The Sarras

To the Saints that are in the Faith:

Greetings in the newness of our Lord Jesus Christ. By the time you get this it should be 2004. We prayed for all that your holiday season was blessed and fruitful in the Lord.

"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves,..." 2 Cor. 13:5 In 2004 the Lord may open the door, know ye not your own selves? What faith will he find in us when he comes?

I have just come back to the mission from a two week survey of four of our Pastors who have graduated the Bible institute and are Pasturing works in the Northeast province of Zambia. Paul says, "I think myself happy" Hallelujah I cannot get rid of the Jesus bumps and joy over seeing these men and their families being doers of the faith not just professors. Each church growing and reaching out to their communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ and the truth of the word of God. Makes me shout Praises to the Lamb the soon coming King of Kings, AMEN!!!! Each time I taught the people were answering question they could only know because faithful men were taught to teach others. To God be the glory!!!! Three of the four wives teach the ladies Christian Womanhood, as they were taught by my wife, in edification to the church and a great help to their husbands. One Pastor started a church in Malawi and has a preaching point in Tanzania. He is ministering in Nkonde right on the boarders of those two countries. (Now that is a place for a missionary, what about you?) We had 37 saved and 17 rededication, AMEN!! Here is a picture of me, the Pastor and a Bible student in Tanzania.

We had our graduation on December 6th this year with 9 graduating with Bachelors Degrees. My wife had 17 graduate her one year course on Christian Womanhood this year. What a blessing to see these men and women receive their diplomas and certificates. In two years if all stay to finish we will have a class of 18 men graduating our Bible Institute to minister as the Lord leads. What a God!!! Ain't God Good, Praise His holy name!!!!!

It is Christmas Day and my wife is handing out food stuff and various needs to the widows and orphans of our local community. As the Lord supplies we during the course of the year give blankets, clothing, medicines etc. to the poor and needy with the gospel being the center point of the visit. Here is a Picture she took while witnessing the gospel and handing out their Christmas gifts.

In November and December through preaching and teaching, Saturday evangelism with the students and prison ministry we had a total of 43 come to know the Lord and in the churches 33 were baptized. AMEN and AMEN!!! We now are ministering to 130 churches in Botswana, Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. What a Saviour, what a God to be faithful to a sinner such as I. All of you who pray and give to this ministry are part of the blessings of God and the rewards that will follow as He finds us faithful in doing, while we have breath in our bodies. Let us examine ourselves to find out what our faith is based on and who it is based on. When I was on that tour I had time with God and he asked me, know ye not yourself, you better examine yourself as to your faith. That question is open to all of us, Amen.

We thank all of you and love you all for your faithfulness to this ministry as we are one in Christ and his commission to the world and especially to Zambia.

Brother John Sarra