April Mission Focus
Team Zambia will be traveling to beautiful Sub-Saharan Africa May 15-29, 2024.
This will be Catherine and Mark Bell’s 8th mission trip to Zambia in their 13-year partnership with the Christian Non-Government Organization (NGO) called the Phoebe Foundation Africa (PFA). The Bells fell in love with the culture, the people, and the churches and are in awe of the spiritual maturity of their friends and leaders that live in this amazing part of the world.
PFA is a Christ-centered ministry that is led by Pastor Chris & Phoebe Chanda, who are a Zambian couple that have devoted their lives to serve in 10 villages throughout the entire country of Zambia. Their central mission is to serve the most vulnerable population in this African country, which are children who do not have adequate access to healthcare, shelter, education, food, and clean water. They have been orphaned due to losing one or both parents to various illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Covid, and cholera.
PFA strives to exude the love of Christ and empower the citizens within each village with life-sustaining resources, encouragement, and collaborative support. The Chanda’s pray for partnerships with churches like ours in the United States. First Presbyterian Church is honored to invest in this impactful ministry that is part of transforming lives every day in a way that has eternal significance.
This year PFA is in need of the following items that Team Zambia will take with them:
Gently used or new soccer shorts & shirts for children and adults (mostly small & medium, with some large sizes)
Deflated soccer balls
Bibles to be distributed
Moreover, the team requests your prayers for:
Safe travel and growing relationships in Christ
The 3 counseling conferences that will be lead with Catherine’s expertise
The soccer ministries that Mark will conduct where the gospel will be shared with many orphaned children
The feeding programs that provide balanced meals
Home visits
Church services that Team Zambia will attend.
Donation bins will be available at the entrances to both worship services for your convenience. Thanks so much for helping meet the needs of our friends in this majestic part of God's Kingdom!