Malawi Mission Report #8
Today the team rode to our second village, Chiwoza. We last visited there two years ago, and for Constance and Hannah it was a bit of a homecoming. Two years ago there was a child there who appeared quite ill, with a swollen eye. We saw her today, and she looked quite well. Also, starting today we have a new team of interpreters. Lewis, Dalitso, Laiter, and Gift have joined us for the week.
Constance and Wendy worked with the children, assisted by Hannah. There were 200 children. It all went amazingly well by all accounts. During the craft time, the older children who remembered the lesson from the morning were selected to guide the others in the craft. On this outing, we had the children morning and afternoon.
Curt, Alicia, and Maddie went by bus to a large, nearby village, Mkangamira, for hut-to-hut evangelism. Laiter and Gift went along with them as interpreters. In all, 35 people accepted Jesus as their personal savior. Two of these were women who are chiefs in their villages. There was also the wife and father of a third chief who is over several villages. The father was sick, but they presented the Gospel to him and both he and the chief’s wife received Christ. The father remarked that he wished his son could have been there. It is likely that they will return to the village tomorrow, and they will visit the chief (as would be proper).
I worked with Abusa Blackson again with a small group of leaders in the Chiwoza congregation. Eight were there, morning and afternoon. It was good to see the familiar faces of a couple of them. Afterward they asked a couple of questions, on and off topic, which I and Blackson answered. It was a good day. They are a wonderful group.
Matters for praise: Praise God for the receptive hearts in Mkangamira and Malunga, a village next door. Thank God for continued blessings of health, safety, and receptive hearts..
Matters for prayer: Please continue to pray for our safety in travel and for prepared hearts as we continue to share our faith in Chiwoza village. And pray for continued unity, not only on our team but among the interpreters as well.
Thank you again for praying with us.
Ray Smith
Malawi Team
