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!

Birth of Christ the Lord

YES and Zacherias, filled with the Holy Spirit, Jehovah Himself, said: a horn of salvation raised up, One declared by HIS holy prophets, since the world began! YES, that would be Jesus Messiah. And Luke said later in his letter to Theophilus concerning our Faith, which Faith is the One whom we surely believe, that Jesus the Christ and Lord is Savior to all people. YES, and Zacherias, father of John the Baptist, explained the result of our Faith; now look at this { = : () result will be that "we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might [be enabled] to serve HIM without fear in holiness and righteousness before HIM, all the days of our Life"!!!! Do not fall into the trap that because you or someone you told of Christ the Lord has LIFE eternal because of repeating some words or saying a 'sinners prayer'. The Life of Christ, Christ Himself will change us if we have HIM. By repentant obedient Faith we have 'days of our Life', His life in us. We will serve Him in HIS holiness and righteousness if He is our Life, our confession which means agreeing with Him unto His righteousness having received forgiveness of sin by His sacrifice and new birth by His favor and a new creature by His workmanship.

Now that is the Story of our celebration of Jesus Christ birth! That is why Pastor Jacob lays a foundation with his Children's ministry, the Only Foundation, Jesus Christ the Lord! Picture is practice with Jacob's ministry for children to present this very holiness and righteousness being born unto us the Savior (as told by Luke the Doctor) in drama to people of Nsongwe area of Mukuni Chiefdom. Glory in highest, the Lord Himself appeared in flesh by virgin birth to die in our place and give us Eternal Life, which Life is HIS life in us if we believe to the saving of our soul!

Blessed Christmas, Phil and Melody

Bible Conference

Friday December 2, 2011: Here they come from Maluma Baptist arriving after an hour and 20 minute walk thru the bush. Laughing, happy, mostly youth and children...oh glory the whole choir has come! Let the rejoicing begin! ------ Morning Bible Session over and Eliot Kanyama, one of first to come to the early Gospel meetings that became Highway Baptist Church [now do not be disillusioned, this Church is in the bush, but they wanted to be known as a Highway to Heaven] said he wished to speak with me. Eliot has been off and on faithful with some failures of pride inspired by that Old Serpent, the Devil. ----- Eliot has been very humble for the last 7 months, the most faithful to work with Pastor Costa in the ministry of Jesu Kristo in the Sinamanjolo village area. We sat together and Eliot told me he was reading in Isaiah when the Lord asked who will go for ME! Eliot said the Lord moved his heart to be one to say "here I am, send me". ----- Eliot continued, "I prayed then told my wife what the Lord wanted from us...we prayed together and agreed that we would be serving the Lord where ever he sent us. Pastor Phil, we will go where they need the Gospel, even if it is far, not for benefit, but for the work of Jesu." ----- Now that is the reason Melody and I came to Africa, lead them to love Christ so when HE tells them "follow me" they will do just that! A glorious, rejoicing, Texas 'hallelukiiyippeeeiaaajah', and as Peter the fishing Apostle said of Jesus Christ, "glory and dominion for ever and ever, AMEN". ----- On Saturday night, Maria from Maluma, 20 year old girl, broke down weeping just after supper. She ran into the Church building and hid in a corner. I asked her what was wrong, she just continued to sob and weep. Pastor Costa and Eliot came to her and spoke with her. Pastor Costa then came to me and said she had a bad headache, then continued by saying he thought she was struggling with evil spirits. ----- We went inside and sat beside her, and Costa asked her if she had demonic spirits living in her and she said yes, they would cause her to be dancing the traditional vulgar suggestive dancing of witchcraft. [These dances are is sexually explicit with partial or full nudity when seen in witch doctor meetings of darkness honoring Satan. They are not only seen at witch doctor meetings, but also taught in all government schools by mandate, taught elementary students grade 1 and up, called cultural dances of the ancestors. They are dances of seduction. These same dances are seen here in Zambia in most churches by choirs and singing groups, with the voices claiming praise to God, but the body giving honor to the lust of the flesh exalting the love of the world. ] ----- After some questions, we found out she went to witch doctor meeting of ancestral worship, darkness of the Devil, and there while dancing, the demonic spirits came to inhabit her. ----- NOW, I realized the conviction of our standing against that same dancing demonstration of wicked and lewd behavior in the Church that very day brought realization and conviction to this precious child that she was 'walking in darkness while saying she had fellowship with the Father and with His followers'. Scripture says that person is a liar (see First John chapter One; First John was the theme of the Bible Conference). She realized she could not be a follower of Jesus and walk in darkness. [ One of the boys in the choir from Maluma, while they were singing and marching, broke out in the vulgar suggestive dance. Pastor Costa stood up immediately and Scripturally denounced that sort of behavior, PUBLICLY condemning the action firmly yet with kindness of godly admonition] ----- WELL glory, praise and honor the the Spirit of Jesus Christ, she said she did not want the evil spirits but wanted Jesus Christ to be Lord. I told her to just tell Jesus she was turning from her sin, and asking HIM to forgive her sins by dying for her and shedding HIS blood to wash away her sins. SHE COULD NOT call on Him, she choked and gasped every time she opened her mouth. When I asked her why, she said the demons were stopping her. I prayed and asked the Lord to deliver her from their power so she could call on HIM. HE did just that and she began confessing her sins and confessing HIM who shed HIS blood for her and told Jesus she was giving HIM her life to follow HIM! She looked at us and said,"they are gone, and my headache is gone!" Such is ministry here and I do love it so! Photos of Maria standing on your left, in white sleeveless blouse and Eliot with Pastor Costa who is in long sleeve blue shirt.