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Writer's pictureBob Allen

Testimony: The Prodigal American in Zambia

Updated: Sep 14

Frank Chewe has been holding FC Grace conferences in many towns and villages sharing our Core Message with coaches, pastors, and others.

On this particular journey, Frank met an American named Zach who was living an estranged life in Zambia over the last eight years. Zach is a youth coach there and he was attending the conference. It was during the first day's presentation (https://www.fcgrace.org/core-message) that Zach became greatly disturbed, agitated and upset. Hearing Frank’s childhood testimony of abuse triggered within Zach unforgiveness, pain, and anger. Zach questioned Frank, “Who told you about my life?” He was sure that Frank’s testimony was really his own story. Zach opened to Frank about his past. Eight years ago he decided to go as far away from family as possible. He did and landed in a remote part of Zambia half-way around the world from home.


The next day Zach came to Frank broken about his life. Frank introduced him to Gods’ free gift of forgiveness. Zach asked for a prayer of forgiveness which Frank gave and Zach was healed(overjoyed)! Zach then asked Frank if he would lead him to accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, which of course Frank did - Praise The Lord!

Not wanting any contact with his past life, Zach had no smartphone, only a Zambia purchased flip phone (no text, email etc.). He purposely had not shared the number with family and friends. The moment Zach accepted Christ; his flip phone rang. It was his sister. She told Zach she was desperate to speak to him. The previous night she had a dream that Zach received Christ and that he would come back to his family. Zach yelled into the phone “I just received Jesus!”. We have no idea how she got his phone number. And the timing of the call is simply amazing – God is good. Praise the Lord for bringing another child into His Kingdom and for restoring a family relationship!



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