Friday, July 24, 2009
Victoria Valle!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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!
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!
Friday, July 17, 2009
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!
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!
Friday, July 10, 2009
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!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Prayer letter from Navigator Gome
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends,
Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ who made us brothers and sisters. Hopefully you are doing fine. Back here my family is doing fine. God have been so good to my family that He has blessed us with a baby girl, her name is Danielle.
It feels so good to write this report and let you know how the work of our Lord is progressing. I have been preaching at a new church which Bro John Fulford started in Thyolo district ( tea plantation area ) which is south of Blantyre city. The church is growing tremendously, people are getting saved almost every Sunday in church. For the last two months 25 people have been saved in church and on April 26, 2009 total of 37 people were baptized. Now our next baptism service 31 people will be baptized including the chief of the area. It was the Sunday of June 14, 2009 when this Chief came in front for salvation. The way how he was coming in front it was some how exciting. The chief was coming forward and then reverse, it took him some time to make up his whole mind he was some how shy but he took the courage and come in front. The people were very happy to see their chief making a public acceptance of the Lord.
God have been very good to this new church. In this district its just very difficult to find land for church building as a lot of land is planted with tea. But God made it possible for us to find the land we required for the church building worth $500. By the grace of God the land was purchased. Now we have moved from a place we were renting to a grass shed constructed at this purchased land.
On Friday 26 June 2009 we had a one day revival meeting, preaching and showing a Jesus film. Many people came to the meeting. The choir from Good Samaritan Orphanage was singing and people were so blessed with their songs. Brother John Fulford supposed to preach on this day but unfortunately he had to go to Traffic Department to get his car inspected as the documents were expired. We could not cancel the meeting, so I did the preaching. After the preaching 113 people came forward for salvation and our team helped them. And from 6 pm its when we had Jesus film movie that was for two hours, many many people raised their hands and prayed sinners prayer. There are all the signs that the church will grow big both spiritually and in numbers.
Thank you very much for your prayers and financial support. Pray again that the money for the church building with metal roof will be raised. Once again thank you very much for all your support, MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
It feels so good to write this report and let you know how the work of our Lord is progressing. I have been preaching at a new church which Bro John Fulford started in Thyolo district ( tea plantation area ) which is south of Blantyre city. The church is growing tremendously, people are getting saved almost every Sunday in church. For the last two months 25 people have been saved in church and on April 26, 2009 total of 37 people were baptized. Now our next baptism service 31 people will be baptized including the chief of the area. It was the Sunday of June 14, 2009 when this Chief came in front for salvation. The way how he was coming in front it was some how exciting. The chief was coming forward and then reverse, it took him some time to make up his whole mind he was some how shy but he took the courage and come in front. The people were very happy to see their chief making a public acceptance of the Lord.
God have been very good to this new church. In this district its just very difficult to find land for church building as a lot of land is planted with tea. But God made it possible for us to find the land we required for the church building worth $500. By the grace of God the land was purchased. Now we have moved from a place we were renting to a grass shed constructed at this purchased land.
On Friday 26 June 2009 we had a one day revival meeting, preaching and showing a Jesus film. Many people came to the meeting. The choir from Good Samaritan Orphanage was singing and people were so blessed with their songs. Brother John Fulford supposed to preach on this day but unfortunately he had to go to Traffic Department to get his car inspected as the documents were expired. We could not cancel the meeting, so I did the preaching. After the preaching 113 people came forward for salvation and our team helped them. And from 6 pm its when we had Jesus film movie that was for two hours, many many people raised their hands and prayed sinners prayer. There are all the signs that the church will grow big both spiritually and in numbers.
Thank you very much for your prayers and financial support. Pray again that the money for the church building with metal roof will be raised. Once again thank you very much for all your support, MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
Yours,
Navigator.
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