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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

News from Joseph Maweta - new church Bread of Life Baptist Ministries



May 5, 2013 the bible institute began in Sharp Valley Malawi Africa.  There were nine men attending from area churches.  The institute will continue for six months meeting every other week; giving the men time to attend needs at home such as crop planting and or harvesting and caring for the family. The men stay at the institute during the week with food shelter, etc provided by the ministry.
Brother Harry Schenimann came from North Carolina USA and taught the first two weeks.  Joseph worked very hard at translating some of the English into Chichewa that the students could understand. Since then, Joseph and a qualified man from one of the churches have been doing the teaching.  The goal is to take men that are called of the Lord to be in the ministry and train them up in the way they should go.  To prepare them for full time ministry work.  2Ti 2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  Joseph is confident that the Lord will continue to provide for the needs of the Bible Institute as He has been and promises in His Word.

In the middle of May a group of about 30 churches came together under the leadership of Joseph Maweta to launch Bread of Life Baptist Ministries.  These churches will work together to further the cause of Christ in the Ntcheu area.  

After preaching at a funeral Joseph was invited by the chief of the village to come back and tell them more about Jesus and start a church.  Joseph and some men from Bread of Life Baptist Ministries arrived there on Saturday morning July 6th after a three hour transport ride, and then walking, climbing up the mountain with all the Jesus film equipment plus tracks and Bibles.  After passing out tracks and witnessing throughout the day they showed the Jesus film with a preached message toward the end.  About one thousand people attended and many came to salvation when the invitation was given.  Sunday morning Joseph held the first service in the new grass church that the people of the village had prepared.

With some seed money from Stoney Baptist Church in Hendersonville North Carolina Bread of Life Ministries is going to purchase 3 acres of land in Sharp Valley for a church which now meets in three different locations because they don’t have a building large enough for all to worship together.  This property will solve that problem.  Also, there will be space for other buildings such as the Bible institute and a home for Brother Joseph and his family.

Watch for the pictures of the property!

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