Steve & Nora

Steve & Nora

Friday, November 28, 2008

Steve & Nora's Malawi Video

How To Be involved

The work in Malawi Africa is an on-going ministry that will not be completed in our lifetime, but we all can be a part of what our Lord desires to accomplish to bless the saints there in a poverty stricken society. Each day there are so many people dying out of starvation, Aids/HIV. Malaria, lack of clothing, proper health care, education, and find themselves dealing with hopelessness due to no apparent hope for the future.

We can do our part by reaching out to assist in the process of sharing God's love to them, teaching more in depth the work of God with & to local Pastors & church leaders, so they may instruct their fellowships for the work of the ministry, along with meeting some of the physical needs of daily living necessities like food, blankets, wood to cook with and in some cases, providing a literacy program to widows and orphans who find themselves without the ability to compete in the limited business market place found in so many villages and communities
If you would like more information on specifics, please contact us at http://www.roadtomalawi.blogspot.com/ or snb097@aol.com and our telephone numbers are (831) 422-8579 & (831) 277-2244. These telephone numbers are good through January 2009 as we will departing for Malawi. Your love gifts and all tax deductible donations can be forwarded to Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay located at 3001 Monterey-Salinas Highway, Monterey, Ca. 93940 with a notation funds are for the Malawi Outreach. The telephone number at Calvary Chapel is (831) 649-1158

We also have a short video presentation (2 minutes 12 seconds) that can be viewed on www.GodTube.com for those who would like to see a brief overview of our ministry in & around Lilongwe, Malawi Africa.Thank you for your prayers & financial support as we team together to reach more for the kingdom of God.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

On the road update from San Diego, Ca.

11-20-08

Nora & I have been on the road this whole week visiting churches & friends. From Salinas, Ca. to Riverside with Pastor Jeff Lassiegne of Harvest Fellowship; to Costa Mesa Ca. with Pastor Brian Broderson of CC Costa Mesa & our dear friends the Boyer's; to El Cajon, Ca. with Craig Caster of Family Support Foundation; to Mission Valley Fellowship with Pastor Skip Joannes; to Horizon Fellowship with Pastor Mickey. We also had the joy of being with our nephew Ross Grano & his family in Rancho Bernardo, Ca.

We leave today to attempt to visit with Dan Finfrock of Intensive Care Ministries in Redlands along with our very good friends Clarence & Nylinda Taylor. Then to CC Modesto and following going home for Nora to attend the Ruth's Shawl retreat for the their Board of Directors. Please continue to hold us in prayer as we prepare for our departure to Malawi by mid- January.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

11-6-08 update

Nora & I just wanted to take a few moments to update where we are on our preparations to leave for Malawi. We have been busily getting our support letters ready to be sent out to family & friends, getting this blog spot location up & running, as well as visiting a number of churches sharing about the Malawi Outreach Ministry to raise prayer & financial support. We have been truly blessed by the reception we have been receiving and the encouragement that we are on the right track as we follow the Holy Spirit's leading.

With the holidays just around the corner, and time seems to be rapidly fleeting by us, please continue to pray that the Lord will give the time & energy to complete all that needs to be done before we depart in mid- January 2009. We are still attempting to sell both of our vehicles and our Timeshare in Newport Beach, Ca. along with wrapping up all the details with visa's, what do we take with us, and of course, having our son Tom & his family moving into our home so they are able to take over the care of Nora's 90 year old mother. I never fully realized all that is involved in making a transition such as this!

With that being stated, we are both getting more excited about this new chapter in our lives, and we cannot wait until we are on the ground in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa. Our brothers & sisters in Malawi are likewise excited about our arrival and are eager to be able to get started in the Pastoral Training & Discipleship School along with continuing the work already in place working with the widows & orphans in area 44.



We will be trying to keep this blog more current over the next few weeks, so all of you can be praying for us with specific prayer requests. If any of you have any thoughts, suggestions, or revelations from the Lord, plaese contact us on this blog spot or call us at (831) 422-8579 and our e-mail address is snb097@aol.com May our Lord bless you all as you serve HIM.



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