the hammer mill for grinding feed.
March '07 - Sonrise Full Gospel Church team - Constructed new classroom and library block.
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Latest Update from Megan Newman:
Megan returned home to Canada in December 2006 for furlough. She married Chansa Mbao of Kitwe, Zambia in May 2007 and the couple plan to return to Zambia after their year of furlough.