The other highlight in August
was a visit by co-workers from the PC(USA) national offices in
Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Chapman, area coordinator for eastern
and southern Africa; Cynthia White, coordinator for the Self-Development
of People Program; and Vernon Broyles, associate director for
social justice were with us in Zimbabwe for five days and in South
Africa for ten days. In Zimbabwe we met with courageous church
leaders who shared with us the church’s role in the midst
of the very volatile socio-economic and political situation in
our country. Our role in South Africa was to come alongside our
brothers and sisters in the Presbyterian and Reformed churches
as we partner together with them in ministry.
We are convinced that it has been your prayers that have helped
us walk with Jesus these last few months and we covet your prayers
for the important events that lie ahead.
- September 26 - October 3 Bob goes to Madagascar
to meet with the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ Madagascar
(FJKM). Bob’s host will be the director of evangelism
for the FJKM. After spending a few days in the capital, Antananarivo,
we will visit churches in parts of rural Madagascar where we
have been able to lend encouragement through your gifts and
our presence. Madagascar is a large island, just slightly smaller
than Texas, and we have only seen a very small portion of it,
so Bob is looking forward to another “adventure.”
- October 30 - November 3 Bobbi will be attending
the first Zimbabwe/Zambia Presbyterian Pastor’s Wives
Retreat that she has coordinated. This will be a significant
first-time event for these ladies, who labor very hard for the
Lord and who will come together for a special time of fellowship,
prayer, and teaching.
- November 13-24 We will be in Lusaka, Zambia,
to participate in the strategic planning meetings and graduation
exercises of Justo Mwale Theological College. Your gifts provide
scholarships for 13 seminary students at JMTC, four of whom
will graduate on November 22. We are very proud of them. Something
new for us will be a visit to Zambia’s copperbelt, some
400 kilometers north of Lusaka.
Faithfully,
Bob and Bobbi Snyder
The 2003 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p.
51
PS. We have good news about our new/used 1999 Nissan Patrol.
Through the generosity of the Outreach Foundation of the PC(USA)
and a number of friends, the vehicle is completely paid for. We
are very grateful to have a dependable vehicle.
Please send any email corrections to rpsnyder@mweb.co.zw
or rpsnyder2003@yahoo.com.
We continue to need your support for our new work as regional
liaisons for PC(USA). You may send your check to Central Receiving
Service, Section 300, Louisville, KY 40289. Make checks payable
to PC(USA). Write the title (Southern Africa Regional Liaison)
and the ECO number (ECO#051735) on the subject line of the check
and put it on your cover letter, too. Send a copy of the cover
letter to the Area Office for Southern and Eastern Africa, 100
Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Or click here
to donate online.
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