Time to teach, train, & disciple

We have been back "home" in Malawi now for three weeks, busy getting over jet lag, catching up with loose ends after being gone for 2 1/2 months, reintroducing ourselves to our church body at Flood Church Malawi, just generally getting back in the feel of life of an "Asungu"(White foreigner) here in Malawi. Gasoline & diesel is still very hard to find & when we do, it is $12.00 a gallon. But God, as usual has provided fuel for us so we can minister the way He has called us to do.

We have begun our weekly Bible studies with the staff of Water Missions International here in our home each Monday morning from 8:15AM to 9:30AM, which has been such a blessing for all of us. This week ahead, we will be laying out the new schedule of villages to minister in with the Country Director of WMI as they will have 20-25 new villages where they will be installing new water purification systems in remote villages in 2012.These are in addition to the 17 villages set up in 2011. So, we have our work cut out for us. As we have stated previously, they (WMI) provide the physical water & we provide the Living Water.And we continue to pray for the Lord of the harvest to send His called saints to come to Malawi to assist us in this wonderful work before us. "God is able to handle anything that comes our way & to make us what He wants us to be." Great words of a song we sang at Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay,& the words are so true of His nature & character!

We are in need of a Projector, speakers, generator, & a screen to be able to take to these villages to show the Jesus Film. It has been so very effective to draw the entire village(s) population on the first night we arrive, as most of these precious people have never seen a movie of any kind & then able to see the story of Jesus as told in the Book of Luke. This Jesus they have heard of, but do not really know Him. We then base our teachings at every level around the true story of Jesus, how He loves us, wants to help us, the value to know Him personally, & to receive all His blessings as revealed in His Holy Bible. So, if you might be looking for a place to help in this ministry financially, here is an opportunity to do so at a time needed the most to reach as many people as possible for Christ. We have been renting the equipment to date I you have an interest in participating, please direct any gifts to Calvary Chapel Monterey, Attention Kelly Wotherspoon with a note as to purpose of gift.

The team made up of the young Malawians from various churches & the African Bible College are again ready to fully participate in all the outreaches to be planned. We are geared up & ready to put into full operation the steady flow of ministry in 2012. Please be praying for us as we embark on this journey ahead of us in 2012, that we will be used of of God, with the power of His Holy Spirit working in & through us.

We have been gifted with a complete Puppet ministry outfit, including all the puppets, stage, recordings, teachings, a total system ready for usage in the villages to share the gospel. While we were home on furlough, at one of the churches where we shared, there is a couple who are on staff there who have had a puppet ministry for many years. They have expressed a keen interest to come to Malawi to both minister & train our staff how to operate this ministry. So, please be praying that they will be able to come as planned to work with us. There is always so many details to deal with in making a commitment of this nature. But, we would be so blessed if they were able to come!

More details along with photos coming soon as we get out into the villages so you can all enter into the joy of seeing God at work with people who need to know Him much more than they do at present! God bless all of you who keep us in your prayers, for we so depend upon the prayers of His saints! If at any time you have questions about any aspect of the ministry activities, please do not hesitate to contact through this blog spot or at snb1959@gmail.com We would welcome to hear from you.

May our Lord bless & keep you firmly in His grip as we eagerly await the return of our Lord Jesus. Keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh.

In Him,

Steve & Nora
Matthew 28:18-20

February Update

To all of our family & friends, we made it back to Malawi safe & sound. A two day trip, 27 hours in the air & 3 hours of layover in Atlanta, 17 hours in Johannesburg & then on to Lilongwe, arriving at 1:30PM Malawi time. Worn out, but grateful for the wonderful trip & all of the experiences we enjoyed with our family & good friends at a number of churches, where we got to share about God's work in Malawi. God has been so good to us & we are so happy to be back in our new home of Lilongwe, doing what God has called to do in His name.

There is so much available for us to be involved with in this year of 2012 and we continue to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the fields of Malawi. We have been blessed by a number of people who have expressed an interest & are now seeking the Lord for His direction about coming to Malawi, some short term, others considering long term stays to minister here. So, please join us as we prayed for these wonderful people, so they hear God's voice clearly! We also know a trip of this size takes resources to come half away around the earth, so let's all pray that the necessary funds will be available for them to do so. Where God guides, He provides!!

We will be posting a more detailed report within the next couple of weeks outlining our schedule as we know it as of this time, so you can be praying for specific projects that lay ahead of us. To all of you back home in California & Washington State, Zikomo Kwambiri! May our God watch over & keep you in His loving arms! Keep praying for Malawi, its people & for us, so we can be obedient to His calling.

Jesus is coming back soon, so let's all of us keep moving forward to share with as many people as possible before that glorious day comes upon us. We love & appreciate all of you so much.