{"id":31179,"date":"2022-10-29T11:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=31179"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T15:15:08","slug":"nate-steury-returns-to-pumc-11-6-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=31179","title":{"rendered":"Nate Steury Returns to PUMC! (11\/6\/22)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rev. Nate Steury is one of the missionaries our church as supported over the years.\u00a0 Nate and Elinda Steury are currently working in Zambia<\/a><\/span>.\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

We were blessed with Nate’s visit to PUMC in 2021 (on Oct. 31), and we’re doubly blessed that he is able to return to visit us again this year, on Sunday Nov. 6.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Who are the Steury’s???<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
First of all, his name is pronounced “Stiry”… just like stirring a pot…<\/span><\/em><\/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.
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Nate Steury (at PUMC on 10\/31\/21)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ken and Lorraine Enright founded the Kafakumba Pastor’s School in Zambia.\u00a0 With their son John and his wife, Kendra<\/a>, the family began their mission work in what was then known as Belgium Congo, where they started the first pastor’s school.<\/div>\n
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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, Lorraine, 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 they are not waiting for God; but rushing to keep up with Him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kafakumba Transformational Outreach<\/span><\/h3>\n
At PUMC, our first exposure to the word “Kafakumba” came during the 1980’s through our former pastor, Rev. Bill Reasner.\u00a0 At the time, “Kafakumba” was synonymous with the Pastor’s School which was started by Ken and Lorraine Enright.\u00a0 The Reasner’s knew the Enrights and had worked with them many times in Africa.<\/div>\n
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Today, the word “Kafakumba” has evolved to mean much more than the Pastor’s school.\u00a0 The school is still an important part of the ministry, but Kafakumba Transformational Outreach also includes:<\/div>\n