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October 2008 Dear Friends, Greetings from the capital city of Zambia! These days are full of change right now. Here in Zambia we are having the Presidential elections on the October 30th. We are holding regular prayer meetings to lift this countries needs to the Father. Trusting in Him, because, He is the author and finisher of our faith. 1 Timothy 2: 8 - "I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." Currently, in the fourth term of classes here at Gospel Training Institute Pastor Fortune Mwiza is teaching “Effective Prayer” to the first year students. In addition to the student study guide they have been supplied with Dr. James Richards Prayer Organizer to guide them as they learn God’s design for answered prayer. It is time for us to renew our permits to stay in Zambia and the process has taken many days to prepare. This week, we dropped off our documents at the Immigration office and pay the fees. We are trusting that the process will be shorter than the last time. Please agree in prayer with us. In the Grip of His Grace, Steve and Cindy Shoop
August 2008
Biblical Economics was one of the subjects covered in the 3rd term of classes. Pastor Walker Schurz brought balance and practical application to the subject. A brief summery of the class would look like this. We all have four decisions to make with money and they would be; spending, saving, investing and giving. One of the quickest ways to change is face reality. Creating a budget will help decrease the emotions of financial decisions. Proverbs 26:14 - "Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed." 
Pastor Walker created a budget of a newly-wed couple and took the students through the paces of seeing how a solid financial plan can work. Brother Pukuta Mwanza challenged the second year students in the course Church Administration. His vast experience in Christian leadership gives him a wealth of knowledge to share. He taught on different types of Church government and boards. One outstanding comment from the student body when his course was finished was, “we needed more time.”
God bless, Steve and Cindy Shoop
April 2008 Our first term at GTI has been very rewarding. We had the privilege of having Bishop Joshua Banda teaching the combined student body Family Values. Bishop Joshua's passion for strong marriages and family relationships based on Biblical truth combined with his wisdom and ministerial experience make him a suberb faciliator of this vital subject. Students were challenged to actively participate in class through dialog and interaction. Their required reading along with a written essay was amalgamated for their final grade. Additionally, Evangelist Christopher Alam was in Lusaka conducting a crusade in an area of the city called George. GTI was ho I am sure your heart would be filled with satisfaction to watch the students as some of them take their first steps in ministry. Together we are reaching the city of Lusaka, the nation of Zambia, and the Region of Sub-Saharan Africa "...perfecting the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." Eph 4:11,12 Serving in Missions, Steve and Cindy Shoop
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Greetings from Lusaka!
nored to have Bro. Christopher share his heart in the class room. In hiring a bus, we were able to take the students to participate in the crusade. This was a powerful experience that enabled the students to implement the instruction that had been received in Cindy's subject "Christ the Healer" as well as see the gift of the Evangelist in action. 
