RENEW ZAMBIA TEAM SENDOFF

On May 10th, our team will board a plane here in New Orleans, team up with others from the Vineyard Boise and the Vineyard Church of Columbus in Atlanta, and then journey for more than 35 hours traveling over 9800 miles to Ndola, Zambia. Below you will find an itinerary of their trip. Please check back here for regular updates from the team and continue to pray for them as they seek to see the Kingdom of God fully present in the lives of the people of Zambia.

Sunday - Tuesday, May 10-12

The team will depart New Orleans and arrive in Ndola, Zambia.

Wednesday - Friday, May 13-15

Robb Klipp will perform Leadership Training for 20 lay leaders at the Mapalo Vineyard Christian Fellowship.

The Vineyard Church - Kenner team will work with Seeds of Hope International installing bio-sand filters in the homes of the Mapalo community.

Shawn Rich and the teams from Boise and Columbus will travel to the Kasempa Region of Zambia to connect with the Vineyard Churches in that area and to perform outreaches to the leper village there.

Saturday, May 16

The team will host a children's program (much like a mini-VBS) for 250 children at the Mapalo Vineyard Christian Fellowship. The team will cook for and feed the kids, play games, sing songs, and will have an arts and crafts project for them that conveys the Gospel.

Sunday, May 17

The team will participate in Sunday celebrations in churches across Mapalo.

Robb Klipp and Shawn Rich have been asked to teach at two different churches.

Monday, May 18

The team will travel from Ndola to Livingstone.

Tuesday - Wednesday, May 19-20

The team will connect with local Vineyard pastors in the Lvingstone area and perform outreaches to the community, praying for them and delivering food and cooking oil.

Thursday, May 21

Free Day

Friday - Sunday, May 22-23

The team will travel home.

Meet the May 2009 Team

Back Row: Robb Klipp, Sandra Files. Front Row: Clint Ward, Michaelynn Gacho, Julia Thompson, Scott Muller, and Shawn Rich

"Six weeks ago our team began training for our trip to Zambia, Africa. During this time we have prepared for the outreaches that we will do well in Zambia but more importantly we have prepared mentally and spiritually for our trip. God has been doing some great things in and through each one of us. For some this trip is a first, and for others we are going back to Zambia to see our friends; but for all of us we are going to join God in the work that he is already doing in Zambia. Our desire is that together we would express the realities of the Kingdom of God while bringing heaven here to earth." Shawn Rich

"I hope that my ordinary life and extraordinary love for God can inspire someone else not to lose hope." Michaelynn Gacho

"that my eyes would be opened to serve others in the world" Scott Muller

"God use me where I can be of service to you." Clint Ward

"I can't wait to see how God will use me and though this trip is not for me, I am positive I will come back home a changed person" Julia Thompson

"I want to touch peoples lives through the love of God" Sandra Files

"I am looking forward to returning to Zambia to see all that God has done in the last year." Robb Klipp


"but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!"
1Corinthians 9:23 (The Message Bible)

Four Weeks to Departure

It has been a year since The Vineyard Church sent it's first team on a fact finding trip to Zambia, Africa. Since then we have formed a partnership with the Boise Vineyard and the Vineyard Church of Columbus.

Our primary purpose is to establish and enable a self sustaining Vineyard Church Planting movement in Zambia. We will also participate in economic development projects and mercy ministries as secondary objectives in the pursuit of establishing and enabling a Church Planting Movement.

Our hope is to plant communities of hope that express the realities of the Kingdom of God. Churches that are continuing the ministry of Jesus in all of its forms - evangelism, healing, reconciliation, ministry with the poor, economic development, and the pursuit of social justice.

On May 10th we will be sending a team back to Zambia to work along side local pastors performing various training sessions and outreaches across Zambia. We would like to invite you on our journey and hope that you will continue to check this blog to read about all that God is doing in Zambia.

Peace