The evening air was warm and filled with the moisture of the rainy season in Zambia. Stories were shared and prayers offered over the women who had pulled us back from the front of the bar into the shadows of the brothel rooms to hear more.
As the relationships grew and the new faith of these women also grew, many decided to go back to where they belong, home. As we talked about business opportunities and what they would do to provide for themselves, one woman talked about buckets.
Yes, buckets.This woman was taking such a bold step to leave the life of prostitution and go back to her village with buckets that she would sell to the villagers who need them.
The odds are stacked against these women here in Africa who are beaten down, devalued, told they are property, and then have no option other than to sell their bodies on the streets. The mountain in front of them seems like Everest.The faith this one woman exhibited in this step was overwhelming. See, her faith was not in the actual buckets, but in the God who called her out of darkness and saved her. The God who gave her not just the faith of a mustard seed, but faith to overflow 40 buckets. 40 buckets of faith.
Please join us in praying for her and the buckets that she is selling. That each one sold would be a reminder that God is her provider. It is amazing to see God use a simple micro loan and buckets to help transform a life.
Matthew 17:20-"He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
