Saturday March 7th

This week has been full with visiting Good Samaritan churches in the region. The Pastors in Mozambique, that is some of them, were able to venture the overflowing river and crocs and were able to meet with Henry and Chuck. Earlier in the week they were able to manuever the roads and were able to meet with 19 churches. On Friday they had met with 50 Pastors and Henry was excited about the solutions to the needs for the Pastors to go on with the Lord's work.
Here are some of the questions being surveyed by the team.

1. What does the church look like (grass or physical building)

2. When was the church established?

3. How many members did the church start with?

4. How many members does it have now?

5. How is the Pastor paid/who supports the work?

6. Does the Pastor have a weekly bible study?

7. Are the members saved?

8. Have they been baptized?

9. Is the pastor teaching the following subjects:

a. Believers Baptism

b. Lords Supper

c. Tithing

d. Soul winning

e. Church as the Body of Christ

f. Family, youth relationship as taught in Bible

g. Service out side church

h. Eternal security

10. Do the members have bibles, songbooks or discipleship materials?

11. Is the pastor’s wife a help/does she know how?

12. What does the Pastor do for continuing education?

The Lady in the green is Madesta born 1979 died February 27th. Saved June 2008! Please pray for the family, the funeral was today and there were 600 people in her village. The funeral was well attended and the gospel was preached. Chuck tells me today The Lord is rejoicing! 300 came to know the Lord and Saviour! Madesta died from Malaria a very common problem during the rainy season. The rainy season will not end till the end of March.
The churches in Mozambique will possibly not be visited this time because Lake Malawi water level is to high and that brings alot of crocodiles!!!

So much to tell!

This week as all weeks has been full of trials however remembering the trials of Job this is just another week in Malawi.
More churches have been visited and we are learning alot. Last week we heard Chuck, Henry and Rackson had visited 20 churches on Thursday and 16 on Friday. Chuck feels this week is full of adventures. Monday and Tuesday they visited 16 churches each day. Wednesday they were resting for evening services and there was a funeral Henry needed to attend. Thursday they were able to visit 13 churches and had to stop because a Pastor had died before they were able to visit his church.
Monday they traveled some very rough roads and the exhaust system was torn off and Tuesday it was just the timing belt. It is rainy season and the rain comes in sheets. The roads are very difficult to maneuver so the wear and tear on the truck is to be expected.
Chuck has been trying to send pictures however with the rain the electricity goes out more often and the computer just does not want to cooperate. He is trying but it looks like more pictures will be on the blog when Chuck returns home.
Chrissie Burness has been very busy and we are Thankful for all of you that have watched the Heart4malawi blog and now keeping up with the news on the Victory World Outreach blog. Thank you Chrissie for all your hard work and the interest you have brought to the ministry.
As we write this, Sharon Goodman is on her way to live in Malawi. Sharon has been working with Children's homes and was a big help with her son and daughter n law (missionaries) in Mexico. We look forward to hearing her stories while she is working with the children at the school at the orphanage.

News for February 19th

The Mike's Bakery at the Orphanage

Brother Fullford is working on the electricity to the Bakery. This will mean fresh bread from their kitchen. Hopefully next week will be the test. We have found out to wait for the escom to put up a power pole to run separate power could be just around the corner but since we have waited for two years now it was decided to make something happen. The ovens will be baking at a different time than the large cooking pots. Thats okay it is a team effort!

The three Cookers for the children's meals of Nsima

We have Pictures!

Here is the new bus! Pastor Mike (the painter) will paint Good Samaritan on the side of the bus this week. The bus cost 2.4 million kwatcha or 20,000 u.s.. This includes the new tires, the legal papers and the painting of the name.

This is the garden out the back gate of the Children's Home! They are so excited about all the corn! Soon it will be vegetables!

News!

The Saturday soul winning happened and 140 came to know the Lord. Two groups went out in different directions and look what can be done! Praise the Lord!

Rufina is feeling ill! Rufina is one of two(Ida has gone back to her village) children with the HIV virus and has been on medication showing no signs. She is not feeling well these days and we are asking for prayers. This precious child of Jesus wants to go off the medicine but the doctors and staff will not allow it to happen.

Gertrude is doing better on the medication and all the children are feeling better with the new diet. Two fruits a day , eggs at breakfast and nsima with relish at lunch and protein with dinner/supper.

February 14th

We remember our love on this day but we must not forget the Love, Unconditional Love we have from our Lord and Saviour and what his Love for us did being on the Cross and three days later rising again. We celebrate a Loving Saviour that is ALIVE!
The Fullfords' are trying to introduce more fruit and protein into the diets of the children. Today they have bananas and pineapple and one meal is with a protein such as beans. We hope this will help with the sickness the children are experiencing. Another new for the children.
The garden is so full of corn! The corn aka maize will be harvested for nsima (main staple) and seed for next years crop. Perhaps in the future it will be sold to help off-set the costs of other needs. The vegetable garden will be planted as soon as the maize harvest is finished.
Today is Saturday and there was a group out soul winning. They went even in the rain. I will be posting more information as it comes in.
Please pray for the children, some of the children are getting older and needing a trade. We have watched them grow from little ones to young adults and soon going out on their own. The future holds a trade school or trade teaching for them in the future.