We pray all of you had a wonderful Christ filled Christmas with family & friends! And we want to wish you all a very Happy New Year as we look forward to what the Lord has for us in 2010!

Nora & I have been blessed to have time with three of our children and their families and we look forward in January to having some quality time with our daughter Kelly & her family in Washington State. We were also blessed with the special Silent Auction event held 12/12/09 at Calvary Chapel in Monterey that raised sufficient money to allow our 30 Pastors in Malawi to be able to attend the Training & Discipleship School in 2010! PTL!!!! Thank you to all who participated & especially our Care Team who put the whole event together!! You all are awesome fellow servants & the brethren in Malawi will be so blessed at your endeavors in their behalf!

We will be attending the Calvary Chapel Missions Conference from January 4-7th, then up to Washington, and returning to Monterey on the 16th and leaving for Malawi on January 18th. In the meantime, we will be sharing at Calvary Chapel Monterey on this Wednesday night at 6:30 PM and at Calvary Chapel in Salinas on Sunday January 3rd. So, if anyone is in either of these two areas, come fellowship with us!

We are loving our time with our family and friends, but at the same time we are already looking forward to returning to our new "home" in Malawi. Please continue to pray for us as we wrap up our time here and that our Lord will supply all of our financial needs for 2010! He has always been faithful to do so, but we need to keep knocking, seeking, & asking!

Thanks to all our faithful supporters in 2009 and we pray you will continue to stand with us in 2010, for there is yet much land yet to be occupied! There are many different needs to assist the Malawian churches & their congregations, and if anyone desires to have more details, please contact us at www.snb1959@gmail.com or at this blog spot address and we will get back to you.

May our Lord Jesus bless & keep you close to Himself and always remember to look up, for our redemption draws nigh! We love and appreciate each one of you so much!

In Him,

Steve & Nora

Personal Update Report

To all of our Family, Friends, and Supporters:

This Saturday, December 12th, from 2-5PM, at Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay, Nora & I will be sharing with all in attendance about what God has accomplished this year in Malawi and what we sense our Lord desires to accomplish in 2010! We will have photo's, video, music, and lots of stories to share about life in Malawi.

Please come join us for an afternoon of great fellowship, reports of God's mercy & grace, and there will be lots of items for you to choose from on a Silent Auction of items donated to raise funds for the Pastoral Training & Discipleship School in Lilongwe that will begin in March 2010 which will allow itinerent Pastors to be trained in expository teaching of God's Word.

If you are unable to attend, we will be DVD'ing the event and if you request a copy of one, we will be happy to send you one. Prayerfully, we hope to being able to see you there and to greet you personally and warmly! Thank you for your prayers & support, as we could not be available to serve in Malawi without you!

May our Lord Jesus richly bless you this Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and King, Jesus The Christ!!!!!!

Love,

Steve & Nora