The Gentry's Malawi Africa

Merry Christmas from all of us at Victory World Outreach Ministries

Yearly assessment, December 2009 year ending.

Thank you for trusting us with your dollars and various helps that have advanced the ministry in Malawi with a harvest of souls numbering in the thousands. Many have been fed, clothed and treated medically. Many others have been taught the Word of God where there was no teaching helps. Churches have been established and buildings erected to house the multitudes seeking spiritual guidance. With some we have seen slow stages of growth considering their deprivation of proper diet and access to schools.

We have a small missionary staff who are tirelessly continuing their endless task of overseeing the Good Samaritan Ministries in our absence. However we do have a large staff of trained nationals who are working alongside and doing a great job also. We commend Bro. John and Darcy Fullford and their family, and Sister Sharon Goodman our missionaries, and our nationals who have long been helping to oversee the works there; Bro. Henry Chatata, Bro. Chris Gome, Bro. Andrew Nyenga, Bro. Navigator Gome, Sister Thandiwe Chikufenji and Bro. Rackson Kaiwe. Added to these we have 420 plus pastors, 38 evangelists, elementary school teachers, caregivers, maintenance helpers, guards and other assisting workers. All help to complete the job daily.

We are most grateful to the many short term helps from the U.S. – this year alone we had help from California, Alaska, Canada, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Arizona. We thank God for all who desire to come and help with the tasks that are overwhelming!

“You” can be the answer to someone’s “cry” in this third poorest country in the world. God has placed a “few” missionaries in this poverty stricken place to be your point of contact to help pierce the darkness and bring the saving Gospel Light. Will “you” place in the missionaries hands the substance needed to help the perishing multitudes, and to help educate those who need proper schooling to make a living?

PLEASE HELP by sending funds to school our young people in the children’s home. To school our elementary students this coming year, it will cost $550 per student. To school our high school students it will cost $750 per student. This includes food, clothing, transportation and book fees. Can “you” help educate these young people so when they are old enough to leave the children’s home they can adapt and survive in their country as citizens that will make a better society for them and others?

Remember: Bro. Chris Gome (faithful worker) diagnosed with a severe case of tuberculosis. His daily medicine will cost (U.S.) $7 per day.

Remember: Bro. Gentry – renewed health to continue Gods work and to return to Malawi by spring 2010.

Sincerely in the work of Christ and His church,

Gardiner & Alice Gentry “The Beggars”

Proverbs 19:17

Have a prosperous NEW YEAR 2010!!!

November News!

Good Samaritan Baptist Church news!

Jason James

Blessing


Blessing, Jason, Betty and Harriet headed up the soulwinning team to Milepa, Mulange. This is also Pastor Green January Jr.'s church district. The testimonies given at church on Sunday were so exciting and lots of blessings of people coming to know the Lord.

Fridays are "Preacher Boy" nights. John Fullford, Navigator, and any boys that want to be preachers are given 10 minutes. The names go in the hat and when your name is drawn you are given a chance to Preach. There was alot of excitement at Mapanga Friday night along with encouragement from all that attended.

A Visit with Harry & Marilyn Schenimann

Taking a break at the Fullford's home!




Dinner with visitors from the Children's Home and the States

Lewis Carrier and Harry Scheinimann

Malawi has been a blessing to me. In September 2008 I spent two weeks with a group of six men and we worked on building roof systems at both the Mapanga Orphanage and three hours north at Ntcheu. It was a great experience to be involved in the Lord’s work and to be able to help with the building process. Also, the Lord richly blessed me with a burden for the people of Malawi as I saw how physically and spiritually needy they are. In the villages that I observed, they have neither, electricity, running water, inside plumbing, nor have they ever slept on a bed. Their food consisted mostly of maize, which is very non nutritional. They scratch out a day to day living.
This September, my wife Marilyn, and I, and a nurse from our home church had the privilege, and I mean privilege, to spend two weeks in Malawi working at the Mapanga Orphanage and the churches in the villages. What a blessing it was. As we rode to the church at Bawalia with John Fullford and his family we passed villagers walking up to two miles to attend church. We stopped along the way and picked up as many as would fit in the SUV. I thought it was full with 6 in the back, but John said he had 11 in the back before. As we approached the church about 15 ladies from the church surrounded the car dancing and singing hymns as the tossed flowers on and in the car to welcome us to their church. It warmed our hearts to see their love for us and the Lord. They had very little, but showed us the love of God in their actions.
We were involved in village medical clinics with The Fullford family at Bawalia and Ntcheu. It was heart breaking to see the many medical needs from colds to parasites in the body, injuries, malaria, cataracts etc. This monthly clinic is the only medical help they receive as they have no money to go to the clinic in town.
We were involved in a health clinic at the orphanage where all the orphans were given a basic physical. They were all in good physical condition which was very encouraging. The improved food plan is certainly paying off in the good health of the children.
While at the orphanage though, we were burdened with the need for educational tools for the orphans. As they are getting older and the time is coming to leave the home and go out on their own they will have to be able to take care of themselves in the outside world. This will be very difficult, I’m afraid, because they haven’t learned a skill or a trade with which to support themselves. They have been fed, clothed, have basic general schooling through high school, and know about the Lord Jesus Christ and are continually encouraged to receive Him as their personal savior. This, however, is not enough! Without a skill or a trade, they are forced back into the poverty of the village life where they will have to struggle every day to eek out a living. I don’t believe that is God’s plan for their future. During this visit, the Lord burdened Marilyn and I with the desire to raise the funds necessary to help with the training of the children to help prepare them to support themselves. With $10,000 we can provide the orphanage with a computer lab with 10 computers for both the older and the young children to learn typing, office skills, and computer operations. The $10,000 will include the computers and peripheral equipment, plus the electrical, lighting, desks and chairs; everything to provide a fully equipped computer room. When the money is raised, myself and two other men will go and do the work necessary to get the computer lab up and running.
God is doing an awesome work both in the villages and at the orphanage through the missionaries and the national pastors. We were honored that we were found worthy to help in a small way with the work.

Thank you and God Bless You
Harry & Marilyn Schenimann

To help with this project financially, send donations to:
Trinity Baptist church
216 Shelburne Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
Note on check: computers for Malawi

News from Mark Logan!

Hello from Dubai:

It is Sunday here and a regular work day in the Muslim world. I have had great opportunities as we have had our services in the labour camps Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The labor camps have moved mainly to Abu Dhabi so that's where we have the groups of believers, one only 70 miles from the SAUDI BORDER!! On Friday night we had about 30 men after having meetings during the day with several as well. This is the day of worship here and the only day these laborers have off from working on the tall buildings here. Hebron, the church planter I brought over from Pakistan 2 years ago has won between 10 and 20 Sikhs and Hindus just in the last several months. I have met and briefly spoken to each one as they have welcomed me and hung on every word. I have spoken 3 different nights to groups in different labor camps of between 10 and 30 men squeezed in a bunkhouse room sitting on beds and all over the floor for 2 and 3 hours listening to the Word of God and singing. Last night a Muslim young man sat in on the meeting and heard every word. He was our driver and heard us discussing many things about the Lord on the way and return trip. Another time 2 Muslims, brothers who were getting married next month back in Pakistan (arranged by family ) invited us into their bunkhouse with some other Muslim men to talk. TODAY, A DOCTOR, ALI, FROM IRAN JOINED ME AT THE TABLE FOR BREAKFAST AND WE TALKED FOR AN HOUR, MOSTLY ABOUT GOD AND THE DIFFERENCES IN HIS god, allah and JEHOVAH. After we parted and had discussed what we believed, I asked him if he would accept a Farsi Bible, one of 5 I brought over and he did gladly and said he would read it.Then just awhile ago, I was on the brand new metro taking pictures and I sat with a young professional man from Bangladesh. Again, I shared the differences in who God is and how Jesus was God in the flesh and provided salvation and rose again. He had never heard about this Jesus, only the Muslim Jesus who was born of Miriam and died a martyr. He listened eagerly and said he would think about it. You cannot get much farther than that with a Muslim who has never heard about the Biblical Jesus and assumed what the Koran says about him is what is true. I cannot describe how wonderful it is to talk with Muslims who do not have their guard up but just want to know what I believe as a Christian. Please pray as I go to Jordan tomorrow and on to Myanmar for 2 weeks. I will write more when I return. I find it exciting that I am in the same city (Abu Dhabi) with Hillary Clinton and Christianne Amanpour of CNN reporting on all kinds of news concerning Afghanistan and the Israel Palestine peace agreement. BUT I AM ON THE KING'S BUSINESS WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT??? God bless you.

Love, in Christ,

Mark Logan

Thank You Bible Baptist Church Fairbanks Alaska

The Children's Home recently was tasked with alot of building maintenance and general update along with unexpected bills. John and Darcy Fullford went to prayer and the children at the Children's Home also went to God and that night God gave us the answer with The Fullfords' sending church. Thank You! all for the prayers and Thank You God for answered prayer!

Brother Mark Logan update!

Dear Concerned Friends: September 13, 2009

I have just returned from my 6th month long trip to Malawi, Africa since 2003. After over 13 years as a pastor and 9 years before that as a youth pastor, God has lead me to quite a varied ministry. Between Oct. 07 and Nov.09 I will have taught and preached in the following countries: Malawi (3 months), Pakistan (2 months), Republic of Georgia, Cambodia, Dem. Republic of Congo, United Arab Emirates (several visits), Zambia, Cuba, Indonesia and Myanmar. While stateside, I have conducted Missions and Prophecy Conferences throughout Canada, USA, and the Caribbean Islands of St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Jamaica, Dominica and Anguilla. I praise the Lord that He has kept me safe & free from illness, protected my family, and used this ministry to see hundreds saved and many others strengthened in their service for Him.
On this most recent trip, I taught on topics from I and II Corinthians in 6 different locations around Malawi for 3 days at each spot. HUNDREDS OF PASTORS AND DEACONS and many of their wives from each region attended, slept on mats on the ground and were BUILT UP IN BIBLE DOCTRINE. Then on the Sundays, I enjoyed preaching in different village churches down dirt roads and dusty bicycle trails. There were many who came over the border from Mozambique and one pastor was missing his leg from an encounter with a large crocodile.
It gave me great joy to teach in 3 large churches that were built this past year with funds sent over from supporting churches and others committed to the work there. The ladies in Donna’s company sent the money for one church in the FASTEST GROWING MUSLIM AREA. The young pastor goes soul winning every week and has won many Muslims to Christ who are now in his church. They were so receptive to the teaching of God’s Word. IT WAS A JOY TO PROVIDE FOOD (GOATS, MAIZE, CABBAGE), GIVE OUT READING GLASSES, SHIRTS, TIES, BIBLE STUDY BOOKLETS, AND SOME BICYCLES to pastors who oversee many other smaller churches in their region. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR BIBLES! My translator, Andrew, has just finished the Chechewa New Testament We are hoping to get it published and sent over soon. COULD YOU HELP US?
Please continue to pray for the orphans’ needs. Their beds are in many cases over a foot too short, their shoes worn out and money is needed for their education so they can cope when they leave. Food is not the only urgent need but I am happy to report that their diet is much improved because of more emphasis on vegetables, fruit, fish, milk and eggs. I CAN SEND A PICTURE AND LIFE HISTORY OF AN ORPHAN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CORRESPOND INDIVIDUALLY. Let me know. Elaine, a nurse gave medical exams to each orphan and we are trusting to have a medical team come out next year to go to some villages where thousands have afflictions and are too poor to get medical attention. Thanks to Matt Hahn from Canada who helped me teach, played much soccer and distributed many balls, shoes and soccer shirts, Kayla from Phoenix who taught the orphan teens, Harry, Marilyn, and Elaine from Asheville and my son Andrew who enjoyed being with the orphans – teaching and playing games.
My last 3 day meeting was at the remote orphanage site in Ntcheu where I stayed for 2 nights in a storage shed built on the property. The outdoor “facilities” had no seat, the shower was a hose from a blue container above but at least I had a mattress to sleep on. Outside in the cool night air, over 200 men and women slept on little mats or even on the bare floor of one of the buildings recently built. WE ARE SO BLESSED.
MANY THANKS, MARK LOGAN

Letter from Sharon Goodman

August 16, 2009

Malawi, Africa

Mapanga

Dear Family in Christ,

A BIG HELLO from Malawi, I have been trying to write this letter for 3 weeks. I have quickly learned that a missionary’s job description is to be on call 24 hours a day to do everything and anything needed at that moment. I have problems getting projects done because of all the disruptions to deal with physical, emotional, and spiritual fires. All praise I give to the Lord and Savior who is so gracious to take our feeble efforts and then turn them into great and mighty things through His power and loving touch.

So much is happening. To start, the church here at Mapanga is bursting at the seams. There are new visitors every week. We use a 3 ton lorry to make the several trips to the villages to pick up the people. This added to our group already there makes for a FULL house. On Sunday mornings I continue my teaching at Bible Way Baptist Good Samaritan Church in the village of Njuli. I have asked the ladies of that church to become more involved in the children’s class so I can get more teacher trained and be able to split the class into smaller groups. I am gearing up to teach the ladies Sunday school. I will start with e or two times a month, so I can be free to assist my new children’s teachers, much disciplining is needed.

We have started a junior Bible college for the orphans here at Mapanga. We meet on Saturdays and will finish out first semester August 29^th; we have 18 boys and 9 girls enrolled. It is a joy seeing the young adults grasp the promises of God.

Many other exciting things have been happening among the children at the orphanage. I was tested for genuineness and have apparently passed the test. Some of the children even call me “Mama G” Every chance I get I bring up scriptural matters. Through my efforts and others involved, we have the children admit that they are not saved and many of them now have made a true profession of faith.

On August 13-15, we hosted a Bible Conference with Pastor Mark Logan from the states. Because of the tremendous response of both men and women, the ladies could not fit in the auditorium so we had to set up several class rooms for the over flow. Originally I was scheduled to teach one session with the ladies, but ended up teaching four classes. All these people stayed here at the college compound for the three days of the conference, what a tremendous time we had.

Thank you fro all your prayers and support. A social thank you for the extra fund to buy a copier.

Love in Christ,

Sharon Goodman

Missionary to Malawi

The Holy Spirit was moving in Malawi!

CEO and Founder Dr. Gardiner and Alice Gentry are proud of the results in Mapangua with the teaching from Bro. Mark Logan. The Preaching and the teaching reached 500 men and women at the Mapangua Good Samaritan Victory Baptist Church this week. The annual visit from Bro. Logan proves the work is continuing and reaching more and more. The next couple of days will take Bro. Logan to other areas of Malawi for more teaching in different districts. The Disciplship Materials were also handed out for the Pastor to take back to their church for their congregation. The churches have started a church library. The Pastors and wives are healthy and lots of new babies this year.

The fan belt on the Fullford truck broke on their way to the Jesus Film. Satan is always trying to prevent the Lord's work and once again Bro. Fullford and the nationals continue on. There were 1500 people at the film and approx 150 were saved that they know of today.

Good Samaritan Victory Baptist Church Mapangua has start a Mission board showing were the missionaries are from that come to visit. The congregation has decided to support Bro. Mark Logan as their first missionary. We see the church growing spiritually! Praise God!

New visitors and Mark Logan

Bro. Mark Logan has arrived safely. He has brought some helpers and visitors! This is the time for the annual Bible College Bro. Logan is instrumental in. The group will go out into the districts and teach the Pastors new and encouraging information of the Bible. It will be exciting to hear about the first meeting which will be held at Mapangua at the Bible College! Lots of Pastors and their wives have begun to arrive. Please Pray for the work at the Bible College this week and coming weeks! God Bless!

We have pictures!

Surprise Birthday celebration for Mrs. Gentry

Sharon Goodman

They are getting so tall, Peace and Margaret

Special ones! The twins! They are doing so well!

Do you believe in Prayer?

Prayers went out and Prayers were answered! Praise God!
Pastor Betha's son John is taking fluids and responding to the medicine. He is still in the hospital and please continue to pray for this child.

Prayer Needed!

Pastor Beta's son John is in the hospital with Malarial Meningitis. The doctors thought he died but were able to revive him! Please keep the family in prayers. We know who heals!

August 1, 2009

Here it is August already! I am anxious to receive the pictures Chuck has mailed. It will be great to see how the children are doing. Pictures say a lot but being in person says more. I guess we will have to go by way of pictures.
The month of July was visited by ladies (teachers) from Indiana and Dr. Gentry and Mrs. Alice. I am looking forward to getting their thoughts about Malawi and what their experiences were.
The weather has been cold. We have summer they have winter. The days are usually in the 50's to low 60's and the nights are just as cold. August will be the start of Spring and more visitors!
Bro. Logan will be in Malawi for his annual teaching for the nationals. The word has gotten out and the Pastors, evangelists, and soon to be Pastors will be gathering at the Good Samaritan College, Mapangua and Good Samaritan Bible Way Baptist, Njuli. Bro. Logan also goes out to remote areas to teach.
The children have been kept busy with Victoria and Audrey teaching and soul winning and bus ministry and and. Victoria has so much energy you feel lazy trying to keep up with her.
We welcome your thoughts about your visit to Malawi and look forward to more visitors. Stay tuned for pictures soon! I hope that is not Malawi soon. Sunga Sunga (now now)

Victoria Valle!

Last year Victoria was instrumental in the bus ministry and you saw some of her diary; here she is at the orphanage again and what a joy to see her but don't try and keep up with her. She has alot of energy and will be working on her teaching skills.

Good Samaritan news!

Dr. Gentry would like everyone to adopt Good Samaritan for your Vacation Bible School project!
It would mean so much to the children!

Thandwe and Victoria are working on a project of putting together prayer cards for each of the children. We will have each of the childrens names and general information and picture. This will be available to the churches and individuals for sponsoring and writing to the children. Look for this soon!

Chuck has arrived!

I apologize to those following the blog, I had forgotten to post the arrival news!
Chuck did arrive in Johannesburg as scheduled and had a great nights rest. In the morning he remembered the 2005 trip but still had the second cup of coffee (they missed their plane) and went to the international terminal. However, I think the luggage went to the other terminal, it did not make it. So as they say there is another day to trek to the airport. The visitors from Indiana will be leaving (everyone is sad to see that happen) on Saturday so the trip will still be made to the airport, a bitter sweet trip.
Chuck is feeling loved by the Fullford children. They had balloons in his room and when he turned down the sheets there were pictures of bugs in his bed. He sure enjoys the teasing but look out. He did have to watch a Hallmark movie that night since he sent so many John Wayne movies. haha! Johnathon has grown a foot and bends to get through the doorway. Look out Chuck!
Chuck's arrival to Malawi was Wednesday so he immediately was able to spend time with the children at the orphanage. I am like all of you I too want pictures! How big have the children gotten. Where are their smiling faces? Soon I hope!

Malawi update!

Baptism procession

We have been continually busy with our ministries, work at Mapanga Orphanage, and giving out medicine up at Ntcheu and down in Sutemwa. We have continued to soul win on the weekends, mainly in the village of Kautuka #1. We have seen approximately 212 people get saved in this village during the last two months with an additional 500 plus people believing and receiving Jesus as their Savior in other villages and areas. I am noticing one trend, and perhaps not a good one. Even though we have seen many people saved in Kautuka #1 we are only seeing 8 to 17 people per week attend the Sunday Service. When I talked to Andrew Nyenga, my translator, about this he stated that since we are meeting at the Mfumu’s home many people stay away. He went on to say that when we purchase some land and get a shelter raised more will come. I am also seeing this in the village of Chizinja. We are meeting in a family’s home as we have not purchased property yet nor constructed a shelter. We have seen many hundreds get saved, but on Sunday we are averaging about 15 to 20 people. We are looking hard in these villages to purchase land but it is scarce as most of the land is owned by the tea estates. Lord willing He will provide some land quickly.

The church in Khovi Good Samaritan Baptist Church is doing well. We have purchased a plot of land, about 1.2 hectares, and we are getting ready to build a temporary shelter. We have also have a national pastor ready to move down into this village in the next couple of weeks Lord willing. We showed the “Jesus Film” in this village last Friday and we had about 800 to 900 people present. I do not have an accurate count of how many people got saved, but I hear it was around 150.

Our family went to the village of Makwasa today to hold a Baptism Service at Makwasa Good Samaritan Baptist Church. Darcy and the kids did a Sunday School and I preached out of Psalm 32:7. We went to this village about 2 months ago and had 166 people accept Christ as their Savior. Since that time more people have come to the Savior through the preaching of other Good Samaritan national evangelist. We are currently looking for a national pastor to take this work as this church is hungry for the Word of God. As you may recall it was an Abraham Church that was being led by a wicked pastor. These people want God’s Best and they are a joy to visit and preach to. I have attached two photos of our baptism procession. We had to walk about ½ mile to the pit the men dug into a very small creek. I ended up baptizing 136 people; it took just over 2.5 hours but it was a joy and a privilege. The youngest was about 5 years and the oldest was 75.

Our main church, Good Samaritan Bible Baptist Church of Bwaila, is doing well, but in the last week I believe our families are under attack. We have seen one husband beat his wife because she was late coming from a Bible Study, he is not saved, another leave his wife because of a misunderstanding, and just today I was informed one of our solid families are having a bad time with the wife wanting the husband to leave. Because I was not there today Darcy and I are going to travel to Bwaila tomorrow to talk to this family. To be honest it is a real shock. When we heard about this our whole family prayed for not only this family but the church as a whole.

We have been listening to a message from our sending church Bible Baptist Church of Alaska from Sunday, 3-15-09, “When God Limits Himself” when we got home from Makwasa. It makes me do a heart check as I want God’s Best for this ministry; I do not want the Savior limited because of me!

I cannot put into words how grateful our family is for BBC! Because of their un-selfishness there is a harvest in Malawi, Levuka, Moldova, Point Lay, Selawick, Barrow and many parts of the world.

God has given our family the opportunity to see the fields that BBC is harvesting!