Does Adopting a Child in Zambia Make a Difference?

Greeting from Ndola! We have moved north to the “copper belt” city of Ndola, Zambia to train church leaders here. Ndola is also where all the children live who are sponsored or adopted by Ridge Pointers. These children and their host families receive $25.00 a month – every cent giving – from generous Pointers so they can remain with families from their churches after they become vulnerable because of the death of a parent or because they were abandoned for another reason. While I have been teaching leaders, Cathy has been able to visit some of the homes where these kids live.

Cathy visited the home of Janie today. Janie is sponsored by Debra – a Pointer. Both of Janie’s parents have died and she is living with her elderly grandparents. When Janie went to live with her Grandparents they were Muslim. After Janie’s pastor met with her Grandparents and told them how his church was being empowered by Debra to sponsor Janie, her Grandpa wanted to know more about the church and Jesus. Janie’s Grandpa told the pastor he had never seen such generosity in his religion and wanted to follow Jesus and join Janie’s church. Pastor Nixon led Grandpa and Grandma to Jesus.

Janie is very active in her church. She has attended and been mentored by the women of the church as she has grown in her faith. As she has grown and attended a children’s ministry called AWANA she has been recognized as a young leader. Now, as a teenager, she is leading an AWANA group and is part of a team that is in charge of 85 children. As she has felt the love of Jesus through Debra and experienced Christian community the Spirit has used her to multiply the effect of the Gospel.

Mentoring one child has resulted in a pastor being able to share the love of Jesus, a family following Jesus, and other children being given the chance to learn about Jesus. All of this happened because one Pointer answered the call of God to invest in one life and to make sure one young lady had a home, an education, and a safe place to grow and be. Does sponsoring and adopting a child in Zambia make a difference?  

Love you all – Keep praying as these leaders keep learning and we get to see more kids who keep growing!