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Farrand Sept 2018

Farrand Sept 2018

“Then I heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?’ I said, ‘Here I am. Send me.’ And He said, ‘Yes, go …’” (Isaiah 6:8-9).

Dear friends and family,

It has been twenty-four years since Karen and I heard that call.  We faithfully served in Nigeria for six years, completing the task God had set before us.  Then He called us to seminary, followed by nearly fifteen years of pastoring in Florida and in North Carolina.  And now God has another plan for us! 

Again, we hear His call.  We are excited and honored and humbled to go forth as missionaries in Africa once more.  We will be serving as Deans of the Rafiki Teachers College Program at the Rafiki Village in Zambia, East Africa.  While serving as Deans, we will have the special privilege of training and encouraging a dedicated group of Zambian men and women to pursue their God-given desires to become Christian educators in their home country. 

How awesome is our God!  He called us to Africa the first time after we had been married for twenty-five years as we were just going into the “empty nest” stage.  Now, God again calls us to Africa just after we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary!  We are so thankful that we are still able to serve Him in this way—to God be the glory!

Each day will begin with the Rafiki Bible Study followed by teaching and challenging these special men and women to raise the level of education across Zambia by training them to teach the next generation of young African students a rich and fully developed classical education in math, science, music, art, literature, history, and Christian Worldview.  

After a great week of training and orientation at the Rafiki Headquarters in Eustis, Florida in July, we are now preparing to head out to Zambia the very end of December.

As before, we covet your prayers for each and every step of this new journey. We know we cannot accomplish our mission without your dedicated and blessed prayer support.  

We believe God has called us to Zambia and that He will provide all our needs.

And we ask for those who would consider “coming along with us on this journey” by financial support and encouragement.  Please consider a one-time donation or pledge to give monthly by indicating this online at our website below OR by mailing a check to the Rafiki Home Office with our names and missionary number in the memo line (Missionary #712) OR by calling the Rafiki Home Office to set up payment.

Thank you for your prayer and financial encouragement.

Prayer Requests:

God would provide the support we need to live and serve in Zambia in 2019

For strong planning and preparation as we begin this new journey

For safe travels and a smooth transition into a new culture

For God to give us a servant’s heart that is renewed daily in Him

For the current and future RICE students in Zambia