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Urgent Prayer Request!

Dear Saints of God,

URGENT!! URGENT!! URGENT!! URGENT!! URGENT!!

We have an urgent prayer request for the Good Samaritan Children’s Home, Good Samaritan Baptist Ministries of Malawi.

We had a meeting with the owner of land and buildings that are adjacent to our existing Good Samaritan compound at Mapanga. The amount of land is 22 hectares, about 44 acres. It has banana trees on the front part, and much maize growing on the rest. It has a main house, detached worker quarters, a building for a maize mill and partial walls around the main home. He is a business man, a national, and we had 4 questions for him.

1. Would he be willing to sell the whole 22 hectares with the house and buildings. ( stated yes, but would get back to us with the price)

2. Would he be willing to sell a small part of the front for a church building to be constructed. (stated yes, but would get back to us with the price)

3. Would he be willing to rent the house, other building and some of the land. (stated yes, and the cost would be Mk50,000.00 per month, about $450.00)

4. Would he be willing to rent the rest of the land to Good Samaritan. (stated yes, but would get to us with price)

Our family is moving from the large house that we are currently renting because it is too large now that Elizabeth is back in the States preparing for college. We are looking at a small house on BCA hill in Limbe, but we also have been praying that God would make available a house by the Mapanga Orphanage. We have to travel about 25 to 30 minutes one way each day to get from BCA Hill to Mapanga. Now that gas is over $8.00 per gallon it is getting expensive. Also when decisions need to be made it is difficult. We believe living close by would be for the betterment of our ministry.

Our desire for a new church building would be that the current building the church is occupying within the compound could be used for classrooms. We want to start a secondary school on the compound. We currently bus 28 of our kids to two different schools. The teaching is weak, and we have no control over what they learn; both scholastically, and spiritually. The cost is also high with bus maintenance, fuel, and time. Having the church on the compound allows people that do not have a part of the Children’s Home on the compound. In the past we have had some minor problems, and both Dr. Gentry and I feel it would be better for the orphans if we could control their exposure to outside people. Building a church building outside the compound would not isolated the surrounding communities from Good Samaritan but continue to minister unto them.

We are praying for a good harvest of the maize we planted on our property behind the current Orphanage compound. Lord willing we will have about 200, 50 Kg. bags of maize at the end of harvest. This is a big help with cutting our need for food support, but it is still not enough. With this additional land we could grow enough food so that would have enough for ourselves, plus have the opportunity to sell excess and shoulder more of our financial needs.

PLEASE PRAY NOW FOR US!! THE OWNERS NAME IS LINGA LEMONI. HE IS CURRENTLY PONDERING OUR QUESTIONS AND IS TO TALK WITH US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS CONCERNING COST. AS FAR AS I KNOW HE IS NOT SAVED AND LORD WILLING I CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS TO HIM!

WE NEED GOD’S DIRECTION IN THIS MATTER. IF IT IS GOD’S WILL FOR ANY OF THE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, WE ARE ASKING THAT GOD TOUCHES THE OWNERS HEART, & THAT HE RESPONDS WITH A PRICE FROM GOD! WE NEED GOD’S PEOPLE TO PRAY WITH US.

By His Grace & Mercy,

John Fullford

Missionary

Good Samaritan Baptist Ministries

Malawi-C-Africe

Preacher Boy night February

Dear Victory World Ministries,

I just thought I would send a photo of the young men and boys who participated in our February “Preacher Boy” night. We had seventeen get up and preach, and some of them did a good job, and some did not, but Lord willing they will improve!

We have been having a lot of rain over the last couple of weeks. I am afraid that it is coming too late as much of the corn we have been seeing is stunted, and already tasseled.

We started the new bath house 3 weeks ago, and it is looking good. The walls are up and the plumber is almost done roughing in the walls. The roof will go on next week, then the plaster, paint and plumbing finish. I am excited about having something that is new, and done well!
John Fullford

Birthday Girl!

Rufina Makumba
Birthday February 22, 1996
Favorite Activity is Singing and she loves the Bible story David and Johnathon
Look for Rufina to be an Air hostess when she grows up.

Prayer card for the Birthday girl

Name: Alinafe Munyenyere

Birthday: January 30, 2000

School : Good Samaritan Primary
Village: Likhomo, Zomba District
Family: none
Favorite Subject: English
Favorite Activity: netball
Favorite Color: brown
Favorite Bible Story : David and Goliath
When I finish school I would like to be a Secretary

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.