Faithfulness Breaths Faith

Pastor Aaron Siaziombo and his wife Mary serve the Blessed Lord Jesus faithfully in a bush village over an hour from Livingstone where Melody and I live.  I first met him when he went with me to Habbanyuka valley, a remote area bush location 2 1/2 hours at that time from the asphalt.  He went with me twice from his Bible School where he was training to serve in their ministry.

Within 3 years, they had deserted him in a bush village. He continued to serve the Lord, going to his home and finding the wife the Lord of Glory had prepared for him.  They moved to a farm where he worked and taught Bible to the other workers who would listen. 

During that time, he requested to work with us in his ministry, but due to the fact that some missionaries with other ministries have a possessive nature even of those they desert, I had tell him no. 

Finally a year later I saw him in town and the Lord spoke to my heart to visit with him. After meeting with him, I let the ones who did first training with him know that I intended to pursue a ministry (servants serving the Master and Creator of the universe) relationship with Aaron. Their Zambian Pastor came to my home and thanked me saying Aaron was the most faithful they had trained and please work with him to the Glory of God the Mighty to save.

Now Pastor Aaron oversees Grace Baptist of Kooma and 3 regular Bible studies in his area (while farming and helping his wife have a small bush village store selling necessary items to villagers at reasonable prices).

This past week, his youngest daughter, Princess, while playing did a typical  3 year old child thing of curiosity putting stick inside her.  Mary knew there was something wrong and finally Princess admitted what she had done but said it was out of her.  But it was not having broken off inside and that part finally coming out. 

They brought her to the hospital because it was apparent there was some infection. The doctors told them she would have to have an operation, a deadly danger here to life of the patient.

While Mary waited at the hospital, Aaron came to my house and we prayed earnestly for the Lord our God to touch her and take control of the surgeon. The next morning before the surgeon came in, I went to the hospital and we praying again commending her to the oversight of Jesus Emmanuel our God and Savior with the same request of a Roman Officer to Jesus, "say the word and my servant will be healed".  Evidently, that is what the Lord Jesus our Messiah did by His word of decree...2 hours later Aaron, Mary and Princess were in our home with clear bill of health after close internal examination only having an irritated place inside of her that was healing. See photo of Princess having just escaped the hospital and surgery.

Lord may I in faith just request you say the word for each day of service in our ministry with you our Life and that Eternal.

Hallelujah, glorious impossible by the Right Hand of Jehovah our Savior and King;

See you soon,
Phil and Melody of Africa

Bush, Village, Church, Teaching Christ

Friday thru Sunday was back to the Ministry (Servant Serving the Master, My Master Jesu Emmanuel Messias). Set up house, my new tent, thank you Most High of Heaven for stronger bush home with walk thru door and stand up room side to side, OHHH YEAH and a bed off the ground, cot strong enuff for even me...Glory!

Back to the Ministry (Servant Serving...opps already said that )...met with Pastor Costa Musena, and men he is training to serve the LORD of Glory Jehovah our very and certain Salvation, Lord and God Jesus. We looked carefully at what our life is when HE is our Life, eternal and just.

We also looked at Enoch....OHHH what a walk he must have had; then to glory without death, imagine that...never mind imagine it is true. Appointed to die once?..  yes but special job for him yet in Rev. 11 then death and triumph that will scare the wits out of the worshippers of the Beast and Prophet of the final worldly babylonian mystery kingdom.  Well, we camped in Scripture on the joy of walking as Jesus walked that we may experience in our own life by HIS eternal Life in us...Hallelujah and Amen. 
I love Jesus, Hallelujah, I love Jesus, yes I do.

See you again around the next corner of Ministry (Servant Serving the ....)well you know. Bye, mwende kabotu (y'all travel well)!
Phil of Zambia

Ministry return to Africa Yes back from USA

Today we went to Simasiku for Victory Baptist Children Ministry.  What a glorious reunion. Melody taught, Katie Rose who is with us for 2+ months gave a testimony and the children sang.

Little Lovia had a time deciding if she still trusted me...finally she came over to see and stayed for coloring time. As Phil of Duck Dynasty would say, so say I about being home in Zambia with our dearly beloved Zambians...HAAAPPYY, HAAAPPY, HAAAPPY!




Also see the video of the children singing "JESUS MAKES ME HAPPY" while bouncing around following Verinica, Pastor Jacob's wife.  Glory to the Savior of mankind, specifically those that believe in repentance in HIM, Jesu Emmanuel Lord and Messiah....SORRY internet to slow to load...

Well stayed tuned for more than this one Story of Glory to the Most High Eternal Almighty Jehovah.

See u soon...
Phil

 

 

Stay tuned, back to Africa this week!

Home Friday! Back with the beloved people of Zambia. Beginning new and more remote Gospel work in Barotzeland as soon as find the Toyota Land Cruiser the Lord only God and Savior has for us.

Well here a few photos of reminder of the work of Jesus in the past in which HE has allowed us to walk. People having never heard the Gospel, people never having seen a Texas (any Caucasian), people that sit in the darkness of Satan's distress on this earth.

Looking forward bringing fresh and exciting stories of new areas most remote.  The Blessed Lord Jesus Emmanuel, having provided stronger transportation, will lead the way by HIS own Spirit most Holy. All we request from our friends in Jesus is prayer of support for protection and open hearts.

Till we meet again here at "African Missions  on Biblical Steroids".

Phil and Melody Stephens
          Psalms 23

Lamb of God visible

In the ministry to Zambia, I am careful to teach our Pastors and Church leaders, Scriptural truth, and central to Truth is Jehovah who is the Lamb of God in flesh!  That Lamb of God has been forefront to believers and the heathen since Abel prophesied HIM in Genesis 4.

Well, not sure how well we handle it here  in USA, but men like Pastor Musena (in the short tie) clearly teach it to men like Victor Lubinda the  newest disciple in the Zambian ministry to give his life to serve Jesu Kristo Emmanuel as a Servant Preacher of the Most High. (Victor is the one dressed for wall street business casual...in African bush??!!?...yup and all I kin sez is he ain't no redneck Texican lak I r).

Back in Africa February 8th...I love Jesus, HalleluJah, I love Jesus yes I do!

Phil

Blogs back in session!

Wow, finally found a way to get back on my own blog. Thank you Lord Jesu Emmanuel Kristo (Zambian English).  

This past Monday was humbled to be able to meet with David Richardson's Discipleship class at our home Church. The photo is of a group of men who desire to grow and mature in the Life and Light of our "great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" Titus 2:13.

We will be returning to our beloved Zambians February 6th.  There are issues in Zambia that may cause some difficulty from our perspective...oh that we walk in Jehovah our deliverer's perspective.
Well, welcome back to the blog, will do our best to keep updates coming.
Sincerest regards, Phil Stephens

Well am trying to post may have found a new way to do so. If this works, will try post each week. WELL LET US SEE!