Hello from the Warm Heart of Africa,
Last week I returned from visiting our sister churches in Malawi and Eastern Zambia. It was an amazing privilege to see the work of God and be able to bring my son Noah with me. We as a family have made a decision to use the support we are receiving to continue visiting the places we have ministered as well as the place we feel God is eventually calling us to. Thankfully with the airline miles we have accrued, I was able to bring my son on the most recent trip. We were able to encourage our church pastors and reconnect with the missionary community we had been so connected to in years past.It was an incredible refreshment on every side. We came back to see God's work flourishing with a renewed vision to continue penetrating into new areas with Churches and Bible Colleges. We also had a chance to meet with the homeschool group that we were a part of for most of the time we were in Malawi.
Evangelism and Staff Meeting
Home School Group
Swim Meet
Noah's Old Swim Team
Our Old House
The Amazing Misomali Family We Stayed With
We called a meeting of all the pastors in the country to fellowship and talk about the vision of our ministry. It was so heartwarming to see men and women of God working together to increase God's kingdom.
Pastors and their wives
Sunday Morning Church Service
The Dorm Reunion
Malawi's Staple Food and Noah's Favorite - Nsima with Cabbage
We made the journey to the bordering country of Zambia where the Ntalasha family have recently planted a new church. Our family and the Ntalasha family started the church in Malawi and our children have been very close all these years. It was such a blessing to do outreach with Pr Albert and for us to spend a few days with their family.
Zambia Malawi Border
The Ntalasha Family
Lastly, was a great missions story highlighting the open hearts of people. Given the limited time we had in Malawi. Noah and I visited 2 churches each of the midweek services that we were in the country for. The transportation we used is a common form of transportation called a Tuk-Tuk in Malawi or Rickshaw. The man driving offered a ride and agreed on a price. After telling him that we were visiting 2 different church services, he offered to shuttle us around both churches and then take us home. He ended up coming into service with us and listening to both messages. His name is Hopeson and he is a beautiful believer. One of the messages we preached was in his honor about joining the Chariot of the Ethiopian. He got such a kick out of the message that we compared his Rickshaw to the chariot in Acts 8.
Thank you for your prayers.
Prayer Requests
- Please pray for the churches in Zambia, Malawi, and Namibia. We plan to visit again in January 2025.
- Pray for the completion of the GGCA Malawi Elementary School hopefully finished by April 2025.
Future Classrooms
- Regional Youth Conference in Zambia and the Christmas programs.