Standing in the gap

On Monday morning, September 29 our team gathered for one final picture before we got in the car to begin our 36 hour trek back to Portland. We were sad to leave our long time friends John and Heather Witherow and their boys Micah, Jake, and Caleb. We are also sad to leave our new friends Chris and Norma Ferguson who own and operate Morning Star Farm where we stayed and ministered.

It was fitting that Chris and Norma asked that our final picture be taken between two large rocks on their property.  The described it as "standing in the gap".  What an appropriate description.  Our team along with the Witherows and Fergusons were standing in the gap all week by being the hands and feet of Jesus in a very difficult part of the world.  Unemployment is Zimbabwe is over 90%.  Due to off the chart inflation they have abandoned their own currency and are now using the US dollar.  Prior to that move some of their bank notes were printed with a value of 50 trillion dollars and expiration dates! 

We arrived safely in Portland on Tuesday September 30th at noon.  We were all tired but our spirits were strong because of the people we met and what we had seen God do in us and through us.

A short note from Kimberly Kim this morning, one of our team members, sums up how we all feel when she wrote;

By the way, I have been missing you all already.  I am not able to stop thinking about the experience.  It really did change my life. :)

 

In the next few weeks we will schedule a time to share with our church family and friends the whole story of our time in Zim.  Please watch for those dates and join us to celebrate what God did.

A huge thanks to all of you who prayed for us and financially supported us.  We could not have done it without you.

The Sunset Zim team!