God is good - and so are Zambians

Today we experienced once again that God is good and that He never fails us. His timing might be different than we expect but we just have to trust Him.

This morning we went to the Game store to ask what happened to the delivery of our appliances. Well, as it turns out, the driver was the only driver for deliveries yesterday and as a result he had to work till after 8PM to deliver our appliances. We had already left by that time, but he was helped by the security guard who called the person that had the key to our house. So they delivered the appliances in the dark last night to our house and the driver left in good faith without having received his payment. This morning he happened to be just returning to the store for another delivery when we were there. So after we got word from Justo Mwale that the appliances had been delivered and we talked to the driver, the whole picture became clear and we could see that everyone went well beyond their duties to make the delivery of the appliances to our house. We paid the driver his fee and gave him some extra for the effort he had made to deliver on his promise. God is good, and so are the Zambians that we dealt with!

We left the Game store relieved and went to look for some mobile phones so that we can call at some cheaper rates here in Zambia. With the help of Margaret and Patricia we found some phones and got them to work already. It is amazing to see how things come together. Then we went to look for some furniture and beds. We didn't buy anything yet but saw a few nice things that would fit well into the house and that were not too expensive. We'll probably decide sometime next week as to how we want to proceed with the furniture.

Around lunchtime we dropped Margaret and Patricia off at the office and we had a quick bite to eat. After that we went to the house at Justo Mwale and saw a number of people cleaning the house. Yesterday we agreed with Reuben Phiri, the accountant, that they would clean the house before Monday so that we can move in and will get the key to the permanently. And the appliances were in the kitchen as well! We talked to our neighbors and they offered their window coverings to us since they are moving by the end of the month and their house is the same as ours. The curtains, etc. looked nice and would fit well in the house. So we might have already covered that item as well. Again we are amazed at how God works in things and how to make the connections happen.

And we did all this with Gert driving on the "wrong" side of the road without causing any accidents. You have to get used to driving on the left side of the road but it is not as bad since your steering wheel is on the right. But I am sure that somewhere along the way there will be a moment where we'll end up on the really wrong side of the road. Hopefully it will be without any negative consequences.

We just had our second power outage of the day so we'll have to make sure that we have some candles handy. We probably also should get a barbeque, called "braai" here in Zambia which is Afrikaans for barbeque, just to make sure we can prepare a meal without power.

Tomorrow we will look for a church to visit here in Lusaka. We might go to a slightly bigger church (probably more expats there) and after that we might hook up with the people from the Esther School. Finding a church that feels like home will be difficult given the great experience we have had with Bethel church in the "metropolis" of Acton, Ontario. We think of all of you a lot and we surely miss you, but without you, we would not be able to do what we are doing at this time. Again, God is good.

Have a blessed service and good fellowship tomorrow. We are all brothers and sister in Jesus Christ, no matter where we are and what color we have. We all worship and serve the same God. To Him be the glory. AMEN.