{"id":28503,"date":"2021-10-27T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T19:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=28503"},"modified":"2021-10-31T10:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T14:05:49","slug":"the-steurys-in-zambia-10-31-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=28503","title":{"rendered":"The Steurys in Zambia (10\/31\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rev. Nate Steury is one of the missionaries our church as supported over the years.\u00a0 Nate and Elinda are currently working in Zambia.\u00a0 They are continuing the work of Ken and Lorraine Enright (familiar names to PUMC).\u00a0 The Enrights founded the Kafakumba Pastor’s School many years ago, and we’ve continued to support that mission.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Nate will be in our church on Sunday Oct. 31!\u00a0 He will give the sermon during our service, sharing what God is doing through them in Zambia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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On October 31st, PUMC will have the privilege of\u00a0 welcoming\u00a0 missionary Rev. Nate Steury.\u00a0 Rev. Steury’s schedule rarely allows him to come to N.J.,\u00a0\u00a0so we may not have the opportunity to meet him again for a long time.<\/div>\n
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If the name Nate Steury isn’t familiar to you, you probably recognize his wife’s maiden name:\u00a0 Enright.\u00a0 After serving several United Methodist churches in Florida, Nate and his wife Elinda Enright Steury followed Ken and Larraine Enright to Africa.<\/div>\n
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Ken and Larraine Enright founded the Kafakumba Pastor’s School in Zambia.\u00a0 With\u00a0their son John and his wife, Kendra,\u00a0the family began their mission work\u00a0in what was then known as Belgium Congo, where they started the first pastor’s school. In 1991 war drove the Enright’s out of Congo, and they relocated in Zambia, where they purchased 80 acres of land. In what they describe as a miracle, that once barren land is now the site of the Kafakumba Pastor’s School and Training Center.\u00a0 Buildings were constructed using local materials. Today,\u00a0the Enrights’ initial efforts have blossomed into\u00a0a United Methodist Church, dormitories, guest houses, classrooms, an auditorium, cafeteria, computer lab, an elementary school, and a retirement home.<\/div>\n
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There have been many changes at Kafakumba.\u00a0 Ken, Larraine, and John Enright have gone on to Glory. Nate and Elinda returned to Zambia in 2013, and are working with John’s widow, Kendra, and her sons, Brian and Nathan to assure that the Enright legacy at Kafakumba keeps growing and thriving. Grandchildren are now the fourth generation of Enrights there.\u00a0 \u00a0God is constantly at work at Kafakumba. The Enrights and Steurys\u00a0 feel that\u00a0they are not waiting for God; but rushing to keep up with Him.\u00a0\u00a0Here are some of the ways in which the Lord is at work:<\/div>\n
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