We thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for having made us worthy to walk with Him in His suffering all the way to the cross, conquer death and rose with Him on the third day. The theme of this year was Jesus being our complete focus.

By the grace of God we had an extraordinary Holy Week and Resurrection Feast, here in St. Mark’s Church in Lusaka. The theme for the week was based on Isaiah 43:19, “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?

The retreat was attended by 13 of our fathers throughout Kenya. We Grace began by sharing with a word of encouragement explaining how much the Lord has equipped us with all the necessities for victory. The spoke about the following points:

We led a group of fathers and missionaries on a trip to Kigoma, Tanzania to a village in a very remote area to pray during Holy week and celebrate the Easter liturgy. Upon arriving, we were greeted by hundreds of Tanzanian Copts who welcomed the group while singing along the road.