Love from the Speedy family

Wishing you a Special Merry Christmas from the Speedy family!

In this season of greater focus on the greatest Man in history, the unique Savior, born 2000 years ago, let's pray that more souls are salvaged this Christmas and the coming year of 2017.

A few little prayer alerts and praise reports that are in our hearts......

• PRAYER ALERT- CONGO: Pray for peace... Please pray for Pastor Emile and the Congo, which has experienced some turbulence recently, due to postponed elections and an expired presidential term. 
• PRAISE REPORT - LAND: Almost there... We want to praise God for answering prayer and allowing us to raise a large part of the money needed for our church in Congo to acquire their own land, thanks to the kind help of both a South African church and a dear S.A. family, who continue to stand with us faithfully. We are amazed at God's faithfulness to us, and this ministry.
• PRAYER REQUEST - P. JABU: In our hearts... Please keep in your prayers Pastor Jabulani of Pretoria, along with his 3 young children, who this past week lost their lovely wife and mother suddenly, to heaven's gain. Only God truly knows, understands, comforts, and heals the broken hearted. We are broken with him and pray for him often.
• PRAISE REPORT - BABY SPEEDY: Coming soon... Praise God with us for our good news, the 4th Speedy baby, another boy, due in April! Praying for a Speedy delivery!
• PRAYER REQUEST - TRAVELS: The baby's due date has affected my ability to go to ZamCon in April, but I am planning a trip to Morocco in March, and further travels after the baby's birth, God willing. We are contacted so often by our friends in Tanzania and Zambia, it is hard to not travel.

Thank you for having us in your hearts, we so appreciate everyone who prays for us.

Love from the the Speedy's

Promised "Z pictures" (from Africa)...

Pictures from Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe & Zambia: click on any to see them bigger! 

(Will be edited shortly after posting & emailing to protect identities..)

Happy thanksgiving!

TANZANIA - DAR SALAAM (MAINLAND)

  The 1 hour long, very hot journey to a Church service under a tree prompted me to use my Bible for shade! “the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand” Ps.121:5

ZZZ trip stories Tanzania Zanzibar Zimbabwe Zambia

Addictions in the Muslim world

I dug my toes into the warm sand as I sat on the beach watching and listening. I was watching Matt swim and enjoying the scenery. Small fishing boats anchored in the shallow water near the beach. The sun was slowly sinking in the distance, creating a picturesque scene on the horizon. I was listening to the tale of a Muslim man who I had just met. He was pouring his heart out. He and his brother had been in England for a period of time. Whilst there, his brother had picked up a serious drug addiction. The addiction travelled back with him all the way to the small island of Zanzibar where we were now sitting. The addiction haunted him and his family and created much sorrow and heartache.

Zan Zim Zam!

We are going to Tanzania Zanzibar Zimbabwe and Zambia this month... zzz!

Tanzania, Zanzibar 

Zimbabwe - A new work
This is a new work for Greater Grace in the region. There has been a great response, with more than 200 students

Faith Transition, Worldwide Mission, Long-term Vision

OVERVIEW OF THE WORK

In August we celebrated 10 years in Zambia. It has been one miraculous decade and the work continues to expand:

• 7 Churches have been planted in the country of Zambia
• Pastor Renaldo Brown has moved south to Zimbabwe
• Pastor Chris has moved east to Malawi 
• And our family plans to move in God's perfect timing, north east to Tanzania. 

Pictured above: Pastor Adam and Pastor Benson in Kitwe recently, preaching and translating a message into the local Bemba language.

IN THE MEAN TIME..
Whilst the family has based itself out of..

Breaking Out

P. Adam & Benson, who will be receiving his ordination at ZamCon

A zealous sketch board spectator once told Pastor Chris Arman: "It's really breaking out!"

In Exodus when the Law was given, they were told not to come near, lest He break out against them.
Under grace, we are told to draw near with a true heart and full assurance of faith!

Easter is

Star, Jerusalem, Bethlehem / Light, Cross, Christ

Following light revealed, leads to a cross, which leads to Christ.

Recent Speedy adventures of faith in Africa

1^st Stop: TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR

 The “Bagomoyo” Livingstone Monument

– coast of Tanzania

It has long been our desire to visit some of the key sites commemorating the life of David Livingstone, a man who gave his life for the furtherance of the gospel in Africa. We had already gone to the Livingstone Museum in Southern Zambia, and Chitambo village, where he died in Northern Zambia. Recently, we discovered that Bagomoyo, the Tanzanian coastal town where Livingstone's body was carried en route to England, is one hour outside of Dar Salaam. On my recent visit I decided to make the trip. After reconnecting with Lucas (who I meet each time I visit Tanzania) and Pastor Davis (a pastor from northern Tanzania), we made the epic journey, traveling by minibus as well as a 3-wheeled pajaj to find Bagomoyo. It was truly inspiring, to find

"Tanzania!"

Just arrived in Dar Salaam, enjoy this update

click to download as pdf!

Came in empty, went out full

We are just about to board a long flight back to the States... Ndola Zambia... via Johannesburg South Africa.... via Abu Dabi UAE... Dulless... should take 2 days, one flight is 16hrs, keep the kids and my wife in your prayers!

As we take the step towards a new country (Tanzania), and an extended summer in Baltimore, we are filled with encouragement by what God has done here in the last 10 years.... (pictures below)

"Any Seeds To Declare?"

Seed is potent. It is regulated by customs at all borders. The pure gospel seed of grace is powerful. I've thought about declaring it at customs when I travel! It is genetically designed to go beyond borders. I just took an inspiring trip, taking Benson, a disciple from Zambia & crossing over into neighboring Tanzania &

A Not So Silent Night

This Christmas season was full of activity for us.  The Church here decided to put on a big Christmas party for the local community.  It was a great joy to see the excitement and watch the Body come together & really make it happen. The afternoon started with children's events, including a big jumping castle, which many of them had never been on before.  Before we knew it, there were over 200 children standing very

Zambian Nativity Scene

Precious Zambian Women

God has been blessing us with many visitors every week at the new church property. Some come from the sign which, being translated reads "Come just as you are".

One lady, who has been coming for about 2 months, is from the far north western part of the country, near Angola. Today I was astounded by her story.

I sat in the small living room with her sister and elderly mother. Her sister suffers from a terminal illness yet has survived 20 years whilst also battling high blood pressure. Her elderly mother has diabetes and eye problems. This lady crossed the border and spent 20 years in Angola.  She married an Angolan who was a soldier. He died in the war in Angola. She returned to Zambia to care for her mother and sister. They have very little means of income, yet words cannot encapsulate their

My Best Friend

Mutale & his "best friend" Micah playing the drum in church

 Last Sunday, whilst helping some of the sunday school children at the water fountain after church, I came across a little boy, about 6 or 7 yrs old.  I asked him, "Who are your parents?' Often the children are running around playing all together & it is sometimes hard to know which children belong to which parents.  This boy seemed newer. "I don't have any parents" he replied. Taken back, I asked "who brought you to church?" "My friend." he answered.  "Can you get your friend?" He darted off &

I'm going to Congo!

congo border!

Well it's 06:00 on Thursday morning August 29th, and after a anointed, packed out service last night with Pastor Renaldo, we are getting ready to begin the trip to cross into Congo this morning (the country right in the center of Africa). Keep us in your prayers. We will visit Pastor Emile, who is marrying on Saturday, and his church. Pictures to follow upon return!

Miss Aliza Taylor Speedy

Unto you is born this day in the city of Baltimore, Miss Aliza Taylor Speedy (pronounced like A-Lisa but with a Z) meaning (hebrew) Joy / happy / merry / cheerful. It is one of the names for Jerusalem. Born: May 2nd, 2013 - 3:38pm - 8 lbs 4 oz  (20") pics/vid here!

Construction in Kitwe

Building buildings where we can keep building people - the place is turning into a 2Pe3.18 deal where capacities can be gradually increased - a central place where people can rest & grow with daily dosages of the word and body life..

The Cross Still Stands

by Pastor Adam & Melinda
       As we drove around the curve we peered anxiously, straining our eyes, trying to see if it was still standing. "Can you see it?" - "No, do you?"  I replied. We were looking for the 7 meter high wooden cross which the day before had taken 7 men to put up prominently on a hill, located

HE RAISETH UP THE POOR OUT OF THE DUST

 We had just recently arrived back in Zambia after being away for 40 days and 40 nights. It was a Tuesday, and the daily schedule led us to Buchi [meaning honey], a nearby community, for a time of door to door evangelism. As we walked through the cluttered streets, it was such a contrast to the orderly neighborhood in Baltimore where we had just come from. Each plot was somehow demarcated, whether by some plants, a hedge, a few planks of wood sloppily nailed together to make a fence, or for those who had more money, a cement wall. On each plot there was a collection of small houses which seemed to be randomly placed, each of them consisting of about one to four rooms. Everything was brown as it was hot and dry. Dust was everywhere,