It took a minute. Who's Psul _______________? I know someone in Jackson with that name, but the context of the email didn't seem to fit the man I know. THEN I remembered. He's the pastor in South Africa who worked with me several years ago when his church had adopted a Zambian studying in his country. The student had gotten into financial difficulties, "robbing Peter to pay Paul" in an attempt to stay in school and in the country. Finally, the truth began to emerge, and when it did, the student didn't stay under the authority of that church. Without church support, EAFC couldn't or wouldn't continue to send funds. We weren't there. If the church said, "no" then we said "no" too.
Fast forward to this past week. That's when these memories came roaring back, a letter from Paul about the student. The student is back in Zambia and is doing quite well. Paul gave me the student's email so I could write him. I'm still waiting for that response, but I'm rejoicing with Paul over how well our system has worked.
IF EAFC ONLY WORKED with STUDENTS and EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, we would have had NO MEANS of follow-up. We wouldn't have an email. We wouldn't have anyone who know what happened to this student.
Can you see the difference? I hope so, and I hope that you will feel led to help EAFC enter into more relationships with churches who have, not perfect men and women to recommend, but those with a relationship with Christ who DO RETURN BACK, REPENT and BECOME LEADERS.
Our address is:
PO BOX 5303
Jackson, Ms 39296
You can write exec@eafc.net for more information.
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