I’m lying in bed at the Africa Centre Hotel in Johannesburg South Africa. It is 2:00 am at the moment. The rain is really coming down now; it is accompanied by loud bursts of thunder and a bit of lighting.

Have to be up in two hours to begin getting ready for our flight to Lusaka. We will depart at 7:00 am. This means we must be at the airport no later than 5:00 am.

Glenn is asleep, which is good for him considering the fact that he did not sleep on the plane. I hope he will be rested for the day.

We arrive in Lusaka today around 9:30. We will be met by Misheck Zulu and a few other Zambians I am sure. Our time in Lusaka is going to be very strategic in nature as we are planning to bringing Harry Tembo, a Zambian national on board as a staff member. His work will be focused on our One on One disicipleship strategy here in Zambia along with a few other responsibilities having to do with Globe Outreach and our mission partnership with the country of Zambia.

While here we will be looking for a print company that will be able to print the One on One matrial. We will also have to find a place to house the books once they are printed. We estimate that we will have to print a minimum of 5000 books. This quantity will only pose a problem if we can not find a place to store them.

Aside from this, we will be meeting with a group of 16 men that we led through One on One the last time we were here; September 2009. Several of these men have already begun to reproduce other disciples, thus creating the need to return so quickly for follow up. One of our objectives is to meet with and encourage these men. We have brought with us 100 One on One workbooks along with 24 leader guides to help fan the flame of the movement that is beginnig to take root here. Of course, we will have a better idea of what is really happening once we get on the ground and meet with the guys.

Still raining here. It is now very consistant and shows very little sign of quitting. This really poses no problem for us…unless it interferes with our flight to Lusaka later this morning. Of couse the rain does justiy the fact that I went and bought rubber boots. They are in my luggage now, just waiting to get their first opportunity at some African mud. I felt a little silly packing a pair of rubber boots, but this is my first trip to Zambia during the rainy season. You can imagine my motive in wanting to be prepared.

We did get a chance to call home earlier today. Made a Skype call and it sounded like the family was in the next room. As much as I travel these days, I still never seem to be more than a phone call away. I very rarely have to go without internet access for very long, which seems a little odd. But this is a good thing for me considering I have a wife and two little ones at home.

Speaking of little ones. There were a few on our 16 hour flight from Washington D.C. As you can imagine, they did not sleep very much. And because they didn’t sleep, neither did anyone else. Having them on the flight wasn’t all bad because they reminded me of my kids. You know the Lord has a way to provided you exactly what you need in any moment. He is good to do this for his children. I guess henLord knew I needed a small reminder of home to get me throught the flight.

Well, I better try to get some sleep. The time is now 2:35 am. The rest of the day will be long and demanding I am sure. More updates to come.

Later,
David Fedele

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