Missionary Family in Zambia
Michael, Renée, and Caleb Watson
We are the Watson family on a mission to help people in Africa to know Jesus and to make Him known. Our partners and supporters are a crucial part in helping us achieve this goal. Together we serve to strengthen and extend Christ’s kingdom in Africa, currently serving in Zambia.
We're currently working with Christ Church Lusaka
Christ Church Lusaka is the very first Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church (REACH) in Zambia. This new church plant has many needs which we are currently able to serve with our gifts and talents.
It is a great privilege for us to be assisting this new church plant. The goal is to help Christ Church Lusaka to become well-established as the ‘mother’ church of REACH in Zambia with the result that reformed evangelical churches can be planted in all the regions and districts of Zambia.
Renee is leading the kids ministry and Michael preaches regularly, leads Bible studies, and is training up church lay leaders.
Our calling is to serve rural pastors in Western Province
We are preparing ourselves to serve rural churches in Mongu by teaching and training rural pastors. While we are temporarily based in Lusaka we are learning the Lozi language (and Njanja). We travel to Mongu for Vision Trips every quarter to see how we can best serve the needs in the future.
Michael is preparing to teach at the Barotse Bible Campus and is intrigued by translation work that is being done in Western Province. Michael’s passion is to help, encourage, and equip Bible teachers in rural areas (specifically Western Province, Zambia) to enhance their skills in expository preaching so that they will engage meaningfully in the Bible, study it diligently, and teach it faithfully.
Renée hopes to be teaching the Explore Course to the wives of the pastors and offer English lessons to improve English competency. She also has a passion for helping women to mentor and disciple other women in a meaningful way.