Monthly update - May 2018
The Lord continues to expand
His reach in Malawi Africa.
Pray
Pray
for the group of 10 that will be ministering in Malawi from May 21-June 2. Pray
for souls for our labor and pray for our faith to be strengthened.
Crops
The armyworms have done their work
on the corn crop. The harvest is 30% to 40% of what is needed. Because of this
the price will be high and many families will be affected by starvation as the
year goes on. We now have $700.00 for
purchasing corn. $2,000.00 would be much better.
There is good news. The bean seeds that we provided to
replace corn because of the armyworms has been a great success. Enough beans
have been harvested to supply 35 families for a year. Praise the Lord!!
New church plant
In mid-March pastor Joseph and three men went
to Mozambique to minister in three different areas and possibly start some new
works. In one of the areas they had success and the people are desirous for him
to come back and start a work.
While traveling to Mozambique they
were stopped at the border due to paper work. They had to wait until the “boss”
came later in the day. While they waited, pastor Joseph began preaching near
the border. They were very interested and wanted him to come back. On the
return from Mozambique they stopped and preached again. They now wanted to have
their own church there. Early in April pastor Joseph took a group of teens from
the Christian school with Jesus film equipment and traveled 4-5 hours to the
village of Nayuchi at the border to start the church. A pole/grass building had
been erected and 65 joined the new church. The
Lord continues to work!
Bread of Life Bible Institute
The
Bible institute will start with 26 students and three teachers for the two-year
Bible curriculum. Many of the men when they graduate will go on to pastor
churches in the Sharp Valley area or other areas of need. Carpentry, sewing and
growing are also taught at the institute.
Library/Science Lab:
The building
is complete except for the roof. A group is going to Malawi in May and will
install the trusses and roof sheets. They will also do Bible teaching, soul
winning and Jesus Film presentations. The total
cost for the library/science lab building is $4,500. We have $2,000 at
present. Would you prayerfully
consider a gift to help with this $2,500 special need?
We
are planning to take 500+ of the 1000 books for the library with the group of
ten that will be ministering in Malawi in May. So far, we have collected over
500 books.
The school has an enrollment of 156
students with 6 teachers.
4000
fruit trees: Planting for the future
Good News-4000 fruit trees
are planted and doing well. There were
68 workers clearing land, digging holes, adding manure, and planting trees.
During the process, one-by one 34 of the workers came to a saving faith in
Jesus Christ. The orchard is already bearing fruit. It is too much to
comprehend the working of the Lord!
To
water the trees a well had to be dug. It is halfway complete at 39 feet. One
man “walks“ down the sides of the well with a bucket on a rope and a short
shovel. He fills the bucket and it is pulled up and emptied. Again, and again
and again until water is reached. To use the
well a pump lowered into the well and operated with a generator.
The trees are Mango, Avocado, Banana, orange, and Pawpaw.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD
with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding….
Your co-worker in Jesus Christ,
Harry Schenimann
Live your mission!
