A New Year Begins on Rally Day

Filed Under Education Ministry, Events, News by Pastor Meredith

Rally Day is Sun., Sept. 7
A new year of Sunday School for all ages will kick-off at 9:45am in the Lower Auditorium. We will worship at one service at 11:00am followed by a picnic. Mark your calendar now to attend this wonderful day! This event is sponsored by the Education Ministry Team.

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Posted August 18th, 2008 | Leave a Comment

DC United Soccer Game

Filed Under Evangelism Ministry, Events, News by Pastor Meredith

DC United Soccer Game on Sat., Sept. 13 at 7:30pm at RFK Stadium
St. Paul’s is going to the soccer game! This is a great event for singles, couples and families of all ages. Tickets are $22 each and can be reserved by sending an e-mail to office@stpaulslutherandc.com. Please invite a friend or neighbor to come along. This event is sponsored by the Evangelism Ministry Team.

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Posted August 18th, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lubutu Library Project surprises (09)

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(via e-mail from Pr. Meredith Lovell)

After a very long ride to Lusaka yesterday, today went about as well as possible since the team had absolutely no clue what we were getting into! The Lubutu Library Project was really exciting. We spent the morning touring the compound called Fountain of Hope where the project is located. Then we headed out for lunch at a nearby fast food restaurant. After lunch we got to meet the kids and spend time with them reading, talking, playing outside, etc. The team seemed to really enjoy the experience. Tomorrow we will head back to the library project for more of the same types of activities. Then tomorrow night we are going to the Lusaka playhouse to see a group affiliated with the library project perform a play. It’s an unexpected and exciting surprise.

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Posted July 16th, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Bungee jumping, waterfalls, and almost Christmas

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(Via e-mail from Pr. Meredith Lovell)

Greetings from Livingstone! Today the team ventured into town to see Victoria Falls and do some souvenir shopping. Those who had decided to bungee jump this morning are all safe and sound, back on the ground. The rest of the team watched from the bridge joining Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was then off to the falls to see one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It was breathtaking! Now we are in town shopping before heading back to the Farm.

Yesterday morning we finished painting one of the rooms in the orphanage and helped each of the 50 children select a new outfit, underwear and pair of shoes from the piles of donations that we brought. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the donations. The children were so excited by their new clothes and shoes! We have lots of pictures of smiling faces to show you when we return.

In the afternoon we took some of the new toys over to the orphanage for the kids. It really seemed like Christmas morning. We all had a great time playing. Of course, by the end of the afternoon those new clothes were all dirty. That’s life when you are a little kid, though.

Please don’t worry if you haven’t heard from your loved one. I’m the only one who has had Internet access when I’ve gone into town for groceries and/or paint. You can imagine that feeding 15 people requires a lot of groceries and, therefore, a lot of trips into town!

Saturday we will lead a four-hour field day for the children from the villages on the Farm, and on Sunday we will again worship with the community. The St. Paul’s Mission Team is even planning to sing a song during worship! On Monday we will depart for our six-hour bus ride to Lusaka. Please pray for safe travel as we continue our journey.

Blessings,
Pastor Lovell

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Posted July 11th, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Safari day in Botswana

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(via e-mail from Pr. Meredith Lovell)

Wednesday was safari day. We left at 6:15a.m. to head into Livingstone, then to the border crossing where we took a ferry to Botswana and then finally, to Chobe Game Park. It was a truly wonderful day! In the morning we went out on the river in a boat to see crocodiles, hippos, elephants, lizards, impalas, water buffalo, a few other animals that I don’t remember, and lots of birds. We then had lunch at a beautiful lodge. After lunch we got in game viewers to see the animals on land. In addition to the other animals, we saw some adorable monkeys and even a bunch of giraffes. The team took literally hundreds and maybe even thousands of pictures so that you can all see the wildlife as well.

Today we are finishing up our painting project and putting the children in new outfits from the donations that we brought. Stay tuned for stories of very excited children with new clothes.

Thank you for all of your prayers and support. We are keeping you in our prayers as well.

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Posted July 11th, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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