Michael Watson graduated from GWC in 2019 with a BTh and he and his wife Renée have been SIM missionaries in Zambia for the past three years, serving at Christ Church Lusaka. The Watsons updated us on a recent teaching opportunity they had at Barotse Bible College near Mongu, which is opening doors for their future ministry in this area of immense need…
“What a huge blessing it was to share time with fellow brothers in Christ, many of whom are leading churches out in the floodplains and preaching on Sundays without any training on how to handle the Bible correctly or teach God’s truth to His people. These are the people I am most keen to serve, and encourage and equip with wonderful accessible tools such as the Explore course, Simeon Trust, and Langham Preaching.
I was asked to teach on the Pentateuch, and as I’d been taught this very course at GWC, I was able to draw from that knowledge as I led the class. One clear highlight from the trip was encountering and being able to correct false teaching that seems to be prevalent in this area, about the Serpent Seed Theory of the Branhamite cult. Another highlight was a young lady, Lisa, surrendering her life to Christ, after Renée had two opportunities to speak on passages from Romans to the ladies at the College.
The people in this isolated area are very poor and subsistence farmers have to work hard to survive. Most don’t have a Bible in their own language, or even a Bible at all, and Renée and I are excited about the impact that well-equipped pastors or Bible teachers will have here. Please pray for Christ Church Lusaka to be able to pay their pastor, Dr Paul Kayumba, a full-time salary, and for those who are being trained up to take on some of our current roles there. This will certainly contribute significantly to our being able to pursue our calling in Mongu in God’s timing.”
