From The Kitchen Table
~ The Desk of Lynne Schaefer ~
July 2010
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the Glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31Dear Family and Friends
They Came, They Played, And They Painted!
For nearly two weeks we hosted an amazing team from Hilton Baptist. Five amazing people filled our home with laughter and joy as they sanded and painted our rather dilapidated house. It was hard work, and there were some rather funny paint “incidents”. They ran a 5 day Bible club at the Luse Orphanage; the children were so blessed to have 
them. Our children had so much fun accompanying them to the orphanage and playing with the team in our yard. These were 5 very gifted people, with hearts that serve the Lord in all that they do.
The Early Birds Show the Soccer
The World Cup did not go by unnoticed in Mbala. Grant and our missionary friend Steve teamed up and decided to show the soccer World Cup evening games on 2 big screens for the local Zambian folks. Few people have TV’s and would miss the games. Zambians love soccer so they decided to show every evening game in the location area where most folks live. The only down-side being, that both Grant and Steve are very early nighters and get up very early to run together and get other chores done. But, they did it and survived a month of late nights and it was very much appreciated by the locals. They used 
the 15 minute half time as an outreach, where various people preached a short message or gave their testimony. On average there were about 300 -500 people watching and hearing the testimonies.
The Lodge...
A couple days after the team left, we got a desperate phone call from our friend Rone who runs the Lodge on Lake Tanganyika. She had to rush to South Africa with her husband, Sean, as her mother was very, very sick. Sean also needed some urgent medical attention. They asked if we would be able to run the lodge while they are away. It is a very busy time at the lodge with many guests. The children and I are busy running things for her while Grant continues with ministry in Mbala. We brought all our school books and are enjoying a different perspective to our usual Mbala life.
Praise God For:
· The work done by the team from Hilton Baptist, and for their safe travel
· For the Bible messages and prayer given by the team at the orphanage
· For the World Cup Soccer outreach
· For his protection daily
Please Pray for:
· The Bible school grant is running this week on the college land
· For our continued protection as a family
· For the Lord to continue to provide for the Luse Orphanage
Grant is blogging his daily life as a missionary – A Missionary Diary at the web address: grantschaefer.blogspot.com.
See more great pictures at grantandlynneschaefer.blogspot.com
Thanks for your encouragement, your prayers and support of our ministry here.
God bless.
Lynne Schaefer and Family
Grant, Joel, Hope, Charley, Olivia, Luke
PO Box, 420032, Mbala, Zambia
