You may have heard by now that 2010 is the 10-year anniversary of Family Legacy’s work in Zambia. It has been a lot of fun trying to keep up with what God wants to accomplish over the past 10 years. To celebrate we want to invite everyone to the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Frisco, TX on September 18, 2010 to come and see what the Lord has done in Zambia.

It is going to be a great night with an African Market where you can purchase all kinds of things from Zambia, we’ll have a wonderful dinner in the Grand Ballroom and we’ll see and experience all that is happening in Zambia. We’ll be joined that night by the former Vice President of Zambia, Dr. Nevers Mumba.

Table sales will start on May 1st and seating is limited. We would love for everyone to join and bring their friends for a wonderful night of celebrating the last 10 years and looking forward to the next 10 years. For all the info on the 10th Anniversary Banquet, visit www.familylegacy2010.com.

Michael Chalo lives at the Tree of Life Children’s Village. Here is a quote from his letter to his sponsor about the Christmas party held a few months back:

Indeed here at the Tree of Life, life really is life. We thank God for his hand of provision. We had a great time on Christmas. We had drinks, balloons, fireworks, church, cake. It was nice and the best Christmas of my life.

Paul Rogers came to Camp LIFE in 2008. He still prays for his group everyday

In 2008 I was at Camp LIFE for two weeks in July. What a fantastic trip ministering to AIDS orphans in Zambia. During both week I got so close to all of my guys. Each week I transcribed each of their stories into my journal. I also got the details of the lives of my evangelist (translators) and apostle (helper.) It’s March of 2010 and I am still praying for each of my guys and Family Legacy staff in Zambia and America. I use several verses to guide my praying.

The primary one is from the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread. (Matt 6:11)” Until this trip I had neglected praying for my own daily bread since I typically had 3 loaves of bread in the freezer. But now I am a part of a group that some days only gets one meal a day. Now this prayer is very important to me because of the group.

My guys lived in a variety of situations, several had lost dads so they were raised by a single mom in a society with 70% unemployment. Some had lost both parents and were living with grandparents or other relatives and some had been separated from their siblings. With losses like these I pray Isaiah 61:1-4 for them:

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.

For my guys, I ask the Holy Spirit to bind up broken hearts and pour out the oil of gladness on those that grieve the loss of family members. I pray that God will provide for them to go to school. My guys had various dreams…pilot, doctor, lawyer, writer, electrician, and even a pastor. I pray that God will use my guys and their gifts to rebuild their devastated country in every area of business and culture.

I also pray for the Holy Spirit to invade their families and save their caregivers. I pray that God will provide jobs for their caregivers and that the caregivers will provide for and protect my guys.